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Attributes

Height: 6'3" (Approximate.)

Weight: 150 pounds (Approximate.)

Eyes: Beady.

Hair: Brown. (Though it has also been presented as orange.)

Features: Always wears a cowboy hat and string tie. And, oh yes, he always carries a lasso.

Summary

Created By: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

Real Name: Unknown.

Current Aliases: None.

Former Aliases: None.

Dual Identity: None.

Current Occupation: Jailbird, presumably.

Former Occupation: Mob Enforcer.

Citizenship: USA

Legal Status: Incarcerated, presumably.

Place of Birth: Hmmm, I don't know... maybe, Montana?

Marital Status: Single.

Known Relatives: None.

Known Confidants: Fancy Dan and the Ox (The Enforcers.)

Known Allies: Fancy Dan, the Ox, the Big Man, the Green Goblin, the Sandman, the Big Man II, the Crime Master II, the Ox III, Lightmaster, Hammer Harrison and Snake Marston (The Satan Squad), Norman Osborn, the Headsman, the Arranger, Mr. Hyde, the Kingpin.

Major Enemies: Spider-Man, the Human Torch, the Sons of the Tiger, the Dazzler, the Sandman, Daredevil, the Eel, Jimmy-6.

Usual Bases: New York City.

Former Bases: New York City.

Current Groups: The Enforcers.

Former Groups: The New Enforcers. (His regular buddies plus Hammer Harrison and Snake Marston.)

Education: Unknown.

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Normal human.

Powers: None.

Abilities: Can rope just about anyone or anything with his trusty lasso.

Equipment: Just the lasso... unless you want to count the hat and the string tie.

Weapons: That pesky lasso again. And, in his last appearance, a gun.

Limitations: Limitations? Well, he and the other Enforcers have this bad habit of hiring themselves out to other villains rather than trying to go it alone. Other than that, what kind of limitations can a guy with a lasso possibly have?

Background

(A later retcon reveals the Enforcers as employees of Norman Osborn before they ever team up with the Big Man. They also work with the Headsman, an Osborn flunkey, post-Big Man, in yet another retcon.)

Released from jail after a stint of a few months, Montana and his pals team up with the Green Goblin in order to get revenge on Spider-Man. The plan is to convince Spider-Man that he is acting in a movie with stunt men made up to look like the Enforcers and then... clobber him! It doesn't work. Montana gets webbed up in a cave and the Enforcers get picked up by an Army helicopter. The Goblin, of course, escapes.

Out of jail, Montana and friends team up with the Sandman to capture the Human Torch. Spidey steps in, rescues the Torch and creams the Enforcers again.

Years go by before Montana is seen again. In his next appearance, he allies himself with the Big Man II, the Crime Master II, Fancy Dan, and the Sandman. (Spidey beats him by kicking him in the stomach.) Then he teams with Fancy Dan, Ox III and the Lightmaster. (Spidey beats him by grabbing his lasso and swinging him against the wall.) In his battle with the Dazzler...ahh, who'm I kidding? I didn't read those issues of the Dazzler. He later teams with Hammer Harrison and Snake Marston of the Satan Squad (along with Dan and Ox III, of course) to form the New Enforcers under the aegis of the Arranger. (Spidey beats him by yanking his hat down over his head, tying him up with his own lasso and whacking him against a wall.) He and the New Enforcers get hired by Mr. Hyde to do a number on Daredevil. (The Eel... yes, the Eel... beats him by punching him out.) Most recently, Montana, Fancy Dan, and the original Ox have been hired by the Kingpin and resorted to using guns. (Spidey beats him by kicking him in the head.)

Laugh at the Enforcers if you want but they are an example of the whole being stronger than the sum of its parts. The combination of Montana's skill, Fancy Dan's quickness, and the Ox's strength always provided a challenge to Spider-Man. Their three early appearances are some of the best Spidey battles ever.

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The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

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