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| FormerMembers = [[Antoro (Earth-616)|Antoro]], [[Bert]], [[William Foster (Earth-616)|Black Goliath]], [[Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)|Blackwing (Joseph Manfredi)]], [[Blossom]], [[Bub]], [[Circus Crew]], [[Eliot Franklin (Clown) (Earth-616)|Clown]], [[Devil Dinosaur (Earth-78411)|Devil Dinosaur]], [[Dragon Man (Earth-616)|Dragon Man]], [[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Hawkeye (Clint Barton)]], [[Howard the Duck (Earth-616)|Howard the Duck]], [[Jack Pulver (Earth-616)|Human Cannonball]], [[Iron Jack Baker]], [[Rance Preston (Earth-616)|Live Wire]], [[Major Minor]], [[Mike (Kansas) (Earth-616)|Mike]], [[Missing Link]], [[Moon Boy (Earth-78411)|Moon Boy]], [[Omir (Earth-616)|Omir the Snake Charmer]], [[Truett Hudson (Earth-616)|Professor]], [[Kabir Mahadevu (Earth-616)|Rajah]], [[Rajar the Elephant]] and his unidentified trainer, [[Rex the Dog-Faces Boy]], [[Spike]], [[Stilts]], [[Swordsman]], [[Tarrax the Tamer (Earth-616)|Tarrax the Tamer]], [[Thor Odinson (Earth-616)|Thor]], [[Tommy Thumb (Earth-616)|Tommy Thumb]], [[Trapeze Trio (Earth-616)|Trapeze Trio]], [[Zandow (Earth-616)|Zandow the Strong Man]] |
| FormerMembers = [[Antoro (Earth-616)|Antoro]], [[Bert]], [[William Foster (Earth-616)|Black Goliath]], [[Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)|Blackwing (Joseph Manfredi)]], [[Blossom]], [[Bub]], [[Circus Crew]], [[Eliot Franklin (Clown) (Earth-616)|Clown]], [[Devil Dinosaur (Earth-78411)|Devil Dinosaur]], [[Dragon Man (Earth-616)|Dragon Man]], [[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Hawkeye (Clint Barton)]], [[Howard the Duck (Earth-616)|Howard the Duck]], [[Jack Pulver (Earth-616)|Human Cannonball]], [[Iron Jack Baker]], [[Rance Preston (Earth-616)|Live Wire]], [[Major Minor]], [[Mike (Kansas) (Earth-616)|Mike]], [[Missing Link]], [[Moon Boy (Earth-78411)|Moon Boy]], [[Omir (Earth-616)|Omir the Snake Charmer]], [[Truett Hudson (Earth-616)|Professor]], [[Kabir Mahadevu (Earth-616)|Rajah]], [[Rajar the Elephant]] and his unidentified trainer, [[Rex the Dog-Faces Boy]], [[Spike]], [[Stilts]], [[Swordsman]], [[Tarrax the Tamer (Earth-616)|Tarrax the Tamer]], [[Thor Odinson (Earth-616)|Thor]], [[Tommy Thumb (Earth-616)|Tommy Thumb]], [[Trapeze Trio (Earth-616)|Trapeze Trio]], [[Zandow (Earth-616)|Zandow the Strong Man]] |
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+ | | Enemies = [[Thunderbolts (Earth-616)|Thunderbolts]], [[Thor (Thor Odinson)|Thor]], [[Secret Avengers (Black Ops Unit) (Earth-616)|Secret Avengers]], [[Bruce Banner (Earth-616)|Hulk]], [[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]], [[Matthew Murdock (Earth-616)|Daredevil]], [[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Hawkeye]], [[Luke Cage (Earth-616)|Luke Cage]], [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)|Spider-Man]], [[Howard the Duck]], [[Johnathon Blaze (Earth-616)|Ghost Rider]], [[Scott Summers (Earth-616)|Cyclops]] |
| Origin = [[Maynard Tiboldt (Earth-616)|Maynard Tiboldt]]'s father, [[Fritz Tiboldt (Earth-616)|Fritz]], ran a travelling circus and was also a [[National Socialist German Workers Party (Earth-616)|Nazi]] agent. Sent to [[America]] to murder US Government officials, under cover of his circus activities, Tiboldt and his gang fell foul of [[Captain America]] and were deported back to [[Germany]], where Fritz Tiboldt and his wife were subsequently murdered by their former employers. |
| Origin = [[Maynard Tiboldt (Earth-616)|Maynard Tiboldt]]'s father, [[Fritz Tiboldt (Earth-616)|Fritz]], ran a travelling circus and was also a [[National Socialist German Workers Party (Earth-616)|Nazi]] agent. Sent to [[America]] to murder US Government officials, under cover of his circus activities, Tiboldt and his gang fell foul of [[Captain America]] and were deported back to [[Germany]], where Fritz Tiboldt and his wife were subsequently murdered by their former employers. |
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[[File:Circus_of_Crime_(Earth-616)_(1940s).jpg|thumb|left|Fritz Tiboldt's Circus of Crime circa 1941]]The Circus of Crime was originally Tiboldt's Circus, a small Austrian travel circus managed for generations by members of the Tiboldt family. In the 1930s [[Fritz Tiboldt (Earth-616)|Fritz Tiboldt]], then manager and ringmaster of the circus, became active in [[National Socialist German Workers Party (Earth-616)|Nazi party]] activities. After World War II began, he was asked by [[German]] intelligence to take his circus to [[America]], supposedly just to give performances in major cities, but actually in order to use the talents of the Nazi sympathizers among his performers to murder government high officials. However, Tiboldt, who came to be known as the "Ringmaster Of Death," was captured by [[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America]], and both Tiboldt and the members of his circus who had aided him in his subversive activities ported{{r|Captain America Comics #5}}. |
[[File:Circus_of_Crime_(Earth-616)_(1940s).jpg|thumb|left|Fritz Tiboldt's Circus of Crime circa 1941]]The Circus of Crime was originally Tiboldt's Circus, a small Austrian travel circus managed for generations by members of the Tiboldt family. In the 1930s [[Fritz Tiboldt (Earth-616)|Fritz Tiboldt]], then manager and ringmaster of the circus, became active in [[National Socialist German Workers Party (Earth-616)|Nazi party]] activities. After World War II began, he was asked by [[German]] intelligence to take his circus to [[America]], supposedly just to give performances in major cities, but actually in order to use the talents of the Nazi sympathizers among his performers to murder government high officials. However, Tiboldt, who came to be known as the "Ringmaster Of Death," was captured by [[Steven Rogers (Earth-616)|Captain America]], and both Tiboldt and the members of his circus who had aided him in his subversive activities ported{{r|Captain America Comics #5}}. |
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The Circus of Crime's usual modus operandi was the following: They would give a performance before a large audience. At some point the Ringmaster would use the powerful mind-control device concealed in his hat to put the audience into a trance. The Circus members then robbed the audience, who would remember nothing about the thefts when the Ringmaster released them from the trance and the performance continued{{r|Incredible Hulk Vol 1 #3}}. The Circus of Crime performed under different names so that audiences would not suspect that they were the Circus of Crime. |
The Circus of Crime's usual modus operandi was the following: They would give a performance before a large audience. At some point the Ringmaster would use the powerful mind-control device concealed in his hat to put the audience into a trance. The Circus members then robbed the audience, who would remember nothing about the thefts when the Ringmaster released them from the trance and the performance continued{{r|Incredible Hulk Vol 1 #3}}. The Circus of Crime performed under different names so that audiences would not suspect that they were the Circus of Crime. |
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| − | They clashed with superheroes on a regular basis, mostly with the [[ |
+ | They clashed with superheroes on a regular basis, mostly with the [[Bruce Banner (Earth-616)|Hulk]] who was also one of the first they encountered. After a string of robberies, they tried to rob [[Richard Jones (Earth-616)|Rick Jones's]] town he summoned the Hulk (who at the time had a link with Rick) and stopped the circus.{{r|Incredible Hulk Vol 1 #3}} |
They also fought with [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)|Spider-Man]]{{r|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #16}}{{r|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #22}}, the [[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]]{{r|Avengers Vol 1 #22}} and others. They brought [[William Foster (Earth-616)|Black Goliath]] under their control, but were defeated by [[Luke Cage (Earth-616)|Power Man]]{{r|Power Man #24|25}}. |
They also fought with [[Spider-Man (Peter Parker)|Spider-Man]]{{r|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #16}}{{r|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #22}}, the [[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]]{{r|Avengers Vol 1 #22}} and others. They brought [[William Foster (Earth-616)|Black Goliath]] under their control, but were defeated by [[Luke Cage (Earth-616)|Power Man]]{{r|Power Man #24|25}}. |
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Over the years the membership of the Circus of Crime varied, although there was a core group that participated in most of its criminal ventures. The Ringmaster and his accomplices were imprisoned by the law numerous times, but rarely for long, given the difficulties of proving the charges against them, since their victims usually had no memory of being robbed by them. Occasionally the Circus of Crime operated without the Ringmaster, either because he was in prison, or because some members had become dissatisfied with his leadership{{r|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #22}}. However, he always returned as leader. |
Over the years the membership of the Circus of Crime varied, although there was a core group that participated in most of its criminal ventures. The Ringmaster and his accomplices were imprisoned by the law numerous times, but rarely for long, given the difficulties of proving the charges against them, since their victims usually had no memory of being robbed by them. Occasionally the Circus of Crime operated without the Ringmaster, either because he was in prison, or because some members had become dissatisfied with his leadership{{r|Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #22}}. However, he always returned as leader. |
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| − | The Circus of Crime returned to New York as the "Cirque de Nuit" to inagurate the Hotel Metropol in a show where Ringmaster used his mind-control abilities to hypnotize the rich spectators of his show and stole from them. The two [[Hawkeye |
+ | The Circus of Crime returned to New York as the "Cirque de Nuit" to inagurate the Hotel Metropol in a show where Ringmaster used his mind-control abilities to hypnotize the rich spectators of his show and stole from them. The two [[Hawkeye]]s, [[Clinton Barton (Earth-616)|Clint Barton]] and [[Katherine Bishop (Earth-616)|Katie Bishop]], used special glasses in order to be immune to Ringmaster's control and stopped the Circus, leaving most of their members heaviliy wounded. They escaped in the boat where the Cirus took the loot, making them appear as they were the thieves.{{r|Hawkeye Vol 4 2}} |
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Revision as of 02:49, 25 April 2016
History
World War II
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Fritz Tiboldt's Circus of Crime circa 1941
Fritz Tiboldt and his wife Lola continued to manage Tiboldt's Circus after the war. Eventually Fritz and Lola Tiboldt were murdered by Nazis who had escaped capture in vengeance for their cooperation with the Allies. Fritz's son, Maynard Tiboldt, thereupon succeeded him as leader and ringmaster of the circus, and decided to move it to America, far from the scene of Hitler's rise to power and his par death[2].
Once in America, however, Tiboldt's Circus proved incapable of competing successfully with larger with larger American circuses. Blaming Americans not only for ignoring his circus, but also for his father's humiliating capture in America years before, Tiboldt decided to turn to crime. If Americans would not enrich him and his performers willingly, they would be forced to do so. Tiboldt outlined his plans to the members of his troupe, a number of whom had accompanied him from Europe, and others of whom had joined the troupe after it came to America. A good percentage of the troupe quit, refusing to turn to a life of crime. However, a surprising number of the circus members eagerly agreed to join Tiboldt in his criminal endeavors, and they became the first members of what is known as the Circus of Crime.
Modern Era
The Circus of Crime's usual modus operandi was the following: They would give a performance before a large audience. At some point the Ringmaster would use the powerful mind-control device concealed in his hat to put the audience into a trance. The Circus members then robbed the audience, who would remember nothing about the thefts when the Ringmaster released them from the trance and the performance continued[3]. The Circus of Crime performed under different names so that audiences would not suspect that they were the Circus of Crime.
They clashed with superheroes on a regular basis, mostly with the Hulk who was also one of the first they encountered. After a string of robberies, they tried to rob Rick Jones's town he summoned the Hulk (who at the time had a link with Rick) and stopped the circus.[3]
They also fought with Spider-Man[4][5], the Avengers[6] and others. They brought Black Goliath under their control, but were defeated by Power Man[7].
Over the years the membership of the Circus of Crime varied, although there was a core group that participated in most of its criminal ventures. The Ringmaster and his accomplices were imprisoned by the law numerous times, but rarely for long, given the difficulties of proving the charges against them, since their victims usually had no memory of being robbed by them. Occasionally the Circus of Crime operated without the Ringmaster, either because he was in prison, or because some members had become dissatisfied with his leadership[5]. However, he always returned as leader.
The Circus of Crime returned to New York as the "Cirque de Nuit" to inagurate the Hotel Metropol in a show where Ringmaster used his mind-control abilities to hypnotize the rich spectators of his show and stole from them. The two Hawkeyes, Clint Barton and Katie Bishop, used special glasses in order to be immune to Ringmaster's control and stopped the Circus, leaving most of their members heaviliy wounded. They escaped in the boat where the Cirus took the loot, making them appear as they were the thieves.[8]Paraphernalia
Equipment
Weapons
No known weapons
Transportation
No known transportation
Trivia
- The Circus of Crime first appeared in the 1940's Captain America comic. Also, there were two different Circuses of Crime in the 19th century that were fought by Kid Colt and the West Coast Avengers
- Matt Murdock once offered to defend them in court after having helped Spider-Man defeat them. [4]
See Also
- 59 appearance(s) of Circus of Crime (Earth-616)
- 11 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Circus of Crime (Earth-616)
- 7 minor appearance(s) of Circus of Crime (Earth-616)
- 21 mention(s) of Circus of Crime (Earth-616)
- 8 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Circus of Crime (Earth-616)
- 23 image(s) of Circus of Crime (Earth-616)
- 45 member(s) of Circus of Crime (Earth-616)