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Originally Posted by snake5289

Truth be told I always thought that character was just some kind of internet joke or something.

Just part of his Wiki entry.


Dennis Dunphy was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dennis became an aspiring athlete who received the strength augmentation treatments offered by Power Broker, Inc. Finding himself too strong now for normal sports, he became a professional wrestler and member of the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (UCWF) along with other superheroes and supervillains such as the Beyonder, the Thing, and Screaming Mimi. He refused to throw a fight with the Thing, and was defeated.[2] He was later mentally compelled by the Puppet Master to attack the Thing.[3] Dunphy refused the Power Broker's order to help kill Ms. Marvel. He revealed his addiction to the Power Broker's drug to the Thing, and went through a painful withdrawal when the Power Broker cut off his drug supply.[4]

After the fall of the UCWF, Dunphy became the Demolition Man and teamed up with Captain America to investigate Power Broker, Inc. His costume was intentionally designed so the body of it was a duplicate of Daredevil's first costume, and the hood was a knock-off of Wolverine's. He was successful in rescuing Captain America from Karl Malus and helping Captain America catch him.[5] Dunphy was captured by the Power Broker and subjected to further treatments which augmented his strength further but damaged his heart. While under the influence of the stimulant, he went mad and attacked Captain America. Dunphy suffered a heart attack, his second augmentation was reversed and he was hospitalized.[6] Dunphy took a step back from superhero activity to take over Captain America's hotline.[volume & issue needed]

Soon after this, Steve Rogers was stripped of his Captain America costume by the Commission on Superhuman Activities (CSA) and went missing. Demolition Man joined Falcon, Nomad, and Vagabond in searching for Rogers. They discovered Rogers, who had renamed himself simply "The Captain", and they all became a short-lived informal team. They defeated the Serpent Squad in their first outing.[7] D-Man aided the Captain, Falcon, and Nomad against Famine.[8] D-Man was nearly killed in battle by Titania.[9] He began teaching Vagabond hand-to-hand combat, but was attacked by a jealous Nomad. He fought Anaconda and Slither of the Serpent Society.[10] He was attacked and poisoned by Viper, and mistakenly fought Battle Star. Dunphy was arrested by the CSA and held for questioning about The Captain's activities.[11]

When Dennis was finally released by the CSA, he sought out the Captain, discovering that not only had his team disbanded, but that the East Coast Avengers team had also just disbanded and that the Captain was seeking new members. The Captain inducted Demolition Man as the first of his new Avengers and they almost immediately left on a mission at the request of Battlestar. Battlestar's partner was John Walker, Captain America's replacement, who was captured by Flag-Smasher and his group ULTIMATUM. While Battlestar and the Captain investigated ULTIMATUM's Arctic base, Demolition Man was left with their plane. During the fight, the Captain discovered that Flag-Smasher's base contained a doomsday weapon (an electromagnetic pulse generator), and he ordered Dunphy to set the plane on course to crash into the base and then bail out. Dennis set course, but then saw an enemy agent land on the plane. Dunphy elected to stay on the plane to ensure that it crashes. The plane exploded apparently with Dunphy in it, and Captain America was unable to find any trace of him.[12]