Sidewinder (character)

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Sidewinder is the name of three different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original version was Seth Voelker. A second version appeared in 1998 but was killed during his attempt to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. A third version, Gregory Bryan, was given powers similar to the original Sidewinder by the Brand Corporation. Seth Voelker started out as an Economics professor before Roxxon Oil Company chemically mutated him and gave him the power to teleport, starting his criminal career as Sidewinder. He initially worked as hired henchman alongside Anaconda, Death Adder and Black Mamba. He later organized the Serpent Society, a group of snake-themed criminals for hire, with the Serpent Society working like a trade union. At one point, Sidewinder was deposed as leader by Viper as several members of the Serpent Society had infiltrated the group to help Viper from within. While Viper was defeated, Sidewinder chose to leave the Serpent Society with...

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