Savage Six

The Savage Six is the name of two different supervillain groups appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

The Earth-982 version of the Savage Six first appeared in Spider-Girl #25 and was created by Tom DeFalco, Pat Olliffe, and Al Williamson.

The Earth-616 version of the Savage Six first appeared in Venom vol. 2 #17 and was created by Rick Remender, Cullen Bunn, Kev Walker, and Terry Pallot.

Fictional team history

Earth-982

Savage Six
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Spider-Girl #25
Created by	Tom DeFalco Pat Olliffe Al Williamson
In-story information
Member(s)	Funnyface Dragon King Killerwatt Mr. Abnormal Raptor Sabreclaw

In the MC2 universe, there was a group of Spider-Girl villains who banded together to defeat her. They called themselves the Savage Six, similar to the Sinister Six her father Spider-Man had faced.

The villain Funnyface gathers Spider-Girl's enemies Dragon King, Killerwatt, Mr. Abnormal, and Sabreclaw. After breaking Raptor out of prison, the group becomes the Savage Six. The Savage Six formulate a plan to destroy Spider-Girl, taking hostages from Midville High School to draw her out. Although Spider-Girl defeats Raptor, she learns that she has to fight the other members of the Savage Six in a series of predetermined locations before saving the hostages. Crazy Eight arrives at the scene and knocks out Funnyface, allowing the heroes to apprehend him.^[1]

Earth-616

Savage Six
The Savage Six (consisting of Crime Master, Death Adder, Human Fly, Jack O'Lantern, Megatak, and Toxin) looking at Venom as seen on the cover of Venom vol. 2 #21 (2012).
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Venom (vol. 2) #17 (July 2012)
Created by	Rick Remender Cullen Bunn Kev Walker Terry Pallot
In-story information
Member(s)	Crime Master Death Adder Human Fly Jack O'Lantern Megatak Toxin (Eddie Brock)

In the Earth-616 reality, there are two different incarnations of the Savage Six:

Crime Master's Savage Six

The third Crime Master assembles Death Adder, the Human Fly, Jack O'Lantern, and Megatak to form the Savage Six, offering them protection from the law and the Kingpin. After a fight with Agent Venom, Jack O'Lantern discovers Eddie Brock webbed up as the Crime Master forcefully bonds Brock to the Toxin symbiote. The Savage Six targets the people Agent Venom cares about, including his family and Betty Brant.^[2] When Betty is brought before the Crime Master, she is shocked when the Crime Master reveals himself to be her brother Bennett, who was thought dead after being caught in the crossfire of the fight between Blackie Gaxton's group and Doctor Octopus.^[3]

When Agent Venom arrives at the Crime Master's hideout, he defeats Megatak and severely burns Toxin. Bennett Brant almost kills Agent Venom with a sonic pistol and a flamethrower, but is shot and killed by Betty, who states that her brother "died a long time ago".^[4]

Hunted version

In the "Hunted" storyline, Kraven the Hunter has Taskmaster and Black Ant apprehend King Cobra, Rhino, Scorpion, Stegron, Tarantula, and Vulture; Arcade publicly brands them as the next Savage Six.^[5] After the Great Hunt is over, the six stick together as a group.^[6]

Members

Earth-982 membership

• Funnyface - Leader
• Dragon King
• Killerwatt
• Mr. Abnormal
• Raptor
• Sabreclaw

Earth-616 membership

First version

• Crime Master - Leader
• Death Adder
• Eddie Brock - Possessed by the Toxin symbiote
• Human Fly
• Jack O'Lantern
• Megatak

Second version

• Vulture - Leader
• King Cobra
• Rhino
• Scorpion
• Stegron
• Tarantula

See also

• Sinister Six
• Sinister Syndicate