MONARK STARSTALKER
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human mutate (presumably extratemporal (reality-7643, see comments)
Occupation: Intergalactic Bounty Hunter
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Robin Goodfriend, Brigid Siebold, Technos
Enemies: Kurt Hammer (deceased), Wharf Rats
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Known Relatives: Unrevealed
Aliases: Jackal, Vulture, Viper
Base of Operations: Mobile through distant galaxies
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere#32 (October 1976)
Powers/Abilities: The robotic falcon, Ulysses, functions as a telepathic nervous system for Monark Starstalker, thus he is immune to weapons such as Vortex Pistols. Ulysses' audio, visual, and thermal senses are linked to Starstalker allowing him to fight blind and to shoot objects which would normally be out of sight; consequently, the falcon is an ideal scout. Ulysses is extremely agile and can dodge bullets, but the consequences have not been revealed if it were damaged or destroyed. Starstalker is also a skilled brawler.
History:
(Marvel Premiere#32 (fb) ) - Starstalker was a rigger (a pilot, whose nervous system is attached to a starship). During the war for independence between the Federation and Frontier Planets, Starstalker's starship was attacked. As a result, his nervous system, senses, and memory were incinerated. Fortunately, an alien race known as Technos built him an android falcon named Ulysses to remedy his injuries. When the war was aborted 7 years later, Starstalker became an infamous bounty hunter.
(Marvel Premiere#32) - Upon arrival on planet Stormking, Starstalker befriended a woman by the name of Robin Goodfriend whom he stayed with while investigating the whereabouts of Kurt Hammer (a wanted assassin). Starstalker dispensed frontier justice after tracking down Hammer in the harsh Stormking wilderness between the cities New Canaan and Vesalius. He was last seen leaving Stormking on the Federal Starship "Host of the Air", which was headed towards Mega IV.
Comments: Created by Howard Chaykin
The exact universe Monark Starstalker exists in may be left to interpretation. But he most likely exists in an alternate/potential future dimension, during a time when Earth has begun planetary expansion. This reality was named Earth-7643 in OHotMU Hardcover#3.
Profile by Paul Allen.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Monark Starstalker has no known connections to:
Robin was a frontierswoman born on planet Stormking. However as the daughter of a federal citizen, she was treated as an outcast in the frontier. She was a known cohort of Monark Starstalker, and knew Ulysses was the source of his power. She lived in a chalet on the outskirts of New Canaan.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Kurt Hammer was a decorated war hero among the frontier planets. After the war he became an intergalactic assassin, who was wanted dead or alive for the murder of six people on the planet Tycho. It was also rumored that he was secretly involved with
Triplanet Metals Inc. He was last seen in New Canaan where he murdered
Bob Hightower,
Emanuel Shaw, and a number of civilians. He was later found dead due to pneumonia, the location of his corpse was reported to authorities by Monark Starstalker.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Hightower was a frontier sheriff of New Canaan, he was respected and well liked. He was murdered in public by Kurt Hammer.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Host of the Air was the name of a federal starship that traveled from Istanbul, Earth, to the outer planets. It was a supply ship that transported tools, drugs and hardware.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Unrevealed destination.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Mr. Shaw was 3rd Vice President of Triplanet Metals Inc., and a federal citizen. He was murdered by Kurt Hammer while giving a public speech about methods of terraforming Stormking.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Miss Siebold was Emanuel Shaw's aide, and a federal citizen. She was kidnapped by Kurt Hammer; however, she was actually Kurt Hammer's secret lover. She was later rescued by Monark Starstalker, but in need of immediate medical attention.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Stormking was an inhospitable planet of rock and ice, and the most distant of all the frontier worlds. It's inhabitants survived in cities protected by force domes. Places of interest included New Canaan, Vesalius, and a Mega IV out post.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Little has been revealed about this alien race, except that their hearts are mechanical. The Technos also created Ulysses, Monark Starstalker's android falcon.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Triplanet was a federal mining corporation, which also catered to the needs of terraformers. They were interested in the vast mineral wealth beneath the glaciers of planet Stormking.
--Marvel Premiere#32
The vortex pistol is a peace keeping weapon developed during the Famine Riots of '03?? for crowd dispersal. The weapon causes instantaneous blindness, vertigo, and nausea.
--Marvel Premiere#32
Slang for common thugs who prey on off-worlders.
--Marvel Premiere#32
images:
Marvel Premiere I#32,cover (monarkstarstalker.jpg)
Marvel Premiere I#32,p11,pan6 (rigger.jpg)
Marvel Premiere I#32,p14,pan5 (robingoodfriend.jpg)
Marvel Premiere I#32,p16,pan3 (kurthammer.jpg)
Marvel Premiere I#32,p3,pan4 (bobhightower.jpg)
Marvel Premiere I#32,p1,pan1 (hostoftheair.jpg)
Marvel Premiere I#32,p15,pan5 (emanuelshaw.jpg)
Marvel Premiere I#32,p2,pan1 (brigidsiebold.jpg)
Marvel Premiere I#32,p3,pan7 (vortexpistol.jpg)
Appearances:
Marvel Premiere#32 (October, 1976) - Howard Chaykin (writer/artist), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Last updated: 01/10/07
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