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Ox

Ox

A long time member of the Enforcers and one of the oldest foes of Spider-Man. Ox, as his name suggests, was the powerhouse of the team. There have been two people named Ox, they were brothers.

Name:
Ox
Publisher:
Real name:
Ronald Bloch
Aliases:
  • Ronald Bloch
  • Robert Bloch
  • Raymond Bloch
  • Karl Stragg
  • Bruno Sanchez (Ultimate Universe)
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Gadgets
  • Invulnerability
  • Super Strength
  • Unarmed Combat
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Origin

The original Ox was a member of the Enforcers, which was a band of criminals. Ox and the rest of the Enforcers battled against a young Spider-Man on numerous occasions. Ox was known for being the strongman of the team, but also the most clumsy. He eventually fought against more superheroes of the Marvel Universe.

Creation

There are two different Ox'es. The first and current Ox was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 issue 10 (1964). He seemingly died and was soon replaced by his twin brother in the pages of The Spectacular SpiderMan Vol.1 issue 19 (1978). It was however later revealed that the original Ox lived and he has since retaken the mantle of the Ox.

Major Story Arcs

Switched Bodies

Ox was eventually incarerated but managed to escape with one of his cellmates. This cellmate offered to increase Ox's powers, but actually swapped bodies with him, leaving Ox in a weak body. Eventually, the switch was reversed, but the back-lash had caused mayor problems with Ox's body. He seemingly died in a battle with Daredevil.

Ox's Twin Brother

After the first Ox seemingly died, his twin brother took up the name and also became a member of the Enforcers. He has tremendous strength and a large resistance to injury.

First Ox is Alive

Some months after his seeming Death, it was revealed that the original Ox had survived his battle with Daredevil all those years ago and that he had been living in the allies of New York Ciry, where he eventually encountered Spider-Man again. Ox eventually reclaimed his name and returned his criminal carreer.

Civil War

Not much was heard fromThe Ox again until he was drafter into the Thunderbolts -army during the Civil War. He was one of the super villains captured by the Thunderbolts and given a choice join the team or go to jail. He chose to join the Thunderbolts, and catch other villains. After the Civil War, he left the team and returned to his criminal ways.

Employed by Mr. Fear and the Hood

More recently, Ox rejoined the Enforcers with Mr. Fear against Daredevil and the Hoods Gang. After Mr. Fear was captured, Ox and the Enforcers were brought to see the Hood by his gang.

The Enforcers worked with a mysterious man named Bookie and took bets in the infamous "Bar with No Name". After being deceived by the Bookie, the Enforcers surrendered to Spider-Man peacefully.

Daredevil-High Wire Act!

Ox is seen beaten to a pulp by Bruiser.

Death

Some months later, Ox joins a new group of supervillains named the Hateful Hexad and start robberies throughout the New York area. While on one robbery, Ox and the other members encounter both Spider-Man and Deadpool. The team fights the two heroes, but are soon stopped in their tracks when they encounter another supercreature named Itsy Bitsy This creature kills most of the supervillain group, appearantly including Ox.

Dead no More: The Clone Conspiracy

Ox was seemingly revived/cloned by the Jackal, alongside a number of other dead villains. He could only 'remain alive' if he received a daily chemical injected by the Jackal.

Other Versions

House of M

Ox is presumably the same as his 616 counterpart, and is hired by the Rhino, along with Electro and the Vulture to confront the new Green Goblin.

Marvel Noir

Ox is a member of the Enforcers, a group of carnies hired by The Goblin as personal bodyguards.

Ulitmate Universe

Ox (Bruno Sanchez) worked for Kingpin and stay with Enforcers and had a battle versus Spider-man. He was arrested.

In Other Media

Ox in Spectacular Spider-Man
Ox in Spectacular Spider-Man

Ox appeared in the Spectacular Spider-Man (TV Series). Ox worked as an Enforcer with Fancy Dan and Shocker (Montana). He is a large man with a handlebar mustache and has peek human strength.

Issues

March 1964

July 1964

August 1964

December 1964

February 1965

April 1966

September 1966

March 1967

July 1967

May 1968

May 1970

January 1971

April 1971

April 1972

June 1973

December 1975

June 1978

July 1978

February 1980

September 1981

October 1981

January 1983

June 1983

November 1983

February 1984

September 1985

March 1992

February 1994

January 1995

Volumes

1963

1964

1966

1967

1972

1976

1977

1981

1988

1993

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2004

2005

2006

2007

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