Marvel Hid a Supervillain’s Breakdown Across Six Different Comics
Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis sneakily crafted a story arc for the supervillain Armadillo throughout six of the titles he was writing.
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Several years ago, Marvel Comics hid a story about the obscure villain Armadillo in a crossover that spanned six different titles. The supervillain in question is a D-lister by the name of Armadillo. The crossover, which wasn’t even promoted as such, was largely the work of Brian Michael Bendis, who was the writer on all six series.
The Armadillo’s real name is Antonio Rodriguez. He first appeared in Captain America #308 back in 1985. The mad scientist Dr. Karl Malus is responsible for the Armadillo’s origin. In addition to a brief stint as a professional wrestler, Armadillo is typically a henchman for more well-known villains such as The Hood. He’s also used when writers just need a simple villain for heroes to beat up during an issue, which is exactly what Bendis used him for throughout much of 2017 and 2018.
There’s no official “beginning” to the arc, just a series of random appearances across the titles. In Guardians of the Galaxy #16, Armadillo appears for much of the issue, engaging in a brutal punch-for-punch battle with Groot before losing. He shows up again in Guardians of the Galaxy #19, where this time it’s the Thing, delivering the beat down. Next, Armadillo loses on the Brooklyn Bridge to Miles Morales in Spider-Man #235, while Peter Parker beats him in Spider-Men II #1. Peter doesn’t tease Armadillo out loud, but his internal monologue clearly mocks him by saying, “I can’t be seen fighting a dude who purposely went out of his way to call himself the Armadillo.” Luke Cage takes him out in Harlem in Jessica Jones #13, and Riri William does the same in Iron Man #6. Curious, Riri is about to question Armadillo’s nature, but Armadillo cuts her off by saying, “could you just lay off the sarcasm? I’m just having a really bad year.”
These random encounters would’ve probably gone unnoticed if not for Jessica Jones #18. In the standalone issue, a model named Daisy Schilling hires Jessica to find Armadillo. Daisy is his girlfriend and she’s concerned about his mental health. Jessica begins her search by questioning Luke, Riri, Ben, and Miles, even going so far as to show them cell phone “images” of the actual panels from their books. Jessica eventually finds Armadillo hiding out in a safe house owned by the mob boss The Owl. After a heartfelt talk, Jessica convinces Armadillo to go back to Daisy, but not before he punches Jessica out of the building.
Readers will probably never know if Bendis orchestrated this sneaky crossover on his own or if any Marvel editors were involved. As one of Marvel Comics’ all-star writers, Bendis was in a pretty unique position to pull this off, writing on so many different titles. Sly tricks like this are what make comics, and specifically shared universes like Marvel’s, so unique, especially when they are done using lesser-known, obscure, and often mocked characters such as Armadillo.
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