Angar first appeared in Daredevil v1, #100 (June 1973), and was created by Steve Gerber, Gene Colan, and John Tartaglione.[3] Angar also appeared in issues #101 (July 1973), and #105-107 (November 1973-January 1974) of Daredevil.
The character subsequently appeared in Marvel Premiere #25 (October 1975), Iron Fist v1, #1-2 (February-March 1976), 5-7 (June-September 1976), Spider-Woman v1, #34-35 (January-February 1981), 50 (June 1983), Avengers Spotlight #26 (December 1989), 28-29 (January-February 1990), Marvel Comics Presents #97 (1992), Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD v2, #33-35 (March-May 1992), Captain America v1, #411-414 (January-April 1993), and Avengers Unplugged #4 (April 1996). Angar was killed in Thunderbolts Annual '97.
Angar returned a few years later, as an energy being named Scream, and appeared in Thunderbolts #49-56 (April-November 2001), and 58-59 (January-February 2002)
David Angar was born in San Francisco, California. He became a hippie and a radical social activist, who volunteered for an experiment that would give him superhuman powers. Moondragon provided a crooked lawyer named Kerwin J. Broderick with a machine built on Titan. The machine subjected Angar's vocal cords to a bombardment with hypersound. As a result, Angar could scream very loudly and cause people to hallucinate. Moondragon intended for Angar to be an ally against the mad Titan Thanos, but Broderick hired Angar as an assassin. In his first appearance, Angar tried to kill Daredevil and Black Widow. Angar was defeated and would fight many Marvel superheroes over the years. He tended to attack crowds of civilians for little or no reason.[4][5]
He later entered a relationship with the similarly powered Screaming Mimi.[6] In a robbery, he was shot, and as he died in her arms, she screamed for over an hour until her larynx was destroyed.[7] She was then found by Baron Helmut Zemo, who had Fixer rebuild her voicebox and give her new powers, after which she joined the Thunderbolts as Songbird. The Fixer also took Angar's body and experimented upon his larynx.[8]
The Fixer's experiments resurrected Angar himself as the abstract sound being Scream,[9] who became part of the Redeemers.[10] Scream showed no emotions or intelligence and only obeyed orders. When the Redeemers fought Graviton, most of the team was killed and Scream was dispersed. He managed to restore himself through Songbird's energy and went on a rampage, until he had Songbird disperse him for good.[8]
Songbird and the Redeemers were unaware of Scream's true identity as Angar the Screamer. Songbird did notice something familiar about Scream, but only realized his true identity when Scream restored himself and took Angar's appearance again.[11]
Angar can emit an extremely powerful scream of high amplitude, thus deafening or even causing permanent hearing damage to those around him. He can also induce hallucinogenic effects on people with his own voice. Unfortunately, these hallucinations are disturbing and violent in nature. He is immune to his own powers.[13][14] Angar could make his victims lose all memory of his attacks.[15]
As Scream
Angar is a being made out of "solid sound" that allows him to exist without food or sleep, except for air he needs as a transmission medium. He is also immune to physical harm and capable of reintegrating himself when dispersed. Scream can fly, as well as to generate sound around him. He could locate his opponents by the noises they make or disorient them. Despite his unique abilities, Scream cannot talk while in the form of a mindless creature.[16]
In other media
David A. Angar appears in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "One of Us", portrayed by Jeff Daniel Phillips.[17] This version has a voice that can render any living thing catatonic as a result of an experimental cancer treatment and was previously captured by S.H.I.E.L.D., who remanded him to Brynmore Psychiatric Facility.
Angar the Screamer appears in M.O.D.O.K., voiced by Bill Hader.[18] This version was previously the lead singer of the rock band Sweet Leg in the 1960s, which he is prone to reminiscing on.[19]
