Inferno (Joseph Conroy)
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Inferno is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
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#192-193 (February-March 1980), and was created by David Michelinie
and Sal Buscema
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The character appears posthumously in The Avengers #353-354 (September-October 1992).
. Thor's magical uru hammer had been damaged following a battle with the Destroyer
, so he stopped in to use the Paretta Steel Mill's machinery to repair it. Conroy found a flake of the hammer and used it as a good luck chain.
When the steel mill fell under Maggia
control, Conroy threatened to expose Paretta to the police. To keep him quiet, Paretta ordered another employee to push Conroy into a vat of electrified, white-hot liquid metal. Conroy was mutated by the combination of the molten steel and the mystical uru chip he wore around his neck, and as a result he was transformed into a superhumanly strong humanoid creature composed of flaming "living slag" who could radiate intense heat and drain energy from power sources. Wonder Man
and Iron Man
, who had been visiting the steel mill, tried to oppose Inferno but he defeated them and chased Paretta through Pittsburgh. The Avengers
tried to stop him but could not defeat him. When Captain America
promised that Paretta would go to jail, Inferno was satisfied and killed himself by walking into a nearby river.
Later, the Grim Reaper
resurrected a number of former Avengers foes as pawns, Inferno included. Inferno attacked Crystal
, but before he could kill her the Grim Reaper lost control of his pawns, and was drawn by Lloigoroth into a dimensional vortex along with Inferno and the rest of the Legion of the Unliving
.
Marvel Universe
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Publication history
Infero first appeared in AvengersAvengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
#192-193 (February-March 1980), and was created by David Michelinie
David Michelinie
-Biography:Some of his earliest work is for DC Comics's House of Secrets and a run on Swamp Thing , following Len Wein and preceding Gerry Conway, illustrated by Nestor Redondo. Michelinie did a run on Aquaman in Adventure Comics which led to the revival of the Sea King's own title in 1977...
and Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
Silvio "Sal" Buscema is an American comic book artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of The Incredible Hulk...
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The character appears posthumously in The Avengers #353-354 (September-October 1992).
Fictional character biography
Joseph Conroy was a steel worker who worked at a steel mill visited by ThorThor (Marvel Comics)
Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....
. Thor's magical uru hammer had been damaged following a battle with the Destroyer
Destroyer (Thor)
The Destroyer is a fictional object that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The object first appears in Journey into Mystery #118 The Destroyer is a fictional object that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The object first appears in Journey into Mystery #118 The...
, so he stopped in to use the Paretta Steel Mill's machinery to repair it. Conroy found a flake of the hammer and used it as a good luck chain.
When the steel mill fell under Maggia
Maggia (comics)
The Maggia is a fictional international crime syndicate that has appeared in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The organization exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe...
control, Conroy threatened to expose Paretta to the police. To keep him quiet, Paretta ordered another employee to push Conroy into a vat of electrified, white-hot liquid metal. Conroy was mutated by the combination of the molten steel and the mystical uru chip he wore around his neck, and as a result he was transformed into a superhumanly strong humanoid creature composed of flaming "living slag" who could radiate intense heat and drain energy from power sources. Wonder Man
Wonder Man
Wonder Man is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The Avengers #9 .-Publication history:Wonder Man debuted in the superhero-team title The Avengers #9 Wonder...
and Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
, who had been visiting the steel mill, tried to oppose Inferno but he defeated them and chased Paretta through Pittsburgh. The Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
tried to stop him but could not defeat him. When Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
promised that Paretta would go to jail, Inferno was satisfied and killed himself by walking into a nearby river.
Later, the Grim Reaper
Grim Reaper (comics)
Grim Reaper is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in The Avengers #52 May , by Roy Thomas and John Buscema.-Fictional character biography:...
resurrected a number of former Avengers foes as pawns, Inferno included. Inferno attacked Crystal
Crystal (comics)
Crystal is a fictional character, a superhero in the . She is a member of the Inhumans and the younger sister of Medusa....
, but before he could kill her the Grim Reaper lost control of his pawns, and was drawn by Lloigoroth into a dimensional vortex along with Inferno and the rest of the Legion of the Unliving
Legion of the Unliving
The Legion of the Unliving is the name of five groups of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.The five versions first appear in Avengers #131 ; Avengers Annual #16 ; Avengers West Coast #61 ; Avengers #353 and Avengers vol. 3, #10 respectively...
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