Edward Lavell

Edward Lavell is a Marvel street-level criminal who took on the identity of the Eel, operating in the urban underworld encountered by Power Man and Iron Fist. He first appeared in 1984, a successor to earlier characters who used the same alias.

Forty years is a long time to keep slithering back into Marvel's most dangerous corners, and Edward Lavell has done exactly that since Tony Isabella and Greg LaRocque introduced him in the Bronze Age pages of Power Man and Iron Fist in 1984. A villain with the staying power to turn up across Captain America, Thunderbolts, and Daredevil, Lavell has rubbed shoulders with the likes of Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, and the Falcon — rarefied company that speaks to the caliber of trouble he courts. His résumé includes stints with A.I.M., Batroc's Brigade, and even the Fantastic Four, making him one of Marvel's more eclectic hired-trouble figures. With a collector-recognized key issue to his name and four decades of appearances, Lavell is exactly the kind of deep-cut character that rewards the curious fan willing to dig past the headliners.