Porcupine is the name used by two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics: Alexander Gentry, a weapons designer who uses his porcupine battlesuit in an attempt to become wealthy through crime, as one of the first costumed professional criminals of his generation, and Roger Gocking, a criminal who purchased the suit to commit crimes, before joining the Thunderbolts and reforming, joining Ben Urich and Jessica Drew as a private investigator, and as nanny to the latter's son Gerry, before eventually coming to date Jessica himself.

The Alexander Gentry incarnation of Porcupine appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, portrayed by Jordan Aaron Ford.

The first Porcupine, Alexander Gentry, first appeared in Tales to Astonish #48 (October 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck.

[2] The second Porcupine, Roger Gocking, first appeared in Daughters of the Dragon #3 (May 2006) and was created by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Khari Evans.

Hank Pym, the Ant-Man, and his partner, Janet van Dyne, the Wasp, soon defeat the Porcupine when he attempts to rob a bank.

[4] Eventually, the capsules' effect wore off, and the Porcupine, again at his normal size, is among the many costumed menaces assembled by Doctor Doom to disrupt the wedding of Reed Richards and Susan Storm.

[5] His self-confidence still shaken by his failures in battling Giant-Man and the Wasp, the Porcupine eagerly accepts the invitation of Count Nefaria, a powerful figure in the criminal Maggia, to join his group of costumed agents.

[7] Months later, the Porcupine and his allies, Plantman, the original Eel and the Scarecrow, go to work for the masked criminal mastermind the Cowled Commander on his crime spree.

[8] Convinced that they are failures, Gentry and Leopold Stryke, the original Eel, seek guidance from the Celestial Mind Control movement, which is secretly masterminded by the alien Nebulon.

[12] The Porcupine next turns up as one of a large assemblage of costumed criminals organized by the original versions of Libra and Sagittarius of the android Zodiac.

This time the Porcupine is defeated by Hellcat during a battle between a number of the criminals and a group of adventurers operating under the auspices of the Defenders.

[14] Tired of his long string of defeats, Gentry decides to give up his career as a costumed criminal and live off the millions of dollars he expects to receive by selling his battlesuit.

[volume & issue needed] When most of the heroes were missing due to them partaking in the Beyonder's Secret Wars, Porcupine joins Batroc and some other villains in fighting Moon Knight and Guardsman.

[17] Gentry then tries to sell the suit to A.I.M., Hydra, the Kingpin, the Maggia, the Tinkerer, and finally to the Serpent Society, but almost no one wants it, and the few offers he does receive for it are insultingly low.

During the Civil War event, he is apprehended alongside Eel in San Francisco by the three rookie Beetles and their leader, MACH-IV.

[24] Sometime later, Porcupine is forced into committing crimes for his ex-wife, Olivia, who had retreated to a safe haven for physically and emotionally battered women because she could not take the stress of Roger's lifestyle.

[25] After his loved ones are located, Gocking decides to reform and begins traveling across the United States, solving crimes with Spider-Woman and Ben Urich.

[30] The original Porcupine wielded a self-made battle armor composed of steel and advanced plastics that enhanced his strength and durability.

Billy's offensive morphing power allowed him to sprout razor tipped spikes from his face, body, and right arm.

The Alexander Gentry incarnation of Porcupine appears in the She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode "The Retreat", portrayed by Jordan Aaron Ford.