Ivan is just a heavy and a thug, though he is pretty good with pistols and could apparently pilot advanced air vehicles. The Psycho-Man gave him a solar pistol, which could emit a blinding focused flash or a laser beam. Ivan preferred to open with the flash, then take careful aim at the blinded target.

Ivan tends to take his time to aim — presumably he spends a few HPs on AV while so doing.

History

Ivan was one of the three thugs (along with Live Wire (Rance Preston) and Shellshock (Gary Buser)) recruited by the Psycho Man. The alien was building a giant-sized psycho ray on Earth, with which he intended to take over the planet. The three flunkies hoped to rule at his side, and eagerly helped him round up components for the super-weapon.

The technological thefts eventually attracted the attention of no less than the Fantastic Four, the Inhuman Royal Family *and* the Black Panther, and the Psycho Man and his hired guns were soon defeated.

Unlike the other two, Ivan was never seen again, which I think is a very important clue about pretty much every Marvel cross-over since.

Description

See illustration.

Personality

Ivan is an ambitious toadie who always wants more money and more power. He’s so eager to attain those that he will always ask tons of question to his employer about how and when he intends to compensate his crew. Ivan is a bit paranoid (which is not irrational given his line of work), and has outbursts of pride where he demands to be treated as an equal, not a flunkie. He has an over-inflated perception of the power of his solar pistol.