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'''Destroyer''', in '''comics''', may refer to:
A number of [[Marvel Comics]] characters have used the name '''Destroyer'''.


==DC Comics==
====The Asgardian Destroyer====
* [[Destroyer (Justice League)|"Destroyer" (Justice League)]], the series finale episode of ''Justice League Unlimited''
Destroyer is an enemy of Thor that first appeared in issue 118 of ''Journey Into Mystery'' in 1965. He was an armor suit created by [[Odin (comics)|Odin]], Lord of Asgard, Father of [[Loki (comics)|Loki]] and [[Thor (comics)|Thor]]. Thor didn't yet defeat Destroyer in head to head combat. He has unlimited strength, Invulnerabilty, Energy Blast, and a disintegration blast. He fought Thor numerous other times and played a key role during [[Walt Simonson]]'s run on the character's title. He also appeared in ''Marvel Masterworks: Thor Vol. 3 '' and ''Thor: The Dark Gods TPB'.


==Marvel Comics==
====The WW II Destroyers====
* [[Destroyer (Keen Marlow)]], a WW2 era superhero from Marvel Comics' predecessor, Timely Comics
Timely (one of Marvel's precursors) introduced Kevin Marlow, the Destroyer, in Mystic Comics #6 (August 1940). Later stories (from the 1970s on) introduced other character who played that role - Brian Falsworth and Roger Aubrey (formely Dyna-Mite from the [[Crusaders (comics)|Crusaders]]). A version of the Marlow Destroyer made an appearance in 1997's [[Spider-Man]] TV cartoon as part of a WW II group called "The Secret Six".
* [[Destroyer (Roger Aubrey)]], Marvel Comics character who adopts Keen Marlow's identity
* ''[[Destroyer MAX]]'', five-issue limited 2009 series from Marvel MAX, by [[Robert Kirkman]], starring a modern day Keen Marlow
* [[The Destroyer (novel series)|''The Destroyer'' (novel series)]], a paperback series of novels, which had a comics miniseries. It is unrelated to the above.
* [[Destroyer (Thor)]], the Asgardian weapon seen in Marvel Comics, usually opposed to Thor
* [[Drax the Destroyer]], the Marvel Comics character
* Destroyer, a codename used by two members of the Marvel Comics sibling team, [[Power Pack]]


== Boom! Studios ==
====External links====
* [[Victor LaValle's Destroyer]], a limited series written by Victor Lavalle about Frankenstein's legacy.
*[http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/d/destroyer.htm Fan webpage on the Marvel WW II Destroyers]

==See also==
*[[Destroyer (disambiguation)]]

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Destroyer, in comics, may refer to:

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