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| Aliases: | Killer Shrike |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Type: | Supervillain |
| Occupation: | Mercenary |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Altered human |
| Location: | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Associations: | Masters of Evil Sinister Six United States Air Force |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Rampaging Hulk #1 |
Simon Maddicks is a fictional mercenary and costumed super-villain and a recurring antagonist featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in issue #1 of the Rampaging Hulk magazine series in January, 1977.
Origin[]
As a young man, Simon Maddicks did a tour in the military, which provided him with basic combat experience. After leaving the military, he hired himself out as a mercenary. He was employed by the Roxxon Corporation, who had lab technicians from their subsidiary, the Brand Corporation, give Maddicks enhanced physical characteristics.
Abilities[]
Powers[]
Skills[]
Equipment[]
- Battlesuit: Simon Maddicks wears a special battlesuit designed by the Brand Corporation. It includes a mask, a cape, and dual-bladed wrist gauntlets.
- Spinal implant: Simon Maddicks had a chip implanted in the base of his spine that enabled him to resist the effects of gravity.
Associations[]
- Brand Corporation - Freelance employee/Recruit.
- Masters of Evil - Shadow Council iteration.
- Roxxon Oil Corporation - Recruit.
- Shadow Council - Associate.
- Sinister Six - "All-New" member.
- United States Air Force - Former member.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Simon Maddicks was created by writer John Warner and artist John Buscema.
- "Killer Shrike" and "Killer Shrike (Simon Maddicks)" both redirect to this page.