THE ABOMINATION
Formerly known as Emil Blonsky, a spy of Yugoslavian origin working for the KGB, the Abomination gained his super-strength after receiving a dose of gamma radiation. As a result he was permanently transformed into a massive green-skinned monster whose physical power was equivalent to, if not greater than, that of the Hulk. Brutal and full of rage, Abomination is the Hulk’s foremost foe.
THE MAKING OF A MONSTER
First Appearance
In Tales to Astonish (1959) #90
Desiring the strength of the Hulk, Emil Blonsky exposed himself to a massive dose of gamma radiation. He then transformed into an amphibious beast. Called an “abomination” by Betty Ross, the name sticks.
Versus Silver Surfer
In Silver Surfer (1968) #12
Following TALES TO ASTONISH #91, Blonsky was imprisoned on the alien Stranger’s laboratory world for study, then transported back to Earth by a group of sorcerers. They intended to use the Abomination as a pawn against the Silver Surfer, but Blonsky refused to be subservient; he attacked and gravely injured the sorcerer who had summoned him. The Abomination then terrorized a town until the Silver Surfer stepped in.
"First Mate"
In Incredible Hulk (1962) #136
After considerable time apart, the Hulk and the Abomination were reunited on the alien vessel of Xeron the Star-Slayer! Following a brush with Thor, Blonsky recruited his services as First Mate aboard Xeron’s ship.
Servant of Galaxy Master
In Incredible Hulk (1962) #270
The Abomination found himself taking orders from yet another alien entity, this time the ferocious Galaxy Master who granted Blonsky even more strength. In one incredible battle issue, the Abomination flexes this power to the Hulk.
"Planet Without a Hulk"
In She-Hulk (2005) #15
When the Illuminati shot the Hulk into space during the PLANET HULK event, they forgot one very important thing. Who was left to fight all of his bad guys? Enter She-Hulk: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Spinning out of events from CIVIL WAR, the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D. shipped She-Hulk off to Hulk-related hotspots around the globe—where she took on his villains from the Abomination to Zzzax!
Rebuilding the Abomination
In Hulk (2014) #2
Following a near fatal injury that left Bruce Banner without his normal level of intellect, the Abomination was “rebuilt” by a shadow organization called the Ancient Order of the Shield. Harvesting Banner’s gamma blood and glands, a husk of the Abomination was formed to be a mindless fighting machine.
Death of Emil Blonsky
In Incredible Hulks (2010) #620
Abomination was next given a new power set by the Chaos King to defeat the Incredible Hulks and restore Death during the CHAOS WAR event. Abomination went up against the Incredible Hulks and Rick Jones and eventually discovered Death’s host, Marlo Chandler-Jones. But while Marlo was empowered by Death, she killed Abomination.
Rick Jones: Abomination
In Immortal Hulk (2018) #17
After grafting the Abomination’s tissue onto the corpse of Rick Jones, an all-new (terrifying) Abomination was created to destroy Banner by the “U.S. Hulk Operations.” Read through issue #24!
Posing as General Fortean
In Gamma Flight (2021) #2
Blonsky returns (wearing the face of another soldier) to target Gamma Flight, Bruce Banner’s on-the-run gamma-empowered allies. Dionne Fortean teams with the crew to save her father’s body and mind, now coopted by the Abomination.