Servant of Pluto In an effort to free
Hercules from
Pluto's thrawl,
Thor battles his way through the forces of Pluto. Pluto sends Crusher to fight against Thor. As no opponent had broken free from Crusher's grasp before, Thor is the first to do so and sends Crusher flying. Pluto releases Hercules from his thrall to prevent Thor from shattering the
Greek underworld.
Caldwell Rozza Caldwell Rozza is a Cuban
scientist in South America who creates a formula that would make the President of his country the "master of the world." The President does not trust Rozza and has him test the formula on himself. The formula causes Rozza to grow in size and strength, becoming Crusher, a giant, rock-hard, immensely heavy superhuman. The President, intending to use Crusher as an asset to his army, tells Crusher to kill
Iron Man so he can be promoted and become a general. Iron Man defeats Crusher, who falls through the floor and lands underground. Crusher lands in
Subterranea, where the formula that gave him his powers wears off. While exploring Subterranea, he finds
Tyrannus' abandoned base and uses the materials there to recreate the Crusher formula. After the formula is complete, Crusher digs to the surface to get revenge on Iron Man. After making his way to the surface, Crusher finds the men who smuggled him into America and forces them to help him to
Stark Industries. Crusher battles Iron Man and takes
Whitney Frost hostage to force Iron Man to hand over the Centrifugal Ray to him. Iron Man tackles Crusher and carries him to the ocean in an attempt to knock him out utilizing the thin atmosphere of lower orbit. However, Crusher's attempts to break free cause Iron Man to lose his grip, knocking Crusher into the waters below. Crusher is so heavy that he sinks to the bottom of the ocean and drowns.
Juan Aponte Coroner Dr. Jakkelburr receives the first Crusher's body following his death and studies him to recreate the formula. Jakkelburr successfully recreates the formula and gives it to Juan Aponte, a
bantamweight boxer who intends to become a
heavyweight boxer. The formula causes Juan to become aggressive and eventually transform into a mindless version of the Crusher. Crusher battles
Daredevil and tears up Fogwell's Gym in the fight. When he accidentally causes a wall to topple toward his coach Pop Fenton and former boxer Father Gawaine, Crusher rescues them, but is crushed by the falling wall. Juan reverts to his normal form and dies in Fenton's arms. ==Powers and abilities==