Corporation (comics)
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| The Corporation | |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #23 (Apr 1976) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
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| Type of organization | Organized crime |
The Corporation is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe.
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[edit] Publication history
The Corporation first appeared in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #23-24 (April-May 1976), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Gil Kane.
The organization subsequently appears in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #26-27 (July-August 1976), #29-31 (October-December 1976), and Incredible Hulk #211-212 (May-June 1977).
A different version of the same organization first appeared in Captain America #213-214 (September-October 1977) by Jack Kirby, and subsequently appears in Marvel Premiere #39-40 (February, April 1978), #44 (October 1978), Captain America #217-218 (January-February 1978), #220 (April 1978), #222-223 (June-July 1978), #225 (September 1978), Machine Man #7-9 (October-December 1978), Incredible Hulk #228-230 (October-December 1978), Captain America #228 (December 1978), Incredible Hulk #231-232 (January-February 1979), Captain America #229-231 (January-March 1979), Marvel Two-in-One #47-48 (January-February 1979), Captain America #236 (August 1979), Incredible Hulk #233-237 (March-July 1979), Captain America #281 (May 1983), Marvel Comics Presents #82 (1991), Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #36 (June 1992), Cage #13-14 (April-May 1993), and Heroes for Hire #1-5 (October 2006-February 2007).
[edit] Fictional organization history
The Corporation was a nationwide criminal-political organization run like a business. The Corporation has employed a large number of operatives in its schemes.
[edit] Employees
[edit] Leaders
- Senator "Kligger" Stivak[1]
- Curtiss Jackson
- Filippo Ayayla
- Veda
- Karl Malus
- Veil
[edit] Agents
- Blue Streak
- Carnation[2]
- Coldfire
- Conquer Lord
- Constrictor
- Contract
- Doctor Faustus
- Jonathan Hemlock[3]
- Kangaroo (Brian Hibbs)
- Manslaughter
- Moonstone (Lloyd Bloch)
- Night Flyer
- Rocketeers
- Sleeper Agent
- Stryke
- Troubleshooter
- Vamp/Animus
- Agent 4
- Agent 6
- Agent 7
- Number 12
- Benedict Arnold
- Harry Paul
- Grant Henderson
- Maris Collins
- Jason O’Connor
- Simon Granville
- Tim Wender
- Ainsley Wescott
