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Colossus

Real Name

Colossus

First Appearance

Web of Evil #9 (1953)

Original Publisher

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Created by

Unknown

Origin[]

Mining engineer Allan Mills discovers a prehistoric giant ape in a cave system, named Colossus. He goes back there to show him to his girlfriend Ruth. In a similar fashion to King Kong, the ape becomes infatuated with the woman after holding her in his arms. Allan finds out that Colossus can be controlled by his obsession for her, and reveals his plan to put them both on display as “Beauty and the Beast” to make money off of his discovery.

The ape’s loud roars reach and disturb the nearby village, making the local sheriff go to the caverns and get a team to destroy the monster. This angers Allan, who uses a picture of Ruth to trick Colossus into attacking the town. Ruth confronts him during the monster’s rampage, which leads to her getting hit in the argument. Colossus saw it and punished Allan by taking him back into the caverns.

Public Domain Appearances[]

  • Web of Evil #9 (The Subterranean Beast)

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