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| Circus of Crime | |
| Aliases: | Keibler's Circus [1] Masters of Menace [2] Cirque de Nuit |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Type: | Supervillain team |
| Status: | Active |
| Founding members: | Maynard Tiboldt |
| Current members: | Ringmaster; Bruto the Strongman; Cannonball; Clown; The Great Gambonnos; Princess Python; Teena the Fat Lady |
| Enemies: | Black Golaith; Captain America; Hawkeye; Hulk; Power Man; Spider-Man |
| 1st appearance: | Captain America Comics #5 [3] Incredible Hulk #3 [4] |
The Circus of Crime is, as its name suggests, a traveling circus made up of various criminals. They go from town to town under the premise of being a legitimate circus attraction, but they use their varied talents to commit crimes. The leader of the Circus is a man named Maynard Tiboldt - the Ringmaster, whose influence is the guiding tool of the group due to his hypnotic top hat.
History[]
Following numerous confrontations between themselves and colorful super-heroes such as Spider-Man and the Hulk, the Circus of Crime also found themselves engaged in a war with members of the Quentin Carnival. Unfortunately for them, one of the carnival's members was motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze, who could call upon the demonic power of the Ghost Rider. At the conclusion of this altercation, the Quentin Carnival recruited Eliot Franklin - the clown of the Circus of Crime, and reunited him with his father, Corky Franklin, who was the clown who performed for the Quentin Carnival. [5]
Members[]
- Bruto the Strongman, Bruce Olafsen
- Clown, Eliot Franklin
- Ernesto Gambonno
- Fire-Eater, Tomás Ramírez
- Human Cannonball, Jack Pulver
- Live Wire, Rance Preston
- Luigi Gambonno
- Ringmaster, Maynard Tiboldt
- Princess Python, Zelda DuBois
- Teena the Fat Lady, Mary Stenson
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Circus of Crime was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.
Appearances[]
See also[]
External Links[]
- Circus of Crime at MDP
- Circus of Crime at Wikipedia
- Circus of Crime at Comic Vine
- Circus of Crime at the Marvel Universe
References[]
- ↑ Keibler's Circus is actually a different organization, though some members of the circus have also been associated with the Circus of Crime.
- ↑ This was the name that the group operated under for a brief period after they had kicked out the Ringmaster. It was led by Eliot Franklin, the Clown.
- ↑ This is the first appearance of the original circus from the 1940s, led by Fritz Tiboldt.
- ↑ This is the first appearance of the modern Circus of Crime.
- ↑ Ghost Rider Vol 2 73