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| Ivan Krushki | |
| Aliases: | Krushki |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Russia Exile Island |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Captain America, Vol. 1 #102 |
Ivan Krushki is a fictional criminal and a recurring antagonist featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is part of the mainstream Marvel Universe and was introduced in a shadowed-out cameo panel in Captain America, Volume 1 #102 in June, 1968. Ivan Krushki made his first full appearance in the following issue, Captain America, Volume 1 #103 in July, 1968. The character was created by writer Stan Lee, artist Jack Kirby and inker Syd Shores.
Overview[]
Ivan Krushki was a Russian expatriate who fled his country at the end of World War II. He aligned himself with a group of similarly ambitious men to form the Exiles. Stationed on Exile Island, Ivan Krushki often employed his talents in the service of the Red Skull. While Krushki's other compatriots specialized in strategy and sadism, Krushki preferred to let his muscles do the talking, exorcising brute force for both business and pleasure. More than any of the other Exiles, Ivan truly seemed to enjoy tormenting smaller, weaker men.