Titanium Man
The Titanium Man is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Boris Bullski
He came to be transferred to a Communist work camp in barren Siberia to serve as the sites new Commissar. However, Bullski resented his assignment and sought to achieve a victory that would see his superiors transfer him. He concluded that the only way to do so was to defeat the armored American superhero known as Iron Man. To aid him, Boris determined he needed his own suit of powerful armour in order to defeat his foe. Thus, he decided to turn to the scientific minds in the camp where he offered them freedom if they constructed him an armour constructed from titanium. The scientists agreed and they were provided the laboratory of the Crimson Dynamo where they sought to create a superior suit for Bullski. Once built, he took on the identity of the Titanium Man and made a public challenge to Iron Man to fight him on neutral grounds with this being made to newspapers to force his foes arrival. (Tales of Suspense v1 #69)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Boris was shown to tower over other human beings with him possessing a powerful figure that was twice the size of Iron Man. He was known by the title of Bullski the Merciless. (Tales of Suspense v1 #69)
Such was his reputation that he was dreaded by others with some claiming that the Premier feared him. He was shown to not be a man of his word as he made promises that he had no intention of keeping. (Tales of Suspense v1 #69)
Boris was noted for being a craft and ruthless schemer. (Tales of Suspense v1 #70)
Powers and abilities
Boris was a large human with a powerful frame and possessed above normal strength with him effortlessly crushing a pipe in his hands. He claimed to possess the strength of a giant and stated he could manage to fight superhuman foes. (Tales of Suspense v1 #69)
From the minds of captive scientists, he had a suit of armour designed for him made of titanium with the goal of making it superior than the Crimson Dynamo armour for use against Iron Man. The scientists lacked the knowledge of miniature transistors which meant that they could not make a compact armour with Boris being content with this as he was content to use his powerful body to manage a larger heavier suit. Power-assisted controls within the armour provided him a greater ease of movement. (Tales of Suspense v1 #69) It was said that only the likes of Commissar Bulski possessed the strength to wear and operate the cumbersome as well as complex armor that to him was akin to an overcoat. At close range, his superior size and strength gave him an incredible advantage over ordinary foes. The suit was said to be designed for the singular purpose of being superior to the one worn by Iron Man. Despite his greater bulk and larger weapons, Bullski stated that he and Iron Man were equal in power. (Tales of Suspense v1 #70) The armour was said to be loaded with weaponry. It was equipped with impulse rays that allowed it to trigger mines. Against fleeing enemies, the suit was equipped with a device called Radar Rings where he simply pointed a victim and the rings on his arm shot out at the target. They were managed by remote control as they grew larger and encircled the target who could not evade their sensitive built-in radar after which they tightened to restrain his foe. This allowed him to use a Power-Sapper Beam to strip energy from an enemy’s technological systems. A Molecular Scrambler Ray was capable of disintegrating armour with a single hit. (Tales of Suspense v1 #70) It was also equipped with a disintegrator ray as its most powerful weapon. (Tales of Suspense v1 #69)
Notes
- The Titanium Man was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck where he made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense v1 #69 (September, 1965).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In The Marvel Super Heroes, Titanium Man appeared in the animated television series 'Iron Man' segment where he was voiced by actor Ed McNamara.
- In Iron Man, Titanium Man appeared in the 1990s animated television series where he was voiced by actor Gerard Maguire.
- In Iron Man: Armored Adventures, an adapted version of the character appeared in the animated television series. This version was simply a suit of armour created as part of Project: Titanium and was used by a 21 year old Justin Hammer.
Video games
- In Iron Man, Titanium Man appeared as a boss antagonist in the setting of the 2008 video game where he was voiced by actor Dimitri Diatchenko.
Appearances
- Tales of Suspense v1: (1965)
- Iron Man v1:
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