Doughboy (character)

Doughboy
Doughboy as depicted in Captain America #209 (May 1977). Art by Jack Kirby
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceCaptain America #209 (May 1977)
Created byJack Kirby
In-story information
Abilities

Doughboy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a dough-like artificial lifeform who was created by and often appears in association with Arnim Zola.

Doughboy has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with Grant Moninger voicing him in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Publication history

Doughboy first appeared in Captain America #209 (May 1977), and was created by Jack Kirby.[1][2]

Fictional character biography

Doughboy is an artificial lifeform created by Arnim Zola as his servant who normally assumes a blob-like shape with long rubbery arms and stalk-like legs. Doughboy is employed by Arnim Zola against Captain America in Zola's first encounter with the Captain.[1][2]

Zola later fuses Doughboy with Primus, who takes control of Doughboy and conspires with Baron Zemo against Captain America.[3] Several years later, Doughboy is separated from Primus and battles Crossbones when he enters Zola's castle.[4] Doughboy assists in Zola's rescue of the Red Skull and Skeleton Crew, taking the form of a Quinjet.[5] Doughboy next captures Captain America and Thor on Zola's orders, only to be destroyed by Thor.[6] Doughboy later resurfaces and battles the Thunderbolts in China.[7]

Powers and abilities

Doughboy has a malleable body that enables him to fly, shapeshift, and absorb matter to grow in size.[2] However, he possesses limited intelligence and is largely incapable of acting without orders.

In other media

References

  1. 1 2 Lennon, Madison (August 21, 2019). "10 Captain America Stories That Made Absolutely No Sense". CBR. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2024. Specially made for you by people who think the Pillsbury Doughboy is scary, we guess, but Doughboy appeared in Captain America #209 in the year of 1977. Ghostbusters might have done this monstrosity better years later. In the comic series, Doughboy looks like his name suggests, a giant glob of dough. He's creepy looking, we'll give the artists that, but his purpose and creation is more than a little odd. Doughboy becomes a threat to Cap after being created by Arnim Zolla [sic], and, at one point, even teams up with Baron Zemo against the superhero.
  2. 1 2 3 Cohen, Jason (May 29, 2017). "The Mad King: 15 Jack Kirby Creations That Are Absolutely BANANAS". CBR. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2024. The semi-sentient monster was developed by Arnim Zola to serve as his servant at Castle Zola in Switzerland. It debuted in Captain America #209 from 1977 and proved to be effective against even the mighty Steve Rogers. Doughboy is capable of manipulating its form in many different ways—adding and subtracting mass, changing shape, and altering its density.
  3. ↑ Buxton, Marc (July 4, 2018). "Captain America 4: Villains We Want to See". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2025. Doughboy and Primus could combine into a powerful monstrosity, which would make life pretty miserable for Cap as he tried to bring down Zola in the modern day.
  4. ↑ Captain America #383 (March 1991)
  5. ↑ Captain America #393 (October 1991)
  6. ↑ Captain America #395-396 (December 1991 - January 1992)
  7. ↑ Thunderbolts: International Incident one-shot (April 2008)
  8. ↑ silenig (March 22, 2013). "Iron Man X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal - PlayStation Longplay/ Playthrough". YouTube. Retrieved September 2, 2024. This is a video walkthrough of the PlayStation version of the game. Doughboy's profile appears at 1:05:06 and the battle against him starts at 1:14:29.
  9. ↑ "Doughboy Voice - The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  10. ↑ Maillaro, Mike (November 14, 2010). "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Review – Episodes 1-9 and 1-10". Inside Pulse. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2025. Arnim unleashes a massive Doughboy attack on "Ellis Island," and the Avengers rush to respond.
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