The Schizoid Man is a Marvel Comics supervillain.
Publication history
Schizoid Man first appeared in Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2 #36 and was created by Bill Mantlo, John Romita, Jr., and Jim Mooney
Fictional character biography
Chip Martin is a graduate student at Empire State University who suffers from psychological instability and has the power of building and animating solid constructs with his mind. His father is Senator Robert Martin, who was once suspected of being the Hobgoblin.
Schizoid Man joined Vil-Anon, a twelve-step program dedicated to helping individuals overcome their criminal tendencies which also consisted of Armadillo, Equinox, Hypno-Hustler, Jackson Weele, and Man-Bull.
In Civil War: Battle Damage Report, it is revealed that Chip and Lectronn engaged in a three hour fight over New York that ended in a stalemate.
Schizoid Man was among several super-powered criminals housed in an unnamed ill-equipped prison in the aftermath of the Avengers Vs. X-Men storyline. Rogue and Mimic had to fight them off during a prison riot where Schizoid Man was trying to get control of himself.
Powers and abilities
Schizoid Man possesses the power of building and animating solid constructs with his mind.
Other versions
Ultimate Marvel
The Ultimate Marvel version of Schizoid Man is a mutate created by modifying a (presumably French) man using a cell sample from Multiple Man. This grants him similar self-replication powers. He is used to control a riot at least once, and eventually joins the Liberators. His team, leading a large army, invades and conquers the United States, leading to mass civilian deaths. He is defeated by Captain America who after being released from his cell by the Wasp, defeats all of his bodies which are later said to be "scattered all over the Triskelion."
References
External links
- Schizoid Man at Marvel Wiki
- Schizoid Man (Earth-1610) at Marvel Wiki
- Schizoid Man (Chip Martin) at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe