Clyde Wyncham

Clyde Wyncham is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has appeared or been referenced in Mark Millar's works Marvel 1985 and Kick-Ass, and his runs on Fantastic Four and Old Man Logan. Clyde Wyncham is notable in that he ties all of Mark Millar's recent runs together.^[1]

Clyde Wyncham
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel 1985 #2 (2008)
Created by	Mark Millar
In-story information
Alter ego	Clyde Wyncham
Species	Mutant
Notable aliases	Doctor Doom Marquis of Death
Abilities	Reality warping Matter manipulation Energy manipulation Energy projection Transmutation Teleportation Telepathy Telekinesis Mind control Illusion casting Shapeshifting Resurrection Immortality Invulnerability Time travel

Origin

Clyde Wyncham is the only mutant of Earth-1219, a reality similar to the real world.^[2][3] After he accidentally resurrects his dead father, his mother hits him with a candlestick, leaving him with brain damage.^[4] Subsequently, Reed Richards has Clyde placed in a holding cell in Area 87 and creates a cybernetic helmet to placate him.^[5][6][7]

Powers and abilities

Clyde is capable of reality manipulation on a massive scale. He is immortal and can open portals to other dimensions/realities, time travel, resurrect the dead, manipulate matter, shapeshift, teleport, generate massive amounts of energy, project telepathic illusions, and mind control high-level cosmic entities. He is also highly durable as it took Planck temperature to defeat him after he was severely weakened from fighting.

Alternate versions

The Marquis of Death is a future incarnation of Clyde Wyncham from Earth-807128, where he escapes Area 87 and has his mind restored. Subsequently, he becomes a mentor to Doctor Doom of Earth-616.