Isbisa
Encyclopedia
Isbisa is a fictional
supervillain
in the Marvel Comics
universe
. He first appeared in All Winners Comics
vol. 1, #19 (Fall 1946), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics
during the 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books
. He was created by writer Bill Finger
and one or more of the five artists who contributed one or more chapters to his 44-page debut story.
Isbisa was a criminal mastermind as well as an expert in chemistry
and radioactivity. He relied on a series of high-powered suits to battle his enemies. He primarily battled the superhero
team the All-Winners Squad
, and was particularly obsessed with members the Whizzer
and Miss America
.
appearance, in All Winners Comics
#19 (Fall 1946), Isbisa appeared in flashback
in the superhero
-team comic Giant-Size Avengers
#1 (Aug. 1974), and in present-day stories in The Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 1, #2 (Dec. 1982) and The Sensational She-Hulk #29-30 (July-Aug. 1991).
curator Professor Saba, planned to take over the world by stealing an atom bomb. Accordingly, he took on an alias, Isbisa, after combining the first letter of the Ice Age
, the Stone Age
, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age
, the Steel Age
and the Atomic Age
. He assembled five villains to do battle against the superhero
team the All-Winners Squad
, and gave each one a plot to carry out in order to distract the superheroes while he stole the bomb. While the superheroes was kept busy by battle, Isbisa created a sleeping gas that he used on the workers at the Atom Smasher Vacuum Tube. Moments before succeeding in his plot to steal the bomb, the All-Winner Squad intervened. Isbisa fled, but was quickly caught, unmasked, and imprisoned.
In prison, Meke became obsessed with the All-Winners Squad, which had disbanded by then. In 1949, he escaped and learned that two members, Miss America
and the Whizzer
, were acting as bodyguards for a nuclear project. Though Isbisa's attempt at sabotage failed at killing either hero, Isbisa did manage to exposed the then-pregnant Miss America to high enough levels of radiation
to damage her unborn child. This resulted in a mutant
infant, eventually codenamed Nuklo
by the U.S. government, whose lethal radiation field killed his mother at childbirth.
Years later, Isbisa infiltrated the government project tasked with curing Nuklo. He assumed the position of Nuklo's therapist, under the name I.S. Bishoff. While there he created a new suit that could siphon off Nuklo's radiation. This had the duel effect of both healing Nuklo and imbuing Isbisa with superhuman power. At this point, the retired Whizzer, Robert Frank, had learned his son was alive. Frank, and the superheroes the Scarlet Witch
and her then-husband the Vision
, went came to the hospital where Nuklo was kept and where Isbisa was working, in the hope of taking Nuklo to the Attilan
, the city of the advanced race the Inhumans
, for advanced treatment. The disguised Isbisa attacked Frank and briefly defeated the two heroes. Frank managed to release Nuklo from his containment and then charge Isbisa, who killed the aged hero. When the Scarlet Witch and the Vision recover and attack him, Isbisa attempts to release all his stored-up radiation in a bid to kill them. This backfired, however, leaving him powerless and curing Nuklo. Isbisa was arrested.
Years later, he escaped again, and plotted to rejuvenate himself and to move people through time and space. During one of Jennifer Walters' (a.k.a. the She-Hulk
) court cases, Isbisa, disguised as a Professor Sanderson, transports the supervillan Venom
from a past battle with Spider-Man
and into the courthouse. Later, he transported the Hulk from a past comic-book battle and placed him near an unsuspecting She-Hulk. She-Hulk battled numerous time-displaced villains until her confidante, former Blonde Phantom
Louise Mason, deduced who was behind these events. When confronted, Isbisa escaped.
Fictional character
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supervillain
Supervillain
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in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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universe
Fictional universe
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. He first appeared in All Winners Comics
All Winners Comics
All Winners Comics was the name of two American comic book series of the 1940s, both published by Marvel Comics' predecessor, Timely Comics, during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. A superhero anthology comic in both cases, they variously featured such star...
vol. 1, #19 (Fall 1946), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics
Timely Comics
Timely Comics, an imprint of Timely Publications, was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics....
during the 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books
Golden Age of Comic Books
The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s...
. He was created by writer Bill Finger
Bill Finger
William "Bill" Finger was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development...
and one or more of the five artists who contributed one or more chapters to his 44-page debut story.
Isbisa was a criminal mastermind as well as an expert in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and radioactivity. He relied on a series of high-powered suits to battle his enemies. He primarily battled the superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
team the All-Winners Squad
All-Winners Squad
The All-Winners Squad is a fictional superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. The company's first such team, it first appeared in All Winners Comics #19 , published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.While the comic-book...
, and was particularly obsessed with members the Whizzer
Whizzer (Robert Frank)
The Whizzer is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared during the 1930s-1940s period that fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.-Publication history:...
and Miss America
Miss America (Marvel Comics)
Miss America is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #49 Miss America (Madeline Joyce Frank) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Marvel Mystery...
.
Publication history
Following his single Golden AgeGolden Age of Comic Books
The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s...
appearance, in All Winners Comics
All Winners Comics
All Winners Comics was the name of two American comic book series of the 1940s, both published by Marvel Comics' predecessor, Timely Comics, during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. A superhero anthology comic in both cases, they variously featured such star...
#19 (Fall 1946), Isbisa appeared in flashback
Flashback (narrative)
Flashback is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point the story has reached. Flashbacks are often used to recount events that happened before the story’s primary sequence of events or to fill in crucial backstory...
in the superhero
Superhero
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-team comic Giant-Size Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
#1 (Aug. 1974), and in present-day stories in The Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 1, #2 (Dec. 1982) and The Sensational She-Hulk #29-30 (July-Aug. 1991).
Fictional character biography
Simon Meke, the secretary of museumMuseum
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curator Professor Saba, planned to take over the world by stealing an atom bomb. Accordingly, he took on an alias, Isbisa, after combining the first letter of the Ice Age
Ice age
An ice age or, more precisely, glacial age, is a generic geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers...
, the Stone Age
Stone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...
, the Steel Age
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
and the Atomic Age
Atomic Age
The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era, is a phrase typically used to delineate the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear bomb Trinity on July 16, 1945...
. He assembled five villains to do battle against the superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
team the All-Winners Squad
All-Winners Squad
The All-Winners Squad is a fictional superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. The company's first such team, it first appeared in All Winners Comics #19 , published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.While the comic-book...
, and gave each one a plot to carry out in order to distract the superheroes while he stole the bomb. While the superheroes was kept busy by battle, Isbisa created a sleeping gas that he used on the workers at the Atom Smasher Vacuum Tube. Moments before succeeding in his plot to steal the bomb, the All-Winner Squad intervened. Isbisa fled, but was quickly caught, unmasked, and imprisoned.
In prison, Meke became obsessed with the All-Winners Squad, which had disbanded by then. In 1949, he escaped and learned that two members, Miss America
Miss America (Marvel Comics)
Miss America is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #49 Miss America (Madeline Joyce Frank) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Marvel Mystery...
and the Whizzer
Whizzer (Robert Frank)
The Whizzer is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared during the 1930s-1940s period that fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.-Publication history:...
, were acting as bodyguards for a nuclear project. Though Isbisa's attempt at sabotage failed at killing either hero, Isbisa did manage to exposed the then-pregnant Miss America to high enough levels of radiation
Radiation
In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space. There are two distinct types of radiation; ionizing and non-ionizing...
to damage her unborn child. This resulted in a mutant
Mutant
In biology and especially genetics, a mutant is an individual, organism, or new genetic character, arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or trait not...
infant, eventually codenamed Nuklo
Nuklo
Nuklo is a fictional character, mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Publication history:Nuklo first appeared in Giant-Size Avengers #1 , and was created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Dan Adkins....
by the U.S. government, whose lethal radiation field killed his mother at childbirth.
Years later, Isbisa infiltrated the government project tasked with curing Nuklo. He assumed the position of Nuklo's therapist, under the name I.S. Bishoff. While there he created a new suit that could siphon off Nuklo's radiation. This had the duel effect of both healing Nuklo and imbuing Isbisa with superhuman power. At this point, the retired Whizzer, Robert Frank, had learned his son was alive. Frank, and the superheroes the Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch
The Scarlet Witch is a fictional comic book character that appears in books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in X-Men #4 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
and her then-husband the Vision
Vision (Marvel Comics)
The Vision is the name of three fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:The first Vision was created by the writer-artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in Marvel Mystery Comics #13 The Vision is the name of three fictional characters that...
, went came to the hospital where Nuklo was kept and where Isbisa was working, in the hope of taking Nuklo to the Attilan
Attilan
Attilan is a fictional city in the that houses the Inhumans. It first appeared in Fantastic Four #47 . It has also been known as the Great Refuge and New Attilan.-Fictional history:...
, the city of the advanced race the Inhumans
Inhumans
The Inhumans are a fictional race of superhumans, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. This race appears in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics and exists in that company's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe....
, for advanced treatment. The disguised Isbisa attacked Frank and briefly defeated the two heroes. Frank managed to release Nuklo from his containment and then charge Isbisa, who killed the aged hero. When the Scarlet Witch and the Vision recover and attack him, Isbisa attempts to release all his stored-up radiation in a bid to kill them. This backfired, however, leaving him powerless and curing Nuklo. Isbisa was arrested.
Years later, he escaped again, and plotted to rejuvenate himself and to move people through time and space. During one of Jennifer Walters' (a.k.a. the She-Hulk
She-Hulk
She-Hulk is a Marvel Comics superheroine. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in Savage She-Hulk #1 ....
) court cases, Isbisa, disguised as a Professor Sanderson, transports the supervillan Venom
Venom (comics)
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
from a past battle with Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
and into the courthouse. Later, he transported the Hulk from a past comic-book battle and placed him near an unsuspecting She-Hulk. She-Hulk battled numerous time-displaced villains until her confidante, former Blonde Phantom
Blonde Phantom
The Blonde Phantom is a fictional masked crime fighter in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Syd Shores for Marvel predecessor Timely Comics, she first appeared in All Select Comics #11 , during the 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden...
Louise Mason, deduced who was behind these events. When confronted, Isbisa escaped.