Bruce Banner was attempting to kill the Hulk through overexposure to gamma rays. Fictional character biography Įmil Blonsky was born in Zagreb (now the capital and largest city of Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia) and became a KGB agent who infiltrated an Air Force Base in New Mexico where Dr. The character has been featured in a number of Marvel titles, gradually shifting from unthinking, savage brute, to master schemer, to tortured soul, and finally repentant villain and occasional defender of the weak before being killed in battle by the Red Hulk. In accordance with Lee's wishes, the character defeated the Hulk in their first battle. In his first appearance, Blonsky became a large scaly humanoid even stronger than the Hulk. Lee recalled that he simply told the artist Gil Kane to "make him bigger and stronger than the Hulk and we'll have a lot of fun with him." Įmil Blonsky first appeared in Tales to Astonish, and was introduced as a KGB agent and spy who became the Abomination after deliberately exposing himself to a greater quantity of the same gamma radiation that transformed Bruce Banner into his alter ego the Hulk, using a machine Banner was planning on using to commit suicide. Stan Lee chose the name "the Abomination", which he realized belonged to no other character, before conceiving the character's background and appearance. In 2009, the Abomination was ranked as IGN's 54th-greatest comic book villain of all time.
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The Abomination appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), portrayed by Tim Roth, who will reprise his role in the Disney+ television series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). ĭebuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has been featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as arcade and video games, animated television series, merchandise such as action figures and trading cards. He is one of the main enemies of the superhero Hulk. The original and best known iteration is Emil Blonsky, who first appeared in Tales to Astonish #90 (April 1967) and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Gil Kane. The Abomination is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, speed, and senses.Textless cover of Immortal Hulk #22 (Aug.