Sidewinder (comics)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Two-in-One #64 (Jun 1980) |
| Created by | Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio |
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| Alter ego | Seth Voelker |
| Team affiliations | Serpent Society Serpent Squad III |
| Abilities | Teleportation |
Sidewinder (Seth Voelker) is a fictional character, a reformed super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe who first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #64 (Jun 1980) and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Seth Voelker was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. As Sidewinder, he was originally hired by the Roxxon Oil Company to retrieve the Serpent Crown. Alongside the third incarnation of the Serpent Squad, Sidewinder was able to return the crown to company president Hugh Jones. However, after his stint working for Roxxon, he decided to form his own criminal organization, the Serpent Society.[1] With the ability to teleport, Sidewinder promised his recruits they would never be imprisoned. This attracted several snake-themed villains, and the Serpent Society was quite the success. He also had a romantic relationship with Black Mamba.
Later, Sidewinder was betrayed by his organization after Viper infiltrated the group. After being poisoned, he was aided by Diamondback and the two survived. He also helped Black Mamba and the Asp escape King Cobra's grasp. A robotic Sidewinder later appeared and was employed by King Cobra.
Most recently, Sidewinder was seen in an interview and has since retired from villainy[2].
[edit] Other Sidewinders
After Seth his left, King Cobra eventually used the Brand equipment to create the new Sidewinder.
The first new Sidewinder was hierd by Death-Sting and Sharyd to infiltrate a S.H.I.E.L.D. station and retrieve the Zodiac Key, as an early test mission. Sidewinder made it past the neural shock unit, defated the S.H.I.E.L.D. guards and marveled at the Key's power. He teleported past the electro-shield only to be savagely electorcuted, leaving only his skieleton behind. He was first(and only) appearance in Iron Fist (vol. 3) #1 (1998).
With the second Sidewinder's death, King Cobra created the next villain. The third Sidewinder has been seen as member of the Serpent Society under Cobra's leadership. After the group had captured and chained Captain America and Diamondback (really an L.M.D.) in this underground New York headquarters the pair escaped. Sidewinder was knocked out by "Diamondback". S.H.I.E.L.D. subsequently took Sidewinder and the rest of the Society into custody. He was first appearance in Captain America (vol. 4) #31 (November, 2004).
