Mongoose is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

Mongoose first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #283, and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz.

Fictional character biography

Mongoose was originally a normal mongoose before the High Evolutionary transformed him into an anthropomorphic form to serve as his agent. He battles both Spider-Man, Thunderstrike, and Thor, becoming an enemy of the latter and joining Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil. After being arrested by Zemo's Thunderbolts, Mongoose agrees to join the team instead of being imprisoned, and later joins the Fifty State Initiative as well. In The Punisher War Journal, Mongoose is among the animal-themed supervillains who are kidnapped by Alyosha Kraven before being rescued by the Punisher.

Powers and abilities

Genetic engineering by the High Evolutionary granted Mongoose superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes. He is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant utilizing his superhuman speed and cunning to create his own unique fighting style. The Mongoose wears artificial claws on his gloves, and uses gas pellets (causing dizziness and disorientation), and a wrist device used to project concussive blasts. He has also carried a cellsmograph, a device for determining the presence of a living being by identifying its genetic structure. He also has access to the advanced sky-craft and land vehicles of Wundagore, and once used a Wundagorian "asteroid blaster" to attack Thor.