The Eel
Leopold Stryke

Among his other many villainous exploits, the Eel 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.

In Captain America (vol. 1) #163, three serpent-themed villains (Viper, the Eel, and Cobra) banded together to form the "Serpent Squad." Their goal was to get revenge on Captain America and the Falcon for past defeats.

A second incarnation of the Serpent Squad appeared in Captain America #s 180-182, comprised of Viper (Dixon), the Eel, Princess Python, Cobra and Krang. The group tried to use the Serpent Crown to take over the world.

This character is in the following 27 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #158 (Feb. 1973): "The Crime Wave Breaks!" (1-panel cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #159 (Mar. 1973): "Turning Point!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #163 (July 1973): "Beware of Serpents!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #165 (Sep. 1973): "The Yellow Claw Strikes!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #166 (Oct. 1973): "Night of the Lurking Dead!" (behind the scenes)
Captain America (vol. 1) #180 (Dec. 1974): "The Coming of the Nomad!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #181 (Jan. 1975): "The Mark of Madness!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #182 (Feb. 1975): "Inferno!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #183 (Mar. 1975): "Nomad: No More!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #184 (Apr. 1975): "Cap's Back!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #185 (May 1975): "Scream the Scarlet Skull!" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #188 (Aug. 1975): "Druid-War" (mentioned)
Captain America (vol. 1) #261 (Sep. 1981): "Celluloid Heroes!" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #293 (May 1984): "Field of Vision!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #315 (Mar. 1986): "The Hard Sell" (cameo)

Captain America: The Legend #1 (Sep. 1996)
Daredevil (vol. 1) #6 (Feb. 1965): "Trapped by... The Fellowship of Fear!"
The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #36 (June 1976): "A Garden of Earthly Demise!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #37 (July 1976): "Evil in Bloom!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #38 (Aug. 1976): "Exile to Oblivion!"
The Defenders Annual #1 (Oct. 1976): "World Gone Sane?" (cameo)

The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #138 (Oct. 1980): "Elegy" (1-panel cameo)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man

Untold Tales of Spider-Man #11 (July 1996): "Shock Follows Shock!"
Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '97 (1997): "A Gallery of Spider-Man's Most Famous Foes!"

The X-Men

The X-Men (vol. 1) #22 (July 1966): "Divided--We Fall!"
The X-Men (vol. 1) #23 (Aug. 1966): "To Save a City!"
X-Men (vol. 1) #94 (Aug. 1975): "The Doomsmith Scenario!" (cameo)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=1798
  - http://marvel.com/universe/Eel_(Leopold_Stryke)
  - http://www.marvel.com/universe/Serpent_Squad
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/ebef.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/emissariesofevilegg.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/e.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/cracri.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/c4.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/seosg.htm

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