Constrictor
Frank Payne

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Constrictor

Alter Ego: Frank Payne

Other Names: Frank Schlichting; Franz Schlichting; Franklin Schlichting

Classification:  villain    hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #212 (June 1977): "Crushed By...the Constrictor!"

Creators: Len Wein, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chan

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 124

Teams/Affiliations: S.H.I.E.L.D.; Shadow Initiative; Sinister Syndicate; Six Pack; The Frightful Four; The Masters of Evil

Birth Place: Rancine, Wisconsin, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 36 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Avengers: The Initiative

Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007): "Happy Accidents" (cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #22 (Apr. 2009): "Avengers: The Initiative Dissasembled: Part 2" (4-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #24 (July 2009): "Avengers: The Initiative Dissasembled: Part 4"
Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sep. 2009): "Up Is Down" (8-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009): "Even The Losers / The Taking of 42" (6-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #28 (Nov. 2009): "Uprising" (3-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #29 (Dec. 2009): "Nightmares"

Cable & Deadpool #11 (Mar. 2005): "Thirty Pieces, Part 1: Predator & Pray"
Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #228 (Dec. 1978): "A Serpent Lurks Below"
Captain America (vol. 1) #229 (Jan. 1979): "Traitors All About Me!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #230 (Feb. 1979): "Assault On Alcatraz!" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #231 (Mar. 1979): "Aftermath!" (2-panel cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #281 (May 1983): "Before the Fall!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #282 (June 1983): "On Your Belly You Shall Crawl, and Dust Shall You Eat!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #283 (July 1983): "America the Cursed!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #308 (Aug. 1985): "The Body in Question" (photo/picture/video)
Captain America (vol. 1) #309 (Sep. 1985): "Nomad Madcap Cap..."
Captain America (vol. 1) #310 (Oct. 1985): "Serpents of the World Unite!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #311 (Nov. 1985): "Working..."
Captain America (vol. 1) #319 (July 1986): "Overkill" (mentioned)

Captain America: The Legend #1 (Sep. 1996)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Civil War: War Crimes #1 (Feb. 2007)
Dark Reign Files #1 (Apr. 2009)
Deadpool (vol. 2) #43 (Aug. 2000): "The Menaced Phantom"
The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #212 (June 1977): "Crushed By...the Constrictor!"
Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #119 (Jan. 1993): "Doin' the Toe Jam, Part 1: Home Is Where the Hitmen Are" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #120 (Late Jan. 1993): "Doin' the Toe Jam Part 2: The High Road, the Low Road, the Back Roads" (lead character)

Marvel Fanfare (vol. 2) #6 (Feb. 1997): "Second Chances"
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #7 (June 2005): "Master of the Ring: Part 1"
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (vol. 3) #36 (June 1992): "The Snake Who Came in from the Cold"
Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #51 (Feb. 2003): "Just Another Manic Monday"
The Thing (vol. 2) #8 (Aug. 2006): "Last Hand"
Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #24 (Mar. 1999): "The Eye of the Storm"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #25 (Apr. 1999): "Saving the World!"

Vengeance of the Moon Knight #2 (Dec. 2009): "Shock and Awe: Chapter 2: The Sentry's Curse" (mentioned)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constrictor_(comics)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/constrictor/29-2127/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/consconz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/mastmasz.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/c3.html