MONSTROM

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial

Occupation: Explorer

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Humans in general

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: The Dweller in the Black Swamp

Base of Operations: the Bayous of Louisiana

First Appearance: Tales To Astonish I#11/1 (September, 1960)

Powers/Abilities: Monstrom had superhuman size, strength (class 100?), and durability.

History: (Tales To Astonish I#11) - Monstrom was an alien explorer whose vessel crashed on earth 1,000 years ago. Unable to make repairs, he hid beneath the Bayous, hoping that one day humans would become advanced enough to assist him in repairing the vessel.

At one time in recent years, he emerged from the swamp, but was immediately set upon by the local humans, who feared him. Finding that he was afraid of fire, they drove him back into the Bayous with torches, and he returned to his spaceship to wait.

Comments: Created by Stan Lee (?), Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.

Big thanks to MD Carter for allowing me to borrow this image from his website, The Monsters of Jack Kirby.

by Prime Eternal

CLARIFICATIONS:
Monstrom should not be confused with:

• Monstro, offspring or alias of Giganto, @ Fantastic Four I#219
• Monstrobot, robot servant of Brynocki @ Master of Kung Fu I#74
• Monstroid, Kree robot, @ Marvel Team-Up I#5
• Monstrobot 2099, giant robot, @ X-Men 2099 #19
• Monstrosity, Darkhold creature, @ Darkhold #13

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