Death Adder (Marvel)



Death Adder is the name of two supervillains in the Marvel Comic universe.

The first Death Adder, named Roland Burroughs, is chosen by Roxxon Oil Company to participate in a covert operation to retrieve the powerful Serpent Crown from the Atlantic Ocean. At Roxxon's Mutagenic Laboratory, Roland is surgically given gills and a bionic tail, as well as poison-tipped claws, to help him in his endeavors. An accident happens during this process which renders Death Adder mute. The first Death Adder had encounters with the Punisher, Captain America, and Iron Man.

The second Death Adder, Theodore Scott, appeared during the Civil War. He is seen alongside many others criminals in the Thunderbolts army. During the Skrull Invasion, the new Death Adder joined the Serpent Society. The Society held a number of civilians hostage in a compound in the American Midwest claiming they were protecting themselves from the Skrulls. However, they were easily defeated by Nova and his new Nova Corps.