Changes: Claw (Lev Gleason)

The Claw
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Real Name	Unknown
First Appearance	Silver Streak Comics #1 (Dec. 1939)
Original Publisher	Lev Gleason
Created by	Jack Cole

Revision as of 04:31, 2 August 2020

Origin

A chunk of mass blew off the planet Zylmarx and was hurtled towards Earth. It streaked over New York and landed in Tibet, far from civilization. For almost four years, the crater remained untouched. There were faint rumblings in the Earth, recorded on seismographs all over the world, but they were not considered unusual. Unknown to humanity, something was slowly developing within the meteor towards its awful birth... And then, early in 1939, the ground split open and out of the crater emerged a horrible sight... The Claw!

The ruler of the Pacific island nation of Ricca, the Claw is the ultimate villain, often called the God of Hate by his own people. The Claw's activities were apparently monitored by an Infernal supervisor and he could travel to Hades to request aid. The Claw's most commonly used power was his ability to make himself any size he wishes, and he usually maintained a height of at least 100 feet. He towered over Manhattan when he first came to the U.S., where he would encounter his greatest foe - Daredevil. He was strong enough to pick up a train or rip the roof off of a building and he could not be killed by conventional firearms, though, being somewhat cowardly, he would usually retreat when he experienced pain. He had other ill-defined abilities as well which seemed to depend on the phases of the moon. He was served by a small army of human henchmen and by his goblin-like Clawites.

Over the years, the Claw faced a number of opponents, which included (in chronological order) - Jerry Morris, Major Carl Tarrant, Daredevil, the Ghost and Rocky X. The Ghost was the longest-running opponent of them all, fighting the Claw for twenty issues. The Claw was seemingly killed numerous times, but he always managed to come back.

Claw left Earth during WWII by tricking the Nazis into building him a rocket. He went back to the planet Zylmarx and for decades built up an invasion force to conqueror Earth. His plans are foiled by Rocky X and his allies.

Public Domain Appearances

Boy Comics #5
Boy Illustories #89-93
Captain Battle Jr. #1
Captain Battle Junior #2 (as "The Green Claw")
Daredevil Battles Hitler
Daredevil Comics #1-31
Silver Streak Comics #1-2, 6-11

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+{{Infobox
 |Box title   = The Claw
-|image       = Image:Silver Streak 06.jpg
+|image       = Image:Claw.jpg
-|caption     = Silver Streak Comics #6
 |Row 1 title = Real Name
 |Row 1 info  = Unknown
 |Row 2 title = First Appearance
-|Row 2 info  = Silver Streak Comics #1 (Dec 1939)
+|Row 2 info  = Silver Streak Comics #1 (Dec. 1939)
 |Row 3 title = Original Publisher
 |Row 3 info  = Lev Gleason
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 |Row 4 info  = Jack Cole
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-== Golden Age Origin  ==
+== Origin ==
+A chunk of mass blew off the planet Zylmarx and was hurtled towards Earth. It streaked over New York and landed in Tibet, far from civilization. For almost four years, the crater remained untouched. There were faint rumblings in the Earth, recorded on seismographs all over the world, but they were not considered unusual. Unknown to humanity, something was slowly developing within the meteor towards its awful birth... And then, early in 1939, the ground split open and out of the crater emerged a horrible sight... The Claw!
-The ruler of the Pacific island nation of [[Ricca]], the Claw is the ultimate villain, often called the God of Hate by his own people. The Claw came into power through numerous criminal activities, often leaving no trace of his actions and disappearing with the aid of his giant boring vehicle, which can tunnel through solid rock. He can make himself any size he wishes, towering over Manhattan when he first came to the U.S., where he would encounter his greatest foe - [[Daredevil]]. He has other ill-defined abilities as well which are dependent on the phases of the moon.<br />
+The ruler of the Pacific island nation of Ricca, the Claw is the ultimate villain, often called the God of Hate by his own people. The Claw's activities were apparently monitored by an Infernal supervisor and he could travel to Hades to request aid. The Claw's most commonly used power was his ability to make himself any size he wishes, and he usually maintained a height of at least 100 feet.  He towered over Manhattan when he first came to the U.S., where he would encounter his greatest foe - [[Daredevil]]. He was strong enough to pick up a train or rip the roof off of a building and he could not be killed by conventional firearms, though, being somewhat cowardly, he would usually retreat when he experienced pain. He had other ill-defined abilities as well which seemed to depend on the phases of the moon. He was served by a small army of human henchmen and by his goblin-like [[Clawites]].
-Over the years, the Claw faced a number of opponents, which included (in chronological order) - [[Jerry Morris]], Major [[Carl Tarrant]], Daredevil, the [[Ghost]] and [[Rocky X]]. The Ghost was the longest-running opponent of them all, fighting the Claw for twenty issues.
+Over the years, the Claw faced a number of opponents, which included (in chronological order) - [[Jerry Morris]], Major [[Carl Tarrant]], Daredevil, the [[Ghost]] and [[Rocky X]]. The Ghost was the longest-running opponent of them all, fighting the Claw for twenty issues.  The Claw was seemingly killed numerous times, but he always managed to come back.
-In the Rocky X stories, Claw had left the Earth during WWII by tricking the Nazis into building him a rocket. He went to the  planet Zylmarx and for decades built up an invasion force to bring with him to conqueror the Earth. His plans are foiled by Rocky X and his allies.
+Claw left Earth during WWII by tricking the Nazis into building him a rocket. He went back to the planet Zylmarx and for decades built up an invasion force to conqueror Earth. His plans are foiled by [[Rocky X]] and his allies.
-== Golden Age Appearances  ==
+== Public Domain Appearances ==
-* ''Boy Illustories'' #89-#93
+*Boy Comics #5
-* ''Captain Battle, Jr.'' #1
+*Boy Illustories #89-93
-* ''Captain Battle, Jr.'' #2 (as The Green Claw)
+*Captain Battle Jr. #1
-* ''Daredevil Battles Hitler'' (''Daredevil Comics'' #1)
+*Captain Battle Junior #2 (as "The Green Claw")[[File:Greenclaw.png|thumb]]
-* ''Daredevil Comics'' #2-31
+*Daredevil Battles Hitler
-* ''Silver Streak Comics'' #1-2, #6-11
+*Daredevil Comics #1-31
+*Silver Streak Comics #1-2, 6-11
 == See Also ==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claw_(Lev_Gleason_Publications) Claw at Wikipdeia]
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claw_(Lev_Gleason_Publications) Wikipedia]
-*[http://www.toonopedia.com/claw.htm Claw at Toonopedia]
+*[http://www.toonopedia.com/claw.htm Toonopedia]
 *[http://free-universe.myartsonline.com/Claw.html Free Universe]
-*[http://projectsuperpowers.wikia.com/wiki/Claw Claw at Project Superpowers] modern version by Dynamite Entertainment
+*[http://projectsuperpowers.wikia.com/wiki/Claw Project Superpowers Wikia]
+[[Category:Extra-terrestrial Characters]]
-*[http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=13778 Claw at Comic Book DB]
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 [[Category:Lev Gleason Characters]]
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 [[Category:Project Superpowers Characters]]
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-[[Category:Death-Defying ’Devil ]]
-[[Category:Next Issue Project Characters]]
 [[Category:Image Characters]]
 [[Category:Royal Characters]]
 [[Category:Giant Characters]]
 [[Category:Male Characters]]
+[[Category:Real Name Unknown]]
+[[Category:Claw Family Characters]]
+[[Category:First Characters]]
+[[Category:Electrical Characters]]
+[[Category:Shrinking Characters]]
+[[Category:Telepathic Characters]]
+[[Category:Teleporting Characters]]
+[[Category:Green Themed Characters]]
+[[Category:Dynamite Entertainment Characters]]
+[[Category:Protagonists]]
+[[Category:AC Comics]]

The Claw

Real Name	Unknown
First Appearance	Silver Streak Comics #1 (Dec. 1939)
Original Publisher	Lev Gleason
Created by	Jack Cole