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King Midas

King Midas

King with golden touch, and later king with donkey ears.

Name:
King Midas
Real name:
Aliases:
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Death Touch
First issue:
Fairy Tales (1951) #10
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In Grimm Fairy Tales, the story of King Midas is told against the backdrop of a modern hitman, that kills to make a living for his daughter.  The story follows the relatively poor king who is given the ability to turn anything he touches into gold which works well until he touches his daughter.  In the modern story the hitman is tied up as he talks with Mercy Dante, the daughter of a former hit.  She informs him that she will kill his daughter, Trisha Franks, which she does.  

Issues

October 1961

March 1981

October 1991

July 2002

August 2002

July 2008

September 2018

December 2020

Volumes

1952

1991

2005

2018

2020

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