EATER

Real Name: Eater

Class: Parallel Earth (Earth-AD) animal mutant

Occupation: Monster

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Ohio, Earth-AD

First Appearance: Kamandi #18 (June, 1974)

Powers: The Eater was a gigantic, virtually mindless worm with a thick hide and grinding teeth that could chew through stone and metal.

History: (Kamandi #18) - The Eater lived in the tunnels under the ruins of Ohio, and the other inhabitants, Gopher People, used old factory machines to generate noise and vibrations that kept it away. The Gorilla-Men Pioneer Corps, led by Sgt. Ugash, set up shop in Ohio, but were beset by Human Gophers who dug up holes to steal their supplies. After a failed attempt sending their human captive Kamandi into the tunnels strapped with a bomb to blow them up he made friends with the Gophers, and they showed him their machinery. The machinery broke, sending the Gophers into a panic, and they scattered all over the tunnels. The Eater emerged, devouring everything in sight, and Kamandi lured it away from his new friends, leading it to the surface. The Gorilla-Men were piling explosives around the center of the Gopher holes, hoping the Gophers would steal them and seal their own doom. Instead the Eater followed Kamandi and ate the explosives, causing it to be blown to pieces. In the confusion Kamandi stole a Pioneer Corps rover and made his way along an abandoned highway.

Comments: Created by Jack Kirby.