The Origin of Marvel's Mole Man

History of the Marvel Universe No. 262
The Origin of Marvel's Mole Man
For more on the Eternals and Deviants:
• The Origin and History...
For more on Atlantis and the Great Cataclysm:
• The Origin of Marvel's...
For more on the Fantastic Four:
• The THING - The Origin...
Sources:
The Rise and Fall of the Deviants
- Eternals 001-002 (1976)
- What If? 023 (1980)
- History of the Marvel Universe 001 (2019)
The Origin of the Subterranans
- Tales of Suspense 043 (1963)
- X-Men 041 (1968)
- Avengers 306 (1989)
- Avengers Annual 020 (1991)
- Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big In Japan 004 (2006)
The Origin of Tyrannus
- Incredible Hulk 005 (1963)
- Avengers Annual 020 (1991)
- Incredible Hulks 627 (2011)
The Origin of the Mole Man
- Fantastic Four 001 (1961)
- Avengers Annual 020 (1991)
- Fantastic Four ½ (1998)
- Marvel Universe 004-007 (1998)
- Daredevil 010 (2012)
Other Subterraneans Emerge
- Incredible Hulk 005 (1963)
- Tales of Suspense 043 (1963)
- Journey Into Mystery 097 (1963)
- Avengers 005 (1964)
- X-Men 041-042 (1968)
Return of the Mole Man
- Fantastic Four 022 (1964)
- Spider-Man/Human Torch 001 (2005)
- Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (2005)
- Avengers 012 (1965)
- Avengers 017 (1965)
- Fantastic Four Annual 003 (1965)
- Tales to Astonish 080-081 (1966)
- Tales of Suspense 087-088 (1967)
- Avengers 040 (1967)
- X-Men 034 (1967)
- Fantastic Four 088-090 (1969)
- Incredible Hulk 127 (1970)
- Fantastic Four 127-128 (1972)
- Marvel Team-Up 017 (1974)
- Incredible Hulk 189 (1975)
- Fantastic Four Annual 013 (1978)
- Marvel Treasury Edition 025 (1980)
Queen Kala of Netherworld
- Tales of Suspense 043 (1963)
- Fantastic Four 127-128 (1972)
- Marvel Treasury Edition 025 (1980)
- Iron Man Annual 012 (1991)
Additional information from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
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[@johnpenley]

Good vid.👍 Moleman is a rather complex and brooding villain, and even an occasional anti-hero as the situation merits. He's also like the single most common link in Marvel Fandom. Guaranteed every single one of your favorite characters have had one dealing with Moleman at sometime in the Marvel Comics History.🧐

[@deacondavis5098]

How about The battles between the Mole Man and Iron Man

[@angelcastaneda529]

I hope they have the Mole Man as the villain of the new Fantastic Four movie, you know for the fans, as he was the first villain of the FF.

[@smallfungus2675]

Danny Devito for Mole Man

[@dharmabird1]

I thought I was the only one who wanted this

[@monsterguyx6322]

That could be the perfect way to reboot the MCU altogether.

[@EVGriffinJr]

@@smallfungus2675 not at this point. Back in the 90s even the early 2000s sure. Not now.

[@EVGriffinJr]

A lot of people don’t realize that. They think it was Dr. Doom but actually it was the mole man and also the skrulls were the early villains for the FF!

[@WhiteRaven696]

I liked that this video was more of a general history of the underworld and not just a specific biography of Mole Man, even if he was the focus. Gives me hope for an eventual video about the generation of heroes between the Invaders and the Fantastic Four.

[@roxtechs]

Danny Devito would have been perfect Moleman back in the day

[@impureneighbour9792]

Without a doubt there! Especially after hearing his say "I've been down here too long, it's time for me to ascend"!

[@jerfuhrer2581]

Wow! Mole Man was PROLIFIC in the 60s. Now, he's treated more like a joke character! This is so cool to learn

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[@thebloodedge284]

Complete facts

[@angelcastaneda529]

Right on, true believers!

[@Hulkzilla0]

The most classic of Marvel villains!

[@micpar2]

The moleman isn't all bad. He actually was a good guy in Rom Spaceknight. He helped Rom battle the totally evil Dire Wraiths.

[@johnpenley]

He also was a member of Infinity Watch and helped Captain America during Civil War.😁

[@templetonf]

I find it hilarious that this "villain" eventually became the landlord for the Infinity Watch (a team lead by Adam Warlock to guard the Infinity Gems, with many future Guardians of the Galaxy as members). As such, he even earned himself a place in the infamous Marvel "Swimsuit Issue"!

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[@jaxsquier]

That to me was the problem with the FF movies. You want people in the theaters give them MONSTERS

[@Private-Potato]

Mole man, hell yeah!

[@scumbagjesus999]

Kite man, hell yeah 😎

[@pierrebuieii3908]

My bad 😞 I confused him with molecule man lol 😂

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the video ❤

[@johnpenley]

Finally!! ✊️

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I love you

[@quentinfogger5755]

Is Mole Man the best immortal villain with him having the fountain of youth in his kingdom which Kala wants from him? What other villains are there with immortality?

[@arkinyte13]

I love Moleman.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

I love the mole Man knock off in the Incredibles. Im beneath you but nothing is beneath me lol

[@ralphwheat1536]

I think Mole Man should be The Fantastic Four's first villain instead of Dr. Doom. Which everyone expects.

[@davidgalvez5341]

Mole Man is one of my favorite Marvel characters. Please do continue his story further. 👍

[@Dogapillar4Lyfe]

I've never been more excited for a video

[@kevinboutwell]

aw yeah mole man

[@creonodelljr.4242]

Underground Game of Thrones 😂 I love it!!!

[@shadowbear209akaprincepint3]

So glad you made a video of mole man he’s very underrated and always been one of my top five favorite marvel villains of all time I always feel so bad for the character.

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

Not gonna lie, i super respect Moleman for accomplishing FAR more than I ever will on life lol

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

I mean, the dude was a legit bad ass explorer and super scientist before conquering and ruling the wealthiest nation under earth

[@Artisan1979]

I hadn't realized at the moment was the first marvel, super villain until this video

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Can you do origin of the Grim Reaper, Quicksilver, Devondra, Sentry, Mr Immortal, Captain Universe, Dreadknight, Deathcry, Blizzard, Starhawk, Flerken, Whirlwind, Chemistro, Whiplash, Ronan the Accuser, Ego the Living Planet, the Living Tribunal and Palibok the Power Skrull along with Avenger-X and the Protector?

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Since you did the History of the Mandarin and Fin_Fang_Foom, can you do history of Ultimo as well as the Shang-Chi villain known as the Death_Dealer?

[@FrederickAmadi]

Marvel should do a What IF story about that point in time when Mole man found the cosmic cube. It would be interesting to see what he'd do with it and how the Marvel universe turns out from that point.

[@Winstonfeynman6]

Do dr Reed Richard Please is he’s the smartest person in the Marvel Universe not moon girl I don’t believe Mom girls the smartest person in the marvel universe She’s not an old character like Reed Richards who is prove that he’s the smartest mom girl she did a puzzle that was it that doesn’t matter read Richard is the smartest person in the Marvel universe fight me

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Drop the speech-to-text, use punctuation and proofread, please.

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@@alessandrobaggi6129 Thank you!

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Are you going to do history of Ironheart, M'Baku, Namora, Attuma and Shuri as the Black Panther since they played a major role in the Black Panther Wakanda Forever movie?

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of the characters mentioned in this video? Are you going to do history of other Fantastic Four villains like Puppet_Master, Diablo and the Frightful Four?

[@alandeng6335]

You should make history about different types kaiju aka giant monster or gargantuan mutated deviants

[@quentinfogger5755]

How long till you finish doing White Tiger: legacy of the Tiger by doing the history of Ava Ayala White Tiger who's the daughter of Hector Ayala? Can you do the history of Intelligencia in honor of the She-Hulk Disney Plus show?

[@quentinfogger5755]

How many of you remember seeing Mole Man in the Superhero Squad Show and the Fantastic Four World's Greatest Heroes Show? Do you think we will see him in the MCU since we already got the Celestials who must have created the Moloids, Which actor do you think should play him?

[@trexadvent4726]

What do you think is the best thing about Mole_Man in the comics compared to other Fantastic Four villains like Puppet_Master and Diablo? Which one of his powers and abilities do you think is the best?

[@trexadvent4726]

Why was Mole_Man introduced as a Fantastic Four villain? What would happen if he was a villain of either the Avengers or the X-Men?

[@trexadvent4726]

What was up with the Celestial Ziran the Tester who created the Deviants which Mole_Man used to create more powerful Moloids? What was up with the deviants experimenting on the anti Apocalypse beast to see which of their creations has it's DNA or not?

[@thebloodedge284]

I can see danny divito Play Mole Man.

[@pierrebuieii3908]

Ha!

[@themarcai6394]

Timothy Spall...

[@quentinfogger5755]

That would make sense if he played Mole Man during the 2005 Fantastic Four movie when he was still young

[@NPClownumber81googolplex]

Danny DeVito can play anybody

[@goredongoredon]

I like how you often include lots of side characters and sub plots from multiple comics in your character studies. I am only slightly familiar with all of the subterranean villians and didn't realize that their stories were so connected so this episode was particularly fun for me.

[@bernardfrazier7377]

How about the origins of:The Yankee Clipper , Mr.Justice and the superhero team The First Line.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Who do you think is the DC version of Marvel's Mole Man? Is he similar to the High-Evolutionary with how he does experiments of the Moloids left behind by the Celestials and creates mor creatures who worship him?

[@trexadvent4726]

What was up with rivalry between Mole_Man, Kala and Tyrannus for the fountain of youth and the cities under the earth?

[@JSTRM4N]

Something strangely familiar about Mole Man, I might have seen a IRL version of him a few times. Would like to know more.

[@Uatu-the-Watcher]

6:39 Is it just me, or does Monster Island look like the island Chuck Nolan was stranded on in Cast Away? I think I even see Wilson…

[@impureneighbour9792]

Wonder if Penguin from Batman Returns would get along with Mole Man.

[@quentinfogger5755]

How's Mole Man compared to all the other villains who existed before the age of heroes? Would he be able to take them on?

[@spiderzilla7o7]

I feel bad for whoever had to draw this person nobody will ever know about

[@VoltMagnum]

why isnt he used more often? judgement day event reintroduce the deviants but no moloids and moleman

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

Liquid hot magna! I read that in Dr evils voice lol

[@AgentNevets]

I loved when he was the landlord of the Infinity Watch.

[@danielross5292]

Knowing Disney Now They probably change the Gender of That Character if They use Him or Her for their Next Joke Movie!😆

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

If he's gonna be the villain it's more probable they'll keep him as a white hetero male... Or they'll swap him but "he was never really bad"... 🤦🤦🤦

[@dfailsthemost]

Damn, lots of problems coming up from underground in the early days.

[@daniescott3000]

Please do part 2

[@jackieanderson9408]

Good 😊

[@vincentfranklin17]

I love how things interconnect in the Marvel Universe!

[@Winstonfeynman6]

Sorry but please do you dr Reed Richards

[@WTSD850]

I really want to know about the subteranean wars

[@cal4473]

i’ve been getting into the FF as of the last month or so, and I’m so glad to see you putting these videos on their characters and stories out. been following since your spider-man villain history videos, and it’s a great coincidence. can’t wait to see future videos on FF related stuff.

[@andacesgel9462]

man i really love your vids.

[@dewayneweakley4031]

I would like to know more about him

[@enricolunelli9039]

More mole man please ❤

[@Artogeddin]

Hey it’s the Underminer!

[@ziveisenstodt2477]

Would love a pt 2

[@nightparadedragon2107]

900!

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B. A

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Sorry to bust your bubble nobody likes spider man just saying

[@wesleycloud1659]

@@pierrebuieii3908 it's because of Paul?.

[@themarcai6394]

More Mole please! Hes been overlooked for too long. Such a classic baddie. Really hoping he's the first movie villian- as he should be

[@NegaHumanX]

The Mole Man is one of my favourite fantastic foes. He's one of those deceptively simple on the outside villains that really grip at your heart when you get into them.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Mole Man needs More recognition

[@DeadPool-XF]

Really ??? lol He's about as boring as Calendar Man

[@christopherulichney]

A good look at more than just the Mole Man. The history of his realm and its inhabitants were a welcome bonus. We've seen a lot of them in many videos, so I'm asking for a video on THE CELESTIALS. As always, MAKE MINE THE MERRY MARVELITE!!!!