The Origin of the WRECKING CREW

History of the Marvel Universe No. 184
The Origin of the Wrecking Crew
The Wrecker, Thunderball, Piledriver, and Bulldozer

Sources:
The Wrecker originally appeared in Thor 148-150 (1968) while his childhood was first shown in Thor 431 (1991).
The claim that his father died was made in Spectacular Spider-Man 126 (1987).
Karnilla first appeared in Journey Into Mystery 107 (1964).
The Wrecker returned in Thor 171 (1969).
The Wrecking Crew debuted in Defenders 17-19 (1974-1975). Their origin was explained in issue 18 while Thunderball's backstory was shown in 19.
The Wrecker battled the FF in Fantastic Four 168 (1976). The Puppet Master's involvement in this and the reforming of the Wrecking Crew was shown in Iron Fist 11-12 (1977), along with their encounter with Captain America.
They returned again and battled Thor in Thor 304 (1981).
Thunderball's solo career lasted through Iron Man 171 (1983)
The first Secret Wars occurred in Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars 1-12 (1984-1985).
The Masters of Evil attacked Avengers Mansion in Avengers 273-277 (1986-1987).
The Wrecking Crew encountered Spider-Man and Spider-Woman in Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man 125-126 (1987).
Wrecker attempted to get revenge on Thunderball in Fantastic Four 355 (1991).
The attempted mass breakout happened in Marvel Graphic Novel 68 (1991), otherwise known as Avengers: Deathtrap - The Vault.
Their Acts of Vegneance appearances can be found in Damage Control (Vol. 2) 1, Fantastic Four 335, and Iron Man 251 (1989).
Thunderball met John Porter in Damage Control (Vol. 1) 1 (1989).
The Wrecking Crew continued to battle Thor and others in Thor 418 and 426-431 (1990-1991) where the Wrecker was captured and banished by Loki.
Thunderball worked with the Secret Empire in Amazing Spider-Man 353-358 (1991-1992).
The Wrecking Crew were restored by Thunderball in Alpha Flight 118-119 (1993).
The Wrecker tried to take revenge on his father in Marvel Double Feature: Thunderstrike/Code Blue 13-14 (1994).
Absorbing Man and Titania's wedding happened in Avengers Unplugged 4 (1996).
The Wrecking Crew made further appearances in Journey Into Mystery 505-506 (1996), Thunderbolts 1 (1997), Marvel Team-Up 6, 10-11 (1998), Avengers (Vol. 3) 15-18 (1999), and more.
Excavator first appeared in Runaways (Vol. 2) 1 (2005).
The Crew moved to Canada in Omega Flight 1-5 (2007) and made their escape in Marvel Comics Presents (Vol. 2) 5 (2008).
They encountered the Punisher in Punisher: War Journal (Vol. 2) 22-23 (2008) and were members of the Hood's army in New Avengers 46 (2008), Secret Invasion 6-8 (2008), New Avengers 50 (2009), and more.
Marci Camp took over as Bulldozer in Fantastic Four (Vol. 5) 3-4 (2014) and Wolverines 1-2 (2015). The original returned in Captain America: Sam Wilson 17 (2016).
Thunderball rejoined with the Hood in Illuminati 1-7 (2016), while his redemption can be seen in Black Panther (Vol. 6) 16 (2018), 167-171 (2019), and (Vol. 7) 24-25 (2021).
Demolisher first appared in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 34-36 (2018).

Additional information from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.


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