Mad Dog (comics)

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Mad Dog
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	{historical) Miss America Magazine #2 (Nov 1944)^[1] (modern, as Buzz Baxter) Amazing Adventures #13 (Jul 1972) (as Mad-Dog) Defenders vol. #125 (Nov 1983)
Created by	Steve Englehart and Tom Sutton
In story information
Alter ego	Robert "Buzz" Baxter
Team affiliations	Former agent of Roxxon Oil; agent of Professor Power's Secret Empire; ally of Mutant Force; United States Air Force
Abilities	enhanced senses and physical abilities, secretes neurotoxin in saliva

Mad Dog (Robert "Buzz" Baxter) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance as Mad-Dog was in Defenders vol. 1 #125.

1 Fictional character biography
2 Powers and abilities
3 Other Marvel characters named Mad Dog
4 Bibliography
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Fictional character biography

Robert "Buzz" Baxter was born in Centerville, California. He and Patsy Walker were high school sweethearts, and got married shortly after graduation. He became a colonel in the USAF. He later became the security consultant to the Brand Corporation. He began an investigation of the Beast's appearances at the Brand Corporation.^[2] While he was working for Brand, he and Patsy grew distant and got divorced. Baxter had the Squadron Supreme capture the Avengers, and held them prisoner at a Brand facility. Baxter confronted his ex-wife Patsy, and was forced by Hellcat to release the Avengers from Brand captivity.^[3]

Baxter later allowed Roxxon, the company to which Brand was a subsidiary, to experiment on him and mutate him. As Mad Dog, he became a mercenary, and directed Mutant Force. He invaded the wedding of Daimon Hellstrom and Patsy Walker to abduct Patsy and the Defenders. He was defeated by Daimon Hellstrom, and placed in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody along with Mutant Force. However, he escaped with Mutant Force.^[4] He became an agent of the third Secret Empire. As security chief, he aided the Secret Empire and its leader, Professor Power, in an attempt to start World War III. Together with Mutant Force, he battled and was defeated by the Defenders.^[5]

Much later, Mad Dog abducted and intended to kill Hellcat, but was defeated by her.^[6] He joined Crossfire and other costumed criminals in an attack on Hawkeye.^[7] He also unsuccessfully attacked the Fantastic Four during the "Acts of Vengeance."^[8]

[edit] Powers and abilities

Mad Dog gained superhuman powers as a result of bionic engineering and cellular augmentation by the Roxxon Mutagenic Department and by the third Secret Empire. Baxter was given superhuman strength, stamina, and durability, and superhumanly acute senses of hearing and smell. He possesses bionically strengthened jaw muscles, and has been given large hollow, fang-like canine teeth. His teeth can emit a foaming chemical poison, to which he himself is immune, which can induce paralysis and possibly death if it enters a victim's bloodstream through Mad Dog's bite. However, the process which gave Mad Dog his powers also gave him insanity which clouds his judgment and behavior.

Robert Baxter has received combat training from the U.S. Air Force.

[edit] Other Marvel characters named Mad Dog

Although officially the only character to be known as Mad Dog, there have been other characters who has used a Mad Dog type moniker. This include:

Peter Parker, who was known as Mad Dog #336 in Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #295.
Captain Zero was known as Mad Dog #736 in Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #295.
Brainstorm was known as Mad Dog #2020, also in Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #295.
In Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen #6 there was a character called "Mad Dog" Martin.
And is Thor vol. 1 #426, a character called "Mad Dog" Rassitanio appeared.