Ringmaster (comics)
The Ringmaster is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The best known Ringmaster is Maynard Tiboldt, who debuted in The Incredible Hulk #3, and is the leader of the Circus of Crime. Publication history A villain known as the Ringmaster of Death appeared in Captain America Comics #5 (Aug 1941). This figure also appears in Captain America #112 in a flashback. (April 1969). The second Ringmaster is Maynard Tiboldt. Since his first appearance in Hulk #3, he has turned up as a somewhat pathetic and luckless opponent for virtually every hero in the Marvel universe, ranging from Spider-Man to Howard the Duck. He is a tall thin man who sports a Fu Manchu moustache and dresses in a green variation on the traditional circus ringmaster costume. Having acquired a hypnosis-wave generator originally created by the Red Skull and mounted said device in his costume's top hat, the Ringmaster's usual scheme is to lead the self-titled "Circus of Crime" into a community and rob the local citizenry as they attend his circus. Nearly every appearance of the Ringmaster ends with him being thrown back into jail, having been defeated by his current