Yuri Topolov, was a Soviet scientist and the first foe of the Hulk. An atomic accident caused by working with radiation mutated him into a grotesque, large-headed dwarf of extremely high intelligence. Bruce Banner managed to cure him and he managed to destroy several Soviet generals and 'die like a man', transforming back into a normal human before his death. However, he passed this deformity on to his son, the Gremlin.

To make Gargoyle, I dremelled off much of the top of Doc Ock's head and sculpted a new one, then painted.