Doughboy (character) explained

Doughboy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

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

Fictional character biography

Doughboy is an artificial dough-like lifeform created by Arnim Zola to be his servant. He assisted Zola against Captain America during their first encounter.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Years later, Zola fuses Doughboy with Primus before eventually separating them.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} After seemingly being killed by Thor, Doughboy later resurfaces and battles the Thunderbolts at Zola's base in China.^[10]

Powers and abilities

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

In other media

• Doughboy appears as a boss in Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal.^[11]
• Doughboy appears in , with vocal effects provided by Grant Moninger.^[12] This version is a member of Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil.
• Doughboy appears in Avengers Assemble. This version is from another dimension, possesses a more humanoid appearance, and is part of a species of Doughboys.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lennon . Madison . August 21, 2019 . 10 Captain America Stories That Made Absolutely No Sense . October 3, 2024 . CBR . en.
2. Captain America and the Falcon #209-210
3. Web site: McDonough . Lilian . March 1, 2024 . 10 Captain America Villains Who Will Never Work on the Big Screen, Ranked . October 3, 2024 . CBR . en.
4. Web site: Grubbs . Victor . June 17, 2018 . Dangerous Minds: The 25 Smartest Characters In The Marvel Universe, Officially Ranked . October 3, 2024 . CBR . en.
5. Web site: Cohen . Jason . May 29, 2017 . The Mad King: 15 Jack Kirby Creations That Are Absolutely BANANAS . October 3, 2024 . CBR . en.
6. Captain America #277-279
7. Captain America #383
8. Captain America #393
9. Captain America #395-396
10. Thunderbolts: International Incident #1
11. Web site: silenig. 22 March 2013. Iron Man X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal - PlayStation Longplay/ Playthrough. YouTube. 2 September 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.
12. Web site: Doughboy Voice - The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV Show) . August 20, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. 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.