Living Laser
| The Living Laser | |
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The Living Laser (right) battles Iron Man on the cover of Iron Man #211 (Oct. 1986). Art by Alex Saviuk. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Avengers #34 (Nov. 1966) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Don Heck (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Arthur Parks |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Lethal Legion Legion Accursed Mandarin's Minions |
| Abilities |
Miniature laser diode implants grant:
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The Living Laser (Arthur Parks) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the character made his first appearance in The Avengers #34 (November 1966). He would become a recurring enemy of Iron Man and plays a key role in the "Iron Man: The Inevitable" miniseries.
Arthur Parks started out as a scientist that invented small, wrist-mounted lasers and used them for criminal pursuits. At one point he was a member of the Lethal Legion and at another point he was poised to take over the world due to his possession of the Serpent Crown, but is foiled by the Avengers. Finally it appeared that the Living Laser had exploded in space, but in reality his body was transformed into photon form, making him an actual living laser.