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Calvin Zabo

141 appearances · Silver Age · 1964–2026 · 6 key issues
Who is Calvin Zabo?

Calvin Zabo was a corrupt physician obsessed with the legend of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. After synthesizing his own chemical formula based on that story, he transformed into the brutish, super-strong criminal known as Mister Hyde.

Few villains can claim a Silver Age pedigree forged by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby themselves, but Calvin Zabo made exactly that entrance in Journey into Mystery #110 back in 1964 — and he's been a thorn in Marvel's side ever since. Over six decades and 104 catalogued appearances, this enduring figure has haunted the pages of Captain America, Avengers, and Thunderbolts, sharing panel space with heavyweights like Thor, Captain America, and Spider-Man. With six key issues to his name and a publishing history stretching all the way to 2026, Zabo is the kind of deep-cut Marvel mainstay who rewards the collector willing to dig in — a genuine piece of the House of Ideas' Silver Age foundation still making waves today.

Identity

Real name. Calvin Zabo

Teams & affiliations
Serpent Society
★ First appearance
Journey into Mystery #99
Dec 1963

Top series

Covers through the years — 1964–2022

Journey into Mystery #110 1964
Journey into Mystery #110
The Spectacular Spider-Man #46 1980
The Spectacular Spider-Man #46
The Avengers #300 1989
The Avengers #300
Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault #[nn] 1991
Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault #[nn]
Captain America #435 1995
Captain America #435
Earth X #[nn] 2000
Earth X #[nn]
Young Avengers #7 2005
Young Avengers #7
Punisher #5 2009
Punisher #5
Infinity: Heist #1 2013
Infinity: Heist #1
Avengers Epic Collection #21 2018
Avengers Epic Collection #21
Fantastic Four Anniversary Tribute #1 2022
Fantastic Four Anniversary Tribute #1

Appearances

Journey into Mystery (1952)
Fantastic Four (1961)
#34
Fantastic Four Annual (1963)
#3
Daredevil (1964)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
#46
Superaventuras Marvel (1982)
#26
Iron Man (1968)
Thor (1966)
The Avengers (1963)
Avengers Spotlight (1989)
#26
Captain America [War and Remembrance] (1990)
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
The Avengers Annual (1967)
#19
Avengers: Death Trap, The Vault (1991)
Captain America - Souvenirs et combats (1991)
Ghost Rider: Resurrected (1991)
Venom: Deathtrap: The Vault (1993)
Graphic Marvel (1990)
#17
Best of Marvel (1994)
Daredevil / Batman (1997)
Marvel Crossover (1997)
#3
Marvel DC Crossover (1997)
Marvel Special (1997)
Hulk (1997)
#42
Earth X (2000)
Avengers Finale (2005)
#1
Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (2005)
Young Avengers (2005)
Best of Marvel : mariages Marvel (2006)
Spider-Man Visionaries: Roger Stern (2007)
#1
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David (2005)
#5
Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness (2008)
#1
Avengers: The Initiative (2007)
#13
Punisher (2009)
Marvel Universe (2007)
#16
Dark Reign: The Underside (2009)
Captain America: War & Remembrance (2010)
New Avengers (2005)
#12
Avengers: Under Siege (2010)
New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis (2011)
#1
Fear Itself: Thunderbolts (2011)
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (2010)
#12
Thunderbolts (2006)
Moon Knight (2011)
#1
Marvel Série II (2012)
#5
Thunderbolts: Like Lightning (2012)
Thunderbolts: The Great Escape (2012)
Thor : L'intégrale (2007)
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: Heroic Age (2012)
Marvel Série I (2012)
Punisher by Rick Remender Omnibus (2012)
Dark Avengers (2012)
Infinity: Heist (2013)
#1
Marvel Comics - La collection (2014)
#9
S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015)
#7
X-Men: Age of Apocalypse - Dawn (2016)
Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha (2016)
Black Knight: The Fall of Dane Whitman (2016)
Captain America: Sam Wilson (2016)
#2
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection (2017)
#1
Captain America: Secret Empire (2017)
Secret Warriors (2017)
#1
Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
#15
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2019)
#1
Incredible Hulk: Last Call (2019)
#1
Ms. Marvel by Saladin Ahmed (2019)
#2
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (2021)
#1
Fantastic Four Anniversary Tribute (2022)
#1
Marvel Legendary Collection (2022)
#35
Marvel-Verse: Jane Foster, The Mighty Thor (2022)
Captain America: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection (2020)
#2
Deadpool Samurai (2022)
#2
Ben Reilly - Spider-Man : en quête d'humanité (2022)
Marvel Origins (2023)
Daredevil Epic Collection (2014)
#7
The Amazing Spider-Man (2022)
Atos de Vingança (2024)
Punisher: The Bullet That Follows (2024)
Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells (2023)
#10
Immortal Thor (2023)
Ultimate X-Men (2024)
#13
X-Men (2024)
Sam Wilson: Captain America (2025)
Marvel Comics (II) (2024)
#20
Spider-Man vs. the Sinister Sixteen (2025)
#1
Wolverine: Old Man Logan [Marvel Premier Collection] (2025)