Grizzly (Ace Fenton) Ace Fenton is a criminal in the
Old West who went by the Grizzly name. As the Grizzly made off with money he robbed from the bank, he ran afoul of
Two-Gun Kid and the
Rawhide Kid. After his rifle ran out, he ran off with his steel-lined
grizzly bear suit protecting him from their bullets. When Rawhide Kid was suspected of robbing a train, Two-Gun Kid advised him to turn himself over. Ace Fenton himself began stirring up the people of Tombstone to turn against the Rawhide Kid claiming that he trained the Grizzly to rob a train. On the day of the trial, Grizzly broke into the courtroom and abducted Rawhide Kid to make it look like they are partners in crime. He tried to kill Rawhide Kid, but this failed and his mask was removed. Rawhide Kid was not able to get a glimpse of the Grizzly's face when he ran off. Rawhide Kid and Two-Gun Kid found his empty costume and headed to a saloon that the Grizzly had made on mistake. When Ace Fenton revealed himself as the Grizzly, he and Rawhide Kid got into a gunfight. Rawhide Kid defeated Ace Fenton and handed him over to the authorities.
Grizzly (A.I.M. operative) A.I.M. had sent
Grizzly and Agent R-2 to capture an atomic scientist named Paul Fosgrave at Manning University. Posing as students, they persuaded Mart Baker to help them by using the Hypno-Ray to turn protests into hostile activities as a cover to capture Paul Fosgrave. Mart Baker demanded that his committee be placed in control of the university and the student body divided against each other resulting in a massive fight.
Captain America showed up at the scene and
MODOK instructed Grizzly and Agent R-2 to capture Paul Fosgrave immediately. As they brought Paul Fosgrave to the roof where their portable copter was waiting, Captain America pursued them with the help of Mart Baker (learning that he was duped by them). Grizzly tried to escape on the copter with Paul Fosgrave, but Captain America shot the copter down with Grizzly's gun. Fosgrave was brought to safety, Agent R-2 was defeated, and Mart Baker and his followers were granted amnesty by the university. Grizzly's fate after the copter crashed is unrevealed.
Grizzly (Maxwell "Max" Markham) Maxwell Markham is a
professional wrestler who competed using the
nom de guerre of Grizzly. His violent actions brought him to the attention of
J. Jonah Jameson, whose articles got Maxwell expelled from wrestling. Ten years later, he met with the
Jackal, who gave him a grizzly bear suit and an exoskeleton harness that amplified his strength and durability. He used this harness to attack the
Daily Bugle in an attempt to get revenge against Jameson for ruining his wrestling career, but Spider-Man defeated him. Grizzly then attempted to defeat Spider-Man alongside Jackal, but was defeated again by Spider-Man and went to jail. After his release, Markham took his grizzly suit and exoskeleton harness to
Tinkerer for them to be fixed and upgraded. Grizzly demanded a rematch with Spider-Man so that he could take revenge on Spider-Man and save face among his peers. Spider-Man faked defeat, allowing Grizzly to think he defeated him. He later joined up with
Gibbon,
Spot, and
Kangaroo to become the
Legion of Losers. Planning only to get back at Spider-Man, Grizzly and Gibbon were shocked to see Kangaroo and the Spot robbing a bank. They did capture Spider-Man, but released him, claiming that "He's an all-right guy". The Grizzly and the Gibbon teamed up with Spider-Man to capture Kangaroo and Spot. Grizzly and Gibbon later became crime-fighters and helped Spider-Man (disguised as the Bombastic Bag-Man) again to stop
White Rabbit's bank robbery. At one point, out on probation, Grizzly tries to turn his life around. His desire to keep wearing the suit, several accidents and the interference of his criminal friends make his life that much more miserable. Grizzly was brought in by
S.H.I.E.L.D. at one point or another, and his interrogation yielded key information that would drive the events of the "
Secret War". Later, Grizzly is receiving legal services from the law offices that employ
She-Hulk. He had been accused of a robbery at Madison Square Garden, but his defense was to be that he had been seen fighting
Power Pack in New Jersey at the same time. Grizzly meets
Starfox moments later. Not understanding that Walter's employers have taken on villains for a client, he believes his old Avengers comrade is being menaced by supervillains. Grizzly is punched out by Starfox. For a time, Maxwell works as an enforcer for the crime lord
Hammerhead. With a new costume and fangs, he teams with a stylized
Boomerang. At one point, he claims to have a child and that he used his child's college fund to pay for his fangs. Following the "
Civil War" storyline, Maxwell is a self-confessed loser at the wake of the
Stilt-Man. Almost all of the supervillains at the wake were the victims of murder/attempted murder: the
Punisher disguised himself as a barman, poisoned the drinks, and then blew up the bar. Due to prompt medical attention, there were no actual fatalities.
Alyosha Kraven later began collecting a zoo of animal-themed superhumans, including
Bushmaster,
Gargoyle,
Tiger Shark, Kangaroo, the Vatican
Black Knight's
Aragorn,
Vulture,
Mongoose,
Man-Bull,
Dragon Man,
Swarm,
Mandrill,
Frog-Man, and
Rhino. In the end, the Punisher managed to sabotage this zoo; though Kraven himself escaped to the
Savage Land.
Stephen Colbert's fear of bears is well known, so Grizzly was the natural choice for a villain when Colbert teamed up with Spider-Man, as part of a storyline where Colbert is
a major candidate for the US presidency in the Marvel universe. The
Hood sends the Grizzly to take out the Punisher and anyone working with him. However, the Grizzly walked into a trap, with nothing but explosives waiting for him, which the Punisher's assistant then detonated. The Grizzly somehow survived the explosion and was one of the criminals who later confronted the Punisher.
Norman Osborn then appoints the Grizzly to the
Thunderbolts, sending him on a mission to aid them against the
Agents of Atlas. During this time, the Grizzly started wearing a coat that has a bear-shaped hood on it instead of his usual exoskeleton bear suit. The Grizzly is also made the commander of a squadron of
B.A.T.F.E. agents. The Grizzly also joins the Thunderbolts in their mission to retrieve the Spear of Odin during the
Siege of Asgard. During the "
Heroic Age" storyline, Grizzly was shown as an inmate at the
Raft when
Hank Pym brings the students from the
Avengers Academy over for a tour.
Hobgoblin later gave an enhanced version of one of the Grizzly's old exoskeleton bear suits to an unnamed criminal who took on the name the Bruin in order to build his reputation. He, Blaze, and Devil-Spider took part in a heist until they encountered the
Superior Spider-Man (
Doctor Octopus's mind in Spider-Man's body) in the
Venom symbiote. Grizzly later attended a support group called Supervillains Anonymous that was held at a church and also attended by
Boomerang,
Doctor Bong,
Hippo,
Looter,
Mirage,
Porcupine, and others. At another Supervillains Anonymous meeting, Grizzly and Looter talk about their run-ins with Spider-Man. While sporting a new version of his exoskeleton bear suit, Grizzly travels to
Miami and attacks
Scott Lang, mistaking him for his enemy
Eric O'Grady and unaware that Eric is dead. After the misunderstanding is cleared up, Scott offers Grizzly a job at the newly established Ant-Man Security Solutions. On Scott Lang's behalf, Grizzly enlists
Machinesmith to help rescue Cassandra Lang from
Cross Technological Enterprises, and later aids him against a revenge attack by
Darren Cross,
Crossfire, and
Egghead. During the "
Secret Empire" storyline, Grizzly and Machinesmith join the Army of Evil during
Hydra's rise to power.
Grizzly (Theodore Winchester) Theodore Winchester was one of the members of
Cable's mercenary group originally named the Wild Pack. Grizzly participated in the Wild Pack's raid on a Hydra base ten years prior. Grizzly also participated in the Wild Pack's mission in Iran. Because of conflicts with
Silver Sable's group of the same name, they later changed their name to the
Six Pack instead. Grizzly participated in the Six Pack's confrontations with
Stryfe in Afghanistan and Uruguay. During a mission for the arms dealer
Tolliver, the Six Pack fell apart. Years later,
G. W. Bridge, another Six Pack-member, asked Grizzly to join
Weapon P.R.I.M.E., a group created to capture Cable. Weapon P.R.I.M.E. attacked Cable and his team, X-Force. Grizzly was defeated by
Warpath, and the mission failed. Grizzly left the team, then teamed up with
Domino in her search for X-Force. Grizzly is then reunited with fellow former Six Pack member
Hammer. Grizzly, Domino, and Hammer then captured the shape-shifter,
Vanessa. Domino joined X-Force shortly afterwards and Grizzly went home to lead a quiet life. Some time later, he became a serial killer while under mind control from
Genesis, Cable's son. Domino investigated the deaths and fought with Grizzly. She was forced to kill him, but promised the dying Grizzly not to tell Cable about his son's actions. Grizzly reappeared alive in
Deadpool & Cable: Split Second. ==Powers and abilities==