[53] The Mole Man with his Moloids confronted the Skrulls and took them prisoner, demanding to know why they had taken control of his creatures. Hawkeye, frustrated and curious, begged Logan to tell him what happened to him. Old Man Logan part 2. [60] The Moloids were later present when She-Hulk was forced into marrying the Mole Man, but managed to get out of the agreement. [102] During this period, something within the High Evolutionary's Forever City was making his Moloids become sentient and abandon him. Uttering the word "Santa" and leaving without telling his minions where he was going led the primitive Moloids to believe that their leader left and would not return until they brought Santa to Subterranea. [111] Moloids also regularly invaded Mister Sinister's domain Sinister London, and were killed on sight. [115] However, his intended use for the device has as yet been unrevealed. The battle was ultimately ended when the Avenger Sersi revealed that Brutus was not a true Deviant but a Deviant mutate, and he was killed by his minions who then abandoned his quest for conquest. [17] The Mole Man soon learned that the cosmic being known as the Collector had been capturing various monsters and placing them in a massive underground zoo. [15] Following his last defeat, the Mole Man engaged in more petty pursuits, having his Moloids break into museums in New York to steal ancient artifacts from museums, spoils that he believed the Adventure Club robbed him of decades ago. [101] The group reinvented themselves into the Future Foundation, an organization that gathered a group of free-thinking intellectuals to better mankind. The Mole Man accepted Ben with open arms and make him the commander of the militia he was building to defend his people once they reached the surface. The Mole Man then learned of Russian doctor Anton Palkov who developed a drug called Optinum, using a rare flower that grew in the region of Trelka once every hundred years. This victory backfired on the two young mutants as the Mole Man soon became smitten by the Marvel Witch and soon returned to the surface to profess his love to her, but ultimately it appears that he quickly lost interest. from Wolverine (Marvel, ... Old Man Logan Giant-Size (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (November 2009) Later, the Mole Man's monsters were enslaved by a group of Skrulls who were after a rebel named De'Lila who came to Earth to recover an inorganic technotroid egg that had been hidden on Earth. [36] When the Wraiths were defeated. Average Weight [77] Shortly thereafter, the Mole Man's old foes the Fantastic Four were seemingly slain with other heroes defending the Earth from the psychic entity known as Onslaught. 130 lbs This led to a fight with the Heroes for Hire, Power Man and Iron Fist, who were hired to solve the mystery of the missing truckers. The four young Moloids named under the old FF's care joined the ranks of the Future Foundation. The Mole Man stopped the battle to explain what the Moloids were doing, and brought them back below ground to find another solution to his problem. [34], The Mole Man next had his Moloids travel up to New York City and kidnap those who were either blind or disfigured to come and live in peace in Subterranea as his Outcasts. Let’s take a look at how the “Old Man Logan” comics inspired the Logan movie… The film finds Logan hiding out near the Mexican border in the year 2029. A biker gang, calling themselves the "Ghost Riders", attacked the two partners and tried to see what Hawkeye/Clint Barton was carrying in the Spider-Mobile's trunk. [52], After a time, it appeared that the Mole Man regained his more lucid mental facilities. Just as the situation was diffused, Kristoff Vernard, a one-time "successor" to Dr. Doom, arrived in this time from a few years in the future. He then helped Hawkeye out of an overturned Spider-Mobile, then got in, and used the Spider-Mobile to drive up the wall underground and out of the chasm. Humanoid He forced another battle between the FF teams and the Skrulls. That statement triggered a flashback to Wolverine, costume torn and bloodied, standing over the dead bodies of Omega Red, Mister Sinister, and Lady Deathstrike. Their first attempt created the Gortokians who eventually revolted and fled into the underground caverns. DC, Marvel, Indie & their expanding universes. the Mole Man led his minions to a safer location. The experience left Mole Man furious, especially at the fact that he was being pitied by his own minions. Inspired by the Old Man Logan series where the supervillains teamed up and managed to kill all of the heroes. [86] The Mole Man and his creatures soon became hunted by a group of Morlocks led by a serial killing mutant named Carver who was slaughtering surface dwellers and Moloids alike. On their way, they passed through Paste Pot Creek, Wyoming (Home to dinosaur imports from the Savage Land), Electroville (where a collapsed Baxter Building lies over the giant skeleton of Loki), and through South Dakota, where the Red Skull, the new president of the United States, has his face on Mount Rushmore (Also home to a host-less Venom symbiote). The Hulk Gang arrived the next day to confront Logan on his lack of payment, and violently beat him, mocking his inability to fight back despite once having been the most violent of superheroes; though Logan entertained visions of gutting the eldest Hulk brother, he remained calm and took his beating, to the disappointment of his son, Scotty. This caused the Omega Stone to revert to normal, and Reed Richards sabotaged the laser cannon, causing it to explode. [50] The Mole Man later escaped captivity, but he and his Moloids were attacked and given a humiliating defeat by cloned member of the Fantastic Four created by Aron the Rogue Watcher. Fantastic obtained a time displacer device from the Watcher that sent Mole Man and all of Doom's other lackeys back to their original locations with no memories of their fight. The Mole Man kidnapped them to help them instead. [98] When the vigilante known as the Punisher was seemingly slain by Daken, Morbius the Living Vampire enlisted a number of Moloids to gather up the parts needed to rebuilt Castle. Staff: ... At least Logan is a little like his old self. [13] The Mole Man was next among the many costumed menaces assembled by Doctor Doom, who manipulated him with his Emotion Changer device to disrupt the wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm. Daredevil furiously knocked out the Mole Man for making him accept this truth and the masked hero took chunks of the Valley of Crystal. He then stormed out of the bar, after being stopped by Hawkeye. Marvel Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The moment you've been waiting for! Reprints. The Moloids defended their leader from the combined might of the Hulk and Tyrannus' robot minion Mogol. Their leader Ra'Ktar easily subdued the Mole Man and took over his kingdom, making the Mole Man his slave an interpreter. [5], There are no recorded encounters with the Moloids until much later in 1956 when the would-be explorer named Harvey Elder found Monster Island and its passage into Subterranea. [24] But the heroes eventually managed to free themselves and escape the Mole Man's domain. Aliases They were soon interrupted by the so-called New Fantastic Four, a group consisting of Spider-Man, the Hulk, Ghost Rider and Wolverine who had been tricked by De'Lila that the original Fantastic Four were dead and sent on a quest to recover the technotroid. However at some point the High Evolutionary built an entire city which he used to experiment on the Moloids to try and boost their evolution. During the course of that battle, the Omega Stone reacted to Captain Marvel's Kree physiology, making it grow in size and trapping Marvel inside. With the device lost to them all and De'Lila captured by the Skrulls, the Mole Man agreed to let all the invaders into his realm go free in order to avoid further damage to his kingdom. This conflict led to another clash with the X-Men, who battled the Moloids. With the so-called Subterranean War now over, the Mole Man recovered an antidote for Tyrannnus' poisoning and vowed to return Kala to her home domain to restore her youth. 3 On the night that the heroes fell and the villains gained control, Wolverine was at the X-Mansion with Jubilee receiving an emergency signal from the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., the Fantastic Four, Wakanda, and everywhere else. My story is set in Fox and Bryan Singer's X-Men universe, so everything in here is in sync with the past X-Men movies or does not contradict them. Moloids Identity Logan activated a glow-stick, and saw that the Moloids had devoured everyone except Logan and Hawkeye. One night, Phaeder appeared to Herbert and showed him a cavern that led to a tribe of Moloids whom he told would assist in building the Citadel of Science and mine the uranium so that Herbert would not have to rely on hired humans to do the work. Logan refused to sell his children's toys to pay for the rent however. There Annie's jealous lover Elmore Leadfoot tried to attack them but the three Moloids dropped their disguise and fled; their subsequent fate is unknown. The Mole Man and an army of Moloids then attacked the facility to free the monsters. However, the Mole Man's sanity also began to lapse; believing that he had fallen ill, he began spending time in a private holographic chamber where he could live out his fantasy of being admired by attractive people. [18], The Mole Man next developed an earth-boring device and used it to collapse one of Tony Stark's factories in order to obtain Stark's new atomic earth digger device. The three Moloids decided to follow Annie in disguise by climbing up on each other and wearing a trench coat and hat. [104] The Inhumans attacked the Forever City, ultimately crushing the Interdimensional Council of Reeds' plot. McNiven has his work cut out for him, thanks in part to the aged visages of Logan and Hawkeye who look like a pair of raisins; formidable raisins. Gravity: Earth The rest of the story ran until issue #72 and concluded in the WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN GIANT-SIZE one-shot; along the way the heroic duo ran into Ghost Riders, killer Moloids, Venom-covered dinosaurs, and the massive skeleton of Hank Pym. The Mole Man and his Moloids burrowed into the basement of the hospital to launch an attack, but they were driven back by Thor, who had been looking after the Thing's treatment in his alter ego of Dr. Donald Blake. Level of Technology: None Yellow [78] Unknown to all at the time, the Fantastic Four's son Franklin Richards actually subconsciously transported them to a pocket dimension later called Counter-Earth,[79] where they lived a variation of their real lives. The pair fought off the Lava Man and ensured that peace would remain in the region. Old Man Logan was sweet, and a timeline I definitely want to see more of. They passed San Francisco, where the Mole Man's Moloids had devastated the area. This apparently left the Mole Man without any Moloids left under his command, leaving him heartbroken. Unusual Features [1] Moloids were also used to capture the Hulk's wife Betty Ross and his partner Rick Jones to lure the Hulk into the conflict, a plan that also failed[57] A number of Moloids that fled from the Deviants attack were captured and enslaved by the Keeper of the Flame. [107] Before his defeat, the Mole Man ordered some of his minions to find the "king" of the surface world to help his domain. [103] To this end the Council of Reeds got the Mole Man to use his minions to attack Old Atlantis, which at the time was under the protection of the Future Foundation. The next morning Logan said goodbye to his wife and children. Last week (as of writing) the trailer for the new Wolverine movie, Logan, was released.This new movie will be loosely based off of the Old Man Logan story arc which first appeared in Wolverine Vol. [81] The Mole Man's kingdom was soon invaded by the alien being known as Terminus. After crashing the Spider-mobile through the side of the building holding Spider Girl, Hawkeye killed all of the guards without the help of Logan. Logan wants to help a man trapped at the top of a church while Hawkeye blows him off. The route plotted for the two old men went straight through Amerika. [97] A group of Moloids was prisoners of Brood invaders on Monster Island. This Logan's life was originally presumed to be identical to that of the primary iteration of the Wolverine; however, there have since been notable revelations to contradict this erroneous assumption, such as the fact that he recalled fighting in the War of 1812; meanwhile, the Logan of Earth-616 was allegedly born d… 3 #66 written by the fantastic Mark Miller.Due to Fox not owning almost all of Marvel's characters this adaptation of Old Man Logan had to be loosely based on it. 2 He said he didn't get excited by death anymoand didn't want to go back to the way he was, that he said he's afraid to. Before they could gain on the two heroes, the Moloids collapsed the ground around them, swallowing them into the Earth. Origin Having imparted his genetic studies to various human scientists he took particular interest in the work of Herbert Wyndham. Mysterio appeared and the illusion was swept away: Wolverine, while under Mysterio's illusion, had slaughtered the X-Men. Without masters to command them the Moloids wandered into what is now commonly referred to as Subterranea. The pair then traveled to Hammer Falls, formerly Las Vegas, where people gather to pray for the return of the heroes. Special Adaptations Logan activated a glow-stick, and saw that the Moloids had devoured everyone except Logan and Hawkeye. While looking through a diner window, they were chased off by the janitor, but he was stopped by a woman named Annie. No Hair Returning to New York to seek out the Fantastic Four, he instead crossed paths with the technorganic being known as Warlock and his allies, Hope and Psimon. [91] However, Harvey briefly reverted to type when he attacked New York City again before being defeated by the Fantastic Four once more. Number of Toes [59] Around this time, Spragg the Living Mountain revived itself below the planet's surface, prompting Professor Bob Robertson to enlist the aid of both the She-Hulk and her sidekick Weezie. [1] It has since been revealed that the Moloids were also created to act as "anti-bodies" to destroy the so-called Apocalypse Beast and they were programmed to insert them into a massive needle built into Monster Island should the creature ever return. The Moloids left Technopolis with Mole Man to the Shield and helped him build his kingdom underneath it. Healing from the injuries in bed during the night, though very slowly due to his age; Logan was confronted by a blinded, elderly Hawkeye. Body Type The Mole Man was frightened back into reclusion when Hercules easily tied up the Gigantos. Unfortunately, the resistance movement was a hoax and the whole deal was part of a sting operation by S.H.I.E.L.D., Logan was gunned down by the undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. Eyes “Old Man Logan” is a storyline from the Wolverine ongoing comic book series that will be familiar to many readers. [20] Soon Tyrannus returned to resume his conflict with the Mole Man once more. The Wolverine who was a tough loner and subtly caring is switched to a family-man Logan who is outwardly caring but subtly tough. Logan tells him that’s what he’s afraid of. [12], Back in Subterranea, the Mole Man used his Moloids in a revenge scheme against the Avengers, completely unaware that they were now under the leadership of Captain America and the team had changed its roster. [113], By this time, the Human Torch was found to be still alive and rejoined his comrades in reforming the Fantastic Four which operated within the Future Foundation. [99] One day, mobster Cedric Cedrino stumbled upon the Mole Man's domain while trying to escape from a hit on his life. Mole Man's minions detected the massive gem and took it, bringing it to their master. Grotesk revealed his true motives and attempted to use the oscillitron to get revenge on the surface world of wiping out his people in an atomic test; however, the Avengers stopped him. After finally finishing him off, Bullseye was revealed to be Jubilee. Prior to his scheme to flood the surface with lava, he had his Moloids build a massive laser device to attack the surface but lacked a massive gem that could be the focal point for the laser. [72], The Mole Man was caught in a conflict between two cosmic beings who were brothers that had dominion of his native Earth-616 universe, and another Earth from a distant cosmos that saw many of Earth's champions and villains from both worlds cross realities to battle against each other. [10] The Moloids were also used when the Mole Man and ex-communist scientist Red Ghost attempted to use an atomic gyroscope to speed up the Earth's rotation, but this plot was foiled by the Avengers. In Part 3, Logan and Hawkeye drive through a deserted town sunk by the Moloids. “Old Man Logan” moves along quickly as it remains fairly light on dialogue. The news of his hospitalization brought many of the Thing's enemies to attack him there during his moment of weakness. Ultimately, Mr. This was not met with a positive reception, especially when the Mole Man—who found the original Four's replacements an insult to their legacy—launched an attack on New York. Seeking revenge, he brought the villains of Earth-616 to his world hoping to get revenge by offering the villains a world bereft of heroes to oppose them. I'm a sucker for a dystopian storyline, and this is that and so much more. [22], Sometime after this, the X-Men found themselves once more in the Mole Man's domain when they were trapped underground by a group called the Promise. [110] The Mole Man eventually learned that his long unrequited love, Lorna had passed away, The Mole Man resolved to steal her body to keep as his own. Before going on a mission through time and space, Reed Richards appointed Ant-Man, She-Hulk, Medusa, and the Torch's pop-star girlfriend Darla Deering as their replacements during the four minutes they were gone. A man forced to help an old friend--the blind archer, HAWKEYE--drive three thousand miles to … [9], During the Modern Age, the Moloids where, for the most part, used as pawns to battle the Mole Man's various foes. Spider-Man managed to get Jameson to safety and went back to battle Ra'Ktar alone. The two frightened the Mole Man and his Moloids away when Wanda posed as the "Marvel Witch". In order to pay off his rent, Logan accepted a job from Hawkeye: help him navigate across the country and deliver a secret package, possibly illegal. Upon witnessing the Mole Man defiling the various coffins and mixing the remains as they were nothing, Daredevil was consumed with anger and attacked the Mole Man. However, when the Moloids kidnapped Alicia Masters, this brought the Fantastic Four down on him again. [23] The Moloids helped their master to imprison the X-Men. Wolverine began to evacuate the younger students while the rest of the X-Men mysteriously vanished after the onslaught began. Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider-Man's First Appearance), Tales of Suspense #39 (Iron Man's First Appearance), Incredible Hulk #181 (Wolverine's First Appearance), https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Moloids?oldid=5804520. [58] Eventually, Mole Man's consort Kala brought the West Coast Avengers to join the battle. [41] Subterranea soon became threatened by the millionaire cartoonist and entertainer Alden Maas, but the lives of the Moloid race were saved by the Human Torch and the Thing. After Lemire left the title, Ed Brisson replaced him as … Punisher: killed by Kraven. It was here that Wolverine revealed that he's only doing this for the money to pay the rent for his family. Author: Mark Millar Artist: Steve McNiven Publisher: Marvel Comics Genre: Comic Book Trade Paperback Pages: 199 Pages Buy On Amazon “Wolverine: Old Man Logan” is a collection of eight issues of the ongoing Wolverine comic book series. However something went wrong and the Fantastic Four did not return as planned and were presumed lost, leaving their replacements to operate in their place. Healing from the injuries in bed during the night, though very slowly due to his age; Logan was confronted by a blinded, elderly Hawkeye. Knowing that all the mixed remains could never be fully recovered or placed in the right crypts, Daredevil had chips of the glowing crystals to be placed on each of the defiled tombstones in tribute to the dead. The rebirth of Terminus attracted the Silver Surfer and the Fantastic Four to Yorkton where they found the Mole Man and learned of his plight. The holiday season also apparently made him remember his grandfather, making him quite morose. Fantastic arrived with De'Lila, who had disguised herself as the Invisible Woman to manipulate him into recovering the device as well. In the miniseries, Deadpool and Logan initially have some beef and fight, but they soon come together to save a young mutant teen from being turned into a Living Weapon by the group known as Geneform. This website saves cookies to your browser in order to improve your online experience and show you personalized content. Marvel. [80] During this period where the Mole Man believed the Fantastic Four to be dead, he mobilized all his Moloids and prepared for a massive invasion of the surface world. Artist Steve McNiven is given plenty of space to reimagine Marvel’s disturbing future. Upon learning the news, the Mole Man called off his invasion for the time being. After failing to pay his month's rent, his children offered to sell their toys. "Old Man Logan", by writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven, was a 2008 storyline appearing in Wolverine #66-72 and Wolverine Giant-Size: Old Man Logan that told the story of an alternate future where the villains had defeated all the heroes. Sol While they were able to find a television, other things such as food were hard to come by. They were ultimately rescued by Ms. [119], In the year 12425 AD within the husk of the Apocalypse Beast, a subset of Moloids who were sent up into space to defeat the Beast have gained vastly superior intelligence to their mainstream counterparts. [100], Four Moloids, Mik, Korr, Turg, and Tong, were exiled from the long-forgotten city of the High Evolutionary. He also developed a device that would push his domain to the surface in the middle of the Pacific Ocean so his people could live there. The telepathic cries of the mutant Moloid drew in the mutant heroes known as X-Factor who came to the Moloids aid. The plan ultimately went to bust when Captain Marvel was finally able to clash his Quantum Bands together, allowing him to switch places with Rick Jones, with whom he shared a bonded existence at the time. These unfortunate Moloids were rescued by the Sub-Mariner. However, upon gazing upon a ruined model of New York City, he vowed that it would stand as a symbol of his empire's future.