ANI-MEN
Membership: Ape-Man (Roy McVey), Bird-Man (Achille DiBacco), Cat-Man (Sebastian Patane)
Purpose: Criminals for profit
Affiliations: Death-Stalker (Philip Sterling)
Enemies: Black Widow (Natasha Romanova), Becky Blake, Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Heather Glenn, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Scourge of the Underworld)
Base of Operations: New York City, New York
First Appearance: Daredevil I#157 (March, 1979)
History:
(Daredevil I#158 (fb) - BTS) - After learning that
his former
henchmen were deceased, Death-Stalker (formerly the
Exterminator) equipped three new men with the Ape-Man, Bird-Man,
and Cat-Man costumes. He offered them one hundred thousand dollars to
kidnap blind attorney Matt Murdock.
(Daredevil I#157) - Ape-Man posed as a janitor and witnessed some Avengers leaving Murdock's hospital room. Later, after Murdock was released, Cat-Man spied on Daredevil on the rooftop of Heather Glenn's apartment building, and not long afterward, Bird-Man spied on Murdock kissing the tormented Heather Glenn.
(Daredevil I#157) - The three Ani-Men attacked Murdock's office while his associates Becky Blake, Black Widow, Heather Glenn, and Franklin "Foggy" Nelson were present. Bird-Man knocked Black Widow back with a punch, and when Nelson hit Ape-Man with a chair, Ape-Man retaliated and punched Nelson.
(Daredevil I#158) - Bird-Man was hit on the head with a nameplate thrown by Heather Glenn, allowing Black Widow to leap on him and rip his wings off. Ape-Man and Cat-Man decided to split the profits themselves and rushed Murdock across the city, ignoring his warnings that Death-Stalker was a killer.
Ape-Man and Cat-Man took Murdock to the cemetery they’d been instructed to go to, and Death-Stalker met them there. But while they were counting their money, Death-Stalker walked up behind Ape-Man and Cat-Man and killed them both with a touch.
(Captain America I#319) - Bird-Man was later killed by the Scourge.
Comments: Created by Roger Mackenzie, Mary Jo Duffy, Gene Colan, and Klaus Janson.
The real names of these characters were revealed in the OHOTMU Master Edition.
Thanks to Madison Carter for helping with this profile.
New and additional images by Ron Fredricks.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Ani-Men should not be confused with
After learning that his former henchmen were deceased, Death-Stalker (formerly the Exterminator) equipped Roy McVey and two others with the costumes of the Ani-Men. McVey was given the costume of the previous Ape-Man (Gordon Keefer), then he--along with the new Bird-Man and Cat-Man--was offered one hundred thousand dollars to kidnap blind attorney Matt Murdock.
The trio of Ani-Men attacked Murdock's office, where the attorney's associates Becky Blake, Black Widow, Heather Glenn, and Franklin "Foggy" Nelson were also present. Bird-Man knocked Black Widow back with a punch, and when Nelson hit Ape-Man with a chair, Ape-Man retaliated and punched Nelson.
But Bird-Man was hit on the head with a nameplate thrown by Heather Glenn, allowing Black Widow to leap no him and rip off his wings. Ape-Man and Cat-Man, decided to split the profits themselves and rushed Murdock across the city, ignoring his warnings that Death-Stalker was a killer.
Ape-Man and Cat-Man took Murdock to the cemetery they’d been instructed to go to, and Death-Stalker met them there. But while they were counting their money, Death-Stalker walked up behind Ape-Man and Cat-Man and killed them both with a touch.
The Ape-Man suit gave McVey enhanced strength.
--Daredevil I#157 (Daredevil I#157, 158 (fb), 158
After learning that his former henchmen were deceased, Death-Stalker (formerly the Exterminator) equipped Sebastian Patane and two others with the costumes of the Ani-Men. Patane was given the costume of the previous Cat-Man (Townshend Horgan), then he--along with the new Ape-Man and Bird-Man--was offered one hundred thousand dollars to kidnap blind attorney Matt Murdock.
The trio of Ani-Men attacked Murdock's office, where the attorney's associates Becky Blake, Black Widow, Heather Glenn, and Franklin "Foggy" Nelson were also present. Bird-Man knocked Black Widow back with a punch, and when Nelson his Ape-Man with a chair, Ape-Man retaliated and punched Nelson.
But Bird-Man was hit on the head with a nameplate thrown by Heather Glenn, allowing Black Widow to leap no him and rip off his wings. Ape-Man and Cat-Man, decided to split the profits themselves and rushed Murdock across the city, ignoring his warnings that Death-Stalker was a killer.
Ape-Man and Cat-Man took Murdock to the cemetery they’d been instructed to go to, and Death-Stalker met them there. But while they were counting their money, Death-Stalker walked up behind Ape-Man and Cat-Man and killed them both with a touch.
The Cat-Man suit gave Patane claws, infra-red vision, and enhanced agility.
--Daredevil I#157 (Daredevil I#157, 158 (fb), 158
images: (without ads)
Daredevil I#157, p1, pan1 (main image - Death-Stalker's Ani-Men)
Daredevil I#158, p2, pan1 (Death-Stalker's Ani-Men battle Matt Murdock and Black Widow)
Daredevil I#158, p8, pan6 (Death-Stalker kills Ape-Man and Cat-Man)
Daredevil I#157, p1, pan1 (Ape-Man)
Daredevil I#157, p1, pan1 (Cat-Man)
Appearances:
Daredevil I#157 (March, 1979) - Roger Mackenzie, Mary Joe Duffy (writers), Gene Colan (penciler), Klaus Janson (inker), Allen Milgrom (editor)
Daredevil I#158 (May, 1979) - Roger Mackenzie (writer), Frank Miller (penciler), Klaus Janson (inker), Allen Milgrom (editor)
Captain America I#319 (July, 1986) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Neary (penciler), Joe Sinnott (inker), Mike Carlin (editor)
First Posted: 02/27/2009
Last updated: 10/02/2024
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