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Foolkiller
The Foolkiller is the name of four fictional characters, vigilantes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, consisting of Ross G. Everbest, Greg Salinger, and Kurt Gerhardt in the primary continuity Marvel Universe, and Mike Trace in the MAX imprint.
Gregory Sallinger appears in the third season of Jessica Jones, portrayed by Jeremy Bobb.
The original Foolkiller was introduced in Man-Thing #3 and killed in the next issue. He was created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik. In his brief Man-Thing appearance, Foolkiller attempted to kill two major characters in the series: F.A. Schist, a real estate developer whose projects threatened the ecology of the Florida Everglades, and Richard Rory, a disc jockey who had denounced Foolkiller's activities. His real name was not given until a later flashback in The Amazing Spider-Man #225, which stated that it was Ross G. Everbest (a variant of Gerber's Reg Everbest pseudonym with his middle name attached to it).
Gerber, Mary Skrenes and Jim Mooney created Greg Salinger, the second version of the character, which first appeared in Omega the Unknown #9 (plus a one-panel cameo in #8, which was written by Roger Stern and drawn by Lee Elias).
Gerber's Foolkiller miniseries, illustrated by Joe Brozowski under the pseudonym "J. J. Birch", was published from October 1990 to October 1991. It focused on a new version, Kurt Gerhardt.
A new Foolkiller, Mike Trace, has appeared in two five-issue MAX series: Foolkiller (2007) and Foolkiller: White Angels (2009). He was created by Gregg Hurwitz and Lan Medina.
In 2016, Marvel announced Foolkiller's return in his own series, penned by Max Bemis, picking up the story of Greg Salinger as a personal therapist and, again, as Foolkiller.
The original Foolkiller, Ross Everbest, is more of a reactionary crusader than subsequent versions of the character. Upset by anti-Vietnam War protests and counterculture movements, he decides that sinners, dissidents, and criminals alike were "fools" who must be eliminated, and that he had been chosen by God to do so. He was inspired by a faith healer, Reverend Mike Pike, who cured his childhood paralysis. As a result, Everbest becomes an evangelist with Pike as his mentor. After catching Pike in a drunken orgy, Everbest kills him, preserves his corpse in formaldehyde, and uses Pike's money to fund his vigilante activities. He dons a flamboyant Zorro-like costume and begins using a "purification gun", a raygun which disintegrates people instantly. Some of his victims are given a 24-hour warning in the form of a calling card: "Foolkiller / e pluribus unum / You have 24 hours to live. Use them to repent or be forever damned to the pits of hell where goeth all fools. Today is the last day of the rest of your life. Use it wisely or die a fool".
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Foolkiller
The Foolkiller is the name of four fictional characters, vigilantes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, consisting of Ross G. Everbest, Greg Salinger, and Kurt Gerhardt in the primary continuity Marvel Universe, and Mike Trace in the MAX imprint.
Gregory Sallinger appears in the third season of Jessica Jones, portrayed by Jeremy Bobb.
The original Foolkiller was introduced in Man-Thing #3 and killed in the next issue. He was created by Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik. In his brief Man-Thing appearance, Foolkiller attempted to kill two major characters in the series: F.A. Schist, a real estate developer whose projects threatened the ecology of the Florida Everglades, and Richard Rory, a disc jockey who had denounced Foolkiller's activities. His real name was not given until a later flashback in The Amazing Spider-Man #225, which stated that it was Ross G. Everbest (a variant of Gerber's Reg Everbest pseudonym with his middle name attached to it).
Gerber, Mary Skrenes and Jim Mooney created Greg Salinger, the second version of the character, which first appeared in Omega the Unknown #9 (plus a one-panel cameo in #8, which was written by Roger Stern and drawn by Lee Elias).
Gerber's Foolkiller miniseries, illustrated by Joe Brozowski under the pseudonym "J. J. Birch", was published from October 1990 to October 1991. It focused on a new version, Kurt Gerhardt.
A new Foolkiller, Mike Trace, has appeared in two five-issue MAX series: Foolkiller (2007) and Foolkiller: White Angels (2009). He was created by Gregg Hurwitz and Lan Medina.
In 2016, Marvel announced Foolkiller's return in his own series, penned by Max Bemis, picking up the story of Greg Salinger as a personal therapist and, again, as Foolkiller.
The original Foolkiller, Ross Everbest, is more of a reactionary crusader than subsequent versions of the character. Upset by anti-Vietnam War protests and counterculture movements, he decides that sinners, dissidents, and criminals alike were "fools" who must be eliminated, and that he had been chosen by God to do so. He was inspired by a faith healer, Reverend Mike Pike, who cured his childhood paralysis. As a result, Everbest becomes an evangelist with Pike as his mentor. After catching Pike in a drunken orgy, Everbest kills him, preserves his corpse in formaldehyde, and uses Pike's money to fund his vigilante activities. He dons a flamboyant Zorro-like costume and begins using a "purification gun", a raygun which disintegrates people instantly. Some of his victims are given a 24-hour warning in the form of a calling card: "Foolkiller / e pluribus unum / You have 24 hours to live. Use them to repent or be forever damned to the pits of hell where goeth all fools. Today is the last day of the rest of your life. Use it wisely or die a fool".