Origin Dragon Man is a synthetic lifeform created at Empire State University by Professor Gregson Gilbert . Unable to grant it life by himself, the villain Diablo animated him with his alchemy. The Thing would encounter Dragon Man after he spots Diablo in the laboratory. Dragon Man wraps his tail around the Thing and throws him through a window. Diablo orders the Dragon Man to seek out the rest of the Fantastic Four to destroy them. The Human Torch engages Dragon Man in the air and builds a fire fence around him. Dragon Man is unfazed and spews flame from its mouth, forcing the Torch to absorb a tremendous amount of heat. The Torch is super-heated and blazes toward the upper atmosphere to safely disperse the heat he had absorbed. Reed and Sue Richards engage the beast, with the Invisible Woman wrapping a force field around Dragon Man's wings, causing him to crash. Sue Richards decides to approach the beast peacefully and see how Dragon Man responds to her kindness and sympathy. Dragon Man doesn't fight back and begins to stroke Sue's hair. Suddenly Diablo incapacitates Mr. Fantastic , the Invisible Woman, and the Thing with a potion while they were distracted with Dragon Man. Johnny Storm finds his fallen teammates and revives them. The Fantastic Four would find Diablo and Dragon Man at the edge of Dead Man's Lake. Diablo is about to use a freeze potion on the Fantastic Four until he is swept off his feet by Dragon Man's tail. The potion freezes the surface of the lake, and Dragon Man chases after Diablo. Dragon Man leaps onto Diablo, and they sink underneath the icy surface. Dragon Man and Diablo never resurface and were swept away by the strong current. Creation Dragon Man was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1965 and first appeared in Fantastic Four # 35. Character Evolution Dragon Man is one of the most powerful androids ever created. Dragon Man has the mentality of a young child or docile dog but it is easily controlled and manipulated by ultrasonics or hypnotism. Dragon Man is not evil in nature and used more so as a pawn for evil men with diabolical schemes. Throughout the years, Dragon Man has been used as a powerful pawn for numerous villains including Diablo, Ringmaster, Mad Thinker, Puppet Master and Machinesmith. Dragon Man has encountered numerous heroes including Spider-Man, the Hulk and Captain America but most notably against the Fantastic Four. Dragon Man responds well to kindness and especially has a tender connection to Susan Richards and the Powers children. Dragon Man has recently been adopted by the Fantastic Four and has gotten close to the gifted children from the Future Foundation especially Valeria Richards. Dragon Man has been reprogrammed by Valeria and now has super intellect and the capability of human speech. Major Story Arcs Dragon Man goes after Gorgon. Dragon Man would slumber underneath the ground for months until he is reawaken during a fight between Johnny Storm and Medusa next to Dead Man's Lake. Medusa would use a vacuum gun on the Torch and douse his flame when all the oxygen around him is drained away. However, the unexpected change in surface temperature rudely awakens the creature and Dragon Man breaks through the surface. Dragon Man initially attacks Medusa with his flaming breath but its demeanor suddenly changes to tenderness when it touches Medusa's flowing red hair and is reminded of Sue Richards, the only human who had ever shown him kindness. The Inhuman known as Gorgon is seeking Medusa and attacks Dragon Man when he finds them together. Gorgon kicks a massive boulder towards Dragon Man and the creature retaliates with a fire blast. Gorgon evades the spewing flame and kicks Dragon Man. Medusa escapes during the battle so Dragon Man ignores Gorgon and pursues the red headed beauty. Dragon Man grabs Medusa's car and flies away unaware that Gorgon is following them by helicopter. An injured Reed Richards would stretch outside his window of the Baxter Building to do a shor…
| Creators | Jack Kirby, Stan Lee |
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| Teams | Circus of Crime, Cosmic Strangers, Frightful Four, Future Foundation, Masters of Animal Evil, New Enforcers |