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The Molten Man (Mark Raxton) is a
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appearing in
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s published by
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. Once a chemical engineer who longed to get rich, Mark Raxton was caught in an accident that saw his body get covered by an experimental organic-liquid metal
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, which granted him superpowers, including the ability to generate extreme heat and radiation. Turning to a life of crime, he started off as an enemy of the
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, but eventually was redeemed. He is also the stepbrother of
Liz Allan Elizabeth "Liz" Allan, also known as Elizabeth Allan-Osborn and commonly misspelled as "Liz Allen", is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and ...
. The character has made appearances in several forms of media, including animated series and video games. A creature based on the "Molten Man" appeared in the
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film '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), which was actually an illusion created by a series of drones operated by
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.


Publication history

The character was created by
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and
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and first appeared in ''
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'' #28 (September 1965).


Fictional character biography

Mark Raxton was born in
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. He was a scientist who could not wait to use his skills to become rich and once worked at
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Industries as the laboratory assistant to Dr.
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, creator of the
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s. Raxton and Smythe developed an experimental new liquid metallic
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for the Spider-Slayers from a
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, but Raxton in his greed and impatience, attempted to steal it and sell it, ignoring Smythe's protests that it needed further testing. In the ensuing fight with Smythe in the laboratory, Raxton spilled the liquid alloy all over himself, his skin absorbing it and turning golden. Fearing for his life, Raxton ran for the nearest hospital, only to discover that the alloy had changed him for the better when he angrily punched an irate motorist's hood, buckling it. Realizing the great potential his new abilities afforded him, Raxton, calling himself the Molten Man, turned to crime to further his monetary gains. Peter Parker, as Spider-Man, nearly missed his
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to stop the Molten Man's first crime spree. Raxton was later released from jail, only to continue his criminal activities. However, he was once again defeated by Spider-Man. In his third encounter with Spider-Man, it was revealed that Peter's friend
Liz Allan Elizabeth "Liz" Allan, also known as Elizabeth Allan-Osborn and commonly misspelled as "Liz Allen", is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and ...
was Raxton's stepsister, and the Molten Man's metallic skin had begun to give off intense heat and to consume itself. His metallic skin became molten and he steals meteor fragments from a museum to attempt a cure. An encounter with Spider-Man resulted in his submergence in the polluted
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, which temporarily reversed the deterioration. In another encounter, Raxton broke into a pharmaceutical company to steal chemicals which would reverse his condition permanently. When the procedure failed, he went berserk and demanded to speak to Liz, who agreed to talk to him and also tried to convince him to surrender. Liz was saved by Spider-Man and the Molten Man became buried beneath the laboratory. He later resurfaced at the same site and once again sought his stepsister. Spider-Man prevented the Molten Man from hurting her, knocking him into a swimming pool which extinguished the Molten Man's flames and cooled his metallic skin. He was then taken to the
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, a prison for superhuman criminals. Raxton realized that his stepsister was the only member of his family who had not abandoned him. He was eventually released from the Vault and approached Liz to apologize. Spider-Man misunderstood his intentions and battled him once more. Reconciled with Raxton, Liz and her husband
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gave Raxton a job as head of security at Osborn Industries. The Molten Man later teamed up with Spider-Man and the second Green Goblin against Tombstone and Hammerhead. The Molten Man was then kidnapped along with Liz, Normie Osborn and Spider-Man by Harry Osborn, who had suffered a mental relapse, making him the Green Goblin once again. The Molten Man was saved by Spider-Man. The Molten Man and Spider-Man have since become friends, and the Molten Man has occasionally used his powers to aid Spider-Man against other supervillains. A few times he has been a bodyguard for Peter Parker's friends and family when disasters overwhelm the city. In the months following the
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, Raxton was abducted by Norman Osborn, the
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, and brainwashed. Under mind control, the Molten Man attacked and killed Osborn's henchman Alison Mongraine, the only person who knew of the location of Peter and Mary Jane's baby. Although the Molten Man has since recovered from the mind control, he still bears a heavy burden of guilt over the incident. Sometime after Harry Osborn's death, Raxton is summoned when mysterious forces kidnap Liz Allan's son,
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. The Molten Man uses his brawn and brains to help Spider-Man and the ''
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uncover what happened. Raxton is later pressed into a supervillain group again when the
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approaches him and threatens to kill Normie if Raxton does not join his 'Exterminators'. Raxton is consequently forced to attack Liz Allan. During the ''
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'' storyline, the Molten Man and the
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were used as bait for
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's
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, only for the
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to arrive. Raxton is left in critical condition after being attacked by the Punisher. Raxton next appears, still in poor condition, under the care of Liz Allan. When Harry Osborn comes to visit Liz and Normie, he and Liz argue. Hearing Liz speak Harry's name, Raxton awakens and attacks him, screaming that Harry has hurt his family for the last time and will "die for real". Spider-Man intervenes, but he has trouble fighting Raxton, whose powers have grown out of control. Spider-Man manages to trap Raxton in
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, and Harry provides him with a cure that Oscorp had been working on upon using volunteer Charlie Weiderman, the other "Molten Man". The cure is successful, returning Raxton to his original human state. Although he finally was rid of the alloy, he still retained his powers, such as super strength, energy manipulation and a new power to incinerate anything by producing fire from his palms. Harry built him a special suit, using a part of the alloy and his DNA, to help him control his powers. When Liz Allan became the head of
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, she used the company's cutting-edge technology to cure Raxton of his condition. Even though he was constantly monitored, he was no longer a threat to society and started working as a member of Alchemax's security force. As Alchemax and
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competed for a contract to build a new prison, Raxton and
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used Raxton's connections to hire the
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to sabotage Parker Industries.


Powers and abilities

Originally, Mark Raxton was given unnatural powers after the exposure to an experimental liquid metal alloy obtained from a meteor discovered by
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. His body completely absorbed its organic properties, turning all of these external tissues into a solid metallic substance, as well as trunks, belt, and boots he wore right before the accident. As a result, the Molten Man possesses superior strength and high resistance to physical injury. His skin is composed of a frictionless metal that causes things to slip off, including Spider-Man's webbing. Raxton's metallic fingers are sensitive enough to pick locks (making him an expert safe cracker). He can generate fierce flames, incinerating anybody who tries to touch him or shooting fire-like blasts at his foes. At one time, his body became molten
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, allowing him to project radiation and heat up to . In this form, the Molten Man's metallic skin would reach a critical stage at which point it could actually dissolve, slowly at first, then faster, and eventually be burned away by its own temperature. Additionally, unlike most of Spider-Man's more thuggish villains, the Molten Man had brains to complement his raw physical strength. An intelligent, but very sane scientist, Raxton was smart enough to learn from his own mistakes and not fall for the same trick twice. He is a college graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in
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.


Other versions


Ultimate Marvel

In the
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universe, Mark Raxton is a guitarist in a local punk rock band, the name of which is later revealed to be "Molten Man". One of their songs includes the lyrics "I am your molten man and I'm melting on you".''
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'' #78. Marvel Comics (New York).
He first appears in the story "Dumped", in ''
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'' #78. He asks
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on a date. She reluctantly accepts, but spends most of the evening talking about Peter Parker, who has just broken up with her. Raxton remains a gentleman the entire time. Later, he encounters Mary Jane at the mall, and upon learning that the boy she was with was Peter, tells her "Good for you", and leaves without further incident. He later appears in ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #88, the third part of the "Silver Sable" storyline. In the story, a student from Parker's high school dresses up as Spider-Man and runs out in front of the press. He is revealed to be Mark Raxton, who tries to promote his band Molten Man before being dragged away by police.


In other media


Television

* A variation of the Molten Man named Mark Allan appears in the second season of ''
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'', voiced by Eric Lopez. This version is
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's biological brother. Prior to his appearance in the series, Mark spent six months in juvenile detention for stealing a car to pay off gambling debts. In the episode "First Steps", he returns to Midtown High and quickly becomes smitten with
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, whom he ends up dating. However, he eventually backslides into gambling and becomes indebted to Blackie Gaxton, his former bookie. In "Subtext", seeing no other way to pay off his debts, Mark becomes a test subject for the
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's experiments and is injected with a special solution by
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that turns Mark's skin metallic and later grants him pyrokinetic abilities. Secretly controlling Mark's abilities, the Goblin manipulates Mark into fighting Spider-Man as the Molten Man, though Mark is ultimately defeated and taken into police custody. In the episode "Opening Night", Mark is remanded to the
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until he is released by the Goblin to hunt down Spider-Man, who was there to test the prison's security. Mark and the inmates nearly succeed until they are eventually knocked out by gas released by
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and subsequently re-incarcerated. * The Molten Man makes minor appearances in ''
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'', voiced by
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. This version first encounters Spider-Man when he teams up with Triton, and is defeated by them. In the “Contest of Champions” special episode, he appears as one of Grandmaster’s choices for the contest, and is eventually defeated after he is tricked into landing in water. * The Molten Man appears in the ''
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'' episode "Brand New Day", voiced by Imari Williams. This version is a mutant volcano creature who constantly participates in gang wars with
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.


Film

A member of the Elementals inspired by the Molten Man appeared in the live-action
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film '' Spider-Man: Far From Home''. Director
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described his take for the creation: "There’s so many Spider-Man villains from the rogues gallery that I wanted to dig a little bit deeper than what anyone might be expecting...villains like
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and Molten Man, who may not be on the highest list. But that opened up such amazing visual possibilities and poses really dangerous challenges for Spider-Man". Identified as the Fire Elemental,
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claimed it used its abilities to feed off of metal and energy from Earth's core to destroy his
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. The Fire Elemental attacks Prague during the Signal Festival, though
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and Mysterio defeat it. Not long after however, the web-slinger discovers all of the Elementals were illusions created by Mysterio and his fellow ex-
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employees to obtain
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's technology and make Mysterio look like a hero.


Video games

* The Molten Man appears as a
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and boss in the
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, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions of '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2''. He is among the supervillains placed under
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's control via nanites. In the Pro-
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campaign, the Molten Man is used to assist the heroes in fighting
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. In the Anti-Registration campaign, he serves as a boss and attacks
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alongside the
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until the heroes intervene and defeat them. Later, when the nanites attain sentience, the Molten Man is among the supervillains placed under their control and fights the heroes on both sides.


References


External links


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Mark Raxton
at Marvel Database
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at Writeups.org
Molten Man
at Comic Vine

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