Angar the Screamer
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Angar the Screamer (David Alan Angar), also known as Scream, is a Marvel Comics villain who first appeared in Daredevil #100. He was created by Steve Gerber and Gene Colan. Angar was killed in Thunderbolts Annual '97.
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[edit] History
David Angar was a hippie and a radical social activist, who volunteered for an experiment that would give him superhuman powers. Moondragon provided a crooked lawyer named Kerwin J. Broderick with a machine built on Titan (see: Eternals). The machine subjected Angar's vocal chords to a bombardment with hypersound. As a result, Angar could scream very loudly and cause people to have hallucinations. Moondragon intended for Angar to be an ally against the mad Titan Thanos, but Broderick hired Angar as an assassin. In his first appearance, Angar tried to kill Daredevil and Black Widow. Angar was defeated and would fight many Marvel superheroes over the years.
He later entered a relationship with Screaming Mimi. On a robbery, he was shot, and as he died in her arms, she screamed for over an hour until her larynx was destroyed. She was then found by Baron Helmut Zemo, who had Fixer rebuild her voicebox and give her new powers, after which she joined the Thunderbolts as Songbird. The Fixer also took Angar's body and experimented upon his larynx.
The Fixer's experiments resurrected Angar himself as the abstract sound being Scream, who became part of the Redeemers. Scream showed no emotions or intelligence and only obeyed orders. When the Redeemers fought Graviton, most of the team was killed and Scream was dispersed. He managed to restore itself through Songbird's energy and went on a rampage, until he had Songbird disperse him for good.
[edit] Powers and abilities
As Angar the Screamer, Angar could scream at a superhuman level, deafening and even causing permanent hearing damage to those around him. He could also induce hallucinations in humans with his voice. These hallucinations usually were disturbing and violent in nature. Angar was immune to his own powers. As Scream, Angar was a being made out of "solid sound", allowing him to exist without food or sleep. He didn't need to breathe, but he needed air as a transmission medium to exist. He was immune to physical harm and could even reintegrate himself when dispersed. Scream could fly and manipulate sound around him. He could disorient opponents or use sound as a concussive weapon. Despite his ability to manipulate sound, Scream could not talk and seemed to be a mindless creature for most of his existence.
[edit] Notes
- Songbird and the Redeemers were unaware of Scream's true identity as Angar the Screamer. Songbird did notice something familiar about Scream, but only realised his true identity when Scream restored himself and took Angar's appearance again.
[edit] Bibliography
- Daredevil (1st series) #43, 100-101, 105-107
- Marvel Premiere #25
- Iron Fist (1st series) #5-7
- Spider-Woman (1st series) #34-35, 50
- Avengers Spotlight #26, 28-29
- Captain America (1st series) #410-414
- Marvel Comics Presents #97
- Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD (2nd series) #33-35
- Avengers Unplugged #4
- Thunderbolts Annual 1997 (death)
- Thunderbolts #1-2, 59
[edit] As Scream
- Thunderbolts #49-56, 58, 59
