DRAGONMAN

©Roman Schwachöfer

  

 
 
Publisher

Marvel Comics

Real name

 None

Identity

 Public identity

Occupation

 Inapplicable
Place of Creation Campus of State University, Hegeman, New York
Marital Status Single
Legal Status Property of Gregson Gilbert
Known Relatives Inapplicable

Base of Operations

 Mobile
Group Affiliation
Diablo, formerly Frightful Four, Enforcers, Circus of Crime
First Appearance FANTASTIC FOUR #35

The Dragon Man is an android creation of State University’s Professor Gilbert, who created him as a powerful monster, able to beat even the Fantastic Four. Though he designed him purely for study and research. However, the alchemist Diablo soon escaped from his melted, stone prison, and offered Gilbert the means to animate the Dragon Man. Gilbert had no choice but to accept and together they used Diablo’s potions and a chunk of rock from outer space to give life to Dragon Man. Diablo immediately ordered Dragon Man to destroy his enemies, the Fantastic Four, starting with the Thing, who had witnessed his animation. The Dragon Man dutifully attacked Ben, and later, the rest of the Fantastic Four. He used his fire breath on the Human Torch, who absorbed it, but was forced to fly into the upper atmosphere to release the pent up heat, before he melted everything around him. The Invisible Girl soon pinned his wings and the Dragon Man fell to the earth. She sensed that he was not malicious, himself, and tried to comfort him. He responded to her touch by reaching out to stroke her hair, but Diablo promptly returned and gassed the three members of the Fantastic Four with a freezing potion.

Along with his creator, Professor Gilbert, Dragon Man and Diablo faced the Fantastic Four minutes later at the edge of Dead Man’s Lake. But before Diablo could throw another freezing pellet at the four, Dragon Man lashed out with his tail and knocked the pellet out of Diablo’s hand, accidentally freezing the lake instead. Dragon Man then chased Diablo across the frozen lake until they fell through, into the bitter-cold waters. The Thing tried to follow, but found that the lake had caves underneath that created a vicious undertow, and they gave Diablo and the Dragon Man up as lost.

But his creator stayed behind at State U to hold a vigil over the lake in case Dragon Man ever returned, so that he could undo the wrong that had been done in his creation. Soon, a struggle between the Human Torch and the Inhuman Medusa changed the temperature of Dragon Man’s prison enough to allow him to break free. He attacked them, but confused Medusa for the Invisible Girl, and guarded her. He continued to guard her as the Fantastic Four fought her and her Inhuman family, until Susan encouraged him to join them, but was forced to tranquilize him later when the Thing startled him into anger. Eventually the Seeker, who confused him for an Inhuman, captured him; but when he realized he wasn’t, he had no more use for him. Though the Dragon Man awoke in shackles and broke out, distrusting the human race again, until the Torch and the Thing managed to subdue him. Mister Fantastic later contacted the authorities who took him to a Desert Isle Sanctuary, under heavy sedation, for examination.

 STRENGTH LEVEL:
 

Dragon possesses Class 100 strength, and is thus able to lift (press) somewhere over 100 tons. Known Superhuman Powers: As a non-human synthetic creature, Dragon Man has a number of superhuman attributes. Dragon Man's body, made of high-density long-chain organic polymers, which were an attempt at manufacturing life-mimicking materials, has incredible durability and strength. His thick hide is capable of resisting without rupture ballistic impacts up to and including 155mm Howitzer shells, or 300 pounds of TNT. His body can withstand extremes in both temperature (from -200° to 1,000°+ Fahrenheit) and pressure (from 0.02 to 12.5 atmospheres). Not truly alive, Dragon Man does not need oxygen to sustain his pseudo-life. He is an omnivore, capable of consuming, diverse forms of matter and converting them to energy. (He has not yet tasted flesh). His tail, which is 7 feet long from base to tip, can be whipped at speeds of up to 130 feet per second(90 miles per hour), generating enough force to smash a 3-foot thick stone wall or topple a loaded 5,000 gallon tank truck.

  

Dragon Man can fly by means of an internal antigravity generator constructed out of synthetic materials. His bat-like wings, which span 35 feet from tip to tip, aid him in controlling his stability and direction. He can fly at a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour and reach a maximum height of 1,800 feet. Assuming he has a constant energy supply, Dragon Man is virtually tireless and can fly for an indefinite period of time. Dragon Man exhales fire through his mouth by releasing a high-pressure stream of methane gas, a by-product of his unusual digestive system, through vents in the back of his throat. The gas mixes with air from his lungs and is ignited by specialized teeth, which can spark when struck together. This fire, which reaches a temperature of about 8,000° F, can be emitted for a maximum of 7 minutes before he needs to "refuel."

 LIMATIONS:

Dragon Man has the intellectual capacity of a domestic dog, and is governed by simple thoughts and feelings. His artificial brain is particularly sensitive to high-pitched sounds: certain ultrasonic frequencies can jam his mental functions to paralyze him or make him highly susceptible to external domination.

Height: 15 ft. 3 in.
Weight: 3.2 tons
Eyes: Grey
Hair: None

 
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