Edward Hart | |
Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
Notability: | Antagonist |
Type: | Business owner |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Human |
Location: | Florida Everglades, Florida |
Associations: | None |
Relatives: | Jane Hart Elizabeth Hart |
Status: | Deceased |
First: | Man-Thing, Vol. 2 #9 |
Edward Hart is a fictional elderly man and a minor antagonist featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is associated with the Man-Thing line of titles and made a single appearance in Man-Thing, Volume 2 #9 in March, 1981 in a story called "The Echo of Pain!"
Biography[]
Edward Hart was an elderly man who lived in the Florida Everglades. He was the husband of Jane Hart and the mother of Elizabeth Hart. Edward and Jane were both upset when Elizabeth ran off to marry one of their laborers, David Connelly, whom they both felt were beneath her station. They were even more upset when they learned that Elizabeth was pregnant with David's child.
Rounding up David's father, they pursued the newlyweds out into the swamp. They found them lying dead in a cabin, both apparent victims of consuming poisoned well water. Elizabeth had already given birth, but there was no evidence of a baby. They soon discovered that the Man-Thing had come upon the infant and took it out into the swamps.
Jane approached the Man-Thing and fired her shotgun at it, but the bullet had little effect. She tried to fire a second time, but some of the Man-Thing's slime got into the gun barrel, clogging it up. Edward tried to protect his wife, but he was not quick enough. The weapon backfired, blowing back on Jane, killing her. Gripped by rage and fear, Edward advanced on the monster, but the Man-Thing grabbed him by the throat. Fear overtook the aging man, triggering the Man-Thing's burning touch. Edward died as the Man-Thing's grip burned through his throat.
Abilities[]
Powers[]
- None: Edward Hart is by all accounts a normal human being with no superhuman abilities to speak of.
Skills[]
- Business management: Owing that Edward Hart operated a successful orange grove business, it can be assumed that he was at least somewhat adept at business management.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Edward Hart was created by writer Dickie McKenzie and artist Larry Hama.
Appearances[]
See also[]
References[]
Burning touch | David Connelly | Elizabeth Hart | Florida | Florida Everglades | Jane Hart | Man-Thing | Swamps | Truck
Includes characters featured in the Man-Thing line of comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. |