High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Oddball is a Marvel Comics supervillain. Nothing is known about the early life of Elton and Alvin Healey, except that they were born in Reno, Nevada. Elton was a street juggler until the evil Ringleader recruited the boys to help the Death-Throws since he was inspired by their juggling. Becoming professional criminals, Elton took the name Oddball due to his loony nature while his brother Alvin became Tenpin.