Heap (comics)
The Heap is the name of several fictional comic book muck-monsters, the original of which first appeared in Hillman Periodicals' Air Fighters Comics #3 (cover-dated Dec. 1942), during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. The Heap was comics' first swamp monster.
| The Heap | |
|---|---|
The Heap: Airboy Comics vol. 9 #3 (April 1952), cover art by Ernie Schroeder. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Hillman Periodicals |
| First appearance | Air Fighters #3 (Dec. 1942) |
| Created by | Harry Stein Mort Leav |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Baron Eric von Emmelman Jim Roberts Eddie Beckett |
| Team affiliations | The New Wave Greenworld |
| Abilities | Strength and durability derived from size and composition; can engulf enemies and transport them to the Greenworld (Image version) |
The character was created by writer Harry Stein and artist Mort Leav, in collaboration with Hillman editor Ed Cronin.
Similar but unrelated characters appeared in comics stories published by Skywald in the 1970s and Image Comics in the 1990s. The Heap was revived in the 1980s by Eclipse Comics.
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