Brute (Reed Richards)

Brute is a fictional character featured in Marvel Comics publications, most notably Fantastic Four.

The Reed Richards of Counter-Earth first appeared in Marvel Premiere #2 (May 1972), and was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane.

The character subsequently appears as The Brute in Warlock #7 (August 1973), Fantastic Four #175-179 (October 1976-February 1977), #181-183 (April–June 1977), Fantastic Four Unlimited #3 (September 1993), Paradise X: Heralds #1-2 (December 2001-January 2002), and Fantastic Four #47 (November 2001), and #49 (January 2002).

The Brute received an entry in the Marvel Legacy: The 1970s Handbook #1 (2006), and the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z HC vol. #2 (2008).