"SAIGON MUGGER"

Real Name: Not revealed

Identity/Class: Human (Vietnamese)

Citizenship: South Vietnam

Occupation: Mugger

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Mantis

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Saigon, South Vietnam

First Appearance: Avengers I#131 (January, 1975)

Powers/Abilities: This Saigon mugger demonstrated no particular skills, and probably had normal human fighting skills and strength. He had a shaved head and dressed in amber pants and tunic with yellow slippers.

He wielded a short curved knife in his right hand.

History: The exact origins of the Saigon mugger have not been revealed.

(Avengers I#131 - BTS) - Having lain in wait in an alley for a likely victim, this Saigon mugger misjudged his next prey, Mantis, believing her to be just a bar girl.

(Avengers I#131) - Despite the Avengers (Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor and the Vision) being nearby, and it being broad daylight, the mugger attacked Mantis with a knife. She deftly kicked him back into some garbage using her martial arts training. He swung his knife around, but Mantis landed on his shoulders, and squeezed her legs about his neck until the mugger lost consciousness. He then fell forward with a thump.

Comments: Created by Steve Englehart (writer), Sal Buscena & Joe Staton (artists).

It seems that this mugger was left unconscious where he fell, as all the Avengers were occupied chatting to each other or Nomad (Steve Rogers).

• Mark the Mugger, married Claudia, killed when unwittingly mugged by her, @ Uncanny Tales#6
• Any other mugger.

images:
Avengers I#131, p1,