Corruptor

For other uses, see Corruptor (disambiguation).

The Corruptor (Jackson Day) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has fought Thor and Nova (Richard Rider). His sweat glands release a chemical that overrides the social inhibition center of the brain. He first appeared in Nova #4 (December 1976), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Sal Buscema.

Corruptor
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Nova #4 (Dec. 1976)
Created by	Marv Wolfman and Sal Buscema
In-story information
Alter ego	Jackson Day
Abilities	Ability to release a victim's inhibitions Formerly: Superhuman strength Eye beams Teleportation

Publication history

The Corruptor first appeared in Nova #4 (December 1976), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Sal Buscema.^[1]

The character subsequently appears in Nova #21 (Sept. 1978), The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #264-265 (Oct.–Nov. 1981), Marvel Comics Presents #32 (Nov. 1989), Nova #10 (Oct. 1994), The Avengers #6 (July 1998), The New Avengers #6 (April 2005), Spider-Man: Breakout #1-5 (June–Oct. 2005), New Warriors #6 (Feb. 2006), Union Jack #1-3 (Nov. 2006-Jan. 2007), The Astonishing Spider-Man #1 (May 2007), The New Avengers Annual #2 (Feb. 2008), and Secret Invasion #6 (Nov. 2008) and Wolverine, the Best There Is #1 (Feb. 2011).

The Corruptor received an entry in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #3, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #3, and The All-New Official Handbook to The Marvel Universe A-Z Volume 2.

Fictional character biography

Jackson Day was born in Smyrna, Delaware. An ordinary pharmaceutical factory worker, he was exposed to psychoactive chemicals from a fire, giving him blue skin and the ability to negate the inhibitions of others.^[2][3] Day was soon transferred to the Avengers Mansion for treatment. He escaped, abandoning his wife, and became the head of the criminal Inner Circle. With the Inner Circle, he recruited people in financial straits, supplying financial assistance requiring the victims to commit crimes on his behalf. Corruptor later abandoned the Circle.^[4]

He formed a new plan that started out by corrupting the Hulk, forcing his friend Rick Jones to summon the Avengers so that the Corruptor could corrupt them as well. Rick's SOS was intercepted by several Western-based heroes: Firebird, Phantom Rider, Red Wolf, Texas Twister, and Shooting Star. The plan was foiled, as the Hulk escaped Corruptor's control and defeated him.^[5] The western heroes decided to stay together and form the Rangers.

In New Avengers, Corruptor is hired by the Hood to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act.^[6]

Powers and abilities

The Corruptor's sweat glands exude psychoactive drugs which enable him to, by touch, subvert the will of any individual. His touch releases his victim's inhibitions, so that, if not given specific instructions, the victim will revert to uncontrollable behavior. Early in his career, he demonstrated such powers as super-strength, eye-beams, and teleportation, none of which he possesses today.