The Origin of Marvel's Mole Man

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History of the Marvel Universe No. 262
The Origin of Marvel's Mole Man

For more on the Eternals and Deviants:
   • The Origin and History of the Eternals  

For more on Atlantis and the Great Cataclysm:
   • The Origin of Marvel's Atlantis & Nam...  

For more on the Fantastic Four:
   • The THING - The Origin of Ben Grimm  

Sources:
The Rise and Fall of the Deviants
- Eternals 001-002 (1976)
- What If? 023 (1980)
- History of the Marvel Universe 001 (2019)
The Origin of the Subterranans
- Tales of Suspense 043 (1963)
- X-Men 041 (1968)
- Avengers 306 (1989)
- Avengers Annual 020 (1991)
- Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big In Japan 004 (2006)
The Origin of Tyrannus
- Incredible Hulk 005 (1963)
- Avengers Annual 020 (1991)
- Incredible Hulks 627 (2011)
The Origin of the Mole Man
- Fantastic Four 001 (1961)
- Avengers Annual 020 (1991)
- Fantastic Four ½ (1998)
- Marvel Universe 004-007 (1998)
- Daredevil 010 (2012)
Other Subterraneans Emerge
- Incredible Hulk 005 (1963)
- Tales of Suspense 043 (1963)
- Journey Into Mystery 097 (1963)
- Avengers 005 (1964)
- X-Men 041-042 (1968)
Return of the Mole Man
- Fantastic Four 022 (1964)
- Spider-Man/Human Torch 001 (2005)
- Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (2005)
- Avengers 012 (1965)
- Avengers 017 (1965)
- Fantastic Four Annual 003 (1965)
- Tales to Astonish 080-081 (1966)
- Tales of Suspense 087-088 (1967)
- Avengers 040 (1967)
- X-Men 034 (1967)
- Fantastic Four 088-090 (1969)
- Incredible Hulk 127 (1970)
- Fantastic Four 127-128 (1972)
- Marvel Team-Up 017 (1974)
- Incredible Hulk 189 (1975)
- Fantastic Four Annual 013 (1978)
- Marvel Treasury Edition 025 (1980)
Queen Kala of Netherworld
- Tales of Suspense 043 (1963)
- Fantastic Four 127-128 (1972)
- Marvel Treasury Edition 025 (1980)
- Iron Man Annual 012 (1991)

Additional information from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.

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All Comments (21)
  • @angelcastaneda529
    I hope they have the Mole Man as the villain of the new Fantastic Four movie, you know for the fans, as he was the first villain of the FF.
  • @WhiteRaven696
    I liked that this video was more of a general history of the underworld and not just a specific biography of Mole Man, even if he was the focus. Gives me hope for an eventual video about the generation of heroes between the Invaders and the Fantastic Four.
  • @seanwickham4986
    Not only are your videos thorough but the production quality, voice over, and storytelling of your videos are one of the best accounts on YT!
  • @davidgalvez5341
    Mole Man is one of my favorite Marvel characters. Please do continue his story further. 👍
  • @jerfuhrer2581
    Wow! Mole Man was PROLIFIC in the 60s. Now, he's treated more like a joke character! This is so cool to learn
  • @shadowbear209akaprincepint3
    So glad you made a video of mole man he’s very underrated and always been one of my top five favorite marvel villains of all time I always feel so bad for the character.
  • @templetonf
    I find it hilarious that this "villain" eventually became the landlord for the Infinity Watch (a team lead by Adam Warlock to guard the Infinity Gems, with many future Guardians of the Galaxy as members). As such, he even earned himself a place in the infamous Marvel "Swimsuit Issue"!
  • @goredongoredon
    I like how you often include lots of side characters and sub plots from multiple comics in your character studies. I am only slightly familiar with all of the subterranean villians and didn't realize that their stories were so connected so this episode was particularly fun for me.
  • @cal4473
    i’ve been getting into the FF as of the last month or so, and I’m so glad to see you putting these videos on their characters and stories out. been following since your spider-man villain history videos, and it’s a great coincidence. can’t wait to see future videos on FF related stuff.
  • @micpar2
    The moleman isn't all bad. He actually was a good guy in Rom Spaceknight. He helped Rom battle the totally evil Dire Wraiths.