CATHODE GLOVES

Classification: Advanced terrestrial technology

Creator: High Evolutionary (Herbert Wyndham)

First Appearance: Thor I#135 (December, 1966)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Cathode Gloves have claws on the tip of each finger, and they generate energy blasts able to subdue other New Men (animals evolved into humanoid form by the High Evolutionary), who typically had enhanced human strength and durability. 

History:
(Thor I#135 (fb) - BTS) - The High Evolutionary evolved a Tiger into one of his New Men. As the man who would be known as Count Tagar emerged from the genetic ray, the High Evolutionary gave him a pair of cathode gloves to be used as weapons.

(Thor I#135) - After the Man-Beast was inadvertantly developed as a hyper-evolved, malevolent wolf that then evolved a number of New Men that served him in attacking the High Evolutionary and his allies, Count Tagar donned his cathode gloves and then rallied the other Knights of Wundagore to his side. Tagar then announced the Man-Beast's threat, and he told the Knights that they must crush them or die in the attempt. 

    Reaching the conflict, Tagar leapt into fray, exhorting his allies "For the glory of Wundagore...attack!!"

    Blasting the Man-Beast's New Men, Tagar further advised the Knights that the Man-Beast has reached the High Evolutionary, and he urged them, "onward, to the master's side, before it it too late!"

    After Thor subdued the Man-Beast, Tagarthe Knights forced the rest of the New Men into the Evolutionary's Star Chamber, which then transported them to the "galaxy Dromisana."

Comments: Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby , and Vince Colletta.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Cathode Gloves should be distinguished from:

• ABUNDANT GLOVE - cosmic power-item which generated significant power from the otherwise marginally powerful five Abundant Gems--Howard the Duck V#4
• GAUNTLET of FOREVER - magic item, sought by Jihad, formerly held by a caliph, used to grasp magic energies - aka Hand of Attainment--Fantastic Fourth Voyage of Sinbad
• GLOVE of ASTERIA - previously held at Project: PEGASUS, sold to Captain Barracuda by Norman Osborn. project powerful air column at near light speed--Vengeance of the Moon Knight#10
• GLOVEs of the LAMIA of Reality-81225 - drained power from one wearer to the other, used by Igron to drain power from Odin--What If? I#25
• INFINITY GAUNTLET - collective power of six prime Infinity Gems (aka Stones)--Thanos Quest#2
• SATAN CLAW - Baron Strucker's weapon--Strange Tales I#157
• TACTIGON - weapon formerly used by Armory, bonded to MVP clone who became KIA. Transform into virtually any weapon on command--Avengers: The Initiative#1
• VIBRANIUM-DAMPED GLOVES - used by Black Panther (T'Challa) to neutralize the sonic energy of Klaw and his creations--Black Panther I#15
  
• the WIZARD's WONDER GLOVES - powerful weapons used by Wizard (born Bentley Wittman)--Fantastic Four I#78
  
• the gauntlet used by GAUNTLET (Sgt. Joseph Green) - Initiative trainer. Fragment of unidentified alien--Avengers: The Initiative#1
• the gauntlet used by SOUTHPAW (Sasha Martin) - granddaughter of Holden Holliway--She-Hulk I#5
• CATHODE ( ) - Japanese criminal, stole the Statue of Liberty with a shrink ray--Silver Sable I#6 
• CATHODE RAY of Earth-928 circa 2099 A.D. ( ) - pirated Public Eye footage --Spider-Man 2099 Special#1
• other "Cathode" or technologically, mystically, or other-wise cosmically-powered gauntlets, gloves, etc.
  

images: (without ads):
Thor I#135, pg. 10, panel 3 (Tagar donning cathode gloves);
        pg. 11 (in battle with Man-Beast's New Men);
        pg. 13, panel 6 (driving Man-Beast's New Men into Star Chamber);

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

First posted: 12/13/2022
Last updated: 12/13/2022

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