Doughboy (character)

For other uses, see Doughboy (disambiguation).

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
Doughboy as depicted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #32 (May 1993). Art by Keith Pollard (penciller), Josef Rubinstein (inker), and Andrew Yanchus (colorist).
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America #209 (May 1977)
Created by	Jack Kirby
In-story information
Abilities	Superhuman strength, durability, and agility Malleability

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]

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][6]}

Years later, Zola fuses Doughboy with Primus before eventually separating them.^{[7][8][9][10]} Thor seemingly kills Doughboy, but he later resurfaces and battles the Thunderbolts in China.^[11]

Powers and abilities

Doughboy has a malleable body that enables him to fly, shapeshift, and absorb matter to grow in size.^[12] However, he possesses limited intelligence and is largely incapable of acting without orders.^[13]

In other media

• Doughboy appears as a boss in Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal.^[14]
• Doughboy appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, with vocal effects provided by Grant Moninger.^[15][16] This version is a member of Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil.
• Doughboy appears in Avengers Assemble.^{[citation needed]} This version is from another dimension, possesses a more humanoid appearance, and is part of a species of Doughboys.