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The Foolkiller is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by writer Steve Gerber and first appeared in the pages of 1974's ''Man-Thing''. He also had a ten-issue limited series that ran from 1990 to 1991, followed by another in 2007. There have been four different individuals to adopt the mantle of the Foolkiller. The character was inspired by a Southern legend that was the basis for a short story by O. Henry. This in turn was the inspiration for a later novel by Helen Eustis. The novel was made into a film featuring Anthony Perkins. A character of the same name also appeared in L. Frank Baum's ''The Enchanted Island of Yew''. ==Publication history== The original Foolkiller was introduced in ''Man-Thing'' #3 and killed in the next issue. In his brief ''Man-Thing'' appearance, the Foolkiller attempted to kill two major characters in the series: F.A. Schist, a real estate developer whose projects threatened the ecology of the Florida Everglades, and Richard Rory, a disc jockey who had denounced the Foolkiller's activities. His real name was not given until a later flashback in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #225, which stated that it was Ross G. Everbest (a variant of Gerber's Reg Everbest pseudonym with his middle name attached to it). Gerber created the second version of the character in ''Omega the Unknown'' #9 (plus a one-panel cameo in #8, which was written by Roger Stern). Gerber's ''Foolkiller'' miniseries, illustrated by JJ Birch, was published from October 1990 to October 1991. It focused on a new character, Kurt Gerhardt. A new Foolkiller, Mike Trace, has appeared in two five-issue MAX series, ''Foolkiller'' (vol. 2) (2007) and ''Foolkiller: White Angels'' (2009). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Foolkiller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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