Vincent Stegron

## Overview

**Stegron the Dinosaur Man** was an assistant of Curt Connors before he turn into Stegosaurus, proclaimed himself ***“Lord of the Long-Tails”*** and was an antagonist of the '70s comic book, *Marvel Team-Up*.

According to Curt Connors, he “basically was a good man, though a bit misguided”.

## Design

### As human

Not knowing much, but one comic showed the human side before turning back his dinosaur man. He has blonde hair, is unsure what color iris eyes are, and has light skin. And wears homeless clothes, but that's one time.

### As dinosaur man

He has an orange scale, and a yellow chest to his belly. He has dark orange plates with thagomizer and green iris, and gold/silver wristbands.

## History

### Earth-616

#### *Into dinosaur man*

On the last night and a few months ago, he aided Curt Connors in a project for S.H.I.E.L.D. Curt and Stegron were experimenting with cell regeneration, then Stegron became obsessed with the experiment like what happened to Curt Connors. Eight days ago, Stegron stole dinosaurs' serum, and turn what he is known for. Curt Connors asked Spider-Man to help hunt Vincent Stegron, and the event started.

Spider-Man travels and is now Savage Lands, then he is attacked by Plateosaurus, and Spider-Man wins! Unfortunately, a group of Plateosaurus is about attack him, luckily Kar-Zar and Zabu come here to stop attacking Spider-Man. Then Spider-Man and Kar-Zar team up to fight Plateosaurus as the titles say, after it. Ka-Zar wonder what bring Spider-Man to here Savage Land, and Spider-Man answered him--Which Kar-Zar already know who Stegron is, and he will lead him to Stegron. And then, Swamp-Men attack them and captured them.

At the temple named “The Temple of the Lizard of King”, they meet *Stegron in dinosaur man*. He knew they will after him, he planned to rule over worlds, with dinosaurs. Now he let Swamp-Men with Spider-Man, Kar-Zar, and Zabu. He found the flying ark, and take dinosaurs with him. Kar-Zar and Spider-Man trying to stop this--yet it doesn't work. Lucky for Spider-Man hitches the web Stegron's ark ship, hoping to stop this situation. Then he clings at top of Stegron's ark ship, which alerts Stegron to turn his back. Spider-Man web-shooter Stegron's tail to not move,

## Abilities

### Power

#### Tails

His tail is more flexible and curved than in real-life Stegosaurus, which use for weapons or grasp items.

### Weakness

The problem for him is he doesn't learn to swim, he has nearly died of this.

## Notes

* When compared to Lizard in character, he is Viler's New Villain to Lizard.
	+ Lizard's human counterpart shows much more than Stegron's human counterpart.
	+ Lizard's backstory is more explored than Stegron's backstory.
	+ Lizard's humanizing qualities are more show than Stegron's humanizing qualities.

## Citations

### Footnotes

1. ↑ Don't ask about this why his last named after Stegosaurus.

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wein, Len (w) Kane, Gil (p) Giacoia, Frank (i) Wein, Glynis (c) Hunt, Dave (let) Thomas, Roy, Wein, Len (e); "The Coming of Stegron... "The Dinosaur Man!" *Marvel Team-Up* 19 (December 11, 1973)
2. ↑ Fingeroth, Danny (w) McDaniel, Scott (p) Vancata, Brad (i) Sampson, Dave (c) Albers, Diana (let) Tokar, Rob, DeFalco, Tom (e) "Deadly Reunion" *The Lethal Foes of Spider-Man* 1 (July 13, 1993)
3. ↑ Wein, Len (w) Buscena, Sal (p) Giacoia, Frank, Esposito, Mike (i) Wein, Glynis (c) Simek, Artie (let) Thomas, Roy, Wein, Len (e); "On Dinosaurs Broadway!" *Marvel Team-Up 20* (January 15, 1974)

## External links

* Stegron at Wikipedia.
* Stegron at Marvel Wiki.