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| File:IronMan-55.jpgThe Blood Brothers battle Iron Man in Iron Man vol. 1, #55. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Man vol. 1 , #55 (February 1973) |
| Created by | Jim Starlin and Mike Friedrich |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Thanos |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability (increased when in proximity to one another) Vampiric need to drain blood |
The Blood Brothers are fictional extraterrestial characters that appear in the Marvel Universe. They first appeared in Iron Man vol. 1, #55 (February 1973) and were created by Jim Starlin and Mike Friedrich.
Fictional character history
The Blood Brothers are large ape-like aliens who were originally in the service of the Titan Thanos, and acted as the guardians of his first base on Earth. They battle the superheroes Iron Man and Drax the Destroyer, and later Iron Man and the Thing in a bid to stop them from interfering in Thanos' plans.
After failing to stop the heroes, a disgusted Thanos teleports the Blood Brothers away, who reappear several years later on Earth in the service of the villain the Controller. Once again they battle Iron Man, who defeats them with the aid of the hero Daredevil. Sometime later, the United States military discover Thanos' old base and after activating some of the machinery accidently teleport in the Blood Brothers. They battle the Avengers and are eventually depowered by Thanos' brother Eros using the same machinery.
The Blood Brothers are imprisoned, but are later released by the hero Quasar and left on the planet Mars. The Brothers recently redeemed themselves and won their freedom by aiding Earth's metahumans against the invasion by the living planet, Ego.
Powers and abilities
The Blood Brothers' strength and durability is dependent on their proximity to their twin. When standing together, the two are capable of holding their own against Iron Man but if separated weaken to the point whereby the non-powered USAgent is capable of knocking one of them out.
The Brothers also drain the blood of victims in the manner of the fictional creature the vampire, although it is unclear as to whether they totally rely on blood for substenance.
References
- Iron Man vol. 1, #55 + Marvel Feature #12
- Iron Man vol. 1, #88 - 91
- Avengers vol. 1, #252 - 253
- Quasar #12
- Maximum Security #1 - 3 (2000)
- Iron Man vol. 1, #55
- Maximum Security #2 (2000)