Skull the Slayer
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|caption=Cover to issue #1 of Skull the Slayer.
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|character_name=Skull the Slayer
|real_name=Jim Scully
|species=Human (empowered)
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut=''Skull the Slayer'' #1 (Aug 1975)
|creators=[[Marv Wolfman]] and [[Steve Gan]]
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'''Skull the Slayer''' ('''James Scully''') is a fictional [[Marvel Comics]] character that debuted in his own book in August, 1975.
==Publication history==
Skull the Slayer had his own on going series starting in August 1975, which ran for eight issues.
==Fictional character biography==
Skull the Slayer is a trained soldier turned superhero who wears a Scorpian power belt that enhances his strength and durability. The belt also has preservative effects on his body's metabolism.On one occasion, Scully was able to funnel energy into explosive force. The full capabilities of the belt are unknown.
Jim Scully was an adventurer whose plane went through a time warp in the [[Bermuda Triangle]], marooning him and three companions in an alternate Earth where dinosaurs, primitives, and aliens co-existed. Scully and his three companions were eventually rescued and returned to their own world by the [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] of the [[Fantastic Four]]. He served in Doctor Druid's team of occult investigators the [[Shock Troop (comics)|Shock Troop]] alongside [[Sepulchre (comics)|Sepulchre]] and [[N'Kantu, the Living Mummy]]. He was attempting to find a way to remove the power belt which had recently been damaged and had altered his appearance. His skin had become transparent showing only a green glowing skelton. During this time, he had adopted the alias of the obscure Golden Age hero, the [[Blazing Skull]]. He crossed paths with heroes such as [[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]] and [[Captain America]], while a member of the team. Eventually, [[Doctor Druid]] was able to restore him to his normal appearance and he left the team. Sometime later, attempts to remove the belt caused him lose the youthful metabolism the belt provided. He gained weight and lost much of the physical shape the belt had kept him at over the years. While serving as a bodyguard, he met and had an adventure with [[Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]].
====External links====
*[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/blazskl2.htm Unofficial profile]
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