History:(Fantastic Four I#166 (fb) - BTS) - Col. Sellers was made the youngest colonel in charge of a major military project and his men spent weeks charting the monstrous Hulk's movements in the American Midwest.
COL. SELLERS
Real Name: (first name unrevealed) Sellers
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: US military colonel
Group Membership: The US military
Affiliations: Fantastic Four (Human Torch/Johnny Storm, Invisible Girl/Sue Richards, Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards, Thing/Ben Grimm)
Enemies: Hulk (Bruce Banner)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: "Colonel Sanders," "Kid," "Sir"
Base of Operations: An unidentified military bunker in the American Midwest
First Appearance: Fantastic Four I#166 (January, 1976)
Powers/Abilities: Col. Sellers has no
superhuman powers but he is an extremely skilled military colonel,
having proven himself worthy of the responsibility of the rank despite
his younger age.
While leading the military's Hulk project, Sellers
had access to advanced military weaponry including every non-nuclear
piece of weaponry in their arsenal.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'9")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 152 lbs.)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
History:
(Fantastic Four I#166 (fb) - BTS) - Col. Sellers was made the youngest
colonel in charge of a major military project and his men spent weeks
charting the monstrous Hulk's movements in the American Midwest.
(Fantastic Four I#166) - After the Fantastic Four
were summoned to aid against the Hulk, Col. Sellers arranged them to be
brought directly to him. When the heroes arrived, Sellers immediately
explained how his men had been charting the Hulk's recent movements.
While Mr. Fantastic commended Sellers on the charting of the Hulk's
movements, he was quick to remind Sellers of the deal he had made with
Washington to allow Bruce Banner to be released into Mr. Fantastic's
custody if he could be cured of being the Hulk. When he assured Mr.
Fantastic that he remembered the deal, the Thing chimed in, calling
Col. Sellers "Kid" and reminding Sellers that there was a man somewhere
inside the Hulk. Sellers argued against being called "Kid" just because
he was the youngest colonel in charge of a major project due to General
"Thunderbolt" Ross being busy elsewhere. His rant was interrupted when
Sellers noticed the Hulk outside the window, moving fast towards them.
Sellers immediately explained to the Fantastic Four what sector to find
the Hulk in and helped them pinpoint the monster's location before the
Fantastic Four rushed to meet the Hulk. Once the Hulk had been captured
by the Fantastic Four, the impatient Col. Sellers attempted to rush Mr.
Fantastic to use his Psi-Am device to contact the Hulk's mind,
remarking that he couldn't understand why the FF had so much sentiment
for a monster who had tried to kill them. Sellers then briefly grumbled
with the Thing before the Hulk began to regain consciousness, at which
Sellers yelled for Mr. Fantastic to use his device.
When Mr. Fantastic succeeded in
transforming the Hulk
back into Bruce Banner, Sellers ignored Mr. Fantastic's deal with
Washington and ordered his men to re-shackle the human Dr. Banner. The
Thing angrily reminded Sellers of the deal and Sellers replied that he
would keep the deal when he was good and ready, warning the Thing that
there was nothing he could do about it. Angry at Sellers, the Thing
decided to show Sellers what he could do about it and rushed to destroy
the Psi-Am, much to the protests of Col. Sellers. Without the Psi-Am
activated, Banner transformed back into the Hulk and the alarmed
Sellers watched as the Thing, tired of being treated like a monster
himself, sided with the Hulk against Sellers and his own teammates in
the Fantastic Four.
(Fantastic Four I#167) - Col. Sellers watched as Mr. Fantastic attempted to talk sense into the Thing but the Thing instead gently attacked Mr. Fantastic to keep him from recapturing the Hulk. When the Hulk attacked the incoming Human Torch and the Invisible Girl stepped to hold back the Thing and Hulk with an invisible force field, Sellers ordered the Invisible Girl out of the way but she refused, insisting that the Thing would not harm anyone. The Thing admitted he might not but warned that he couldn't say the same for Sellers and his men. When the Invisible Girl's force field failed against the sheer force of the Thing and Hulk's punches, Sellers ordered his men to open fire on the Hulk. Mr. Fantastic quickly removed the military officers' guns, not wishing to harm his friend the Thing, and the Thing and Hulk subsequently busted their way into another room in an attempt to escape, much to the shock of Col. Sellers, who exclaimed that the walls were meant to withstand any natural disaster. Sellers and the rest of the Fantastic Four followed, only to witness the two monstrous heroes destroy two military hovercraft and escape on a third. Angry that Hulk and Thing got away, Sellers asked the Fantastic Four if he had hired superheroes or a high school pep squad, prompting Mr. Fantastic to warn Sellers that if he kept up the insults, he wouldn't have either to kick around. A short time later, Sellers managed to locate the missing hovercraft in St. Louis, Missouri and when Mr. Fantastic appeared surprised that the Thing did not keep the Hulk out of a populated area, Sellers made a snide remark that perhaps the Fantastic Four didn't know the Thing as well as they thought. Human Torch threatened Sellers with a fat lip for his remark and nearly quit Sellers' service until Sellers agreed to give the Fantastic Four one more chance to reign in their teammate. As the FF prepared for another encounter against the Thing and Hulk, Sellers warned that if they did not recapture the Hulk by nightfall, he would be forced to utilize everything in the military's non-nuclear arsenal against the Thing and Hulk.
Feeling as if Col. Sellers had double-crossed the
Hulk, the Thing briefly questioned his actions before he witnessed the
military attacking the Hulk. The Fantastic Four arrived soon after and
warned the Thing that he was in danger, which the Thing assumed was due
to Sellers' desire to destroy the Hulk. The Thing commented that
Sellers might destroy the entirety of St. Louis to kill the Hulk and
while Mr. Fantastic didn't disagree, he warned that Sellers was not the
danger he was referring to and asked the Thing to again help them
recapture the Hulk. Not long after, the gamma radiation exposure from
being close to the Hulk transformed the Thing back into his human form
and the Hulk leaped away.
Comments: Created by Roy Thomas, George Perez
and Vince Colletta.
Profile by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Col. Sellers should be distinguished from:
Appearances:
Fantastic Four I#166 (January, 1976) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor),
George Perez (pencils), Vince Colletta (inks)
Fantastic Four I#167 (February, 1976) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor),
George Perez (pencils), Joe Sinnott (inks)
First posted: 09/23/2022
Last updated: 09/23/2022
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