Toad
Toad is a mutant villain known for his ranine appearance and ability to jump great distances. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by Magneto, whom Toad shamelessly served and obeyed even after the apparent dissolution of the team.
Biography
Toad was among the original members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants around early 1964, along with Magneto, Mastermind, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch. For the remainder of the year, the Brotherhood enacted a number of schemes, all of which were foiled by the X-Men. They invaded the country of Santo Marco;[1] kidnapped the X-Man Angel;[2] and failed to recruit a number of people, namely Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Blob, Thor, and Unus the Untouchable.[3][4][5][6] In early 1965, another failed recruitment backfired spectacularly, as the alien known as the Stranger petrified Mastermind and took Magneto and Toad back to his home planet for study. On top of that, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch left the team, effectively putting an end to the Brotherhood for the time being. The X-Men took Mastermind back to their base and maintained control of his petrified form.[7]
Magneto was miserable on the Stranger's planet, where he and Toad were kept for months with no clear method of escape under Stranger's constant presence and surveillance. Magneto plotted his escape, eyeing the many alien relics that the Stranger had collected, especially the graveyard of seemingly broken down spaceships. After several months, Stranger left the planet on one of his excursions, allowing Magneto to use his powers to access and reactivate a spaceship strong enough to return him to Earth. The incessantly loyal Toad followed his leader, but Magneto kicked him away and left him on the planet as he flew away.[8]
See also
- Frog-Man, a similar but unrelated criminal
References
- ↑ The X-Men #4: "The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants!" (March 1964) Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Reinman, Paul (i), Simek, Artie (let).
- ↑ The X-Men #5: "Trapped: One X-Man!" (May 1964) Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Reinman, Paul (i), Rosen, Sam (let).
- ↑ The X-Men #6: "Sub-Mariner Joins the Evil Mutants." (July 1964) Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Stone, Chic (i), Rosen, Sam (let).
- ↑ The X-Men #7: "The Return of the Blob." (September 1964) Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Stone, Chic (i), Simek, Artie (let).
- ↑ Journey into Mystery #109a: "When Magneto Strikes!" (October 1964) Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Stone, Chic (i), Rosen, Sam (let).
- ↑ The X-Men #8: "Unus, the Untouchable!" (November 1964) Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Stone, Chic (i), Rosen, Sam (let).
- ↑ The X-Men #11: "The Triumph of Magneto!" (May 1965) Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Stone, Chic (i), Simek, Artie (let).
- ↑ The X-Men #18: "If Iceman Should Fail—!" (March 1966) Lee, Stan (w), Gavin, Jay (p), Ayers, Dick (i), Simek, Artie (let).