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37-685: The original team first appeared in Captain America #163, and was created by Steve Englehart . The Serpent Squad was founded by the original Viper after escaping prison with his brother, the Eel , and Cobra . Their plot involved ruining Captain America 's reputation using false advertisements. Captain America soon caught on to their scheme, and along with the Falcon defeated the trio and sent them back to prison. Madame Hydra later assassinated

74-658: A battle with the Thing and Stingray , the Serpent Squad accomplished their task. However, Triton joined the battle, and the three heroes were able to defeat Anaconda, Death Adder, and Black Mamba and trap them under the sea. Sidewinder escaped and handed the Serpent Crown over to Hugh Jones. Anaconda freed herself and her teammates from the silt, and the trio worked as freelance mercenaries, eventually battling Iron Man . They were then invited by Sidewinder to join

111-560: A mission to kill Captain America, whom the retired Porcupine had ostensibly captured. This ruse is actually devised by the Captain, and it eventually leads to a battle in which Death Adder (along with Cottonmouth and Rattler ) lost; the three of them are after a time bailed out by Sidewinder, however. When ordered to bring the failed Princess Python back to her original group, the Circus of Crime , Death Adder's serpent saucer crashes in

148-864: A mission, he was shot and killed by the vigilante known as the Scourge of the Underworld . He was later briefly reviewed to be part of the Legion of the Unliving and then brought back to life by the Hood to fight the Punisher . Theodore Scott, the second Death Adder, first appeared during the Civil War storyline in 2005-2006 as one of the criminals forced to join the Thunderbolts army. He would later join

185-488: A tiny hole in each of his talons. These fingers could be pneumatically elongated from 8 to 15 inches (380 mm) in length. Roland Burroughs had a college degree in engineering. Death Adder appeared in the Ultimate Marvel universe, though this version is actually female and was portrayed as a normal female who wore civilian clothing and had green lizard-like skin, along with her tail and claws. She works alongside

222-677: A valuable weapon known as the "micro scanner". This device scans and disrupts various body functions. They are ambushed and defeated by Iron Man but were able to escape. They later receive an invitation to join Sidewinder 's Serpent Society . All three attended the first organizational meeting of the Serpent Society. It was there in the Serpent Society that Death Adder was able to shine, killing MODOK during their first mission by scrapes of his poisoned talons. He encounters Captain America during this mission. He also participates in

259-772: The Secret Invasion storyline, the new Death Adder joined the Serpent Society . The Society held a number of civilians hostage in a compound in the American Midwest claiming they were protecting themselves from the Skrulls . However, they were easily defeated by Nova and his new Nova Corps . As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel event, Death Adder appears as a member of Viper's Serpent Society under its new name of Serpent Solutions. During

296-768: The Serpent Squad and battles the Fantastic Four while searching for the Serpent Crown . She later reappears with the Serpent Squad, having escaped prison and once again searching for the Serpent Crown inside Project Pegasus. She was defeated by Spider-Man, the Human Torch, Iceman, and Rick Jones. A second, male Death Adder appears much later as a member of the street gang called the Serpent Skulls. He commanded his own punk-themed underlings. He

333-652: The Thing was able to blast Black Mamba away, and Human Torch got the best of Asp. However, Princess Python eventually knocked a piece of the Thing's body off of his upper arm. That, paired with Black Mamba's insulting the Thing over how he will "die alone," began the crossover Ultimate Power . The Serpent Squad later reappeared in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man again hunting for the Crown. A third encounter with Spider-Man also brought them into conflict with

370-525: The "Opening Salvo" part of the Secret Empire storyline, Death Adder was with Serpent Solutions at the time when they are recruited by Baron Helmut Zemo to join his Army of Evil. Later, Death Adder joined Belladonna 's Assassins Guild. Alongside several other assassins, Death Adder confronted Deadpool. Before the battle began, Deadpool killed Death Adder by throwing a shuriken into his skull. After realizing it hit Death Adder, Deadpool joked that he

407-530: The 1940s series Captain America Comics (1941–1949, 1954) and Captain America's Weird Tales (1949–1950). This series was almost immediately followed by the 13-issue Captain America vol. 2 (Nov. 1996 – Nov. 1997, part of the " Heroes Reborn " crossover), the 50-issue Captain America vol. 3 (Jan. 1998 – Feb. 2002), the 32-issue Captain America vol. 4 (June 2002 – Dec. 2004), and Captain America vol. 5 (Jan. 2005 – Aug. 2011). Beginning with

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444-443: The 2010 Venom series. He later becomes a member of Crime Master's Savage Six , a super-powered team to do his bidding. Death Adder is later killed by Venom. A new Death Adder appeared during Civil War . He is seen alongside many others criminals in the Thunderbolts army. Death Adder has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book Avengers: The Initiative #1. During

481-541: The 600th overall issue (Aug. 2009), Captain America resumed its original numbering, as if the series numbering had continued uninterrupted after #454. As part of the aftermath of Marvel Comics' company-crossover storyline " Civil War ", Steve Rogers was ostensibly killed in Captain America vol. 5, #25 (March 2007). Series writer Ed Brubaker remarked, "What I found is that all the really hard-core left-wing fans want Cap to be standing out on and giving speeches on

518-483: The All-New Ultimates. Captain America (comic book) Captain America is a comic book title featuring the character Captain America and published by Marvel Comics . The original Captain America comic book series debuted in 1968. Atlas Comics published the short-lived title Captain America #76–78 from May 1954 to September 1954. Atlas came to adopt the name Marvel Comics in 1961. During

555-671: The Death Adder who had been resurrected. Roland Burroughs was born in Rochester, New York . A small-time thug, Death Adder is chosen by Roxxon Oil Company to participate in a covert operation to retrieve the powerful Serpent Crown from the Atlantic Ocean. At Roxxon's Mutagenic Laboratory, Roland is surgically given gills and a bionic tail, as well as poison-tipped claws, to help him in his endeavors. An accident happens during this process which renders Death Adder mute. During

592-487: The Eel and Princess Python. After Cobra eventually turned on Viper, she shot him in the back and managed to escape, while Nomad rushed Cobra to the hospital. A third Serpent Squad appeared much later, under the employ of Roxxon Oil executive Hugh Jones . The field leader Sidewinder , along with his teammates Anaconda , Black Mamba , and Death Adder , was ordered to retrieve the Serpent Crown and return it to Jones. After

629-750: The Falcon's name was not on the cover for issues #193, 200, and 216. The 1972–1975 run on the title by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema saw the series become one of Marvel's top-sellers. In 2010, Comics Bulletin ranked Englehart and Buscema's run on Captain America fourth on its list of the "Top 10 1970s Marvels". Kirby returned to the series as writer and penciler with issue #193 (Jan. 1975) and remained through #214 (Oct. 1977). This series – considered Captain America volume one by comics researchers and historians – ended with #454 (Aug. 1996). Captain America Vol. 1 should not be confused with

666-483: The Marvel era, Captain America was starring in the title Tales of Suspense , which was retitled Captain America with issue #100 (April 1968). The new title Captain America continued to feature artwork by Jack Kirby , as well as a short run by Jim Steranko , and work by many of the industry's top artists and writers. It was called Captain America and the Falcon from #134 (Feb. 1971) to #222 (June 1978), although

703-551: The Punisher after one month the spell will end. Death Adder and Basilisk hold G.W. Bridge 's family hostage to make him tell them where they can find the Punisher. Death Adder is one of the few villains to survive the battle against Punisher and Bridge, with it being implied in his next appearance that the Hood, in spite of his failure to kill the Punisher, performed the necessary spell required to ensure Death Adder's normal life span

740-496: The Serpent Society just like his predecessor, he also became part of Serpent Solutions when the group was reorganized during the All-New, All-Different Marvel relaunch of several Marvel comic books. The first Death Adder first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #64 (June 1980) and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio . His identity was revealed by Rick Remender during an interview for ComicBookResources as

777-582: The Serpent Squad was doing on this Earth exactly was never revealed. The Serpent Squad appears in the Ultimate Universe as a group of female mercenaries searching for the Serpent Crown . The Squad consists of Anaconda , Black Mamba , Asp , Princess Python , and a female Death Adder . While searching for the crown, they came into conflict with the Ultimate Fantastic Four . Anaconda was apprehended by Mr. Fantastic , while

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814-466: The South Bronx after it gets hit by an unknown weapon. Leaving Princess Python where she was and attempting to take a cab back to the base, he is shot and killed by the vigilante known as the Scourge of the Underworld , who is posing as the cab driver. His body is later found by Sidewinder, and his closest friends Anaconda and Black Mamba were able to mourn his death. It is later revealed that it

851-702: The White House under the orders of the Red Skull, but Bucky, the new Captain America, attacked and defeated them all except for Sin. Another alternate version of the Serpent Squad appeared in Exiles #89. The Exiles team had to restore Earth-27537. The Exiles had a hard time defeating the Squad, who were working together with Diamondback, but eventually the Exiles did manage to win and moved over to another reality. What

888-661: The criminal organization, the Serpent Society , which they accepted. Former Serpent Squad members Cobra and Princess Python also joined the Society. While the Serpent Society was active, a new Serpent Squad suddenly appeared in Las Vegas. The members, Copperhead , Fer-de-Lance , Puff Adder , and Black Racer , committed acts of terrorism and theft in various casinos. Sidewinder noticed the group, and after they were defeated by Captain America, he freed them from prison and invited them to join his group. However, they were actually in

925-503: The employ of the Viper, and she used them to commence her takeover of the Serpent Society. The mission was a failure, but Copperhead, Fer-de-Lance, Puff Adder, and Black Racer decided to stay with the Serpent Society. Copperhead soon left after a conflict with the Cobra. Most recently, a new Serpent Squad surfaced with Sin as the leader, a new Viper , the Eel , and the Cobra. They attacked

962-426: The mission, he and his group, the third Serpent Squad , came into direct conflict with the heroes known as The Thing , Stingray , and Triton . The Serpent Squad is successful in finding the Serpent Crown but is defeated by the heroes and taken into custody. He and his former teammates, Black Mamba and Anaconda , joined with him again to infiltrate a zoo to sabotage Tony Stark's automatic animal-feeder and find

999-491: The murky depths of the ocean. He had a bionic tail which he could control like a fifth limb. He was able to swim at superhuman speeds. Death Adder wore lightweight full body armor supplied by the Brand Corporation, which included a special spike-studded casing for his tail and titanium talons on his gloves. He sometimes filled the reservoirs in each of his gloved fingers with snake venom which could be squeezed through

1036-720: The new Captain America in vol. 5, #34 (March 2008). As of 2007, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books had been sold in 75 countries. The storyline of Rogers' return began in issue #600. Marvel stated in May 2011 that Rogers, following the public death of Bucky Barnes in the " Fear Itself " crossover, would resume his Captain America identity in a sixth volume of Captain America , by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Steve McNiven . The Captain America title continued from issue #620 featuring team up stories with Bucky (#620-#628), Hawkeye (#629-#632), Iron Man (#633–635), Namor (#635.1), and Black Widow (#636-#640), and

1073-448: The original Viper and took his alias. She then reunited the Serpent Squad, urging the Eel to avenge his brother's death. At this time, Princess Python joined the group. Cobra was not willing to serve Viper and challenged her to a battle, but he was easily defeated. Working with the warlord Krang in an attempt to raise the lost continent Lemuria , the Serpent Squad were ambushed by Captain America, then in his Nomad identity, who defeated

1110-466: The street corner against the George W. Bush administration, and all the really right-wing fans all want him to be over in the streets of Baghdad, punching out Saddam Hussein ." The character's co-creator, Joe Simon , said, "It's a hell of a time for him to go. We really need him now." Artist Alex Ross designed a slightly revised Captain America costume that former sidekick Bucky Barnes began to wear as

1147-636: The title ended its print run with issue #640. Death Adder (comics)#Ultimate Marvel Death Adder is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The original Death Adder (Roland Burroughs) first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #64 (June 1980), created by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio . The second Death Adder (Theodore Scott), first appeared in Civil War Files #1 and

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1184-530: Was aiming for Lord Deathstrike . Through mutagenic experimentation by the Brand Corporation , the first Death Adder's strength, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes were artificially enhanced. He also became amphibious which allows him to breathe underwater through artificial gills as well as on land through his nose. His anatomy was bionically bolstered to be able to withstand the ocean depths. His eyes were augmented to be able to see clearly in

1221-596: Was apparently also the Scourge who shot Death Adder out of the sky in the first place. Death Adder, among other villains, was revived by the Grandmaster and as part of the Legion of the Unliving was pitted against the Avengers . He eventually poisoned and killed Tigra , but after Death was freed from her imprisonment, she reverted the world back to the way it was before The Grandmaster's meddling. Death Adder

1258-530: Was based on the concept of the original Death Adder. Burroughs was a hired criminal who was given his powers by the Brand Corporation that gave him razor-sharp claws, gills and a long tail, but also left him mute. After a failed mission to steal the Serpent Crown Death Adder joined up with Sidewinder as Sidewinder created the Serpent Society . During the Society's first mission, Death Adder killed MODOK using his poisoned talons. During

1295-547: Was killed by the bloodthirsty vigilante Scourge during the final showdown with the All-New Ultimates. The female Death Adder most recently appeared alongside the Serpent Squad, once again stealing the Serpent Crown. This time, they were defeated by Spider-Man and the All-New Ultimates. In the Avengers series dedicated to the American Armed Forces , Death Adder appears as a member of the Serpent Society. Unlike

1332-501: Was later among the seventeen criminals, all murdered by the Scourge, to be resurrected by Hood using the power of Dormammu as part of a squad assembled to eliminate the Punisher . He will be teamed up with the Basilisk . The Hood hosts a meeting for the resurrected criminals and explains to them that they have to kill the Punisher, telling them it was the Punisher who acted as the Scourge who killed them, and that if they do not kill

1369-409: Was restored. Along the way, Death Adder underwent surgeries provided to him via the Hood to undergo a major physical transformation. No longer does Death Adder wear a mask, as his face now resembles a chicken/lizard hybrid with a beak for a mouth and a fin much like his original mask possessed. Death Adder later appears as part of the new Crime Master 's syndicate that serves as the main antagonist in

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