Gideon Mace

Gideon Mace is a street-level Marvel villain who lost his hand and replaced it with a deadly mace-like weapon, fueling a violent vendetta that put him on a collision course with Luke Cage, Hero for Hire.

A villain with staying power, Gideon Mace crashed into Marvel's Bronze Age in the pages of Hero for Hire #3 (1972), courtesy of the sharp creative team of Archie Goodwin and George Tuska. He's carved out a niche in the street-level corners of the Marvel Universe, sharing pages with heavyweights like Luke Cage and even Mr. Fantastic across series including Power Man and Captain America & the Mighty Avengers. Seven catalog appearances spread across more than five decades speak to a stubborn resilience — this is a character who keeps finding his way back into the fray, a testament to that original Bronze Age spark that brought him to life.