The origin of Super Villains: Viper

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Viper is the name of four fictional characters, supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first Viper, Jordan Stryke, first appeared in Captain America #157 (January 1973), created by Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema and John Verpoorten. He was killed by the second Viper who took his name, but Stryke later reappeared alive without explanation. A third Viper was part of Sin's Serpent Squad, but was later killed by the Scourge of the Underworld.

Jordan Stryke, originally known as Jordan Dixon, began his criminal career alongside his brother Leopold, known as the Eel. The two initially worked for the Cowled Commander but were stopped by Captain America and Falcon. Later on Viper, Eel and Cobra formed the first version of the Serpent Squad. While in custody Jordan Stryke is attacked by Madame Hydra who kills Stryke and takes the name "Viper". Years later Jordan Stryke reappears alive without any explanation of how and takes control of the Serpent Society. Stryke reorganizes the Society into Serpent Solutions.

The first known Viper (Jordan Stryke, also known as Jordan Dixon) was created by Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Sal Buscema and John Verpoorten and first appeared in Captain America #157 (January 1973).

Jordan Stryke

Jordan Stryke (a.k.a. Jordan Dixon) was the brother of Leopold Stryke, also known as the costumed criminal Eel. They each formed costumed identities without the other realizing this fact. Viper concealed this fact by using the alias of "Dixon" as his everyday last name. Together they joined the Crime Wave of the Cowled Commander, and the Viper battled the Falcon and Captain America. During the course of the fight, Viper managed to poison his opponents with darts and escaped. Later, the Falcon discovered the Viper in his home after tracking his alias (through an offhand comment made by the Viper indicating that he was involved in advertising) and captured him. Escaping in an ensuing battle with Plantman and the rest of the Crime Wave, Viper’s identity was discovered by his brother Eel. Soon after, the Crime Wave was defeated by Captain America and the Falcon, and they were sent to prison

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