Assassins' Guild (Earth-Hercules 2300 foes) (original) (raw)
Akooti
Akooti presumably was an extra-terrestrial of unknown origin. He wore a body armor that enhanced his durability. He used a gun and a spear in his fights.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#39) - Akooti was hired along with the rest of the Assassins' Guild.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#40) - He witnessed the first failed attack on Hercules. He attacked Hercules with his spear while Malicon attacked from the air. Arimathes grabbed Akooti and tossed him against Malicon. Both were knocked out by this move.
--Marvel Comics Presents I#39/3 (39/3-40/3
Ceefer
He was a robot. He could use a gun, but the most destructive weapon on him was himself as he was a bomb.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#39) - Ceefer was hired along with the rest of the Assassins' Guild.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#40) - He witnessed the first failed attack on Hercules. After all his colleagues were defeated he activated his self-destruct device. Arimathes pushed him away from Hercules at the last second and was seriously injured by Ceefer 's explosion.
--Marvel Comics Presents I#39/3 (39/3-40/3
Malicon
Malicon presumably was a human. He possessed a strongium (hm?) body armor that enabled him to fly through jet boots. It also included lasers on his backpack. Aside from his armor he knew how to handle big laser guns.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#39) - Malicon was hired along with the rest of the Assassins' Guild. Only a short time later he aimed a huge laser gun at Hercules.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#40) - Malicon shot and missed Hercules. He was hit by Arimathes and Hercules at the same time, but his body armor protected him. He returned with a flying attack and used his laser against a building to bury Hercules under debris, but Arimathes tossed Akooti at Malicon and they were both knocked out.
--Marvel Comics Presents I#39/3 (39/3-40/3
Tark
He presumably was an extra-terrestrial of unknown origin (possibly the same race as the Thanos allies the Blood Brothers**(that would be the Roclites)**. He possessed a body armor that heightened his durability.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#39) - Tark was hired along with the rest of the Assassins' Guild.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#40) - He witnessed the first failed attack on Hercules. He attacked Hercules himself after Viperus was knocked out. His hardest punch couldn't knock out Hercules who fought back and knocked him out after a few hard fists and an axhandle blow.
--Marvel Comics Presents I#39/3 (39/3-40/3
Viperus
He presumably was an extra-terrestrial of unknown origin. He possessed the ability to exude venom from his fingernails. If this was a natural ability is uncertain.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#39) - Viperus was hired along with the rest of the Assassins' Guild.
(Marvel Comics Presents I#40) - He witnessed the first failed attack on Hercules. Viperus attacked after Akooti and Malicon were knocked out. He made the old villain mistake by telling the hero how he would kill him. Hercules blocked Viperus' venomous claws with Recorder#417 and then used the Recorder to knock Viperus out.
--Marvel Comics Presents I#39/3 (39/3-40/3
images:
Assassins' Guild: Marvel Comics Presents I#39, p23, pan5
Akooti head shot: Marvel Comics Presents I#40, p20, pan2
Ceefer head shot: Marvel Comics Presents I#39,, p24, pan1
Malicon head shot: Marvel Comics Presents I#39, p24, pan1
Tark head shot: Marvel Comics Presents I#40, p23, pan1
Viperus head shot: Marvel Comics Presents I#40, p21, pan4
Marvel Comics Presents I#39-40 (January, 1990) - Bob Layton (writer/artist), Terry Kavanagh (editor)
Last updated: 05/07/05
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