CARL YAZ TREMSKYCARL YAZ TREMSKY
Real Name: Carl Yaz Tremsky
Identity/Class: Alternate
Reality (Earth-80324)
human cyborg;
died circa 2182 A.D. (perhaps 50-60 years old at that
time)
Occupation: Weaponsmith
Group Membership: Formerly the Interplanetary
Security Agency (ISA)
Affiliations: Paradox
(Mark Esterhase);
formerly ISA Chief
Stanhope
Enemies: Sebastian
Seasons; ISA Chief
Stanhope; unidentified Mercurian
prostitute;
despite dwelling on Luna, he seemed hostile to Lunans
in general
Known Relatives: Unidentified wife (deceased)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
perished within his workshop in Sin
City, Luna;
First Appearance: Marvel Preview#24 (Winter, 1980)
Powers/Abilities: Yaz was a
genius weaponsmith; among his inventions are Paradox's wristlaser and priva-screens
able to cancel out any eavesdropping device within 50 meters.
His
priva-screens and priva-seals were in use by Paradox on Terra, as well
as at Season's on Luna.
The right side of Yaz's face, including his eye and ear, were replaced with bionic components.
His artificial right arm had some sort of laser or
blow-torch attachment he used in work.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'10" )
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 210 lbs.)
Eyes: (Left/organic) dark, likely brown; (right/bionic) unrevealed,
but appeared to be a darker spiral pattern on a lighter background);
originally, both of his eyes were organic and presumably homochromic
Hair: Gray (male pattern baldness; left/organic side only); dark
brown (with sideburns) earlier in life
Other Distinguishing Features: The right side of Yaz's face,
including his eye and ear, and his right arm were replaced with bionic
components.
His cyborg appearance is in the top right image,
while his original appearance (as duplicated by Paradox) is the top
left image
History:
(Marvel Preview#24 (fb) -
BTS) - Carl Yaz Tremsky trained Mark Esterhase at ISA Academy
(Marvel Preview#24 (fb) - BTS) - Yaz told Mark "Live and let live, Boyo -- but drop 'em half a cycle before they drop you."
(Marvel Preview#24 (fb) - BTS) - Yaz lost an eye (and the entire right half of his face; and his right arm) during a duel on Betelguese asteroid; having broken ISA law by dueling, he was left to rot, and he eventually received bionic replacements.
(Marvel Preview#24 (fb) - BTS) - ISA Chief Stanhope terminated Yaz as an operative when he refused orders to get him offworld so Stanhope could romance his wife.
(Marvel Preview#24 (fb) - BTS) - Yaz's wife died.
(Marvel Preview#24 (fb) - BTS) - Yaz invented a priva-screen able to cancel out any eavesdropping device within 50 meters.
(Marvel Preview#24
(fb) - BTS) - Yaz set up a shop as weaponsmith in Luna's Sin City, the
ninth and final subterranean sector below Ptolemaeus
Dome.
(Marvel Preview#24)
- Arriving on Luna to investigate the death of Vincent
De Lys, the Terran ambassador to Luna, Paradox adopted Lunan form and swiftly ditched ISA agent Esterhase,
meeting up with his old ally Yaz. Initially irate by a Lunan talking to
him on a first name basis, Yaz was surprised when he returned to his
original form: "Mark, you scurvy son
of a space dog!"
After
accompanying Yaz behind a priva-screen, Paradox revealed his
shape-changing abilities. Impressed with Paradox's morphing ability, Yaz
asked Paradox if he could turn into a Neptunian; but when Paradox said
he could, Yaz told him, "Never mind!
Some things are better left alone!" Paradox then shared his
origins, and when Yaz asked if his dad knew about him, Paradox told him
his father thought he was dead (he was agent Esterhase who had
unwittingly accompanied him to Luna).
Telling Yaz
that he knew he could trust and count on him, Paradox subsequently
requested a weapon to help him on his current mission, and Yaz provided
him with "one of yer old favorites,"
a wristlaser weapon, which Paradox tested to his satisfaction. When
Paradox adopted Yaz's original appearance, Yaz covered his face, not
wanting to be reminded of what he was. Yaz further warned Paradox that
he would see how the ISA was when he needed them most.
As Paradox departed, a Mercurian prostitute informed Sebastian Seasons that Paradox had visited Yaz.
(Marvel Preview#24 (fb)) - Seasons' men fruitlessly worked over Yaz for information on Paradox; believing him incapacitated, they discussed a Lunan revolution involving using Fireflite to gain enough secret information to fight Terra.
(Marvel Preview#24)
- Paradox returned to Yaz's shop, and Yaz revealed who worked him over
and what he heard; Yaz then died. A Robocop
tried to detain Paradox, but he destroyed it before escaping in Lunan
form.
(Marvel Preview#24) - Based on Yaz's information, Paradox located and slew Seasons.
Comments: Created by Bill Mantlo and Val Mayerik
Carl Yaz Tremsky was
almost certainly an homage to Carl Yastrzemski, Hall of Fame baseball
player for the Boston Red Sox:
http://www.yaz8.com/
The image showing Yaz's pre-cyborg face was actually Paradox mimicking his form; you could generally tell by the outfit and telltale choker.
Yaz previously had a
sub-profile under the Earth-80324 profile, originally posted 04/20/2014
This profile was completed 11/29/2025, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Carl Yaz Tremsky should be distinguished from:
First posted: 09/03/2026
Last updated: 11/29/2025
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