Religion: not determined yet
Name: Griffin
Alter Ego: Eliot Franklin
Other Names: Clown; Eliot "Crafty" Franklin; Craft Franklin; The Clown; Crafty; Funny Man; Clown I; The Crafty Clown
Classification:
villain
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #3 (Sep. 1962): "The Ringmaster"
Creators: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 72
Teams/Affiliations: Circus of Crime; Gamma Corps; Masters of Menace
Enemy of: The Hulk
Nation: USA
Birth Place: Orlando, Florida, USA
Gender: male
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Avengers (vol. 1) #22 (Nov. 1965): "The Road Back"Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009): "Even The Losers / The Taking of 42" (1-panel cameo)Captain America (vol. 1) #319 (July 1986): "Overkill"Civil War: War Crimes #1 (Feb. 2007) (character based on)Dark Reign Files #1 (Apr. 2009)Doctor Doom and the Masters of Evil #2 (Apr. 2009)Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #73 (Oct. 1982): "Tears of a Clown!" (lead character)The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #3 (Sep. 1962): "The Ringmaster"The New Avengers (vol. 2) #7 (Feb. 2011): "Avengers Assemble: The Oral History of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Chapter 14" (1-panel cameo)Power Man #25 (June 1975): "Crime and Circuses"
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.comicvine.com/eliot-franklin/29-32502/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clown_(comics)
- http://www.marvel.com/universe/Circus_of_Crime
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_Corps
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/clecn.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/gam.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/grfgri.htm
- http://darkmark6.tripod.com/howard_the_duck_index.html
- https://www.comics.org/issue/32356/
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/c2.html