| Skull the Slayer | |
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Cover to issue #1 of Skull the Slayer. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Skull the Slayer #1 (Aug 1975) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman and Steve Gan |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jim Scully |
| Species | Human (empowered) |
| Abilities | - |
Skull the Slayer (James Patrick Scully) is a fictional Marvel Comics character that debuted in his own book in August, 1975.
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Skull the Slayer had his own ongoing series starting in August 1975, which ran for eight issues.
Skull the Slayer is a trained soldier turned superhero who wears a Scorpion power belt that enhances his strength and durability. The belt also has preservative effects on his body's metabolism. On one occasion, Scully was able to funnel energy into explosive force. The full capabilities of the belt are unknown.
Jim Scully was an adventurer whose plane went through a time warp in the Bermuda Triangle, marooning him and three companions in an alternate Earth where dinosaurs, primitives, and aliens co-existed. Scully and his three companions were eventually rescued and returned to their own world by the Thing of the Fantastic Four.[1] He served in Doctor Druid's team of occult investigators the Shock Troop alongside Sepulchre and N'Kantu, the Living Mummy.[2] He was attempting to find a way to remove the power belt which had recently been damaged and had altered his appearance. His skin had become transparent showing only a green glowing skelton. During this time, he had adopted the alias of the obscure Golden Age hero, the Blazing Skull.[3] He crossed paths with heroes such as Quasar and Captain America, while a member of the team. Eventually, Doctor Druid was able to restore him to his normal appearance and he left the team. Sometime later, attempts to remove the belt caused him lose the youthful metabolism the belt provided.[4] He gained weight and lost much of the physical shape the belt had kept him at over the years. While serving as a bodyguard, he met and had an adventure with Hawkeye.
Skull the Slayer found his way back to the alternate earth and sent a message back to our earth asking to be saved.[5]