THE MARTIAN WHO WALKS AMONG US
THE MARTIAN WHO WALKS AMONG US
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Extradimensional?/Alternate Earth? (see comments) extraterrestrial (Martian, Pre-Modern era)
Occupation: Spy
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: other Martians
Enemies: humanity, the Venusian
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Center City;
formerly Mars;
Pre-Modern era
First Appearance: Strange Tales I#78/1 (November, 1960)
Powers/Abilities: The Martian could shapeshift into a human form, but this process left him exhausted. Once disguised as a human, only an Infra-Red Machine could reveal his Martian nature. He possessed a degree of superhuman strength (Enhanced human?), but only while in his natural, Martian form. He used a flying saucer capable of outer space travel.
History: (Strange Tales I#78/1) - The Martian arrived on Earth to act as a spy, and pave the way for a Martian invasion. He came across the Venusian, an alien disguised as a human, and knocked the creature out. The Martian then assumed a human form, and headed toward Center City. Over the next few days the Martian repeatedly attacked humans and changed his appearance to avoid detection. The Venusian caught up to him in an office building, and the two fought fiercely. The battle ended when the Martian fell into an elevator shaft, plummeting to his death.
Comments: Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers.
This is almost certainly NOT set on Earth-616, due to the differences between the Martians here, and the regular-MU Martians.
- Prime Eternal
Not necessarily. The Martian Masters are not native to
Mars, but just established colonies there. This type of Martian could be an
original native, or part of another race that had colonized the planet as well.
--Snood
Strange Tales I#78/1 was reprinted in Monster Masterworks, Strange Tales Annual#1 and Where Monsters Dwell#3.
PROFILE BY FUTURE
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Martian Who Walks Among Us has known connection to:
The Venusian has no known connection to:
Infra-Red Machine
Built by the Venusian. When in the presence of a Martian, even a disguised one, it would start buzzing.
--Strange Tales I#78/1
the Venusian
The Venusian, along with other members of his race, had spent centuries protecting Earth against outer space menaces. The Venusian was disguised as a human while on Earth. He was at the scene of the Martian's arrival on Earth. He tried to alert the media, but everyone he talked to thought he was crazy. Desperate, he built an Infra-Red Machine to track down the Martian. When he located his quarry they fought until the Martian plummeted to his death down an elevator shaft.
--Strange Tales I#78/1
images:
Strange Tales I#78/1, p7, pan1;
(Infra-Red Machine), Strange Tales I#78/1, p5, pan1;
(the Venusian) Strange Tales I#78/1, p7, pan6
Strange Tales Annual#1 (1962)
Where Monsters Dwell#3 (May, 1970)