in ▁appearing ▁in ▁American ▁com ic ▁books ▁published ▁by ▁Marvel ▁Comics . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁Turner ▁D . ▁Century ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁Spider - W oman ▁# 3 3 ▁( Dec ember ▁ 1 9 8 0 ). ▁ ▁The ▁character ▁later ▁appeared ▁in ▁Marvel ▁Team - Up ▁# 1 2 0 ▁( August ▁ 1 9 8 2 ), ▁and ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁Sc our ge ▁of ▁the ▁Under world ▁in ▁Captain ▁America ▁# 3 1 9 ▁( J uly ▁ 1 9 8 6 ). ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁J . ▁M . ▁De Mat te is , ▁Steve ▁Le ial oh a , ▁and ▁Bruce ▁D . ▁P atter son . ▁ ▁Turner ▁D . ▁Century ▁received ▁an ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁Official ▁Hand book ▁of ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Un iverse ▁Del ux e ▁Edition ▁# 1 6 . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁Cl iff ord ▁F . ▁Mich a els , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁million aire ' s ▁ch auff eur . ▁His ▁father ' s ▁employ er , ▁Morgan ▁Mac Ne il ▁Hard y , ▁had ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁re building ▁much ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁San ▁Francisco ▁earth qu ake , ▁and ▁was ▁dist urbed ▁by ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁deg ener ation ▁of ▁man ners ▁and ▁m ores ▁in ▁subsequent ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁failed ▁movement ▁that ▁Hard y ▁started ▁to ▁correct ▁the ▁social ▁decl ine , ▁he ▁retre ated ▁with