Universe: Marvel Universe
Real Name: Roderick "Rory" Campbell
Aliases: Famine, Master of the Hounds
Identity: Secret
Occupation: Terrorist, former psychologist
Citizenship: U.S.A.
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Hounds (leader), formerly Horsemen of Apocalypse, W.H.O. (Weird Happenings Organization), Muir Island Mutant Research Center, Project: Armageddon
Education: Ph.D. in psychology from Strathclyde University
Height: 6'1"
Weight: (As Campbell) 166 lbs.; (as Ahab) 222 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown with white streak
Powers: A cyborg, Ahab possesses enhanced strength and durability. As Famine, Ahab emaciates victims by draining their life energy.
Weapons: Ahab taps his own life-force to create psychic harpoons and key them to a specific target, disrupting their neural pathways.
Paraphernalia: Ahab's technology allows him to mark, clothe, and mentally control his army of mutant Hounds, as well as teleport.
First Appearance: (Unidentified) Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990); (as Ahab) X-Factor Annual #5 (1990); (as Campbell) Excalibur #72 (1993), (as Famine) X-Men #96 (2000)
Origin: Excalibur #52 (1992)
Significant Issues: Learned of potential future as Ahab (Excalibur #75, 1994); attacked Spoor, lost leg (Excalibur #90, 1995); future Earth-811 Ahab captured Rachel, transformed her into Hound (Excalibur #52, 1992); followed Rachel to Earth-616’s past, defeated by heroes (Fantastic Four Annual #23/X-Factor Annual #5/New Mutants Annual #6/Uncanny X-Men Annual #14, 1990); encountered Excalibur, defeated by Rachel (Excalibur #66-67, 1993)