Angar the Screamer appeared in 1973 Marvel Comics called Daredevil.
David Angar, a radical social activist, volunteered to undergo an experiment to confer upon him superhuman powers. Subjected to technology brought to Earth from the moon Titan by the priestess Moondragon, Angar acquired unusual vocal powers. While Moondragon hoped to create more allies against the mad Titan, Thanos, her erstwhile partner, Kerwin J. Broderick, employed Angar as a special operative for his own criminal enterprises.
Angar's first assignment was to destroy the hero Daredevil. He starts stalking the hero causing him to suffer hallucinations. Finally confronting him and challenged the hero to a fight. Easily defeated by Angar, Daredevil returned home to find that Black Widow has returned. When Angar used his powers to turn the Black Widow against Daredevil, the two fought the hallucinogenic criminal's powers and work together to try and stop him. However, during the course of the battle Angar used his powers to escape the two heroes. However Daredevil talked him out of becoming a murderer.
Moondragon returns to Earth to reactivate her creations: The Dark Messiah, Ramrod, and Angar the Screamer. Kerwin J. Broderick used these creations to take control of San Francisco. Angar was out driving with his girlfriend Janice and they happen upon Terrex. As Angar bragged about how Terrex and Broderick was going to make this city theirs to control, Angar was completely oblivious to the fact that his close proximity to Terrex had killed Janice. Angar finally noticed that Terrex killed his girlfriend Janice. When he attempted to hug her corpse it crumbled into dust in his hands, prompting the furious Angar to go out and get revenge against Terrex. Terrex in a fight with Daredevil and Captain Marvel ordered Angar to use his powers against his foes, however Angar instead turned them against him. As the heroes kept Terrex occupied, Moondragon used her mental powers to boost Angar's powers beyond their range. They trapped Terrex in a black void with the egg of creation, when Terrex smashed it he was enveloped in utter darkness. The unlife destroyed Terrex and killed Broderick and the illusion ended together with the threat over Moondragon.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Sound Form: As a being made out of "solid sound", he could exist without food or sleep. He didn't need to breathe, but he needed air as a transmission medium to exist. He was immune to physical harm and could even reintegrate himself when dispersed. Scream could fly and manipulate sound around him. He could disorient opponents or use sound as a concussive weapon. Despite his ability to manipulate sound, Scream could not talk and seemed to be a mindless creature for most of his existence.
- Sonic Scream: Angar vocally emits piercing screams that create hallucinogenic effects in those who hear them. His screams stimulate the chemicals of the brain creating natural toxins that induce hallucinations and sometimes amnesia. Angar can not control the specific content of his victim's hallucinations. They are products of the victim's own subconscious. His power does tend to induce psychotic and nightmarish fantasies however.
- Angar's scream will affect anyone within the sound of his voice to some degree. The closer one is to the source, the longer one will hallucinate. Recovery time for the average human being standing fifty feet from his scream is approximately one hour.
- Recovery time for the average human being at three feet from him is approximately twelve hours. Angar is able to scream at an amplitude of 80 decibels (in the gigacycle range). The audible portion of his scream, but a harmonic of the full range of sound produced, is around 138 decibels. He can cause permanent hearing damage to those standing too close to him.
- Angar is immune to the toxic effects of his own power. His vocal cords have more stamina than a normal human's. He can scream at maximum power for over an hour, pausing only for breath.