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Comics character
Gargantua
Gargantua as depicted in The Defenders: Strange Heroes #1 (December 2011). Art by Gus Vazquez.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe New Defenders #126 (December 1983)
Created byAlan Kupperberg
J.M. DeMatteis
In-story information
Full nameEdward Cobert
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsS.H.I.E.L.D.
Secret Empire
Masters of Evil
Notable aliasesLeviathan
Abilities(As Edward)
  • Expert biochemist

(As Gargantua)

Gargantua (Edward Cobert; initially known as Leviathan) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2016)

Gargantua first appeared in The New Defenders #126 (December 1983), and was created by writer J. M. DeMatteis and artist Alan Kupperberg.

Fictional character biography

Edward Cobert was initially a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and scientist before testing the Project: Lazarus serum on himself, permanently transforming him into a giant form with limited intelligence. After being subdued by S.H.I.E.L.D. and dubbed Leviathan, he escapes custody and battles the Defenders on multiple occasions.

In subsequent appearances, Cobert becomes known as Gargantua, joins Doctor Octopus' incarnation of the Masters of Evil, and serves the Mad Thinker.

Powers and abilities

After subjecting himself to artificial cellular enhancement, Gargantua possesses enhanced strength and size, and can grow further by drawing mass from another dimension. He has limited intelligence as a side effect.

Edward Cobert was a S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy graduate and earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry before his transformation.

Other versions

Gargantua appears in JLA/Avengers #4 as a brainwashed minion of Krona.

References

  1. Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 186-187. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
  2. The New Defenders #128 (February 1984)
  3. Captain America #338 (February 1988)
  5. The New Defenders #126 (December 1983)
  6. Avengers/JLA #4 (February 2004)

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