Richard Rory is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He initially was a sort of author surrogate or alter ego for writer Steve Gerber, though Gerber is also shown to exist in the Marvel Universe. He was introduced in Man-Thing Volume 1, #2, a bit of a loner who rather easily befriended the nearly-mindless monster. When in rural areas, he was frequently belittled for having a college education and a rather left-wing perspective. Later, un...
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Richard Rory is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He initially was a sort of author surrogate or alter ego for writer Steve Gerber, though Gerber is also shown to exist in the Marvel Universe. He was introduced in Man-Thing Volume 1, #2, a bit of a loner who rather easily befriended the nearly-mindless monster. When in rural areas, he was frequently belittled for having a college education and a rather left-wing perspective. Later, under the pen of David Anthony Kraft, he became friends with She-Hulk, with slight romantic overtones that went nowhere. The character is named after Richard Cory, a nearly-opposite character whose song was playing on the radio when he created the character.
Richard Rory, an eternal pessimist who claims that he was dropped by the doctor at his birth, had been a disc jockey for an Ohio radio station when he is introduced at age 23. When he made fun of the Foolkiller on the air, the Foolkiller pursued him all the way to the Florida Everglades....
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