Doughboy (character)
Comics character
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Doughboy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a dough-like artificial lifeform who was created by and often appears in association with Arnim Zola.
- Superhuman strength, durability, and agility
- Malleability
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 Doughboy as depicted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #32 (May 1993). Art by Keith Pollard (penciller), Josef Rubinstein (inker), and Andrew Yanchus (colorist). | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #209 (May 1977) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
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Doughboy has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with Grant Moninger voicing him in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
Publication history
Doughboy first appeared in Captain America #209 (May 1977), and was created by Jack Kirby.[1][2]
Fictional character biography
Doughboy is an artificial lifeform created by Arnim Zola as his servant who normally assumes a blob-like shape with long rubbery arms and stalk-like legs. Doughboy is employed by Arnim Zola against Captain America in Zola's first encounter with the Captain.[3][1][4][5][6][2]
Zola later fuses Doughboy with Primus, who takes control of Doughboy and conspires with Baron Zemo against Captain America.[7][8] Several years later, Doughboy is separated from Primus and battles Crossbones when he enters Zola's castle.[9] Doughboy assists in Zola's rescue of the Red Skull and Skeleton Crew, taking the form of a Quinjet.[10] Doughboy next captures Captain America and Thor on Zola's orders, only to be destroyed by Thor.[11] Doughboy later resurfaces and battles the Thunderbolts in China.[12]
Powers and abilities
Doughboy has a malleable body that enables him to fly, shapeshift, and absorb matter to grow in size.[2] However, he possesses limited intelligence and is largely incapable of acting without orders.
In other media
- Doughboy appears as a boss in Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal.[13]
- Doughboy appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, with vocal effects provided by Grant Moninger.[14][15] This version is a member of Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil.
- Doughboy appears in Avengers Assemble.[citation needed] This version is from another dimension, possesses a more humanoid appearance, and is part of a species of Doughboys.