Grappler (comics)
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Grappler is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
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Publication history

The Grappler first appeared in Savage She-Hulk
She-Hulk
She-Hulk is a Marvel Comics superheroine. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in Savage She-Hulk #1 ....

#18 (July 1981), and was created by David Anthony Kraft
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 and Mike Vosburg
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Fictional character biography

The Grappler became a master of leverage, both in a physical and financial sense, when advised to study leverage as a youth. His attempt to put leverage to criminal use by stealing an armored car filled with gold was halted by She-Hulk
She-Hulk
She-Hulk is a Marvel Comics superheroine. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in Savage She-Hulk #1 ....

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Later, the Grappler tries to steal coutroom files in order to gain blackmail material. He again confronts She-Hulk. In an attempt to escape, he almost kills her father. The She-Hulk creates a shockwave that stops and stuns him.

The Grappler is approached by the villain Firebrand to meet at the "Bar With No Name" to discuss the Scourge of the Underworld
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters that have appeared in various series set in the Marvel Comics universe....

a person who has been killing villains. The Grappler joins with several other villains at the facility. However, the bartender is the Scourge, who kills everyone.

Equipment

The Grappler carried a flexible steel rod used as a battle staff, the blunt end of which contained a coil of cable which could be used to entangle an opponent or serve as a cable to be reeled in. He also used a radio-controlled plane for transportation.
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