He was created by writers Dan Chichester and Margaret Clark and artist Klaus Janson and first appeared as the villain Shreck in St. George #2 (August 1988), from Marvel's Epic Comics imprint.

Terror was created for Marvel's Epic Comics line as part of writer Chichester's Shadowline Saga of three interconnected titles.

In St. George #2 (August 1988), Chichester and co-writer Margaret Clark introduced a green-skinned killer who acted as the enforcer for the Ravenscore crime family, one of the books' recurring villains.

After guest-starring in Wolverine #58[2] and the "Dead Man's Hand" Daredevil/Punisher crossover, Terror next appeared in 2006's "League of Losers" storyline in Marvel Team-Up.

Gravely injured in battle, Draghignazzo had Shreck bury him to create the illusion that he was actually dead, so he could heal in peace - a process that would take centuries.

She soon died, however, and Shreck had her left hand encased in metal and hermetically sealed so that he might remember her touch forever, the one part of his amalgamated body that would never decay.

[citation needed] In Turkey, Shreck was found by two drug dealers who had been in a confrontation with the heroic Michael Devlin, knight in the order of St. George.

[citation needed] Shreck survived, of course, but now held a personal grudge against Devlin, rather than the cold, impersonal "just business" attitude he displayed toward most of his victims.

[citation needed] Hours later, after the fish had departed, scavengers found Shreck's skeleton and prepared to remove the gold fillings in his teeth.

[5] Terror first appeared as part of the "modern" Marvel Universe when he was contacted by Las Vegas mobster Deragon, looking for an advantage in the process of dividing the Kingpin's criminal empire.

While in Las Vegas, he met Daredevil, and offered him information in exchange for helping to protect him from New York City's many superhumans, should the need arise.

[8] Terror had a brief run-in with a Maggia crime boss after accepting a contract from a former member, who embezzled money and was awaiting the electric chair.

[citation needed] Terror has the ability to replace lost body parts (hand, feet, arms, legs, eyes, ears, nose, etc.)

He secretes a natural acid that serves as both solvent and glue: the substance loosens the connective tissues in the target body, allowing him to more easily rend the parts he needs.

He has greenish yellow skin, pronounced sharpened canine teeth, and a face resembling a nearly naked skull without lips or eyelids.

[citation needed] Upon grafting the new pieces to his body, Terror becomes immediately aware of the previous owner's last memories and strongest emotions, including sights, sounds, or sensations which they once experienced.

The MAX imprint version of Terror had used animal parts for a time after his original body rotted away, turning himself into a satyr-like creature.

[citation needed] In addition to memories, Terror gains the skills and abilities of the person or being to whom the "borrowed" part belongs.

[citation needed] Though the body parts bond permanently with Terror, they are still dead tissue and will begin to decay at their natural rate.

If left with no access to Talita's arm for a longer time, he would rot to nothingness after succumbing to the personalities contained in his mismatched limbs.

[citation needed] The MAX version is shown to have vein-like tentacles that he can use to either transfer his essence to other bodies, or even function as a weapon, latching onto a cargo helicopter and almost pulling it out of the sky, or ripping the limbs off of opponents.

[citation needed] A villain named Chronok comes to the present and kills almost all of Marvel's heroes, and the survivors (including Terror) work to change the timeline and prevent him from doing so.

Terry Schreck worked for the NYPD who was following the trail of the criminal Stone along with his partners Brigid O'Reilly and Vernon Brooks.

Terry had survived developing telepathic powers, and was roaming through West Side Highway until a truck hit him and made him fall through an open manhole to the sewer.

Unbeknownst to him, this heinous act cursed him and he was turned into a rotting corpse, a thing he discovered when the decaying was so gruesome that his tribesmen exiled him.

However a botched mission causes Mrs. Primo and Terror to blow their cover and forces them to confront an apocalyptic cult, whose leader is Talita.

Even though he believed his attempts were unsuccessful, Talita eventually revives in modern times, with powers similar to Terror's, but a fresh appearance and an insatiable need for her lost arm, as without it she's left in crippling pain.