FAVORSHAM
Real Name: Favorsham (first name unrevealed)
Identity/Class: Human (civilian);
presumably British
(he was at least based out of England)
Occupation: Businessman
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Mr. Tamiroff, Commander Jacob van Vroot
Enemies: Gregory
Gideon;
while not an enemy of the Fantastic Four (Human
Torch/Johnny Storm, Invisible Girl/Sue Storm, Mr. Fantastic/Reed
Richards, Thing/Ben Grimm), he and his associates did drive Gideon to
target the group
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: London, England
First Appearance: Fantastic Four I#34 (January, 1965)
Powers/Abilities: Favorsham had no superhuman abilities. He lead a large business empire of unspecified size and nature, but presumably had access to great wealth and/or technology, etc.
Height: Unrevealed (head
only shown)
Weight: Unrevealed (head
only shown)
Eyes: Unrevealed (shown in gray-scale, and wearing
eyeglasses through which nothing could be seen of his eyes)
Hair: Bald (apparently dark eyebrows)
Note: It
can't be determined from the limited images whether Favorsham was of a
more"Caucasian" ("pink" or "white") or "African" ("Black" (more
accurately, a wide variety of shades of brown) ancestry)
History:
(Fantastic Four I#34 (fb) - BTS) - Based out of London, Favorsham established a large financial
empire.
(Fantastic Four I#34 (fb) - BTS) - Multi-billionaire and financial wizard Gregory Gideon progressively gained control over his top rivals, Favorsham, Tamiroff, and Van Vroot.
(Fantastic Four I#34) - Favorsham
answered a teleconference call from Gideon via his TV intercom unit that
included Tamiroff and Van Vroot. Annoyed, Favorsham asked whether Gideon
had gathered them together this way to gloat over the fact that he was
gaining control of their financial empires. Gideon silenced them and
explained that while, at his current rate, it would take three more
years to drive them all out of business (and to take over financial
mastery of the world), he had not the patience for that and wanted to
own everything now.
One of the three rivals told
Gideon he sounded like a madman, but to accomplish his goal, an
unconcerned Gideon offered the trio a challenge: to set him a task,
anything they thought impossible, and he would accomplish it in one
week--if he failed, he would give up his plan for world domination.
Favorsham readily accepted the challenge for his
associates. Warning Gideon he had at last bitten off more than he could
chew, he named Gideon's task as "the most impossible one of all
time"--to defeat the Fantastic Four.
Eager for the challenge, Gideon readily accepted and
summoned his top planning board.
(Fantastic Four I#34 - BTS) - As Gideon's plans
proceeded, he vowed to defeat the Fantastic Four in "the hardest way
possible," to show Van Vroot, Tamiroff, and Favorsham that his money could
achieve anything for him.
(Fantastic Four I#34 - BTS) - Ultimately, Gideon forfeited his challenge when his son, Thomas, was endangered by his plot; Gideon realized the importance of family and vowed to donate his vast wealth to charity.
Comments: Created by Stan "The Man" Lee, Jack "King" Kirby, and Chic "...The Brick?" Stone.
Favorsham was the last member of the group summoned by Gideon, but he appeared first (farthest left) in the order on the screen. Did that mean Favorsham was the most wealthy, powerful, and/or respected? Or was he just the last to respond and given the spot alphabetically (unlikely, as Van Vroot came next, before Tamiroff)? These and no other questions will most likely be answered never.
These images are from the Masterworks reprint, but even in the original comic, the character was only shown in gray colors.
New images by Ron Fredricks.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Favorsham should be distinguished from:
images: (without ads)
Fantastic Four I#34, p4, pan4 (neutral expression);
Fantastic Four I#34, p5, pan2 (excited expression)
Appearances:
Fantastic Four I#34 (January, 1965) - Stan "The Man" Lee (writer, editor), Jack "King" Kirby (penciler), and Chic "...The Brick?" Stone (inker)
First posted: 04/30/2018
Last updated: 05/21/2024
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