Digger

Digger's History

On July 3, 1957, seven mafia bosses and their chief lieutenants met at a restaurant in Las Vegas and were killed by a rival boss, Morris Forelli. Their bodies were buried in the Nevada desert and the legend was told of "The Vegas Thirteen". An experimental Gamma Bomb was tested in the area of the grave site, and a patchwork monster consisting of the bodies of the thirteen men came to life. The creature, named "Digger," wanted only vengeance on Forelli.

NYPD Detective William Lamont found a hand print made by Digger, and identified five different fingerprints in it. He sought the help of Spider-Man, who had already been asked for protection by Forelli. Having determined Digger's origins by tracking him back to his original grave and learning what had happened, Spider-Man managed to devise a means of defeating Digger by pushing him so hard that he was unable to maintain his original energy reserves.

Due to his nature as a Gamma-irritated being, Digger eventually returned to life after passing through the Green Door from the afterlife, and reconstituted himself. He then gained employment as the muscle of New York crimeboss Rose.