Ghoul is a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse continuity. He was created by Steve Gerber, R.R. Phipps, Dave Olbrich, Chris Ulm, and Tom Mason. Ghoul first appeared in Exiles #1.
Johnathon Martin was one of the unfortunates who contracted the Theta Virus, which provided superhuman powers, but also killed its host. In Johnathon' case, both outcomes occurred; he became a zombie-like being, neither truly alive nor dead.
Johnathon joined the Exi...
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Ghoul is a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse continuity. He was created by Steve Gerber, R.R. Phipps, Dave Olbrich, Chris Ulm, and Tom Mason. Ghoul first appeared in Exiles #1.
Johnathon Martin was one of the unfortunates who contracted the Theta Virus, which provided superhuman powers, but also killed its host. In Johnathon' case, both outcomes occurred; he became a zombie-like being, neither truly alive nor dead.
Johnathon joined the Exiles, a group of Theta Virus victims with super-powers, but the entire group was killed by an explosion caused by Amber Hunt. Of the original Exiles, only Hunt and Ghoul survived, though Ghoul was buried for a while.
Ghoul rose from his grave with a slightly altered appearance and became a member of the Ultraforce. He sensed imminent death around Pixx, and tried to befriend her and convince her to leave the team, but she was repulsed by his appearance and avoided him. Teammate Topaz thought his suggestions were motivated by sexism, and blasted...
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