
Religion: not determined yet
Name: Porcupine
Alter Ego: Alex Gentry
Other Names: Alexander "Alex" Gentry
Classification:
villain
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish #48
Number of appearances: 36
Teams/Affiliations: Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Maggia; Batroc's Brigade; Crime Wave
Foe of: The Avengers
Allies: Eel, Scarecrow, Unicorn
Occupation: weapons designer, criminal
Worked for: U.S. Government; Justin Hammer, Count Nefaria, Nebulon
Gender: male
Among his other many villainous exploits, Porcupine was a member of the short-lived super-villain team "Crime Wave," which was organized by the Cowled Commando (secretly NYPD police sergeant Brian Muldoon) as a way to push the city to provide a stronger police force. Crime Wave appeared in Captain America (vol. 1) #s 157-159.
This character is in the following 21 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Avengers (vol. 1) #167 (Jan. 1978): "Tomorrow Dies Today!"
Black Panther (vol. 5) #12 (Mar. 2010): "Power: Part 6"
Captain America
The Defenders
Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)
Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #58 (Aug. 1964): "The Magician and the Maiden!" (photo/picture/video)
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #138 (Oct. 1980): "Elegy" (1-panel cameo)
The X-Men (vol. 1) #94 (Aug. 1975): "The Doomsmith Scenario!" (cameo)
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.marvel.com/universe/Porcupine_(Alexander_Gentry)
- http://www.comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=1709
- http://www.comicvine.com/porcupine/29-12610/
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/emissariesofevilegg.htm
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/p2.html
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/poapos.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/cracri.htm
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/c4.html