Hammer and Anvil

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Official Team Name

Hammer and Anvil

Team Aliases

Unknown

Status

Defunct

Identity

Public

Alignment

Bad

Universe

Earth-616

Affiliations

Former Members

Hammer, Anvil

Creators

Len Wein, Herb Trimpe

First appearance

Last appearance

Incredible Hulk #182
(December, 1974)

Marvel Fanfare #29
(November, 1986)

History

Leroy "Hammer" Jackson was an African-American prisoner said to hate everyone and everything. As part of a chain gang, he was chained to a white racist named Johnny Anvil. The pair's hatred of prison, however, was stronger than their hate for each other and they succeeded in escaping the chain gang while still chained together. Hammer stole a .38 handgun from a guard, and when the two encountered an alien who had crashed on Earth, Hammer tried to kill it but accidentally wound up saving the creature's life instead; it fed on metal, and used the bullets fired at it to regenerate. The alien wanted to thank them, and replaced the chain linking them with a device that granted them superhuman powers. The two returned to prison seeking revenge, but wound up battling the Hulk instead.

Hammer and Anvil were hired as field operatives by the Deterrence Research Corporation. They encountered and battled Spider-Man and the Guardians of the Galaxy. They also encountered the Freaks. Hammer and Anvil kidnapped Amanda Sheridan for the DRC, and fought Spider-Woman.

Lured into the Nevada desert to fight the Hulk, Hammer was shot through the head with an explosive bullet by the Scourge of the Underworld, disguised as a Native American shaman. Linked by the Synthecon to his dead ally, Anvil died soon afterward.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: An alien Glx named Chleee was responsible for transforming a chain into an "energy synthecon" which linked the criminals Hammer and Anvil together symbiotically at the wrist and gave them superhuman powers. The synthecon provided the ability to absorb physical damage without harm, using the kinetic energy to increase their strength to superhuman levels. Anyone touching Hammer and Anvil while they are powered took damage from the energy.

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Trivia

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See Also

• 4 Appearances of Hammer and Anvil (Earth-616)
• Images that include Hammer and Anvil (Earth-616)
• Team Gallery: Hammer and Anvil (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Hammer and Anvil (Earth-616)

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