Scorcher (comics)
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| Scorcher | |
 Untold Tales of Spider-Man #14, featuring The Scorcher. Art by Pat Olliffe. |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Untold Tales of Spider-Man vol. 1, #1, (September 1995) |
| Created by | Kurt Busiek, Pat Olliffe |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | Steven Hudak |
| Team affiliations | Masters of Evil |
| Abilities | Insulated battlesuit equipped with a flamethrower |
Scorcher is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain.
[edit] Fiction character biography
Steven Hudak was a research chemist who was wrongfully accused of embezzlement by his employer. Swearing revenge, he created an armored suit containing flame-throwing equipment and taking the name "The Scorcher" he attacked his former place of employment.
He ran afoul of Spider-Man on one of his first outings, and being defeated by the hero, he was sent to prison. Later it was revealed that The Scorcher was not working alone but was an agent of Norman Osborne (who would later become the Green Goblin). Hudak eventually escaped prison to pursue an arson career but was defeated by Spider-Man a second time.
He once attacked Christmas shoppers, only to be stopped by Ben Reilly who was posing as Spider-Man at the time. Later, the second Crimson Cowl recruited Scorcher to join her incarnation of the Masters of Evil.
When Matt Murdock's identity as Daredevil was revealed, he and Diamondback II moved to confront Murdock, but were driven off by Daredevil and Spider-Man. The Scorcher encountered Daredevil again in the Secret War series when he was forced by Lucia von Bardas to band together with other supervillains and attack S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters which was defended by a dozen of New York's superheroes including Daredevil. Daredevil was instrumental in the criminal's personal defeat. Soon afterwards, Hudak promised his ex-wife he would give up his criminal life soon.
