by Matt Peters One of the weirdest villains to appear in Marvel comics was a character who looked like a muscular humanoid covered in boogers. Known as the Asthma Monster, the mucoid miscreant had a pressurized tank on his back and a handheld spraying device that he called his Aller-Gun. He used his gear to spread a synthetic allergen that could cause asthma attacks, even among people with no history of asthma. The Asthma Monster wasn’t the most compelling character Marvel introduced in the 1980s, but the publisher wasn’t aiming for its usual audience when it created him. The… Read More
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