MARK, THE MUGGER

Real Name: Mark (last name unrevealed)

Identity/Class: Human (Post-World War II era) (see comments)

Occupation: Mugger

Group Membership: None 

Affiliations: Claudia

Enemies: his victims

Known Relatives: Claudia (wife)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile;
    formerly Paris, France;      
    Post-World War II era

Powers/Abilities: Mark was skilled at surprising and overpowering people, and he was armed with a knife.

History: (Uncanny Tales I#6/2) - Mark wooed Claudia, pretending to be a big businessman by flaunting the cash he acquired from mugging people. He wanted to retire as a mugger, but after he and Claudia were wed they spent a month in Paris, and he needed more money. Mark kept resolving to quit his life of crime, but Claudia either asked for more expensive things, or she gave Mark expensive presents and he felt the need to return the favor. One night while out mugging Mark was stabbed in the back. As he lay dying he saw his murderer was Claudia, who was also out robbing people, and didn't recognize her husband in the dark.

Comments: Created by an unnamed writer and Sam Kweskin.

As with many 1950's and 1960's Marvel monster stories, this story is not confirmed as part of Earth-616 continuity, but there's nothing to exclude it either.
    --Leave it in unless something rules it out!--Snood.

This story was reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #16.

PROFILE BY FUTURE

CLARIFICATIONS:
Mark, the Mugger has no known connection to:

• MARK, Midtown High School, student of Peter Parker, @ Spider-Man Unlimited II#2
• Mark Twain robot, Mad Thinker's Intellectual Robots, @ Captain America I#269
• MUGGINS, BARNEY, husband of Mamie
• MUGGINS, CANDACE "CANDI", former neighbor of Peter Parker, niece of Mamie Muggins, roommate of Bambi + Randi, sunbathed on roof of building, Spectacular Spider-Man II#99
• MUGGINS, MAMIE, former landlady of Peter Parker in his Chelsea apartment, she was always suspicious of the noises and things she heard in his room, and she was never too appreciative of the fact that his rent was always late. wife of Barney, and the aunt of Candi, one of the trio of sunbathers, Amazing Spider-Man I#139
• Any other characters named "Mark".

Claudia

Mark's wife. She mugged people to get the money to give herself the appearance of a wealthy socialite. One night while out mugging, she killed Mark, not recognizing him in the dark.

--Uncanny Tales I#6/2

images:
Uncanny Tales I#6/2, p2, pan3;
(Claudia) Uncanny Tales I#6/2, p4, pan4

Crypt of Shadows #16 (March, 1974)

Last updated: 12/13/04

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