VICIOUS
VINE
Real
Name: Inapplicable
Identity/Class: Presumably
terrestrial mutate
Occupation: None
Group
Membership: None
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Fantastic
Four (Human Torch (Johnny
Storm), Invisible Girl (Sue Storm), Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards),
Thing (Ben
Grimm))
Known
Relatives: Inapplicable
Aliases: "Giant Plant",
"Overgrown
Eggplant", "Weed"
Base
of Operations: Presumably
mobile
First
Appearance: Fantastic
Four in "Vicious Vine"
(Kenner Give-a-Show Projector slide, 1968)
Powers/Abilities: The Vicious Vine
appeared to be much
like an overgrown plant. It was faster than it appeared and could grasp
and
entangle objects and people with its vines. Being a plant, it
presumably could
gain sustenance from sunlight via photosynthesis and was especially
prone to
fire.
History:
(Fantastic Four in "Vicious Vine") - The Fantastic Four discovered the Vicious Vine attacking a space center and entered the fight against it. The giant plant swiftly grabbed Mr. Fantastic with its tendrils but Mr. Fantastic stretched and fought back. The Thing then entered the fray, pulling apart the creature, and the Human Torch shortly thereafter set the Vicious Vine on fire, effectively halting its rampage.
Comments: Created by an uncredited
writer and artist.
The
Kenner Give-a-Show Projector
slides stated copyright 1968, meaning that Marvel owns the characters.
While
the Vicious Vine was burnt,
his carcass was still present in the last panel. Perhaps the following
year, he
regrew (much like a flower or tree) and could still be alive somewhere
... maybe on
Monster Island.
The
Vicious Vine was not named as
such in the story but rather, only in the story's title.
Special
thanks to Jon Knutson for
images!
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Vicious Vine has no known connections to
- any other "Vicious" or "Vine"
characters
images: (without ads)
Fantastic Four in "Vicious Vine", pan1 (Vicious Vine headshot)
Fantastic Four in "Vicious Vine", pan2 (Vicious Vine main image)
Appearances:
Fantastic Four in "Vicious Vine" (Kenner Give-a-Show Projector slide,
1968) - uncredited
writer & artist
Last
updated:
10/11/12
Any
Additions/Corrections?
please let me know.
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