The Scientist Supreme is a name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .
65-534: The Scientist Supreme is often described to be the top leader of A.I.M. , and can also be described to be the scientific counterpart to Earth's Sorcerer Supreme . Lyle Getz was the first individual to use the Scientist Supreme alias within A.I.M. He spearheaded and supervised the experiment of MODOK before being killed by the latter. Victor Conrad was the second individual to use the Scientist Supreme persona within A.I.M. He succeeded in duplicating
130-400: A master's degree , if not a PhD , in an area of science , mathematics , or business . A.I.M.'s reach is worldwide and it operates various front organizations such as Targo Corporation, International Data Integration and Control, Cadenza Industries, Koenig and Strey, Pacific Vista Laboratories, Allen's Department Store, and Omnitech. It has had a number of bases of operations , including
195-647: A nuclear submarine mobile in the Atlantic Ocean ; bases in the Bronx, New York ; Black Mesa, Colorado; West Caldwell, New Jersey ; Asia , Canada , Europe , Haiti , India , Sudan and Boca Caliente (also known as A.I.M. Island), an island republic in the Caribbean . Over all of its appearances, A.I.M. has produced three major implements of deadly potential. The greatest of these is the Cosmic Cube ,
260-772: A team of artificial beings (the Awesome Android , Machine Man , the Sentry-459 and TESS-One ), the Adaptoid directs them against the Avengers. While the heroes are distracted, the Adaptoid summons the entity Kubik to Earth, so that the character can copy the sentient's powers and become the all-powerful Supreme Adaptoid that can now reproduce itself. Although successful, the android is ultimately tricked into shutting down by Captain America and its Cosmic Cube shard
325-481: A device capable of altering reality. However, A.I.M. does not realize that the cube is merely a containment device, in which the real power is an entity accidentally drawn into their dimension. The Cosmic Cube eventually evolves into Kubik . Their second achievement is the Super-Adaptoid , an android capable of mimicking the appearance and superpowers of other beings, which is made possible by incorporating
390-452: A fictional country. Gia-Bao Yinsen tries to tell the world about A.I.M.'s terrorist attacks on his country, but his message is dismissed. During Tony Stark's test of his new solar-powered glider, A.I.M. causes him to crash on their artificial island. Stark's heart is damaged, and A.I.M. forces him to build an EMP weapon for A.I.M.'s forces to finish their conquest of Madripoor, in exchange for A.I.M. repairing his heart. Stark learns that Yinsen
455-501: A microbe aboard the Stark space satellite. A.I.M. also sends an agent to attempt to confiscate the quantum-bands given to Quasar . The organization is revealed to have become a 'techno- anarchist ' group with no connection to HYDRA and a hatred for fascism . With the introduction of Death's Head 3.0 , a pacifist version of the organization with a new leader is promised. A.I.M. helps General Thunderbolt Ross and Doc Samson create
520-445: A plan and tried to mimic the Adaptoid's abilities, causing feedback which made both of them lose their powers. As Mimic was rescued by his fellow X-Men, the Adaptoid fell to a river below. The Super-Adaptoid later attacks Captain America during a charity event involving the Avengers, after copying the abilities/powers of Thor , Iron Man and Hercules . He is tricked into using all his powers at once, overloading himself. The Adaptoid
585-544: A potential nuclear weapons deal. His impersonation is revealed during Superia 's assassination to which the Adaptoid regenerated itself. On the Adaptoid-inhabited Boca Caliente, Alessandro's A.I.M. fraction is behind MODOK 's resurrection. The Adaptoid personally reveals itself during a confrontation with the Red Skull but is caught in the recreated Cosmic Cube's reality-warping ability and
650-497: A sliver of the Cosmic Cube into its form. When Kubik recovers the sliver after defeating the Adaptoid, the android is rendered inanimate. A.I.M.'s third major achievement is the creation of MODOK (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), an artificially mutated human with an enormous head accompanied by a massive computational brain and psionic abilities. MODOK is originally an A.I.M. scientist named George Tarleton, who
715-542: A variety of submarines , hovercraft , jets , ships, and other vehicles. A.I.M. has also attempted to recreate versions of MODOK, including transforming Dr. Katherine Waynesboro into Ms. MODOK and creating SODAM (later revamped as MODAM). Since A.I.M's establishment as an exotic arms dealer, members have access to whatever exotic weaponry available in its warehouses. A.I.M.'s leaders traditionally wear yellow three-piece business suits. Technical supervisors wear yellow jumpsuits , skull-caps, and goggles . The organization
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#1732782588213780-570: Is a fictional criminal organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , it first appeared in Strange Tales #146 (July 1966). A.I.M. is primarily depicted as a think tank of brilliant scientists dedicated to world domination through technological means. The organization started as a branch of HYDRA founded by Baron Strucker . Its most notable creations include
845-467: Is also a parent organization to the Secret Empire and is a new incarnation of the previously dissolved HYDRA . A.I.M. is described as an organization of scientists and their hirelings dedicated to the acquisition of power and overthrowing of all the world's governments through science and technology. Its leadership traditionally consists of the seven-member Board of Directors (formerly known as
910-494: Is an alias when Hank Pym grew to a large enough size to encounter the cosmic entity Eternity , however, the trickster god Loki claimed to utilize Eternity's form in order to trick the so-called Scientist Supreme. Andrew Forson is the seventh character within A.I.M. to use the Scientist Supreme title. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #610 and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Ryan Stegman . Forson
975-660: Is broken free of the module's control and helps Vision and the Falcon, Dr. Samuel Wilson , in destroying the module. In Ultimate Comics: Avengers , a group of A.I.M. terrorists steal advanced technology (revealed to be blueprints for a Cosmic Cube ) from the Baxter Building and have some associations with the Red Skull . A.I.M. appears in the arena show Marvel Universe: LIVE! . Members of A.I.M. appear in issue #5 of The Avengers: United They Stand comic book series. Super-Adaptoid The Super-Adaptoid
1040-514: Is known for the " beekeeper "-like outfits of its underlings since their first appearance. After the "Scorpion: Poison Tomorrow" arc of Amazing Fantasy , A.I.M. gained a new costume involving insectoid armor and large guns. The Livewires member Cornfed wears an A.I.M. uniform. He also wears a button referencing "The Real A.I.M". A.I.M.'s origins begin late in World War II with Baron Wolfgang von Strucker's creation of HYDRA . Under
1105-463: Is presumed destroyed. The Super-Adaptoid appears in the limited series Annihilation Conquest: Quasar , and is revealed to be a warrior in the employ of the Phalanx alien race under Ultron 's control. Claiming he left Earth after becoming disgusted with humanity's chaotic nature, the Adaptoid attempts to destroy Phyla-Vell , Moondragon and Adam Warlock . During the " Iron Man 2020 " event,
1170-636: Is removed by Kubik. The Super-Adaptoid makes a brief appearance during the Acts of Vengeance storyline having a confrontation with the Fantastic Four , and in the Heroes for Hire title, where the android has an encounter with the Thunderbolts (a.k.a. the disguised Masters of Evil consisting of Helmut Zemo , Mach-I , Atlas , Karla Sofen , Techno and Songbird ) and the Heroes for Hire , and
1235-446: Is revealed that the A.I.M. members that fled when Sunspot bought out A.I.M. have been taken in by Maker and work for his organization W.H.I.S.P.E.R. (World Headquarters for International Scientific Philosophical Experimentation and Research) to reshape the world. After Sunspot leaves A.I.M., Toni Ho succeeds him and allows the rogue A.I.M. cells to reclaim their acronym, as Ho has her organization rebranded as R.E.S.C.U.E. During
1300-1034: Is selected by A.I.M.'s leader at the time, the Scientist Supreme , to be the subject of the bionic and genetic experiments that turn him into MODOK. After his transformation, MODOK kills the Scientist Supreme and takes control of A.I.M., later taking advantage of the chaos within HYDRA following HYDRA Island's destruction and the deaths of Baron Strucker and most of HYDRA's leading members to sever all of A.I.M.'s ties with HYDRA. A.I.M. has remained independent ever since. A.I.M. has made developments in fields such as advanced weaponry (plasma blasters, cryo-cannons, anti-charge bazookas, paralyzer rays, q-bombs, sonatrons), robots (synthoids, Adaptoids, robot duplicates, giant robots, etc.), cyborgs , artificial lifeforms , biological viruses (Omega Bacillus, Virus X), radio wave-transmitted "broadcast power," and mind control , cloaking, and teleportation technology. Its agents use
1365-866: Is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character has appeared in over five decades of Marvel continuity and featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated television series and merchandise such as trading cards . The original version appeared in Tales of Suspense #82 (October 1966), and was created by Stan Lee , Jack Kirby and Gene Colan . A second version appeared in Web of Spider-Man #99 (April 1993), created by Tom DeFalco and Terry Kavanagh . Other iterations have also appeared, being "Batch 13" in Fantastic Force #4 (February 1995), created by Tom Brevoort and Pino Rinaldi, and
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#17327825882131430-476: Is the subject of ongoing undercover investigations by S.H.I.E.L.D. It is responsible for reviving the Red Skull from suspended animation . An A.I.M. android factory in a Florida swamp is raided by S.H.I.E.L.D., which also involves Count Bornag Royale due to a weapons deal negotiation. A.I.M. then raids S.H.I.E.L.D.'s New York City headquarters. As a result of these events, Royale is discredited, and A.I.M.'s headquarters are destroyed. A.I.M. employs Batroc
1495-505: The Cosmic Cube , Super-Adaptoid , and MODOK , who has been depicted as a prominent member of A.I.M. and sometimes the organization's leader. Since its original introduction in comics, A.I.M. has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products including video games and television series . The organization made its live action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 3 (2013), in which it
1560-599: The Hulk title where Bruce Banner is blackmailed into being involved with the Adaptoid's repair and activation. The android poses as " Alessandro Brannex " during various titles. With MODAM as an enforcer, Alessandro was the C.E.O. of the terrorist organization A.I.M. on the Boca Caliente island country. While making A.I.M. into a public friendly company, Brannex tries to personally show Captain America of this legal change, and tries to get rid of Iron Man to finish
1625-628: The Iron Patriot armor. Daisy Johnson launches an unsanctioned operation sending the Secret Avengers to A.I.M. Island to assassinate Forson. Johnson is suspended for breaking protocol and Maria Hill is put in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. again. Forson is revealed to still be alive and A.I.M. becomes a new permanent member of the Security Council. In Avengers World , using an unidentified device, Forson and A.I.M. accelerate
1690-598: The Red Hulk . A.I.M. creates the pocket dimension of Earth-13584 by using an obtained sliver of time to alter certain events so they can obtain technology from various individuals. They do this by exploiting the fluidity of time brought on by Kang the Conqueror manipulating the past. This lasts until the Dark Avengers end up in the new reality, causing it to collapse. The Dark Avengers are able to get out before
1755-633: The Thing and Namor to test Virus X on them. The Blue faction later makes an attempt to recapture the Cosmic Cube . A second battle occurs between the rival factions, but since then factions no longer seem to be active within A.I.M. A.I.M. hires the Serpent Society to kill MODOK, which they do successfully. A.I.M. is responsible for a jet attack on the West Coast Avengers compound and then takes over Boca Caliente and unleashes
1820-622: The Thing and the Avengers in the Negative Zone. The Adaptoid reappears in the Avengers title. Revealed to be stored at Avengers Mansion when the Masters of Evil attacked, the Adaptoid disguises himself as the Fixer , overpowering and changing places with his victim to be the android's former confinement tube at Avengers Island . The Adaptoid then replicates Mentallo 's powers. Uniting
1885-587: The Xavier Institute For Higher Learning and was unintentionally awakened by an optic blast from Scott Summers . The Adaptoid left his hideout and saw the X-Men in their civilian clothes ice skating. He then recalls that he had another mission: to transform others into Adaptoids like himself, so he begins his attempt with the X-Men . They refused and a fight broke out. As the battle dragged on, Mimic (having just been asked to leave
1950-576: The gamma-irradiated bird-woman called the Harpy. A.I.M. dispatches their special agent the Destructor to capture Ms. Marvel . For a time, a schism develops within A.I.M., causing it to split into Blue and Yellow factions (the former loyal to MODOK, the latter independent from him). These factions battle each other, with MODOK and the Blue faction employing Deathbird as an operative. A.I.M. captures
2015-455: The " Gang War " storyline, Crime Master mentions that he has allied with A.I.M. for the upcoming gang war as an A.I.M. Agent is with him at the meeting with the other crime lords. Some A.I.M. Agents accompanied Crime Master in his fight against Ringmaster and his hypnotized civilians. Both sides were defeated by Spider-Man's group with the hypnotized civilians freed from Ringmaster's control. Spider-Man called up Mayor Luke Cage to arrange for
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2080-538: The "Ultra-Adaptoid", in Super-Villain Team-Up: MODOK's Eleven #1 (September 2008), being created by Fred Van Lente and Francis Portela. The original model (simply known as the Adaptoid) debuted in the Tales of Suspense title, being created by the criminal scientific organization A.I.M. An android containing a shard of the Cosmic Cube artifact, the Adaptoid is programmed to defeat
2145-570: The 1960s as analogues for the threat of Communism , but are also associated with Nazism and resemble organizations fought by Captain America in World War II . Political science professor Matthew J. Costello has pointed out that this conflation of communism and Nazism removes ambiguity from the threat and thus from America's moral superiority in the comics. In contrast, in the post- 9/11 context of Iron Man 3 , Pepper says of Extremis' war profiteering, "That's exactly what [Stark Industries] used to do." Whereas immediately after 9/11 Captain America
2210-554: The Avengers. Using an unidentified device, Forson and A.I.M. accelerate the flow of time in the limits of A.I.M. Island, creating in a matter of hours for the real world year of progress and transforming A.I.M. into a technologically advanced empire. When Smasher comes to the island, Forson has Jude the Entropic Man transform her into his messenger. Forson is an experienced scientist with genius-level intellect. Advanced Idea Mechanics A.I.M. ( Advanced Idea Mechanics )
2275-520: The Cosmic Cube. George Clinton was the third individual to use the Scientist Supreme persona within A.I.M. He provided the Red Skull , Armin Zola and the Hate-Monger with a restored version of the Cosmic Cube, but he gets his mind drained (along with many others) by the supervillains as a power source for the very device that he helped restore. Valdemar Tykkio was the fourth individual to use
2340-630: The Imperial Council) with a rotating chairperson . Under the Directors in the hierarchy are various division supervisors, and under them are the technicians and salesmen/dealers. The organization supplies arms and technology to various terrorist and subversive organizations to foster a violent technological revolution and to generate profit . A.I.M. operatives are usually involved in research, development, manufacturing, and sales of technology. Members of A.I.M. are required to have at least
2405-611: The Leaper to recover an explosive compound called Inferno 42 and dispatches a chemical android against Nick Fury and Captain America . A.I.M. also dispatches their special agent, the Cyborg, against Captain America. A.I.M. is involved in a skirmish with the Maggia and its "Big M". A.I.M. also captures Iron Man in an attempt to analyze and replicate his armor . MODOK and A.I.M. are responsible for transforming Betty Ross briefly into
2470-694: The Minister of Home Affairs), Superia (as the Minister of Education in Bagalia), Yelena Belova (as the Minister of State in Bagalia), and the undercover Taskmaster (as the Minister of Defense ). Forson then leads A.I.M. into attending a weapons expo, which led to A.I.M. fighting against the Secret Avengers . During the battle, Forson takes the opportunity to steal the Iron Patriot armor. Daisy Johnson launched an unsanctioned operation to send
2535-426: The Scientist Supreme persona within A.I.M. Valdemar had occasional encounters with Iron Man while dealing with his brother Yorgon Tykkio trying to take his coveted position. Tykkio later had a deal with HYDRA to eliminate Madame Masque , resulting in a confrontation with Iron Man and the Hulk . Monica Rappaccini is the fifth individual to use the Scientist Supreme alias within A.I.M. Earth's "Scientist Supreme"
2600-505: The Secret Avengers to A.I.M. Island to assassinate Forson, and the group seemingly killed him. Despite Johnson ending up suspended for breaking protocol and Maria Hill being put in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. again, Forson was revealed to be alive all along, and the news of A.I.M. being a new permanent member of the Security Council is known. Forson finds Superia badly injured after an incident on A.I.M. Island regarding an escaped creature. An A.I.M. Agent then approaches Forson and Superia, showing
2665-490: The Super-Adaptoid appears as a member of the A.I. Army . In Spider-Boy 's solo series, Shannon Stillwell reverse-engineers the Super-Adaptoid technology and creates Toy Soldier , a sentient action figure who possesses the abilities of all of the Avengers. It initially battles Spider-Boy before becoming an ally to him. There have been different Super-Adaptoid models: There have been characters who have gained
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2730-548: The Super-Soldier Serum behind Captain America for himself and was a physically perfect human being calling himself Victorius , he first attempted to take over A.I.M. but failed to do so. As the leader of the Cult of Entropy, he created Jude the Entropic Man as a means of spreading destruction. However, he had to deal with his rebellious creation, resulting in the former two transformed into a form of radiant crystal by
2795-601: The Supreme Scientist is a black-haired woman who is extremely brilliant. In addition, the uniforms that A.I.M. uses are orange suits. However, the Supreme Scientist wears black clothing in a style similar to Darth Vader . In the Ultimate X4 mini-series, A.I.M. commissions Mad Thinker to steal Cerebro from the X-Men and frame the Fantastic Four , as seen. The miniseries Ultimate Vision introduces A.I.M. as composed of several directorates spread across
2860-430: The U.S. government. At the same time, Avengers Idea Mechanics defeats A.I.M's splinter groups. The merger between the U.S. government and Avengers Idea Mechanics results in the formation of American Intelligence Mechanics. Since Da Costa had turned the organization into a force for good, rogue cells exist fighting for A.I.M.'s original goals on behalf of their former leaders, Andrew Forson and Monica Rappaccini. To tackle
2925-522: The X-Men) watched from a distance and saw how powerful the Adaptoid was. The Adaptoid soon defeated the X-Men, and was then approached by Mimic, who offered to become an Adaptoid. During the process, Mimic had a change of heart when learning of having no free will and the two began to fight. During the battle, the Adaptoid tried to copy the powers that Mimic had copied from the X-Men and failed. Mimic then devised
2990-467: The code name THEM, he creates two HYDRA branches called Advanced Idea Mechanics and the Secret Empire . A.I.M.'s purpose is to develop advanced weaponry for HYDRA. It is close to developing and attaining nuclear weapons when HYDRA Island is invaded by American and Japanese troops. Although HYDRA suffers a major setback, it survives and grows in secret over the following decades. A.I.M. has numerous encounters with various superheroes and supervillains and
3055-408: The flow of time within the limits of A.I.M. Island, creating a year of progress in the real world within hours and transforming A.I.M. into a technologically advanced empire. A.I.M. has a more violent offshoot, Advanced Ideas of Destruction (A.I.D.); the two competing organizations are major antagonists of Captain America in the mid-2000s. During the " All-New, All-Different Marvel " branding, it
3120-487: The globe, with George Tarleton as an A.I.M. leader on an orbiting research facility. Tarleton and his team attempt to take control of a Gah Lak Tus module that is left behind in orbit after the swarm is driven away. Being unable to do so on their own, they lure Vision to the station to help them by claiming they will use the knowledge to order the Gah Lak Tus swarm to self-destruct. Once the cyborg Tarleton connects to
3185-600: The hero Captain America , infiltrating the Avengers ' headquarters while impersonating various characters (such as Edwin Jarvis and Bucky Barnes ), and then copies the stand-out fighting abilities and respective traits of several Avengers ( Goliath , Hawkeye , the Wasp and Captain America himself), as the "Super-Adaptoid". After a long battle, the android flees after incorrectly believing that Captain America had been killed. The Super-Adaptoid then took refuge underground near
3250-638: The hero to Avengers Mansion, where the character battles the team and Kree ally Captain Marvel. Mar-Vell tricks the Adaptoid into copying nega-bands, which act as a portal to the Negative Zone . By striking the Adaptoid's nega-bands together, Mar-Vell banishes the character to the Negative Zone indefinitely. The Super-Adaptoid is retrieved in the Marvel Two-in-One title, and used unsuccessfully by villains Annihilus and Blastaar against
3315-413: The module using Vision, he has the module fire an energy beam at her. Tarleton then incorporates the Gah Lak Tus' circuitry into his own body, but it takes him over, transforming him into a machine with a monstrous appearance. He takes over the entire station remotely and sets it to plummet out of orbit, along with the Gah Lak Tus module, which he says has "unfinished business on Earth." Ultimately, Tarleton
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#17327825882133380-464: The new Bucky , Rebecca Barnes . A future (2020) version of A.I.M is featured heavily in the Marvel UK limited series Death's Head II . This future organisation creates the cyborg Minion, which is later taken over by the personality of Death's Head. A.I.M's representative Evelyn Necker became a popular character in the ongoing series that followed. In Amazing Fantasy #16–20, set further in
3445-546: The nuisances caused by these cells, Da Costa's successor Toni Ho lets them reclaim the organization's acronym, while rebranding her own organization into R.E.S.C.U.E. These AIM splinter cells have appeared in various issues: Screen Rant included A.I.M. in their "Marvel: The 10 Most Powerful Henchmen In The Comics" list. Comic Book Resources ranked A.I.M. 7th in their "10 Most Powerful Secret Organizations In Marvel Comics" list, and 10th in their "10 Most Evil Teams In Marvel" list. Both A.I.M. and Hydra first appeared in
3510-404: The pocket dimension collapses. When the Secret Avengers recruit Taskmaster after freeing him from Bagalia, they send him to infiltrate the new High Council of A.I.M. which consists of Andrew Forson, Graviton , Jude the Entropic Man, Mentallo , Superia , and Yelena Belova . Forson then leads A.I.M. to a weapons expo, where A.I.M. fights the Secret Avengers. During the battle, Forson steals
3575-687: The powers of the Super-Adaptoid: The original iteration is an artificial construct created by A.I.M., and courtesy of a shard of the Cosmic Cube artifact, the machine was capable of mimicking the powers and skills of numerous super beings. It has mimicked over a dozen meta-human characters, with the effect extending to including specific weapons and equipment, such as Captain America 's shield , Iron Man 's armor , Hawkeye 's bow and arrows, and Thor 's mystical hammer Mjolnir . The Super-Adaptoid possesses exceptional artificial intelligence, but limited imagination and an inability to understand
3640-495: The primary Avengers team, such as Thor and Hyperion , work side by side with A.I.M. When they create a machine to propel individuals across the Multiverse , some of the heroes who were helping A.I.M. offer themselves for a one-way trip to find the origin of the incursions threatening all reality. Following the fight against Maker , Sunspot meets with the government and they make plans to merge Avengers Idea Mechanics with
3705-690: The same future, A.I.M is on the verge of making peace with the UN, when a renegade A.I.M. scientist unleashes Death's Head 3.0 on the peace conference. In the House of M reality, A.I.M. is re-imagined as a human resistance movement led by Monica Rappacini to oppose Exodus , ruler of Australia , and his cohorts . In the Marvel Adventures version of Iron Man, A.I.M., through the use of dummy companies , acquires Stark International's hover platform and uni-beam technology in their invasion of Madripoor,
3770-556: The straggling A.I.M. Agents were later defeated by Elektra's Daredevil appearance and left for the police. During the Time Runs Out storyline, Sunspot reveals that he bought A.I.M and used their resources to investigate incursions threatening reality. Heroes working as part of Avengers Idea Mechanics include Hawkeye , Squirrel Girl , Songbird , Wiccan , Hulkling , White Tiger , Power Man and Pod . Sunspot reveals he has fired much of higher management. Many heroes working in
3835-464: The two a 2-D hologram of the organism beating the Avengers. Taking pride in this, Forson orders their translocator activated and to retrieve their "lost child". When Taskmaster is shot and seemingly killed by Mockingbird now under Forson's control, Forson revealed that Mockingbird was secretly working for Forson years ago, and that he used Mockingbird so he could take over the Cult of Entropy. Forson also uses Adaptoids from an alternate reality to combat
3900-574: The villains to be picked up and processed. Some of the A.I.M. Agents that avoided capture were recruited to Madame Masque's side. In a flashback, some A.I.M. Agents working for Madame Masque were briefly seen fighting Big Ben Donovan 's gang. Some A.I.M. Agents accompanied Madame Masque and a mind-controlled Shotgun , Count Nefaria , Silvermane , and Owl in fighting Janice Lincoln 's group in Central Park. The A.I.M. Agents were among those that were defeated by Spider-Man and his allies. Some of
3965-557: Was also kidnapped, as A.I.M. wants to prevent him from telling the world about their attacks on his country and to use his intellect to build technology for A.I.M. Similar to Iron Man's main Marvel Universe origin, Yinsen and Stark both build armor to escape. However, Yinsen destroys the generator powering the island in order to save his homeland. The explosion kills Yinsen, but Stark lives and becomes Iron Man to prevent people like A.I.M. from committing evil against innocents. Here,
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#17327825882134030-536: Was concerned with Islamic terrorism , by 2005–2007 he was primarily engaged with homegrown terrorists : A.I.M. and A.I.D. A.I.M. has outposts active in several other universes in the Marvel Multiverse , including the universes for Ultimate Marvel , Marvel 1602 , and Age of Apocalypse . In the Heroes Reborn reality, A.I.M. is led by Baron Zemo and MODOK as they take on Captain America and
4095-549: Was featured in the Iron Man title reactivated by Jarr and Tyrr as a servant. After a battle where Iron Man defeated the Adaptoid, the android evolved into the metal-based Cyborg-Sinister , attacking Stark Industries which resulted in another confrontation with Iron Man which ended with the android being seemingly destroyed. The Adaptoid reforms in the Captain Marvel title, and after a brief battle with Iron Man follows
4160-506: Was headed by Aldrich Killian . A.I.M. debuted in Strange Tales #146 (July 1966), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It is revealed to be a branch of the organization known as THEM in Strange Tales #147 (August 1966). A large organization was mentioned in Strange Tales #142 (March 1966) and depicted in Tales of Suspense #78 (June 1966) a few months earlier. It is later revealed in Strange Tales #149 (October 1966) that THEM
4225-553: Was the Scientist Supreme of A.I.M. after the organization went public and established their base in the sovereign island nation Barbuda and overthrew the Wizard with consent of the rest of A.I.M. Barbuda was then renamed A.I.M. Island. Forson appears as the Supreme Leader of the new High Council of A.I.M., consisting of Graviton (as the Minister of Science), Jude the Entropic Man (as the Minister of Health ), Mentallo (as
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