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| Man-Killer |
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The Man-Killer
Art by Jim Mooney
Gerry Conway
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| Characteristics |
| Alter ego |
Katrina Luisa Van Horne |
| Affiliations |
Advanced Idea Mechanics, Masters of Evil, Thunderbolts |
| Notable aliases |
Amazon |
| Abilities |
Robotic implants replacing and/or compounded with bones and nerves, which give her superhuman powers, good athletic abilities, and the ability to throw knives at a range of hundreds of meters. |
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The Man-Killer II is a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics' universe, who first appeared in Marvel Team-Up volume 1 #8 (April 1973) by Gerry Conway and Jim Mooney.
Katrina Luisa Van Horne was an Olympic skiier and is a militant feminist. After engaging in an argument with anti-Women's Liberation skier Karl Lubbings, the two took their disagreement to the slopes. Katrina was an Olympic-level skier, but Lubbings cut her off and both skiers plunged off the mountain. Katrina was severely injured and disfigured. She was fitted with a powered exoskeleton, and took the name Man-Killer. She has worked freelance and as an agent for Hydra. She has been a member of the Masters of Evil under the Crimson Cowl. As Amazon, she was briefly a member of the Thunderbolts under Hawkeye. She had fought Spider-Man on some occasions.
- While not confirmed it has been strongly implied that Katrina is a lesbian.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] As Man-Killer
- Daredevil vol. 1 #121, 123, #107 ("death")
- Iron Man vol. 1 #126-127
- Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #8
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z 2006 #7
- Thunderbolts vol. 1 #3, 18-20, 23-25, 27, 30, 35, 39-42
[edit] As Amazon
- Marvel Universe: The End #5-6, 71,73-75
- New Thunderbolts #18-19
- Thunderbolts vol. 1 #64-65, 66, 69, 71, 73-75, 80-81
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