The Final Word in Morts

Last week's mort was Infectious Lass, Drura Sepht, a member of the Legion of Substitute Heroes. As her name implies, Drura has the ability to spontaneously infect people with all types of infectious diseases. Since the Legion takes place in the 31st century, where one would assume a whole slew of new diseases had been discovered, this ability made Infectious Lass a valuable Deus Ex Machina, able to bale her fellow substitutes out of all sorts of jams with a disease that had never been introduced before (I have a very clear memory, for instance, of her infecting someone with a virus that changed their gender).

Alright, we have a new mort, and he may be the mortiest mort I have ever offered up for your scrutiny. As the Stan Lee tag tells you, he is a Marvel mort. I will also tell you that he was the star of his own self-titled comic (that started in 1976), but it only lasted ten issues before being cancelled for low sales. This was not the end of our mort, however, as he developed somewhat of a cult following, so much so that it has even been announced that he will soon get another shot in an eponymous series. I've given you enough hints to discover the truth if you don't already know it, so get to work!