| Alias |
 |
| Klaw |
| Nick
Name |
|
Master of Sound
Murderous Master of Sound
Sultan of Sound |
| Civilian
ID |
| Ulysses Klaw
Alias
Ronald Pershing |
| Occupation |
|
Criminal
Scientist
|
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen
of the Netherlands with a criminal record. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Vlaardigen,
Netherlands |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
Fearsome Foursome
Frightful Four
Masters
of Evil Pacific Overlords |
| Base
of Operations |
| Mobile |
| Height |
| 5'
11" - Varies |
| Weight |
| 175
lbs. - Varies |
| Eye
Color |
| Red |
| Hair
Color |
| Black
- Now None |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian
- Now Red |
| Known
Powers |
| A
being of coherent sound energy possessing superhuman strength, speed,
stamina, agility and impervious to physical harm or pain.
Technically no longer human and requiring neither nutrition, water, rest
or oxygen.
Genius level intelligence with skills as a physicist.
Note: Klaw cannot exit in any
medium that does not support sound waves such as a vacuum and is
vulnerable to sound waves on counter frequencies to his own. |
| Accessories |
|
Sound
Transducer (Sonic Claw): Device capable of converting ambient sound into
high-volume sound waves, concussive force or three-dimensional sound
constructs. |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Avengers
Black
Panther IV
Daredevil
Dazzler
II
Fantastic
Four
Ka-Zar
Songbird
Thunderbolts
|
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Avengers
Vol. 1
Black Panther Vol. 1 & 2
Fantastic Four Vol. 1
Thunderbolts Vol. 1
|
| First
Appearance |
|
Fantastic
Four Vol. 1 #53 (Aug. 1966) |
| Creator |
| Stan
Lee & Jack Kirby |
| Origin |
| The criminal scientist
Ulysses Klaw, sought to steal the sound-absorbing ore known as Vibranium
from Wakanda to power his sound transducer, a device capable of converting
sound into solid mass. In the process of his crime he killed the
Wakandan king T'Chaka. T'Chaka's son T'Challa
(Black
Panther I) used Klaw's own weapon against him, disintegrating the
right hand of his father's killer. The criminal scientist swore
revenge and would later return to Wakanda to challenge the Black
Panther and his new allies the
Fantastic
Four. Facing defeat Klaw decided
to gamble on a bid to become superhumanly powerful by leaping into his
sound converter, a decision that converted him into a being of pure
sound. He would return again and again, constantly plaguing the
African leader and his allies as the master of sound called
Klaw. |