FLYING
MENACE
Real
Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Possibly
extraterrestrial insect
Occupation: Menace
Group
Membership: None
Affiliations: Possibly "Gargoylee"
Enemies: Spider-Man
(Peter Parker)
Known
Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base
of Operations: Presumably
mobile
First
Appearance: Spider-Man
leather belt printed
comic story (Lee's, 1981)
Powers/Abilities: The Flying
Menace had giant
insect-like wings capable of flight and it presumably had other
superhuman
abilities similar to that of a fly.
History:
(Spider-Man
leather
belt comic story) -
When the Flying Menace began disrupting day-to-day activities in the city, Spider-Man captured the
Menace in his web. Barely
having time to recover from the battle, Spider-Man was met with an
unidentified
gargoyle-like creature that projected flames at the hero. Defeating the
gargoyle using a web slingshot, Spider-Man was given a medal for his
heroism.
Spider-Man then proudly proclaimed that he would rather have an orange
and
reminded everyone to eat fruit because it was good for them.
Comments: Created by an uncredited
writer and artist.
The
Flying Menace was seen only
in the comic strip printed on the 1981 Lee's leather belt. While there
is
nothing to specifically say it was not on Earth-616, it was odd to see
Spider-Man
so furiously promoting fruit.
For
the purposes of this profile,
I chose to name the orange gargoyle-like creature "Gargoylee,"
considering he looks like a gargoyle & he was on a Lee's belt.
The
belt had a 1981 copyright by
Marvel Comics Group, meaning that Marvel owns the characters, not that
they are
likely to use them anytime soon.
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Flying Menace has no known connections to
- any other "Flying" or "Menace"
characters
"Gargoylee" was a creature who attacked the city, possibly in conjunction with the Flying Menace. After defeating the Flying Menace, Spider-Man was attacked by "Gargoylee," who hurled a fireball at the hero. Deflecting the fireball back at "Gargoylee" and defeating him, Spider-Man was given a medal for his heroism.
--Spider-Man
leather belt,
printed comic story
images: (without ads)
Spider-Man leather belt, pan1 (Flying Menace)
Spider-Man leather belt, pan3 ("Gargoylee")
Appearances:
Spider-Man leather belt, printed comic story (1981) - uncredited
writer and artist
Last
updated: 11/08/12
Any
Additions/Corrections?
please let me know.
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