Jerry Morgan is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

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Publication history

Dr. Jerold Morgan first appeared in World of Fantasy

World of Fantasy

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#11 (April 1958), and was created by Angelo Torres

Angelo Torres

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. This story was reprinted in Weird Wonder Tales #7 (December 1974).

The character subsequently appears in Defenders vol. 1 #21 (March 1975), 31-33 (January–March 1976), 35 (May 1976), Defenders Annual #1 (October 1976), The Sensational She-Hulk vol. 2 #1-3 (May–July 1989), Web of Spider-Man #73 (February 1991), Marvel Comics Presents #97 (1992), New Warriors #36 (June 1993), Defenders vol. 2 #5 (July 2001), 7 (September 2001), 9-10 (October–December 2001), and Heroes for Hire #6-8 (March–May 2007).

Shrunken Bones appeared as part of the "Headmen" entry in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

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#5, and in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #3. The "Shrunken Bones" name has never been used in any actual stories.

Fictional character biography

Morgan is a genius in the organic sciences, and worked as a biologist and biochemist before becoming a professional criminal.

Morgan experimented in cellular compression, and once succeeded in reducing his own size, using a gas similar to that used by Dr. Henry Pym

Henry Pym

Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciler Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #27...

 to reduce his own size. However, a subsequent experiment reduced the size of Morgan’s skeleton somewhat, leaving his skin hanging loosely from his bones.

Morgan later joined the Headmen

Headmen

The Headmen is a group of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. They first appeared in The Defenders #21 .-Fictional biography:...

in their quest to use their intellectual talents to take control of the world.