THROG(Earth-97161)
THROG
(Earth-97161)
Real Name: Simon Walterson
Identity/Class: Extradimensional
(Earth-97161) human mutate
Occupation: Adventurer; former philanthropist,
football player
Group Membership: The
Pet Avengers (Hairball/Niels,
Lockheed, Lockjaw, Ms. Lion, Redwing, Zabu); formerly the
Frogs of Central Park
(Marshmouth, Swamptongue, others), an unidentified football team
Affiliations: The Avengers (Luke Cage, Captain
America/Bucky Barnes, Hawkeye/Clint Barton, Iron Man/Tony Stark,
Mockingbird/Bobbi Morse, Ms. Marvel/Carol Danvers, Steve Rogers,
Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew, Thing/Ben Grimm,
Thor/Thor Odinson, War Machine/Jim Rhodes, Wolverine/James Howlett),
Bo, Cosmo, Damiella, Fin Fang Foom, the Frogs of Central Park
(Marshmouth,
Swamptongue, others), the Pet Avengers (Hairball/Neils, Lockheed,
Lockjaw, Ms. Lion, Redwing, Zabu), Toothgnasher, Toothgrinder, the
Warriors Three (Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg)
Enemies: Devil Dinosaur, Giganto,
the Golden One (Morgan), Grott the Planet-Slayer, the Pets of Evil
Masters (Bitey McSpidey-Bite, Cuddles, Falconia, Mikhol, Thori, Tiger
Wild, Vulture von Doom), the rats of Central Park, Thanos
Known Relatives: Unidentified wife &
unborn child (deceased)
Aliases: Frog Thor, Puddlegup; "the Frog of Thunder," "the Frog"
Base of Operations: Pet Avengers Mansion in New York
City, New York, USA; formerly Central Park, New York,
USA
First Appearance: Lockjaw & the Pet
Avengers I#1 (July, 2009)
Powers/Abilities: Blessed with the power of
Thor, Throg was able to summon forth thunder and lightning and fly by
grasping the
leather thong of his hammer after it was thrown. He was also much
stronger than the average frog, able to knock back alligators and harm
Thanos and a Yeti with his strikes, and had superhuman durability
allowing
him to withstand punches from a superhumanly strong Yeti. Throg also
had human-level intelligence, allowing him to communicate with humans.
Height: 5.3"; (as Puddlegup): 4.7"; (as Simon
Walterson): 6'0"
Weight: 16.3 oz.; (as Puddlegup): 3.81 oz.; (as Simon
Walterson): 240 lbs.
Eyes: Yellow; (as Simon Walterson): Brown
Hair: None; (as Simon Walterson): Black
History: (Lockjaw &
the Pet Avengers I#1
(fb)) - In Newark, football player Simon Walterson excelled at college
football and was drafted into professional football. Unfortunately,
Simon injured his knee, ending his career, but soon found love, whom he
married and later aided the homeless with. When she died, Simon found
himself stricken with grief and gave up on helping the community and
world, spending his money on mystics and fortune tellers, hoping to
find someone that could reunite him with his deceased wife. After all
proved illegitimate, Simon found a seer who was able to tell Simon
things
about his wife that only he had known. She also informed Simon that his
wife had been pregnant at the time of her death but soon demanded
payment for her skills. Having used his money on phonies, Simon could
not pay the seer and she cursed him. Reawakening in the body of a frog,
Simon made his way to Central Park, where he found himself amidst a
battle between the frogs and rats of Central Park. After his life was
saved by the frogs, who named him Puddlegup, Simon began to enjoy life
amongst the frogs until a day came when a mighty frog joined their
numbers and helped drive off the rats. When the rats gave chase after
the mighty frog, Puddlegup followed to warn the frog and witnessed the
frog transform into the frog-like form of Thor, God of Thunder when he
held aloft the hammer Mjolnir. After Thor was whisked back to Asgard by
his goats Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder, Puddlegup was left unprotected
as the rats closed in on him. Noticing a chip of Mjolnir that had
broken off when one of the goats had tapped it, Puddlegup grabbed the
chip but couldn't hold it up. When he fell to the ground, the Mjolnir
sliver hit the ground and transformed into a hammer, which gave
Puddlegup the power of Thor. Dubbing himself Throg, Puddlegup became a
champion, protecting the Frogs of Central Park from danger.
(Lockjaw & the Pet
Avengers I#1) - When Lockjaw
teleported into Central Park, Throg stood ready to defend his frog clan
and warned that if Lockjaw's intent was to harm his clan, Throg would
defend them to his dying breath. Lockjaw then dropped the Mind Infinity
Gem and, unsure what it was, Throg picked up the gem and was taken
aback. Discovering that he could now read Lockjaw's thoughts, Throg
learned that Lockjaw had sought out Throg by sensing his thoughts and
thought Throg could safeguard the Gem. When Lockjaw thought of how
Throg came to have powers, Throg recounted his origins to Lockjaw.
Throg then explained that he was not worthy enough to protect the
Infinity Gems, as he was simply a humble frog granted power to protect
his family. Lockjaw quickly reminded Throg that his hammer proved his
worthiness and Throg eventually agreed that he could not call himself a
protector if he did not aid Lockjaw in protecting the Infinity Gems. He
then suggested that they would need others to help and teleported away
with Lockjaw. Throg then accompanied Lockjaw to Xavier's School for
Gifted Youngsters, where Throg helped recruit the dragon Lockheed to
their cause. He then joined Lockjaw and Lockheed in teleporting to
Brooklyn, where they attempted to recruit the falcon Redwing. After
Redwing proved to have the attitude of bird superiority, Throg
questioned Lockjaw on whether it was truly necessary to recruit Redwing
but Lockjaw convinced Throg to continue trying and, after Throg
pretended to agree with Redwing's bird superiority complex, Redwing
agreed to join them. Next teleporting to Queens, New York, Throg
convinced Niels the cat to join them, explaining that if Niels joined
them, he could not eat Redwing. When Niels agreed to join, Ms. Lion, a
dog who been chasing Niels, also asked to join them. After conversing
with Lockjaw, Throg agreed to allow Ms. Lion to also accompany them.
Next traveling to the Savage Land, Throg informed the others that the
Gem had led him there to find another Infinity Gem. After warning the
group that dinosaurs still existed in the Savage Land, Throg also
informed Redwing of Lockheed's recent loss. Shortly after finding
another Infinity Gem, the group was attacked by a tyrannosaurus.
(Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#2) - The group was
rescued by the arrival of the sabretooth tiger Zabu, who drove off the
tyrannosaurus, prompting Throg to thank Zabu for his rescue. After
hearing of their quest for the Infinity Gems, Zabu announced their
quest to be noble and offered to join them. Once again conversing it
over with Lockjaw, Throg welcomed Zabu into their ranks. Sensing that
the Gem they sought was in the Savage Land but in a different time
period, Lockheed was convinced by Throg to use his Time Gem to seek out
the new Gem. Teleported away, Throg and the other Pet Avengers found
themselves once more in the Savage Land and soon realized they were
indeed in a different time when they encountered Devil Dinosaur. When
Zabu failed to prove himself to Devil Dinosaur, Zabu ran for it,
prompting Throg and the others to also run from Devil Dinosaur, whom
Lockheed determined was a younger version of the Devil Dinosaur he had
once encountered. After taking refuge from Devil Dinosaur, Throg
announced that he had seen the Gem they were looking for in a nest of
eggs that Devil Dinosaur was protecting. Revealing Lockjaw's plan to
retrieve the Gem to the other Pet Avengers, Throg proceeded to help the
other Pet Avengers battle Devil Dinosaur as a distraction while Lockjaw
teleported into the nest to retrieve the Gem. When Zabu attempted to
further distract Devil Dinosaur to allow the other Pet Avengers to
escape, Ms. Lion yelled for Zabu to accompany them, prompting Devil
Dinosaur to once more go after the Pet Avengers. Tossing the
newly-acquired Gem to Redwing, Throg grasped Lockjaw's tuning fork and
had Lockjaw run until they found themselves at a cliff. Teleporting
just as Devil Dinosaur chomped onto them, Throg and the Pet Avengers
found themselves falling into the ocean.
(Lockjaw & the Pet
Avengers I#3) - Grabbing a
hold of Lockjaw, Zabu, Niels and Ms. Lion, Throg, Lockheed and Redwing
attempted to prevent their fall into the ocean but they all ended up
plummeting into the ocean. Shortly thereafter waking up to find
themselves inside air bubbles, Throg and the Pet Avengers learned that
they had been rescued by a group of turtles loyal to Prince Namor.
Sensing two Infinity Gems nearby, Throg asked the turtles for
assistance in retrieving the two Gems and the turtles agreed to help
but explained that they would need to return to Namor afterwards.
Leading the Pet Avengers in the direction of the Gems, the turtles
retreated in a panic when the path led them to a sleeping Giganto
creature and Throg warned the other Pet Avengers to remain still.
Unfortunately, Niels, who was afraid of water, panicked and
accidentally awakened the Giganto, who swallowed the Pet Avengers.
After Ms. Lion found the two Gems inside the Giganto, Throg dispersed
the Gems in the care of Hairball and Zabu, respectively, and asked that
they try not to use them if at all possible. He then announced that
they had only more Infinity Gem to find and that they must leave
Giganto's insides. Despite Throg warning the other Pet Avengers that
Lockjaw was beginning to tire, they all asked that Lockjaw teleport
them out of the Giganto and towards the final Gem. Lockjaw managed to
teleport them all to the lawn of the White House before falling asleep
and Throg informed the other Pet Avengers that he sensed the final Gem
inside the White House. Realizing that the sleeping Lockjaw could not
teleport them inside the White House, Throg came up with a plan to put
themselves into a moving box and have the moving men bring them inside.
Once inside, Throg and the Pet Avengers pushed the sleeping Lockjaw
towards the final Gem, which they found on the President's dog's
collar. When the dog ran away, the Pet Avengers gave chase and found
that the dog had been acquired by Thanos, who demanded that the
Infinity Gems be given to him.
(Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#4) - After Thanos
killed Ms. Lion, who had jumped in the way of a blast meant for
Hairball, Hairball used the Soul Gem to resurrect Ms. Lion, who
suggested that the combined animals call themselves the Pet Avengers.
Throg then yelled the battle cry of "Pet Avengers Assemble" and jumped
into battle against Thanos. Unfortunately, due to his small size, Throg
was swiftly swatted aside by Thanos. When Thanos made short work of the
other Pet Avengers, Throg and Lockjaw came up with a plan to stop
Thanos by having Lockjaw pretend to give the Gems to Thanos. Gathering
the Gems together, Throg placed them in a collar around Lockjaw's neck
and pretended to be angry at Lockjaw's supposed "betrayal."
Sufficiently tricked by Lockjaw's supposed betrayal of his teammates,
Thanos allowed Lockjaw to get close, only to have Lockjaw attack him
with the full might of the Infinity Gems. Battling Thanos while
teleporting through various locations, Lockjaw eventually managed to
send Thanos into another dimension where he could no longer trouble
anyone and returned to the White House, where Throg shared the story of
Thanos' fate with the other Pet Avengers. With Thanos defeated, Throg
had Lockjaw
use the power of the Mind Gem to create a telepathic link between each
member of the Pet Avengers so that they would be ready to defend the
world if they were ever needed again.
(Tails of the Pet Avengers I#1 (fb)) - Following
Thanos' defeat, Throg returned home to the Frogs of Central Park, where
he found the Frogs in a state of panic due to an attack by a group of
alligators. Attempting to rally the Frogs of Central Park to attack,
Throg defeated the alligators, only to find that the Frogs of Central
Park had cowered while Throg did the attacking. Sad to see the
once-proud Frogs of Central Park cowering, Throg felt as if he no
longer belonged with them.
(Tails of the Pet Avengers I#1) - Speaking with the Central Park tadpoles, Throg explained that the whole of Central Park would one day be theirs. After telling the tadpoles the story of the alligator attack, Throg announced that he must leave them in order for the Frogs of Central Park to survive and grow strong without being dependent on Throg's aid. As he left, Throg asked that the name Frog Thor exist only in the Frogs' legends and for it to inspire the Frogs to stand proud on their own.
(Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers Unleashed I#1 (fb)) -
When he left, Throg announced that he would search for his place in the
world.
(Lockjaw & the Pet
Avengers: Unleashed I#2 (fb))
- While searching for his place, Throg made his way to Asgard, where he
was welcomed by Thor, who instantly recognized Throg as Puddlegup. When
Throg asked Thor how he knew he was Puddlegup, Thor explained that they
were brothers of the hammer and took Throg to Nidavellir, where Thor's
hammer Mjolnir had been forged. Throg attempted to explain that he was
different, an animal, but Thor commented that there were all sorts of
mystical creatures like Throg and that all Throg had to do was seek
them out. Deciding to do just that, Throg traveled to the Himalayas,
where he sought an audience with a Yeti there. The Yeti instinctively
attacked Throg despite Throg's warnings and when the attack continued,
Throg called down lightning to singe the Yeti's fur. Revealing that he
could also speak, the Yeti laughed and admitted that his battle with
Throg was the most fun he had had in years. The Yeti then invited Throg
into his cave to escape the harsh cold and informed Throg of his status
as a mythical creature. Subsequently hearing a noise outside, the Yeti
saw a portal and became terrified that it was his time to cross over to
the next plane. Despite attempts to hold the Yeti in place, both Throg
and the Yeti were pulled into the portal and emerged in a land filled
with mythical creatures such as faeries, unicorns and centaurs. Throg
and the Yeti soon learned from the unicorn Damiella that the ruler of
that realm, the Golden One, had unleashed a dark creature to remove all
of the mythical creatures from the land. Trying to battle the creature,
Throg watched as the creature blasted the Yeti, causing the Yeti to
become savage and attack Throg. Another blast from the creature sent
Throg back to Earth.
(Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#1) - While trying to return an escaped hippopotamus to the zoo, Hairball and Ms. Lion received a telepathic notice that Throg was gone. Sensing the disturbance as well, Lockjaw teleported the other Pet Avengers to Hairball and Ms. Lion's location, where they had Ms. Lion use his sense of smell in an attempt to track down Throg. Upon tracking Throg to the other Frogs of Central Park, the Pet Avengers learned of Throg's recent departure from his home and the Pet Avengers used their mental link with Throg to focus on Throg's location and teleport there. Finding themselves in the arctic, the Pet Avengers watched as Throg emerged from a portal and landed on the ground near there. Rushing to their friend's aid, the Pet Avengers did not see the gigantic hairy hand reaching through a portal towards them.
(Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#2) - The injured Throg told the Pet Avengers to run as the savage Yeti prepared to attack them, only to find that the Yeti quickly calmed as the dark creature's hold on him was broken upon his return to Earth. The Yeti then revealed that the dark creature was not killing the mythical creatures but rather, banishing them to Earth. Throg announced that, as a mythical creature himself, he was duty bound to assist the mythical creatures on Earth and Ms. Lion explained that the Pet Avengers would also help. The Yeti then exclaimed that the dark creature would also be coming to Earth.
(Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#3) - Throg gathered together with the Pet Avengers and the Yeti to protect Earth from the confused and rampaging mythical creatures. They soon met with the unicorn Damiella, who attempted to calm the other mythical creatures before the dark creature emerged from a portal onto Earth. Using Damiella's telepathic calming abilities, Throg transmitted his thoughts to the other mythical creatures, rallying them together with the Pet Avengers against the dark creature. When Throg damaged the creature's knee with his hammer, Zabu realized that the dark creature was composed of wood and jumped to attack. As Ms. Lion stood wanting to help but unsure of how, the escaped hippopotamus from the zoo asked to help as well, charging through the creature's other leg and downing it. With the creature defeated, Damiella announced that she and the other mythical creatures would return to the Golden One's realm with the help of Throg's knowledge and Lockjaw's teleporting abilities. Throg agreed to help and the Pet Avengers accompanied Damiella back to her realm, where they found themselves facing three more dark creatures.
(Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#4) - Throg and the other mythical creatures became determined to find the Golden One and persuade her to stop her destruction of the realm. Teleporting to her castle while the Yeti battled the dark creatures, Throg, Damiella and the Pet Avengers ventured into the castle despite warnings from the Golden One. Finding the Golden One to be a little girl named Morgan, who could manipulate and control the entire realm and had learned from Damiella that the rulers of the realm were temporary. Not wishing to leave and feeling that the mythical creatures did not want her to stay, Morgan lashed out at Damiella before Throg attempted to calm her by explaining that he too was alone without a proper home. Blasting Throg away, Morgan was eventually calmed by Damiella, who explained that, even though Morgan would lose her memories of the realm once she returned to Earth, she had family waiting for her on the other side. Agreeing to return, Morgan said her goodbyes to Damiella and another child, a boy, appeared in her place as the new ruler of the realm. Damiella then explained to the Pet Avengers that Morgan had returned home and Throg announced that it was time for the Pet Avengers to also return home. Despite the Yeti's invitation to stay in the realm as a mythical creature, Throg opted to return to Earth with his friends.
(Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#1) - Throg led the Pet Avengers against a petty thief, threatening him with lightning until he surrendered to the police. Thanked for their assistance, Throg was given a bag of candy from a local shopkeep and Throg thanked him for the treats and explained to the police that the Pet Avengers would always be there in times of distress. Venturing into Central Park, the Pet Avengers began dispersing the candy amongst themselves, although Throg refused to let Ms. Lion eat any of the chocolate given to him by Hairball. Throg then suggested that they rest elsewhere, as their appearance in Central Park was upsetting the humans, but his conversation was interrupted when he received a telepathic distress call from Thor and the Avengers via his spiritual link with Thor. Learning that Thor, Iron Man and Captain America were on an island in the South Pacific, Throg and the Pet Avengers teleported to the island to aid the Avengers. Upon their arrival, Throg found the three Avengers transformed into frogs and the island besieged by alien dragons including Fin Fang Foom. Sensing the Pet Avengers' presence, Fin Fang Foom announced that they did not belong there and Throg attempted to resolve the situation before it came to violence but Foom announced that it had gone past that, as his kind had been hunted to near extinction and it was time to take back the planet. Throg replied that they could not allow the dragons' control of the planet and warned that they would be forced to stop the dragons. A battle soon broke out between the dragons and the Pet Avengers and Avengers. After all of the Avengers and Pet Avengers were trapped in the jaws of the other dragons, Fin Fang Foom invited Lockheed to join them in domination of the planet.
(Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#2) - From inside the dragons, Lockjaw teleported the Avengers and Pet Avengers back outside, only to find the island empty. When Iron Man's empty armor generated a holographic projection of a distress call summoning any Avengers to China, where the other Avengers were battling the dragons, Thor suggested they all help their allies. Teleporting to China with Lockjaw's assistance, Throg, the Pet Avengers and the heroes-turned-frogs jumped into battle against the dragons. Eventually, Fin Fang Foom animated stone statues to surround all of the assembled heroes and while the heroes were battling the statues, Fin Fang Foom began tearing the planet apart, causing worldwide earthquakes. Throg quickly announced that they must stop Fin Fang Foom but Ms. Lion pointed out that it appeared as if Lockheed had joined the dragons.
(Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#3) - Throg asked Lockheed why he claimed that he had no choice but to side with the dragons but Lockheed replied that he could not. Lockheed then tried to explain that the dragons did not mean the heroes or Earth harm and asked that the heroes trust him but Iron Man replied that they could not trust Foom when the planet was being torn apart. Lockheed then asked Foom for a gesture to prove he meant no harm. Fin Fang Foom then returned Iron Man, Captain America and Thor to their true forms. After Fin Fang Foom explained to the Pet Avengers the situation, Throg and the Pet Avengers agreed to side with the dragons as well and Throg quickly warned the Avengers to stand down. When a nearby volcano erupted, Foom announced that he had need of Lockheed and Throg, hurling them into the volcano. The Avengers then jumped to attack the dragons while the remaining Pet Avengers defended. Inside the volcano, Throg and Lockheed followed Fin Fang Foom to a large group of dragon eggs, which Foom announced would be devoured.
(Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#4) - Upon hearing Foom's plan to
devour the eggs, Throg ordered Fin Fang Foom to cease his madness and
prepared to defend the eggs. Foom quickly explained that the eggs would
not be eaten for food but rather, swallowed and contained within a
dragon's body to survive the trip back into space to the dragons'
homeworld. Suspecting that the Avengers would attack the departing
dragons and their eggs, Throg telepathically contacted the other Pet
Avengers and ordered them to keep the Avengers away from the volcano's
opening. Just as the dragons explosively emerged from the volcano,
Lockjaw teleported all of the heroes to a safe distance, where they
reunited with Throg and Lockheed. Throg then explained the situation
concerning the dragons' eggs to Thor as the dragons left for space to
hatch their eggs. He also apologized for betraying the Avengers to
protect the innocent dragons' lives but Thor thanked them for doing the
right thing. Thor then said his goodbyes, commenting that they had a
planet to restore, but Throg exclaimed that Avengers stand together and
that the Pet Avengers would help in the cleanup. A week later, after
the Pet Avengers received a headquarters outside of Avengers Mansion,
Throg met with Lockheed to ask what was troubling the alien dragon.
Lockheed apologized for betraying his teammates and explained that his
loneliness in the world had prompted his aiding of Fin Fang Foom and
his kin. Hairball then asked whatever happened to Fin Fang Foom and
Throg commented that, while he did not know, he hoped Foom had found
peace.
(Guardians Team-Up I#5) - Throg and the other Pet Avengers
participated in a poker game with Cosmo, the super-intelligent space
dog. The poker game was interrupted when Rocket Raccoon, having tracked
Cosmo to the bar after Cosmo had taken Rocket's beer, but Rocket's
interruption was cut short when the the Pets of Evil Masters busted
through the bar's wall. The Evil Masters' leader, Vulture von Doom,
immediately ordered his teammates to subdue the Pet Avengers, with
Tiger Wild, Doctor Doom's attack tiger, pinning Throg to the ground
under its paw. Once the Pet Avengers had been captured, the Pets of
Evil Masters fled the scene, leaving Rocket Raccoon, Cosmo and Ms. Lion
behind in the bar wall's rubble. Taking the Pet Avengers back to
Latveria's Castle Doom, Vulture von Doom announced that the Pet
Avengers were suffused with cosmic energy from their previous encounter
with the Infinity Gauntlet, which Vulture planned to harness to create
his own Cosmic Cube. Using Cosmos' telepathy, Rocket, Cosmo and Ms.
Lion soon arrived and Rocket attempted to blast Vulture von Doom,
instead hitting his Acanti beer, covering all present in beer foam.
Sufficiently freed in the scuffle, the Pet Avengers leapt into battle
once more against the Pets of Evil Masters, with Throg's hammer briefly
covered in webbing from Bitey McSpidey-Bite before Throg summoned
lightning that traveled through the webbing. The Pet Avengers swiftly
defeated the Pets of Evil Masters and Vulture von Doom was unmasked,
much to his own horror. When Doombots arrived to secure the area, Cosmo
ordered Lockjaw to teleport himself, Rocket and the Pet Avengers out of
Castle Doom, arriving in Sector QXM78-67EMX on the planet Klaatu in the
Pleiades Quadrant just in time to witness the alien Grott appear and
announce his plans to destroy the planet. Confronting the alien, Rocket
had Lockjaw open a dimensional portal, which Rocket then blasted Grott
into, banishing Grott once more. Later, Throg and the Pet Avengers
joined Rocket and Cosmo in continuing their earlier poker game inside
the Guardians of the Galaxy's headquarters in Knowhere.
Comments: Created by Chris Eliopoulos and Ig Guara.
Throg had a Handbook profile in Secret Wars:
Guidebook to the Marvel Multiverse (2015).
In Throg's only appearance as Simon Walterson within
the flashback in Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#1, his eyes were not
seen close enough to determine exactly what color they were. Since they
were always colored dark, one could assume they were brown.
Update 3/16/2017: Simon
Walterson's eye color was confirmed as Brown in Throg's Secret Wars:
Guidebook to the Marvel Universe profile.
All characters mentioned in this profile are from Earth-97161 unless otherwise specified. Also, it should be known that Throg also appeared in "Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius" story in Tails of the Pet Avengers: The Dogs of Summer#1 and a story in I am an Avenger I#1 but those stories took place on Earth-6513.
Some confusion exists as to what Earth the story
involving the Pet Avengers in Guardians Team-Up I#5 occurs on. As the
Pet Avengers stories had been designated Earth-97161, Throg's profile
in Secret Wars: Guidebook to the Marvel Multiverse lists that
appearance as part of Throg's overall story, suggesting that the entire
story in Guardians Team-Up I#5 takes place on Earth-97161 instead of
Earth-616. This story is further suggested to occur on Earth-97161 due
to its reference of the Pet Avengers' previous encounter with the
Infinity Gauntlet and the inclusion of Bitey McSpidey-Bite, the
radioactive spider that gave Spider-Man his powers, amongst the Pets of
Evil Masters. On Earth-616, the radioactive spider died shortly after
biting Peter Parker, its corpse later devoured by Carl King. As such, I
have included the Guardians Team-Up appearance in Throg's history.
The
Handbook profile also mentioned that the Throg seen during the 2015
Secret Wars event as a member of the Thors was either Throg-97161 or
some other alternate reality counterpart. Until proven otherwise, I am
choosing to consider it Throg-97161.
Update 5/13/2019: The Throg
seen in the Secret Wars was revealed to have been the Earth-22385 Throg
and not the Earth-97161 Throg. As such, I have removed the Secret Wars
appearances from this profile and instead, placed in a new profile of Throg-22385.
Profile by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Throg has no KNOWN connections to:
images: (without ads)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#1, front cover (Throg, main image)
Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#3, p8, pan3 (Throg headshot)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#1, p7, pan3 (Throg as Simon Walterson)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#1, p8, pan1 (Throg as Puddlegup)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#2, p8, pan3 (Throg in
Asgardian cold weather garb)
Appearances:
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#1 (July, 2009) - Chris Eliopoulos
(writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#2 (August, 2009) - Chris Eliopoulos
(writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#3 (September, 2009) - Chris Eliopoulos
(writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers I#4 (October, 2009) - Chris Eliopoulos
(writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Tails
of the Pet Avengers I#1 (April, 2010) - "Beginnings & Endings"
story - Chris Eliopoulos (writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#1 (May, 2010) - Chris
Eliopoulos (writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#2 (June, 2010) - Chris
Eliopoulos (writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#3 (July, 2010) - Chris
Eliopoulos (writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Lockjaw & the Pet Avengers: Unleashed I#4 (August, 2010) - Chris
Eliopoulos (writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby (editor)
Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#1 (December, 2010) - Chris Eliopoulos
(writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby, Michael Horwitz (editors)
Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#2 (January, 2011) - Chris Eliopoulos
(writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby, Michael Horwitz (editors)
Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#3 (February, 2011) - Chris Eliopoulos
(writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby, Michael Horwitz (editors)
Avengers vs. the Pet Avengers I#4 (March, 2011) - Chris Eliopoulos
(writer), Ig Guara (art), Nathan Cosby, Michael Horwitz, Jordan
White (editors)
Guardians Team-Up I#5 (July, 2015) - Andy Lanning, Andy Schmidt
(writers), Gustavo Duarte (art), Katie Kubert (editor)
First posted: 04/25/2015
Last updated:
05/16/2019
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