Zombie (comics)
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Zombie (Simon William Garth) is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe who first appeared in Menace #5.
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[edit] History
Simon William Garth was a businessman and the father of Donna Garth, who was killed by his gardener known as Gyps. He was resurrected as zombie by his secretary, Layla using amulets of Damballah.
[edit] Powers
As Zombie, Garth is virtually mindless and is forced to obey anyone who held the duplicate of the Amulet of Damballah which he wore around his neck.
[edit] Notes
There are a few other characters in the Marvel Universe known as Zombie. These include:
- In Tales of the Zombie #4, Zombie of Ancient Egypt appeared. The person died violently under unknown circumstances and was reanimated as a zombie by an unidentified man by calling upon Anubis & Ereshkigal. The man had him force a woman to marry him, but the woman eventually learned how to control the zombie and she had it slay the man.
- The current Zombie is a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Howling Commandos Monster Force who first appeared in Nick Fury’s Howling Commandos #1.
- A giant of unknown origin was known as the Zombie Master, he used a machine to transform others into a zombie-like state. His machine instead empowered Dr. Jack Castle, who defeated him and became the Firey Mask. He was also known as the Master and appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #1. He also had giant buzzards that guarded his prison.
- In Black Panther vol. 4 #5, there were Zombie soldiers who were sent to invade Wakanda which forced the nation to be evacuated by Black Panther.
[edit] Bibliography
- Bizarre Adventures #33
- Daredevil Annual #9
- Dracula Lives #2
- Menace #5
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005
- Spider-Man 1997
- Spider-Man Unlimited vol. 2 #20
- Strange Tales vol. 5 #1
- Tales of the Zombie #1-9