A
villain published by
Marvel Comics. The
Abomination first
appeared in
Tales to Astonish #90 in 1967.
Emil Blonsky was originally a spy for the Soviet Union during the
height of the Cold War. Having discovered the efforts of
General Thunderbolt Ross and his team to create a gamma bomb,
the Soviets sent Blonsky in to infiltrate the New Mexico base where
Ross and his team were (including the brains behind the experiments, Dr.
Bruce Banner). Blonsky was to sabotage the experiments and missile
tests, which he did, though he was never discovered.
After Banner's accident that transformed him into the Incredible
Hulk, the intergalactic menace known as the Stranger came to
Earth and declared that he would destroy mankind, rather than let
them use their knowledge of atomic energy to construct bombs. To
this end, the Stranger put Banner's alter-ego, the Hulk
under his control and used him to begin man's destruction.
Unbeknownst to the Stranger, his control of the Hulk did not
extend to Banner. Banner decided to kill himself rather than allow
the Hulk to be used in such a manner. Being that Banner is a
science geek, he decided that irradiating himself with a tremendous
dose of radiation was an easier way to go than a bullet through
his temple. Before he could use the device, however, Banner was
taken into custody by the military police, and in the now abandoned
lab, Blonsky exposed himself to the massive radiation dose meant for
Banner.
The result of the radiation was not that Blonsky dropped dead from
the radiation after losing all his hair, teeth, and mental faculties,
but instead, he changed into a green skinned monster. Dubbed the
Abomination by Betty Banner (then Betty Ross), Blonsky found
that he could not change back into his normal form, like Banner, possessed
his normal intelligence and possessed much greater strength than the Hulk. After the Abomination kidnapped Ross's daughter Betty, Ross turned the Hulk lose to find his missing love. Eventually, Banner was able to track the Abomination and drain some of his power, eventually defeating him as the Hulk.
Over the years, the Abomination has clashed with the Hulk on many
occasions, sometimes alone and sometimes at the behest of others.
The Abomination has worked with MODOK, the underground menace of
Tyrannus, and the Leader. He is also responsible for the death
of Betty Banner, Banner's wife and love of many years.