| Death's-Head | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Daredevil #56 (Sep 1969) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas and Gene Colan |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Paxton Page |
Death's-Head is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
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Death's-Head appeared in Daredevil #56-57 (September-October 1969), and was created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan.
Dr. Paxton Page was a scientist who perfected the cobalt bomb. He later went mad and faked his own kidnapping and death so that he could assume the guise of the villain Death's-Head. He dressed in a glowing radioactive costume, riding a horse whose flesh was made transparent, and wielding fireballs and scimitars of radioactive cobalt.
Page's daughter Karen returns to her parents' home to investigate her father’s disappearance, and Daredevil followed her. In the ensuing battle between Daredevil and Death's-Head, Death's-Head spilled a vat of molten cobalt over Daredevil, but realized that Karen was endangered. This brought him back to his senses, and he pushed Daredevil and Karen to safety. He appeared to die in this act of self-sacrifice, when he was coated in the molten cobalt.[1]
Later, Death-Stalker briefly impersonated Death's-Head.