Red Zeppelin (costumed wrestler, U.S. Agent/Battlestar character) (original) (raw)

RED ZEPPELIN

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Costumed wrestler

Group Membership: Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation, Thurm Supermanagement Inc.

Affiliations: Battlestar, D-Man, Sawbones, Ethan Thurm, U.S. Agent;
formerly Power Broker Inc.

Enemies: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lynch, Dr. Karl Malus, Power Broker, Power Broker Inc., Power Tools

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Los Angeles, California

First Appearance: Captain America I#328 (April, 1987)

Powers/Abilities: Red Zeppelin received enhanced strength and durability from the Power Broker.

Height: Unrevealed (6'3"; by approximation)
Weight: Unrevealed (380 lbs.; by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: White

History:
(Captain America I#328) - Red Zeppelin sparred with Sawbones at the UCWF facility in Los Angeles.

(Captain America I#374/2 (fb) - BTS) - Red Zeppelin signed with a new agent, Ethan Thurm, who had previously managed the Beyonder, Super-Patriot (John Walker) and Left and Right Winger.

Red Zeppelin was among the superhuman wrestlers captured by the Power Tools (agents of the Power Broker) so that Dr. Karl Malus could experiment on them in preparation for curing his employer. Red Zeppelin's agent Ethan Thurm contacted Battlestar to ask for his help.

(Captain America I#375/2) - Battlestar was also captured by the Power Tools, and wound up placed in adamantium shackles next to Red Zeppelin. Red Zeppelin was taken away by the Power Broker's men Frost and Lynch so that Dr. Malus could begin experimenting on him.

(Captain America I#376/2) - After Battlestar's strength was removed by the Power Broker, he was led to the cell where Malus had stored all of the other experiments, including Red Zeppelin. Red Zeppelin's bones were now soft and rubbery, leaving him unable to move. Although Battlestar was determined to find a way to free himself, Red Zeppelin had given in to despair.

(Captain America I#378/2) - After Battlestar and the USAgent restored all of the wrestlers' powers, Red Zeppelin retrieved Battlestar's shield for him.

Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald, Paul Neary and Vince Colletta.

In Captain America I#405, Bernie Rosenthal mentioned Red Zeppelin as a former wrestling opponent of D-Man.

He was named Red Zeppelin like the airship because he looked like a blimp. --Markus Raymond

New images by Markus Raymond. More additional info by Loki.

Profile by Prime Eternal

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Red Zeppelin should not be confused with:

images:
Captain America I#375, p20, pan1 (main)
Captain America I#375, p19, pan5 (head shot)

Appearances:
Captain America I#328 (April, 1987) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Neary (penciler), Vincent Colletta (inker), Don Daley (editor)
Captain America I#374/2-375/2 (August, 1990) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Mark Bagley (pencils), Dan Panosian (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Captain America I#376 (September, 1990) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Mark Bagley (pencils), Dan Panosian (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Captain America I#378 (October, 1990) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Mark Bagley (pencils), Dan Panosian (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)

First Posted: 07/07/2004
Last updated: 06/07/2025

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