COMPOUND

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human mutant;
UK citizen

Occupation: None

Group Membership: London Tunnel Dwellers (Burning Puddle, Carla, Croc, Cyclops, Double Helix, Harmony, Hope, Miss Saccharine, Scree, Simian, Vampyr, Warthog)

Affiliations: X-Men (Angel/Warren Worthington III, Iceman/Robert Drake, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner)

Enemies: Church of Humanity, Mister Clean (Paul Botham)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Morlocks Tunnel, London, United Kingdom

First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men I#395 (July, 2001)

Powers/Abilities: Compound was a mutant with the physical appearance of a fly, including large red bug-like eyes which would've given him excellent vision.

Height: 5'9" (by approximation)
Weight: 140 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Red bug-like
Hair: None

History:
(Uncanny X-Men I#395 - BTS) - Ostracized by mankind for being a mutant, Compound joined the Tunnel Dwellers, a group of outcast British mutants living in the tunnels underneath London.

(Uncanny X-Men I#395) - Compound and the other mutants were present when three of the X-Men (Angel, Iceman and Nightcrawler) discovered their "home." It didn't take long for their leader, the one-eyed man named Cyclops to attack and scare them off. Subsequently Compound witnessed the arrival of Church of Humanity assassin Mister Clean (Paul Botham). Clean, calling himself the genetic cleanser, was hellbent on wiping out all mutants, starting with the Dwellers. He first killed Cyclops after which Compound, Warthog, Croc and Simian opposed the assassin. Clean, however, easily snapped Compound's neck after which he proceeded to pick the mutants off one by one.

Comments: Created by Joe Casey, Ian Churchill, Art Thibert and Norm Rapmund.

Mr. Clean wiping out the London Tunnel Dwellers was, of course, an homage to 1986's famed Mutant Massacre during which the Marauders butchered most of the Morlocks who lived in New York's sewers.

The London Tunnel Dwellers also appeared in the X-Men Novel X-Men: Watchers on the Walls (May, 2006) during the Chlorite invasion of Earth. Tunnel Dwellers who appeared in the novel were Nessie, Madcow and Spiny Norman.

Compound, as part of the Morlocks, received a handbook profile in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z#7 (March, 2009), this is where his name was revealed.

Profile by MarvellousLuke

CLARIFICATIONS:
Compound has no known connections to

• Compound, of Earth-3071 - subterranean base of the Underground @ Wolverine: Snikt#1
• Compound 13, experimental nerve gas, developed by US Army, Nitro attempted to steal it for the Lunatic Legion; Mar-Vell was exposed to it, resulting in his lung cancer @ Captain Marvel I#34
• Compound D, "virus" developed by Mad Thinker aboard AIM ship Dawntreader, based on "Horton Cells"; intended as a way to rewrite humanity and alter all mankind, thus making the future of mankind forever shaped by the Thinker's hands @ Torch#2 (2009)
• Compound Omega, derivative of death spore created by Hydra, modified by Master @ Heroes for Hire I#12
• Compound X, chemical formula designed by Baron Zemo (Heinrich Zemo), used to keep himself and son Helmut alive and healthy despite age @ Thunderbolts#-1
• "Compound Z", growth serum developed by Eric Wolton @ Journey into Mystery I#49
• or any other "Compound" characters

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Uncanny X-Men I#395, p18, pan3 (main image)
Uncanny X-Men I#395, p18, pan7 (death)

Appearances:
Uncanny X-Men I#395 (July, 2001) - Joe Casey (writer), Ian Churchill (pencils), Art Thibert, Norm Rapmund (inkers), Mark Powers, Pete Franco (editors)

First Posted: 04/06/2021
Last Updated: 04/06/2021

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