Eel (EMH)

Leopold Stryke was the first criminal known as the Eel.

In Stryke's first appearances, he battled the Human Torch when he stole a nuclear device.^[1] Stryke was also a teammate of Plantman, Scarecrow, Unicorn and Porcupine when they worked as henchmen for Count Nefaria. He was dispatched to battle the original team of X-Men.^[2] He then served as a henchman of the original Mister Fear, along with the Ox as part of the Fellowship of Fear.^[3]

Leopold and his brother Jordan, who was the original Viper, were later members of the original Serpent Squad. This first lineup battled Captain America.^[4] Leopold also aided the Serpent Squad in a plot to raise the continent ofLemuria. They battled the original Nomad and Namor.^[5] When Madame Hydra reorganized the second Serpent Squad, Leopold remained unaware that she had murdered his brother and taken his alias.

Leopold Stryke is fatally mutilated in Las Vegas by Gladiator, who was sent to acquire a disintegrator ray that the Eel had in his possession.

(This redesign of Eel makes him less neon-colored and more like a mutant eel-based terrorist. EMH Eel is currently a member of the Masters of Evil)

Eel (c.) Marvel Comics