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Caber is a character in Marvel Comics.
Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Avalon, a warrior god. Caber is a friend of Leir and usually accompanies him in battle.
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Danielle "Dani" Cage is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, and first appears in The Pulse #13 (March 2006). She is the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones.
Danielle is named after Iron Fist (Danny Rand), Luke's best friend.[1] Danielle was born with the assistance of Doctor Strange, after the hospital refused to assist Jessica with her delivery. After Danielle is kidnapped by a Skrull posing as Edwin Jarvis, Luke teams up with Norman Osborn to rescue her; Luke retrieves Danielle while Bullseye kills the fake Jarvis.[2] Luke and Jessica eventually hire Squirrel Girl as a nanny for Danielle.[3] Luke and Jessica later discover that someone has obtained Danielle's genetic material to auction on the black market.[4]
Other versions of Danielle Cage
In an alternate future[clarify] timeline, Danielle Cage inherits both of her parents' abilities and uses the title Captain America.[5] In that timeline, she is mentored by Madame Natasha.[6] She is taken from that timeline to battle Ultron and then a Doombot, and subsequently teams up with the modern day Avengers to battle Moridun, who has possessed Wiccan.[7] She returns to the present to aid the U.S.Avengers in capturing her nemesis, the Golden Skull.[8]
| First appearance | The Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #92 (April 2006) |
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| Created by | Greg Pak, Carlo Pagulayan |
| Species | Sakaaran Shadow People |
| Teams | Warbound |
| Abilities | Endowed by the Old Power: Superhuman strength, agility, durability and stamina |
| Aliases | Caiera the Oldstrong |
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Caiera is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was introduced during the "Planet Hulk" storyline. She first appears in The Incredible Hulk Volume 3, #92 (April 2006) and was created by Greg Pak and Carlo Pagulayan.[9]
Caiera was born on Sakaar to a tribe of Shadow People, the creators of the Old Power, and raised by their priests to be a shadow warrior. When she is 13, her village is attacked by the Spikes, a spore-like species who mutate the other villagers into monsters. Caiera, the only survivor, is rescued by the Red Prince, later known as the Red King, and becomes his lieutenant. When the Hulk arrives on Sakaar and gains public support as a gladiator, she protects the Red King from him. After learning that the Red King is the leader of the Spikes, Caiera turns against him and aids the Hulk in a coup. Hulk becomes the Green King and he marries Caiera. She becomes pregnant but dies in a warp core explosion, which destroys much of the planet.[10][11] The Hulk returns to Earth in World War Hulk.[12] Posthumously, Caiera – through the Old Power – gives birth to two sons, Skaar and Hiro-Kala, who spawn from beneath the surface of the planet.[13][14] She survives as an energy being, but is later killed by Galactus.[15]
Caiera in other media
Caiera appears in Planet Hulk, voiced by Lisa Ann Beley.[16][17]
Caiman is a character created by Chris Claremont and Aaron Lopresti, first appearing in Excalibur vol.3 #1 (May 2004).[18] He is a mutant with a reptilian appearance and super strength, who joins Unus' Gang after the massacre of Genosha. He would later be depowered after M-Day.[19]
Lilia Calderu is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Lilia Calderu is the Witch-Queen of the Gypsies, the descendant of Cagliostro, and the half-niece of Baron Mordo due to her also being the granddaughter of Baron Nikolai Mordo. She and her coven were charged with the duty to guard the Books of Cagliostro.[20]
Lilia Calderu in other media
Lilia Calderu appears in Agatha All Along, portrayed by Patti LuPone.[21] This version is a 450-year-old Sicilian witch with divination who was operating a fortune-telling business in a store space owned by Three Star Rentals. Due to the eviction notices, Calderu joins up with the coven established by Agatha Harkness and the "Teen".
Mrs. Campbell is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, appeared in Alias #22 (July 2003).
Mrs. Campbell is the mother of Jessica Campbell, who grows up to become Jessica Jones. While driving to Walt Disney World, Mrs. Campbell gets into an argument with her husband, causing them to become distracted and drive into a military convoy carrying hazardous chemicals. The car swerves off the road and lands in an embankment, killing everyone except her daughter, Jessica.
Mrs. Campbell in other media
Alisa Jones (née Campbell), appears in Jessica Jones, portrayed by Miriam Shor in the first season and Janet McTeer in the second. This version survived her car accident, but was disfigured and gained superhuman strength from the subsequent treatments used to heal her body.[22][23]
Steve Rogers
William Naslund
Jeffrey Mace
Sam Wilson
James Buchanan Barnes
Captain Americat is a cat version of Captain America from Earth-8311.
Captain Krakoa is a fictional powered exoskeleton and an alias used by different characters appearing in American Comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was first adopted by Scott Summers in X-Men vol. 6 #6 (January 2022) by Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz. The suit and alias would later be acquired by Grant Rogers.
Fictional biography
Scott Summers
The Captain Krakoa suit was originally designed by Forge for use by mutants with non-combative powers, and was used by Cyclops to keep Krakoa's Resurrection Protocols secret. After the Protocols are leaked to the public, Scott retires the mantle.[24]
Grant Rogers
After he is resurrected by Orchis, Grant Rogers steals the suit and takes the Captain Krakoa mantle as part of Ochis' plot against mutants.[25]
Powers and abilities
Made out of Krakoa's plant-based architecture and technology, the Captain Krakoa suit possesses superhuman physical abilities, and can fly, repair itself, and grow vines for offensive and defensive purposes.
Other versions
An alternate timeline variant of Kamala Khan wields the Captain Krakoa suit in Rise of the Powers of X.[26]
Mar-Vell
Monica Rambeau
Genis-Vell
Phyla-Vell
Khn'nr
Noh-Varr
Carol Danvers
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Captain Victoria is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Captain Victoria is a Spartaxian who is the illegitimate daughter of J'son and the half-sister of Star-Lord.[27]
Captain Victoria in other media
Captain Victoria appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Cree Summer.[28]
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Rosalie Carbone is a fictional gangster in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Chuck Dixon and John Romita Jr., first appears in Punisher: War Zone #2 (April 1992).
Rosalie is the daughter of notorious gangster Julius Carbone. She falls in love with the Punisher while she is engaged to be married to the son of one of Julius' partners.[29] The man she is supposed to marry and her father are killed by her uncle Sal, the supervillain Thorn. The Punisher rescues Rosalie and kills Sal.[30] Rosalie forcibly takes over her family's business and puts a hit out on the Punisher; she fails and the Punisher spares her.[31]
Rosalie faces off against Lynn Michaels – Lady Punisher – while trying to retrieve the Punisher's diary. However, a mercenary that Rosalie has hired blackmails her, threatening to reveal her affair with the Punisher.[32] Carlos Cruz is sent by Microchip to kill her. She escapes with Bullseye's help, killing a rival mobster and a vigilante accompanying Cruz.[33] She attempts to kill the Punisher again – leaving him with amnesia after an explosion – but is stopped by S.H.I.E.L.D.[34] She attends the crime families' meeting and is outraged that the Geracis are partnering with the Punisher. An intense fight breaks out, ending with Rosalie being pushed off a roof by her high school friend Leslie Geraci.[35]
Rosalie Carbone in other media
Rosalie Carbone appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Luke Cage and Daredevil, portrayed by Annabella Sciorra.[36][37][38]
| Cardinal | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Warriors #28 (October 1992) As Harrier: Thunderbolts #67 (Aug. 2002) |
| Created by | Fabian Nicieza (writer) Darick Robertson (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Donald Joshua Clendenon |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Thunderbolts Masters of Evil United States Air Force |
| Notable aliases | Harrier |
| Abilities | Powered armor grants: Superhuman strength and physical resistance, Flight, Various offensive weaponry |
Cardinal a.k.a. Harrier is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Cardinal first appears in New Warriors #28 and was created by Fabian Nicieza and Darick Robertson. Cardinal has appeared in the pages of New Warriors, Night Thrasher, and Thunderbolts.
Character biography
Donald Joshua Clendenon is a Vietnam War veteran. While on a mission in Rhodesia, he conceives a child named Valerie Barnhardt with fellow mercenary Amelia Barnhardt a.k.a "Sprocket". Clendenon is outfitted with a powered suit of armor and takes the name Cardinal. Cardinal first appears as a bodyguard for arms smuggler Jeremy Swimming-Bear a.k.a. "Sea Urchin", who is foiled by the New Warriors.[39] The Air Force breaks Cardinal out of prison, and he and his team go after the New Warriors; they are defeated and sent back to prison.[40]
While attempting to thwart a humanitarian mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cardinal is injured and his armor damaged.[41][42] Following the dissolution of Air Force, Clendenon repairs the Cardinal armor and becomes a mercenary.[43]
In subsequent appearances, Cardinal joins the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil and the Thunderbolts as Harrier.[44][45][46][47][48][49][50]
Powers and abilities
Clendenon has no superhuman powers. As Cardinal, he wears a suit of powered armor which gives him increased strength, body armor, flight, and the ability to function underwater. The suit incorporates a number of offensive weapons, including energy blasters, grenade launchers, and a tar gun.
Cardinal in other media
Cardinal appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Command Decision", voiced by Peter Wildman. This version is a member of Baron Helmut Zemo's Masters of Evil.
John Carik is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He features as a supporting character in the mid-1990s series Blade: The Vampire Hunter and was created by Ian Edginton and Douglas H. Wheatley. He was exclusively referred to in solicitations and the first issue as "Bible John"; however, that name is rarely used in other issues. He is one of the last of the Cathari, an order of warrior-scholars who have taken vows to combat the evil forces of the supernatural. Carik appears in every issue of Blade (July 1994 to April 1995) except for Issue #6. The series was cancelled after ten issues, leaving John Carik's story unfinished.
Carik was attacked by a supernatural being of an undisclosed nature, giving him precognition, and joined the Cathari after they contacted him. Carik is covered in sigils that he has carved into his flesh, which gives him protection from supernatural beings.
Blade begins with Carik having a vision of Dracula returning and destroying New York City, with Blade being the only one who can stop him. Carik escapes from the Nyman Psychiatric Clinic Blade, warns Blade, and gives him a witch compass, a device for seeking out the supernatural.
John Carik in other media
Elements of John Carik are incorporated into the Blade franchise's incarnation of Abraham Whistler (portrayed by Kris Kristofferson).
Luke Carlyle is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr., and first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #43.[51] He is a thief and con man who has worked his way up the corporate ladder.[51] After the CEO discovers that he is a fraud, Carlyle kills him. Carlyle then hires Otto Octavius, with the promise of making him a legitimate researcher, and steals his mechanical appendages. He is defeated by Octavius and Spider-Man.[52]
Luke Carlyle in other media
Luke Carlyle, under the alias of The Mad Bomber, appears in Spider-Man 3, voiced by Neil Ross.[53] This version is a businessman who secretly uses his wealth to provide his gang, the H-Bombers, with equipment and weaponry.
Frank Carpel is an anthropomorphic fish and animal version of Frank Castle from Earth-8311.
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Bruno Carrelli is a character appearing within Marvel Comics. He is a friend of Kamala Khan.[54]
Bruno Carrelli in other media
Bruno Carrelli appears in Ms. Marvel, portrayed by Matt Lintz.[55]
Cat-Man is the name of three characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Townshend Horgan
Townshend Horgan is a founding member of the Ani-Men who sports a cat-like costume and enhanced agility. He later works for Count Nefaria, who transforms him into an anthropomorphic cat, before being killed by the Spymaster.[56][57][58][59][60]
Sebastian Patane
Sebastian Patane is Horgan's successor, who serves the Death-Stalker before being killed by him.[61]
Unnamed replacement
A third, unidentified incarnation of Cat-Man is introduced in Secret Wars, and later appears in Civil War as a servant of Hammerhead.[62][63]
Centennial a.k.a. Rutherford B. Princeton III, is a superhero in Marvel Comics, notably Alpha Flight. He was created by Scott Lobdell and first appears in Alpha Flight Volume 3, #1 (2004). During Prohibition, Rutherford – a Canadian police officer – is sent to the United States to assist law enforcement there. At one point, his girlfriend Amelia Weatherly goes missing and is presumed dead. Rutherform "buries" her and moves on with his life. He later slips into a coma lasting nearly two decades. Sasquatch, an Alpha Flight member, recruits a new team of heroes, including Rutherford, who is roused from his coma. Rutherford helps rescue the original Alpha Flight and fights the Japanese team Big Hero Six. Later, they fight the criminal Manimator. During his last known adventure, he travels back in time. His teammate Nemesis reveals that she is Amelia. Their post-Alpha Flight adventures have not been shown. A vision in Alpha Flight Volume 3, #12 shows the two buried side by side.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Force Works #1 (July 1994) |
| Created by | Dan Abnett Andy Lanning Tom Tenney |
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| Alter ego | Century |
| Species | Hodomurian |
| Team affiliations | Force Works Revengers |
| Notable aliases | Deliverer, Big Blue |
| Abilities | Expert hand to hand combatant Greatly enhanced strength, agility and endurance Inter-dimensional space teleportation via staff Longevity |
Century is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was depicted as a member of the Force Works team in the series of the same name from 1994 to 1996.[64] Century first appears in Force Works #1 and was created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Tom Tenney.
Century is an amalgamation of the minds of one hundred Hodomurians created to defeat Lore, a Nexus Being who destroyed the Hodomurians' homeworld. However, he is unable to consistently recall memories and only instinctively uses the information he needs. He fights with a battlestaff, Parallax, which binds his multiple personalities into a unified self. After coming to Earth, he becomes a member of Force Works.[65]
Century in other media
Century appears in Iron Man, voiced by James Warwick in the first season, Jim Cummings in "The Beast Within", and Tom Kane in the two-part series finale "Hands of the Mandarin".[66] This version is a member of Force Works with the civilian identity Woody.
Chaka is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, and first appears in Iron Fist #8 in October 1976.
Within the context of the stories, Chaka (Robert Hao) learns martial arts from his older brother William. He eventually moves to New York and becomes the crime lord of the Chinatown-based criminal gang The Golden Tigers, while his brother William becomes a lawyer. In his battles, he uses electrified nunchucks. He also has the power to control others' minds, which is amplified by a mystic crystal.
| Challenger | |
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 Cover detail, Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941) Cover artist unconfirmed | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941) |
| Created by | Ray Gill(?), George Klein(?) |
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| Alter ego | William "Bill" Waring |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | The Initiative Freedom Force |
| Abilities | Master martial artist, chemist, swordsman and weapons Skilled marksman, boxer and pilot Immunity to pain |
The Challenger is the name of different characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The William Waring version of Challenger appeared during the Golden Age of Comic Books in issues published by Timely Comics.
Publication history
The Challenger is a weapons master. He challenges opponents to fight using a weapon of their choice.[67] He travels the world and becomes an expert in 1,000 different weapons after underworld criminals kill his father.[68] His expertise includes chemistry, "nerve control", and piloting aircraft.[69] Comics historian Jim Steranko has called the Challenger's background "one of the weakest stories ever told".[68]
The Challenger first appears in Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941) from Marvel Comics predecessor Timely Comics, debuting in a 2-page text story, "The Valley of Time", by writer Ray Gill, and in a 12-page comics story, "Meet the Challenger", by Mike Sekowsky and George Klein, under the pseudonym "Nick Karlton".[70][67] Following this issue, Daring Mystery Comics took a nine-month hiatus, and the Challenger was moved to Mystic Comics.[71]
In Mystic Comics, the Challenger appeared from October 1941 to August 1942 in issues #6–10. His stories were eight to nine pages and were illustrated by several artists, including Al Bare and Sekowsky. Stan Lee wrote "Horror Mansion", Mystic Comics #9, in May 1942.[72]
The Challenger was not chosen to appear with his Timely compatriots in the 1976 Golden Age nostalgia team, the Liberty Legion. Legion creator Roy Thomas considered including the Challenger in the new team but decided against it, stating that his "gimmick" of challenging villiains to fight him with a particular weapon was not conducive to a group, rather than solo, story.[73]
The Challenger was not featured again until March 2005, when he appeared in She-Hulk #11, having "bounced forward" in time. In 2008, the Challenger was called into service during the Fifty State Initiative to lead the Freedom Force, Montana's state superteam.[74] The demon version of Challenger first appears in Ghost Rider Volume 2, #17 and was created by Tony Isabella and Frank Robbins. The Elder of the Universe version of Challenger first appears in The Avengers #678 and was created by Mark Waid, Al Ewing, Jim Zub, and Pepe Larraz.
Character biography
William Waring
Former law student William "Bill" Waring, having traveled around the world to learn skills needed to avenge his father's murder for turning state's evidence over to the district attorney, dons a green costume with a full face mask to become the World War II superhero the Challenger. Through unexplained circumstances, the Challenger "bounced forward" in time to the present day, finding himself without assets, having been presumed dead, and inquiring of the law firm Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway about reversing his will. The firm puts him in contact with the superhero Captain America, who had found himself in the future due to suspended animation, for advice and assistance.[75] He later becomes part of the federal government's Fifty State Initiative of superhero teams, joining the Montana group, Freedom Force.[76][77]
Demon version
The demon version of the Challenger works as an agent of Mephisto, who sends him to drag Ghost Rider to Hell. The Challenger appears when Ghost Rider and Daimon Hellstrom are exorcising Legion from the body of Katy Milner, and challenges the Ghost Rider to a deadly race for the fate of Katy. He defeats Ghost Rider, but is hit by Ghost Rider's hellfire attack, causing the spell over Katy to be broken and revealing that she is the cursed form of Roxanne Simpson.[78]
Peter Parker
When the Avengers and the New Avengers are displaced to the World War II-era and collaborate with the Invaders, Peter Parker sports a green costume and takes up the alias of the Challenger when fighting Red Skull and the Nazis.[79]
Elders of the Universe
The Elders of the Universe version of the Challenger challenges the Grandmaster upon his return from the void following the recreation of the Multiverse at the end of the "Secret Wars" storyline.[80] With Earth as the battleground, the Challenger reassembles the Black Order, resurrecting Black Dwarf, Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, and Supergiant as a psychic projection. The Challenger pits them against the Grandmaster's incarnation of the Lethal Legion.[81][82] During the final round, the Challenger calls upon the resurrected Hulk, who destroys the Pyramoid in Voyager's possession at the Avengers Auxiliary Headquarters.[83] The Challenger apparently disintegrates the Grandmaster and makes plans to destroy Earth under the alias of Grandmaster Prime. He fights off Falcon, Hulk, Rogue, and Wonder Man until Voyager arrives with an army of Avengers and defeats him. Voyager then takes the Challenger back to the Far Shore and shackles him so that he can watch the Avengers and hopefully reform his ways; Challenger agrees to watch the Avengers until he is able to break free.[84]
Powers and abilities
The William Waring version of Challenger is a master of weapons, jiu-jitsu, chemistry, and swordsmanship. He is also a skilled marksman, boxer, and pilot. Through Indian nerve-control training, the Challenger can make himself immune to pain at will. The Elder of the Universe version of Challenger possesses the Primordial Power, which gives him super-strength, enhanced durability, immortality, energy manipulation, and the ability to resurrect the dead.
Chance is the name of two unrelated characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Nicholas Powell
| Chance | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Web of Spider-Man #15 (June 1986) |
| Created by | David Michelinie Mike Harris |
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| Alter ego | Nicholas Powell |
| Species | Human |
| Abilities | Armored suit grants: Flight via ankle jets Wrist-mounted blasters Scanning devices via cybernetic helmet |
Nicholas Powell, a wealthy, former professional gambler, decides to become a mercenary criminal-for-hire, known as Chance. Instead of requesting direct payment, he would bet his fee against anyone hiring him. If successful, he receives his fee; if not, he loses the "bet" and owes that amount to his contractor. Chance is described as choosing this method of payment to feel a thrill from risking his payment.
Chance is first hired by the Foreigner to kill a fence named Andre Boullion. Chance is later hired to kill Spider-Man, and wagers his fee at double or nothing, which he loses when Spider-Man defeats him.[85] Chance is then hired by corrupt city official Robert Phalen to kill a murder witness. His initial attempt is thwarted by Daredevil, and his contract is terminated upon Phelan's death.[86] Chance is hired by the Life Foundation to steal a secret arms shipment, but the Life Foundation instead captures him. Chance joins forces with Spider-Man to defeat the Life Foundation.[87] Chance is next hired by Mister Grouper to kill casino owner Raymond Trask, but is thwarted by Spider-Man.[88] Trask then hires Chance under the pretense of protecting Trask from an assassination attempt. Instead, Trask unsuccessfully tries to kill him out of revenge.[89]
During the Spider-Island storyline, Chance, alongside Scorcher and White Rabbit, is seen guarding an abandoned lab at Empire State University when Peter Parker and Carlie Cooper arrive; Parker defeats him.[90] Chance later attempts to kill the rejuvenated Steve Rogers during a press conference, but he is defeated by Captain America.[91]
Female version
| Chance | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fallen Angels #1 (April 1987) |
| Created by | Jo Duffy Kerry Gammill |
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| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Fallen Angels |
| Abilities | Ability to enhance or dampen mutant powers |
The female version of Chance is a 13-year-old South Korean girl who immigrates to America and runs away from a church that is mistreating her. The mutant criminal Vanisher recruits her to be part of the Fallen Angels, teenagers who work as thieves.[92] There, she befriends the extraterrestrial mutant Ariel.[93]
Lila Cheney is a fictional British rock star and mutant who makes appearances as a guest character, usually in the New Mutants and X-Men comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod, she made her debut in The New Mutants Annual #1 (November 1984). Cheney possesses the power of teleportation, but only at interstellar distances. During one of her tryouts, she discovers an abandoned Dyson sphere, which she uses as a home base for her teleports.[94] While discovering her powers in her childhood, she arrives on the alien planet Aladna, where she becomes engaged to Prince Yan.[95]
As an adult, Cheney uses her power to make a living as a thief, at one point intending to sell Earth to an alien race called the Vrakanin.[94] Just before she can execute her plan, she meets the New Mutants when they visit one of her New York concerts. When the Vrakanin double-cross her, she gives up her thieving career and enters into a romantic relationship with Sam Guthrie, a member of the New Mutants.[94][96] She retains her powers after M-Day.[97] Eventually, she returns to Aladna to fulfill her marriage pledge, although Prince Yan ultimately chooses another woman as his wife.[95] Cheney later becomes a citizen of the mutant population on Krakoa.[98]
In Days of Future Past, Cheney fights Warlock's father Magus, during which Magik accidentally ends up teleporting her whole team into two alternative future timelines.[99] In one of them, where the Sentinels have destroyed most of Earth's mutants, Cannonball, Mirage, and Cheney establish a guerilla operation to take mutants to temporary safety in Lila's Dyson sphere.[100]
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Chewbacca Sassy "Chewie" Danvers[101][102] is an alien in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Brian Reed and Roberto De La Torre, first appears in Giant-Size Ms. Marvel #1 (April 2006). Her alien origin was invented by Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López for Captain Marvel Volume 8, #2 (June 2014).
Chewie is an ordinary-looking cat who was caught in a fight between Carol Danvers, then known as Ms. Marvel, and Sir Warren Traveler, inside a fiery building.[103] Carol adopts the cat after she turns up at her apartment, and calls her Chewie, after the Star Wars character Chewbacca.[104] Since then, Chewie has made sporadic appearances as Carol's companion during her career as Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel.[105][106]
When Carol brings Chewie into space with her, and they encounter the Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocket Raccoon identifies Chewie as a Flerken, a dangerous alien species that resembles Earth cats. Rocket attempts to kill her before she lays eggs, but Carol does not believe him and stops him.[107] Chewie lays 117 eggs, which hatch, and Carol, Rocket, and Tic take Chewie and her offspring to a rescue center. Chewie then teleports back to their ship to be with Carol, leaving her offspring behind.[108]
During the "Empyre" storyline, Captain Marvel instructs Chewie to keep an eye on her recently discovered half-sister Lauri-Ell. When the Cotati attack Earth, Chewie assists Captain Marvel and Lauri-Ell by eating some of the Cotati.[109]
Chewie in other media
- Chewie, renamed Goose in reference to the Top Gun character Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards), appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain Marvel and The Marvels.[110] She is portrayed by several cat actors: Archie, Reggie, Rizzo, and Gonzo in the former film, and Nemo and Tango in the latter.[111][112]
- In Captain Marvel, set in 1995, Goose is owned by Mar-Vell. She helps Carol Danvers and Nick Fury battle the Kree before being adopted by the latter.
- In The Marvels, Goose is now Danvers' pet and is seen living with her on her spaceship. She additionally gives birth to several offspring who help Fury evacuate the S.A.B.E.R. space station.
- A variant of Goose appears in the What If...? episode "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?".[113]
Unrelated characters with the name Chimera appear in various American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Mutant version
In the Wolverine comics, Chimera is an interdimensional pirate who encounters Wolverine while obtaining information on him and his feral state. She assists the self-styled heir of Apocalypse, Genesis, with Wolverine's capture so that Genesis can make Wolverine his first Horseman. They attempt to re-bond the adamantium that had been removed from Wolverine's skeleton by Magneto, but they fail when Wolverine's body violently expels the metal, killing most of Genesis' followers, the Dark Riders. Dirtnap – one of the only Dark Riders to survive – team up with Chimera to get revenge on Wolverine.[114] Chimera encounters Wolverine again when he and Venom are lured into a trap set by her and Dirtnap.
Chimera and Dirtnap are both seemingly killed in an implosion, but they survive and attack the Generation X school in an attempt to kidnap the M twins. The twins merge back into M and then merge with Emplate, forming M-Plate. Chimera captures Synch and flees along with M-Plate. Generation X later rescues Synch.[115]
Chimera is next seen in Madripoor, killing drug runners. She is approached by the Red Queen to join her Sisterhood of Mutants.[116] Later in Japan, Chimera and the Sisterhood dig up Kwannon's body and confront Domino, who is there on other business. Domino critically injures Chimera but she escapes with the rest of the Sisterhood and Kwannon's body. After the Red Queen heals her, the Sisterhood perform a spell involving Kwannon's body and a captive Betsy Braddock, returning her to her original body.[117] The Sisterhood then attack the X-Men. Chimera, along with Martinique, attacks Northstar, Cyclops, and Dazzler.[118] After taking the adult X-Men out, she tries to attack Armor and X-23, but they are teleported out by Pixie. Pixie then fetches the Stepford Cuckoos and Elixir. Chimera attacks the Cuckoos, who respond by beating her.[119] Spiral then teleports the Sisterhood back to their base, where they split up, with Chimera going with the Red Queen to Jean Grey's burial site. There, she attacks Domino but is beaten by Colossus. When the Red Queen is defeated, Spiral teleports the Sisterhood away.[120]
Chimera later appears as a member of a group of Marauders that are brainwashed to attack the X-Men.[121] As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel", Chimera again appears as a member of the Marauders. She assists Aries, Azimuth, and Coda into pursuing Nightcrawler through the sewers to capture him and make him Mister Sinister's specimen.[122]
Femizons version
An unidentified version of Chimera is a member of the Femizons. She is a metamorph who can grow wings, claws, and other parts.[123]
Mythical chimera
The chimera of Greek mythology appear in Marvel Comics. It is depicted as a speaking, fire-breathing monster with the heads of a lion and a goat, the front legs of a lion, the wings of a dragon, the hindquarters of a goat, and a snake-headed tail. The chimera is described as the offspring of Echidna, which was slain by Bellerophon. The Chimera is later restored to life by Hera to guard the caverns underneath New Olympus, joined by a Cyclops and Skeleton Warriors.[124] The Chimera encounters the Agents of Atlas, but did not recognize them as Olympians and breathed fire at them, sparking a fight between the heroes and the minions of Hera.[125] Gorilla-Man forces the chimera to set its second head ablaze, causing it to flail around until being knocked unconscious.[126]
Chipmunk Hunk (Tomas Lara-Perez) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a friend, ally, and brief love interest to Squirrel Girl. The character, created by Ryan North and Erica Henderson, first appeared in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 (March 2015).
Chipmunk Hunk is a chipmunk-like superhuman, student of Empire State University, and friend of Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl.[127][128][129][130] When Doreen learns that he is dating Mary Mahjan, a girl she had previously befriended, she accepts him as a platonic friend.[131][132][133][134][135][136]
Chipmunk Hunk in other media
Chipmunk Hunk appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
The Choir is a member of the UK superhero team The Union, representing Wales.[137]
| Andrew Chord | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thor #411 (Dec. 1989) |
| Created by | Tom Defalco (writer) and Ron Frenz (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Andrew Chord |
| Team affiliations | New Warriors United States Army |
Andrew Chord is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is African American. His first appearance was in Thor #411. Chord is the mentor of Night Thrasher and the New Warriors. He is also the father of Silhouette and Midnight's Fire, and the son-in-law of Warriors villain Tai.
Character biography
Andrew Chord serves as an Army sergeant during the Vietnam War. His unit, known as the "Half Fulls", deploy to the Bolaven Plateau north of the Se Kong river in Cambodia, where they scout locations for an airfield. The unit comprises six soldiers, including Night Thrasher's father Daryl Taylor, Diego Cassaes a.k.a. the Left Hand, and the fathers of the members of the Folding Circle, encounter the Temple of the Dragon's Breath, where a seemingly English-speaking Cambodian geriatric named Tai restrains them via magic. Tai tells the soldiers of the history of her people and asks the soldiers to mate with six young women in her cult. The soldiers are led to believe that their children will one day rule the world. Five of the soldiers agree, including Chord; Daryl Taylor refuses because he is married.
Chord is married off to Tai's only daughter, Miyami, who he brings home to America. Miyami gives birth to their biracial children: Silhouette and Aaron (Midnight's Fire). Miyami fakes her and her children's death in a car crash to avoid their being used as Tai's pawns. She leaves her children to be raised in Manhattan's Chinatown and disappears. Chord, believing his wife and children are dead, becomes a mercenary and travels the world. He meets Cable, a time traveler, who also works as a mercenary.
Chord eventually returns to the Dragon Breath's temple in Cambodia, where Tai instructs him to resume his friendship with Taylor and his wife Melody. Chord becomes godfather to their infant son, Dwayne Taylor. Tai later demands that Chord kill Daryl and Melody to fulfill his role in the pact. Chord reluctantly does so, shooting his friends in a crowded restaurant in front of six-year-old Dwayne; Tai then erases Dwayne's memory of the event.[138]
Chord and Tai train Dwayne to fight crime to avenge the murders of his parents, never revealing their role in the incident. They also use the Taylor Foundation, a charitable organization that Dwayne inherited from his father, to invest in illegal operations. Dwayne becomes friends with fellow crime fighters Silhouette and Midnight's Fire.[139] Tai and Chord, who do not know that Chord is their father, disapprove of Dwayne's friendship with them and his romance with Silhouette. The partnership between Dwayne and the siblings ends when Silhouette is shot and seriously injured by a Korean gang member during a failed undercover operation.
Dwayne becomes Night Thrasher on Tai and Chord's urging, and assembles a young team of superheroes named the New Warriors.[140] Tai secretly intends to sacrifice the New Warriors to the well of the Dragon's Breath cult in place of the members of the Folding Circle – the children from the matings of the soldiers and the female cult members – and absorb their powers. Meanwhile, Chord accompanies the New Warriors to Brazil to investigate Project: Earth. He battles Force of Nature alongside them,[141] and works with them when team up with X-Force, revealing that he knew the X-Force leader Cable from his days as a mercenary in Vietnam.[142] In a related story, Chord is one of the many heroes to become stuck inside the mind of Piecemeal when the entity attempted to convert the world into a mathematical construct. The X-Factor team talks Piecemeal out of his plan.[143]
Night Thrasher eventually uncovers Chord's misuse of Taylor Foundation funds and confronts him. Chord tricks the other New Warriors into thinking that Dwayne is being controlled by an outside force, but his deception is uncovered. Chord shoots himself in the head rather than revealing the truth. Marvel Boy rushes a dying Chord to the hospital,[144] where Chord admits to killing Night Thrasher's parents. Miyami also comes to visit,[145] and Tai reveals to Silhouette that she is Chord's daughter.[146] Tai then murders Miyami when she discovered her deception about the car crash. Tai partially heals Chord using her magic.[147] Chord recovers for several months. Tai is later killed by Night Thrasher when she attempts to sacrifice the New Warriors and the Folding Circle.[148]
Soon afterwards, Chord hires the Poison Memories to stage his kidnapping and frames other corrupt members of the Taylor Foundation board, with the hope that Dwayne would investigate and intervene in the company's dealings. After undergoing lifesaving surgery, Chord reconciles with Night Thrasher and Silhouette.[149] Chord is later named legal guardian of Elvin Haliday a.k.a. the New Warrior Rage, after Haliday's grandmother is killed by the Poison Memories.[150]
Chord and his former mercenary buddy Sprocket later help Dwayne uncover the truth about his father's illegitimate son Donyell. When the New Warriors are sent to various points in time by the Sphinx, Chord and Sprocket help Hindsight Lad recruit a new team of Warriors to battle the Sphinx.[151] Since then, Chord has not yet reappeared in the comics, and after Night Thrasher's death and the Civil War,[152] Donyell Taylor has assumed control of the Taylor Foundation.[153]
Powers and abilities
Chord is an athletic man, but has no superhuman powers. He knows hand-to-hand combatant, and has combat training and military experience. He is a good marksman with conventional firearms. Chord also designed the Night Thrasher's original battle-suit. He is skilled at piloting aircraft and operating computers.
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| Chthon | |
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_from_Darkhold_Omega_Vol_1_1_002.jpg) Chthon as depicted in Darkhold Omega (Vol. 1) #1 (January 2022). Art by Cian Tormey and Roberto Poggi. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | As Other: Marvel Chillers #1 (July 1975) Chthon Avengers #186 (May 1979) |
| Created by |
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| In-story information | |
| Species | Elder God |
Chthon is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, first appearing in Marvel Chillers (July 1975) and later named in Avengers #186 (May, 1979), was created by Marv Wolfman, Yong Montano, and Bill Mantlo. Chthon uses chaos magic and can warp reality. Chthon is an evil Elder God who is the writer of the Darkhold and creator of the Dark Temple on Mount Wundagore. He also cursed Scarlet Witch with chaos magic when she was an infant. Chthon first attempts to possess Scarlet Witch after driving Modred the Mystic to kidnap the Avengers. Chthon faces Spider-Woman, Blade, and other characters.
He fails again to possess Scarlet Witch during Dark Reign, when Chthon inhabited Quicksilver's body, after which he is imprisoned in the Darkhold itself by the Vision.
Following his period of exile, Chthon is freed by the Cletus Kasady version of Carnage, before being banished again.[154]
During the events of Secret Empire, Chthon influences Wanda to join Hydra's Avengers.[155] Wanda is freed by Doctor Strange during the final battle against Hydra's forces.[156]
When Doctor Doom got ahold of the Darkhold, he opened a portal that enabled Chthon to come through.[157] Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom traveled to Other-Realm to face Chthon before he can invade Earth. After taking the Darkhold, Scarlet Witch fused with it and defeated Chthon. He will return if Scarlet Witch dies as she makes her allies known of it.[158] Following Scarlet Witch's revival after she was killed during the Hellfire Gala, Chthon was still inside her. Agatha Harkness later snuck into Scarlet Witch's body and stole Chthon's heart.[159]
During the "Contest of Chaos" storyline, Chthon's remains are used by Agatha Harkness to create a new Darkhold.[160]
Chthon in other media
- Chthon appears in The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by Mark Hamill.[161]
- A statue of Chthon appears in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.[162]
- Chthon appears in Marvel's Midnight Suns, voiced by Darin De Paul.[161][163]
Chtylok the Che-K'n Kau is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in The Sensational Spider-Man #13 (Feb. 1997). Chtylok is a 25-foot (7.6 m) tall chicken-like monster with razor-sharp talons, bovine-like legs and hooves, and a large, spiked, prehensile tail, that is capable of flight. It inhabits an area of the Antarctic, just outside the Savage Land. Millennia ago, the Fall People of the Savage Land worshiped the beast, util it went into hibernation.[164]
The hole in the ozone layer has begun to cause the ice around the Savage Land to melt, which wakes Chtylok from its hibernation. It finds its way to the surface of Monster Island and follows several fleeing monsters to the Florida Keys, where it battles the Hulk.[165]
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Caesar "Big C" Cicero is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Caesar Cicero is a member of Silvermane's branch of the Maggia where he serves as their lawyer.[166]
Caesar Cicero in other media
Caesar Cicero appears in the Spider-Man episode "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner", voiced by Vic Perrin.
John Watkins Jr.
Helmut Zemo
Dallas Riordan
Roberto da Costa
| Clash | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 3) #1 (June 2014) |
| Created by | Dan Slott Ramon Perez |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Clayton Cole |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Parker Industries |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect Use of sonic technology |
Clash, a.k.a. Clayton Cole is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Clash first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 3, #1 (June 2014) and was created by Dan Slott and Ramon Perez. The character has a brief criminal career, reforms and works for Parker Industries, and then returns to his criminal roots during the "Civil War II" storyline.[167]
As a child, Clayton Cole sees Peter Parker's Masked Marvel wrestle Crusher Hogan. He then begins to work on technology so that he can be like the "Masked Marvel", taking the name Clash.[168] During his first foray as clash, he comes into conflict with Spider-Man, is defeated, and sentenced to a youth detention center.[169] Upon being released on parole, Clash works as a henchmen for Owl and other supervillains.[170] He later reforms and begins working for Parker Industries before returning to crime.[171][172][173][174][175][176]
Clash in other media
- Clayton Cole appears in the Spider-Man episode "Osborn Academy", voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.[177] This version is a teenager and best friend of Herman Schultz.
- Clayton Cole appears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, voiced by an uncredited actor. This version is a street thug and close friend of Herman Schultz.
| Cloud 9 | |
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.jpg) Interior to Avengers: The Initiative #1. Art by Stefano Caselli. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007) |
| Created by | Dan Slott Stefano Caselli |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Abigail "Abby" Boylen |
| Species | Human Mutate |
| Team affiliations | Freedom Force The Initiative |
| Abilities | Expert markswoman Ability to manipulate an unidentified cloud-like gas form on which she can fly |
Cloud 9 a.k.a. Abigail "Abby" Boylen is a teenage superheroine in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[178] Cloud 9 was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli. She first appears in Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007), and appeared until the end of its publication (issue #35, May 2010). She is also one of the protagonists of the 2011, six-issue limited series "Fear Itself".
Could 9 first demonstrates her powers while flying on a cloud in Evanston, Illinois. She is spotted by the Initiative program and recruited into it by War Machine. Cloud 9 is depicted as shy and self-conscious about her body. During a uniform exchange, Cloud 9 accidentally enters the boys' showers and is found by fellow new hero MVP. When Cloud 9 trains with Armory, Armory accidentally shoots MVP when he tries to protect Cloud 9 from harm. Armory is grounded from being a superhero and expelled from the base.[179]
Cloud 9 is later sent on an emergency mission to protect the United States president from an assassination attempt by HYDRA, during which she shoots down a HYDRA fighter with a pulse rifle. She becomes distressed when she realizes that the HYDRA pilot died in the explosion.[180] Later, in a fight with the group Warbound, she tries to kill Elloe Kaifi, but is talked out of doing so.[181]
During the "Killed In Action" story arc, Cloud 9 learns that the Initiative had secretly made clones of MVP. One of them, KIA, goes on a rampage. Cloud 9 travels to the Van Patrick home with other Initiative members to attempt to convince the first MVP clone to download his memories into a device that will transmit them into KIA's brain and reprogram KIA, but possibly leave the first clone mindless. Cloud 9 distracts KIA by playing on the latent memories of the original MVP and kissing him, allowing her to fill his lungs with her vapor. The MVP clone, rather than wipe his own mind, instead places the helmet on KIA, leaving him an empty shell. Cloud 9 and the clone decide to start things over, acknowledging that the clone is not the MVP she knew.[volume & issue needed]
When Cloud 9 completes her Initiative training, she is assigned to Freedom Force, where she fights alongside Challenger, Think Tank, Equinox, and Spinner.[182] When Equinox is revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator, Cloud 9 kills him.[183] Initiative instructor Tigra expresses concern that Cloud 9 has developed a detached attitude towards killing. Tigra worries that Cloud 9 may face psychological trauma if she is forced to confront her feelings.[184]
During the Dark Reign storyline, Norman Osborn orders Freedom Force to attack the Heavy Hitters after they secede from the Initiative. Cloud 9 is ordered to assassinate Night Thrasher, but she misses on purpose.[185] She then lies, but Taskmaster realizes that she is lying and places her on probation.[186] She then joins Hardball to battle the demon Nightmare after he possesses Trauma. Nightmare plagues Cloud 9 with visions of undead people who have been shot in the head. She fights them and yells at Trauma to fight off Nightmare. Trauma hears her, but Nightmare knocks her out.[187] Following the events of the Siege storyline, Cloud 9 assists a depowered Komodo in capturing Baron Von Blitzschlag.[188]
After Steve Rogers replaces Norman Osborn, Rogers offers Cloud 9 a spot as a trainer at Avengers Academy. She declines after he tells her that it is optional and that the Superhuman Registration Act has been abolished. She destroys her superhero registration card and removes her costume as she flies away, freed from the Act's requirements.[189] During the Fear Itself storyline, Cloud 9 refuses to attend a meeting held by Prodigy regarding magical hammers that have crashed to Earth. However, when Thor Girl is apprehended and accosted by men outside of her holding cell, Cloud 9 arrives to rescue her and subdues the men. After defeating Quicksand, who was on a murder spree, they fight against Juggernaut, who has been transformed into Kuurth: Breaker of Stone, and rescue civilians in Las Vegas.[190]
Cloud 9 later appears among the heroes allied with Jeremy Briggs. During a confrontation with the students of the Avengers Academy, she expresses contentment with her new job and expresses that she has no desire to act as a hero herself.[191] During the Secret Empire storyline, Cloud 9 appears as a member of the Underground after Hydra takes over the United States.[192]
Cloud 9 in other media
Cloud 9 appears in Lego Marvel's Avengers, voiced by Laura Bailey.[citation needed]
Clown is the name of different characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Eliot Franklin
Eliot Franklin was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of a man named Corky. At the start of his criminal career, he joins the Ringmaster's Circus of Crime, working as a circus clown, comedian, juggler, and unicyclist. He eventually decides to leave the Circus with the Human Cannonball, the Great Gambonnos, and Princess Python.[193] They call themselves the Masters of Menace and elect Clown as their leader. The Clown plans a robbery of an art gallery on Madison Avenue, New York City, which is eventually foiled by Spider-Man, resulting in their arrest.[volume & issue needed] They escape from jail and agree to rejoin the Ringmaster in the Circus of Crime. They attempt to recruit Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch to the cause, but fail when the Clown is defeated by Scarlet Witch. [volume & issue needed]
After a run-in with the Hulk, the Thing, Iceman, and Giant-Man, Clown leaves the group, wipes off the make-up, and joins the Quentin Carnival, where his father Corky is a clown. The Clown attempts to go straight, but the Circus of Crime harasses him. Fire-Eater burns down Corky's tent; Ghost Rider saves Corky, who is badly hurt. Facing high hospital bills, the Clown returns to the Circus of Crime, which eventually appoints him leader.[volume & issue needed] The Clown leads the Circus in robbing the Quentin Carnival and seeking revenge on Fire-Eater. Ghost Rider interrupts their attack and forces the Clown to confront his actions; the Clown sees his life as a hell and is reduced to near-catatonia.[volume & issue needed] Unblinking and robotic, Eliot is given the job of pushing a broom around the Quentin Carnival. Corky recovers, returns to the show, and works to help Eliot improve. By the time Johnny Blaze leaves the carnival, Eliot is once again able to communicate, soft-spoken and with a stutter.[volume & issue needed]
Sometime later, the Clown rejoins the Circus of Crime and they battle Namor, Shroud, Hulk, She-Hulk, Power Pack, Ben Reilly, Spider-Man, Howard the Duck, Generation X, Devil Dinosaur, and Moon-Boy.[volume & issue needed] The Clown, along with Princess Python, Cannonball, and the Gambonnos, eventually move to Hollywood and resort to armed robbery, but they are thwarted by the Hulk. [volume & issue needed]
The Clown later becomes a professional assassin. He steals his victim's televisions and stockpiles them in his room at the Hollywood Towne Hotel, where he watches every television channel to find mentions of the Ringmaster, who has gone straight and against whom Eliot has sworn revenge. At one point, he defeats an army of robot repo men attempt to steal his televisions. He battles the Jack Truman incarnation of Deathlok while attempting to kill Nick Fury, who he believes is a crime boss, but who is actually under the hypnotic effects of Ringmaster. The Clown finds the Ringmaster when he appears on television, running for elected office under the pseudonym Martin Thraller. The Clown shows up at a national political convention, where the Ringmaster is about to attempt to hypnotize television viewers into electing him President. The Clown battles with Deathlok, who eventually allows The Clown to flee rather than taking him into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody.[194]
In the "Civil War" storyline, the Clown, alongside the Ringmaster and the Gambonnos, is a member of Hammerhead's unnamed villain army when Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. raid their hideout.[195] He later joins the Gamma Corps, which wass assembled by General Ryker to destroy the Hulk, under the name Griffin, with a mutation similar to Betty Ross' Harpy form.[clarify][196] Griffin fights with the Gamma Corps against the Hulk's Doc Green form. After Doc Green saves them from the Doc Green A.I., each of the Gamma Corps members have their powers removed by Doc Green.[197]
Second version
A second version of Clown appears in Brand New Day as a villains.[198] He is a member of Hood's crime syndicate.[199] The Clown is later contacted by Zodiac and Death Reaper, who ask him to join them. Together, they attack the Human Torch, hijack the Red Ronin to attack Times Square, and annoy Norman Osborn. The Clown, along with Paste-Pot Pete, rob a bank during Red Ronin's rampage; during the robbery, the Clown executes subdued security guards. The Clown later joins Manslaughter Marsdale in killing H.A.M.M.E.R troops at an old S.H.I.E.L.D. barbershop base, as Zodiac reveals the stolen Zodiac Key to Agent Murphy.[200] The Clown is eventually revealed to be Eliot Franklin's half-brother.[201] Boomerang and Owl later bring the Clown into the Sinister Sixteen, which is assembled to distract the Chameleon's forces while Boomerang steals from him.[202]
Third version
A third, unnamed version of Clown appears as a member of the Circus of Crime in the "Spiral" storyline.[203] During the "Opening Salvo" of the Secret Empire storyline, Clown is a member of the Circus of Crime and is recruited by Baron Helmut Zemo to join the Army of Evil.[204]
Clown in other media
The Eliot Franklin incarnation of the Clown appears in The Marvel Super Heroes episode "Ringmaster" as a member of the Circus of Crime.
Cobalt Man a.k.a. Ralph Roberts is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Roy Thomas and penciller Werner Roth, and first appears in X-Men #31 (April 1967).[205] He has been an antagonist to various superheroes.
An ex-employee of Stark Industries and the older brother of Ted Roberts, Ralph builds a weaponized suit armor powered by cobalt radiation. While giving a tour of his lab to Ted's girlfriend Jean Grey, he becomes unstable as a result of the radiation from his Cobalt Man armor. Cyclops, Marvel Girl, the Beast, Iceman, and Angel defeat him.[206][207] Tyrannus kidnaps Ralph who builds a giant robot version of Cobalt Man, before he is rescued by the X-Men.[208]
Roberts later develops a streamlined Cobalt Man armor and attempts to destroy himself and Sydney, Australia, to show the world the dangers of radiation. The Hulk defeats Cobalt Man who seemingly dies a safe distance from Earth.[209] Cobalt Man is then forced to join Egghead's Emissaries of Evil. He fights the Hulk again, until the Defenders restore his sanity and he seemingly sacrifices himself in a contained nuclear explosion alongside Egghead.[210] However, Cobalt Man survives and fight the Hulk for a third time.[211]
Cobalt Man later confronts the Avengers and is defeated by Iron Man and the Vision and imprisoned at the Raft; Tony Stark subsequently impersonates Cobalt Man to infiltrate the Thunderbolts.[212] Following his escape from prison with other villains, Roberts goes into hiding in Stamford, Connecticut. The New Warriors locate and attack the villains as part of a reality television show. During the fight, Nitro sets off a powerful explosion, killing hundreds, apparently including Cobalt Man and most of the New Warriors.[213]
At one point, a Skrull impersonating the original Cobalt Man is defeated by Ms. Marvel.[214]
Cobalt Man is among the dead in Erebus when Hercules travels to the Underworld.[215] After he is revived, Cobalt Man fights Deadpool and the Mercs for Money who capture him for Umbral Dynamics.[216]
Cobalt Man in other media
- Ralph Roberts, hybridized with Paul Ebersol, appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Rick D. Wasserman.[217][218] This version initially works for Stark Industries until he is fired for giving away company secrets and becomes a supervillain to seek revenge on Iron Man. Roberts first appears as the Fixer of the Masters of Evil in the episode "Under Siege" before later appearing as Techno of the Thunderbolts in the group's self-titled episode and "Thunderbolts Revealed".
| Izzy Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963) |
| Created by | Stan Lee, Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Isadore Cohen |
| Team affiliations | Howling Commandos S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Abilities | Mechanical skills. |
Isadore "Izzy" Cohen is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963). Cohen is an expert in mechanical devices, particularly automobiles. He uses grenades and machine guns in battle.
Character biography
Cohen fights Nazis alongside Nick Fury during World War II. Cohen features in dozens of adventures, such as in Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos #32, where he resists Nazi brainwashing and helps to destroy a weapons plant.
After the war, Cohen goes home to Brooklyn, settles down with his wife, and runs his father's mechanic shop. He has two sons and one daughter. He turns the family business into a string of car dealerships, which he eventually passes down to his sons.[volume & issue needed]
Cohen signs up for a tour of duty in the Korean War, where he is promoted to sergeant.[volume & issue needed] He also fights in the Vietnam War. In 1972, he is shot at a reunion, and in the 1980s, he confronts a Life Model Decoy (LMD) of the Nazi war criminal Baron von Strucker.[volume & issue needed] He then serves in S.H.I.E.L.D. after it is nearly destroyed by an LMD.[volume & issue needed]
Izzy Cohen in other media
- Izzy Cohen makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Old Soldiers".[citation needed]
- Izzy Cohen appears in a flashback depicted in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Wrath of the Red Skull!".
- Izzy Cohen appears in a flashback depicted in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Meet Captain America".[citation needed]
Colosso-Bug is an anthropomorphic insect version of Colossus and a member of the X-Bugs.
Comet a.k.a. Harris Moore is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in Nova #21 (September 1978), and was created by Marv Wolfman and John Buscema.[220]
In the late 1950s, radiation from a gaseous entity resembling a tiny comet mutagenically alters Moore, giving him superhuman flying and electrical powers, which he uses as the Comet, a costumed crimefighter. Decades later, he goes to Xandar to aid its people in their war against the Skrulls as one of the Champions of Xandar. After his son Crimebuster dies, the Comet chooses to remain on Xandar. The Comet dies battling the forces of Nebula.[221]
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Copycat (Vanessa Carlysle) is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Copycat first appears in X-Force #19 (February 1993), where the character was retconned to the first appearance of Domino in The New Mutants #98 (February 1991). She was created by Fabian Nicieza and Greg Capullo.[222] The character has been depicted as a former member of X-Force. Copycat is a metamorph with the ability to duplicate another being down to the cellular level, including superpowers and mental imprints. Copycat requires only knowledge to duplicate a person's appearance, but needs physical contact to duplicate anything else. She is also capable of turning into animals.[223]
The daughter of Dorothy and the late Burt Carlysle, of New Brunswick, New Jersey,[224] she is kicked out of her home and becomes a sex worker in Boston, where she meets and falls in love with a mercenary named Wade Wilson. Zoe Culloden, a time-traveling agent of Landau, Luckman, and Lake, saves Carlysle when she travels into the past to prevent Wilson's eventual self-destruction. That night, Wilson breaks up with Carlysle after learning that he has a terminal illness. Carlysle becomes a mercenary and works for Mr. Tolliver, an arms dealer.
Under Tolliver's orders, Copycat infiltrates X-Force in the shape of Domino while she is imprisoned. She is tasked with blowing up X-Force's headquarters to kill Cable, but she becomes attached to the team members and falls in love with Cable. Tolliver sends Deadpool to force Copycat to set off a bomb. Deadpool reveals Copycat's double-cross to X-Force, and then blows up the complex without knowing that X-Force had already escaped.
Copycat then assumes the false identity of the twin of her friend Tina Valentino. Deadpool and his associate Sluggo kill Valentino, believing that she is Copycat. Copycat then moves in with and begins dating Garrison Kane in San Francisco.[225] She is subsequently captured by the emotion-manipulating Psycho-Man, who seeks Kane's advanced technology. She is rescued from the Microverse by Kane, Cable, Domino, and the Microns. She later breaks up with Kane and goes to live with Deadpool. Copycat then copies Deadpool's appearance after his feelings for Siryn grow, with the hopes of souring their potential relationship.
Copycat is later captured by Weapon X, which accelerates the rate at which she can duplicate others, with the side effects of memory loss and the inability to hold a solid form for a long period of time. Sabretooth recruits Deadpool to kill Copycat. After he attempts to warn her, Weapon X sends Kane to kill both of them. They fight at a local zoo, where Copycat shapeshifts and hides among the gorillas as Deadpool fights Kane. Upon his return, he finds the gorillas dead and Copycat dying from wounds inflicted by Sabretooth. She dies shortly after in Deadpool's arms.[223] However, Deadpool pours his own blood into Copycat's wounds, healing her. Copycat then takes on the identity of a chimichanga stand owner, later cheating Deadpool out of one of his past marriages.[clarify][226]
Copycat in other media
- Copycat makes minor non-speaking appearances in X-Men: The Animated Series.
- Copycat makes minor non-speaking appearances in Wolverine and the X-Men.
- Vanessa Carlysle appears in the films Deadpool, Deadpool 2,[227][228] and Deadpool & Wolverine,[229][230] portrayed by Morena Baccarin. This version is not a mutant, a decision made by writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to avoid confusing viewers, though they are open to exploring the idea in a future sequel.[231] Additionally, she enters a relationship with, and later becomes engaged to, Wade Wilson.
Gilberto "Gil" Corazon is a minor character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Fiona Avery and Mark Brooks, first appears in Amazing Fantasy Volume 2, #1 (August 2004). He is Anya Corazon's father and Sofia Corazon's widower. He is an investigative reporter of Puerto Rican lineage.[232] During an investigation of crime lord Jamie Jade, Sofia is killed in a fire, and Gil and Anya flee to New York.[233][234] Gil eventually discovers that his daughter is the superheroine Araña (transl. Spider a.k.a. Spider-Girl, with the help of Carol Danvers. When Anya is wounded, Gil files a restraining order[clarify] to keep Anya safe.[235][236][237] Gil is also an acquaintance of the Fantastic Four.[238] Gil is later killed and the Red Hulk is framed as his killer by the Raven Society organization.[239][240][241]
Sofia Corazon is a minor character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Fiona Avery and Mark Brooks, first appears in Amazing Fantasy Volume 2, #1 (August 2004). She is Anya Corazon's mother of Mexican descent, and Gil Corazon's wife. Sofia is a member of the Spider Society, and is killed by crime lord Jamie Jade while Gil is investigating him.[233][234] Sofia's ghost follows her daughter when she is Araña (transl. Spider) a.k.a. Spider-Girl, dissuading her from taking drastic actions.[232][234] She also passes Araña's exoskeleton on to Nina Smith.[242]
| Tom Corsi | |
|---|---|
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The New Mutants #19 (1984) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Bill Sienkiewicz |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Thomas Corsi |
| Team affiliations | Xavier Institute Muir Island X-Men |
Thomas "Tom" Corsi is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most often appearing in X-Men stories. Tom first appears in The New Mutants #19 (1984) and was created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz.
Character biography
Tom Corsi is a member of the Westchester County Police Department. After the Demon Bear carries out an attack on Dani Moonstar, the New Mutants bring her to the Mid-County Medical Center, where Corsi and Sharon Friedlander, an ER nurse, are kidnapped and possessed by the Demon Bear. The Demon Bear attempts to transform Corsi and Friedlander into his demonic slaves, but he is defeated the New Mutants. Tom and Sharon are returned to their human forms, but transformed to resemble Native Americans and enhanced in their abilities.[243]
Later, Tom and Sharon are mentally attacked by the Empath, causing them to fall into a sexual obsession with one another for several days.[244] Afterwards, Tom spends time at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Tom later battles the Reavers on Muir Island while being manipulated by the Shadow King.[245]
As part of Charles Xavier's Mutant Underground, he is asked to work at Our Mother of the Sacred Heart, a school disabled children. When the school comes under attack by a group of Acolytes, Tom kills one of the Kleinstock Brothers and Sharon is slain by Joanna Cargill. The X-Men, summoned by Sharon before her death, defeat the Acolytes.[246]
Tom later becomes a teacher at Massachusetts Academy, a school for mutants run by the White Queen, where he teaches physical education to a small group known as Generation X. When the school is closed down, he moves back to the Xavier Institute, where Elixir is a student in his class. After M-Day, Corsi and Moonstar are both fired due to the loss of 90% of the student body.
Powers and abilities
Tom has enhanced strength, and claims he can lift twice the amount of the world weightlifting record with relative ease.
Cornell Cottonmouth
Burchell Clemens
| Delphine Courtney | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Alpha Flight #8 (March 1984) |
| Created by | John Byrne |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | MX39147 |
| Team affiliations | Omega Flight |
| Notable aliases | James MacDonald Hudson/Guardian |
| Abilities | super-strength, flight |
Delphine Courtney is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Delphine Courtney first appears in Alpha Flight #7 (February 1984) and was created by John Byrne. The character subsequently appears in Alpha Flight #11–13 (June–August 1984), Alpha Flight #22 (May 1985), and Alpha Flight #25–28 (August–November 1985). Delphine Courtney also appears as part of the "Omega Flight" entry in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.
Character biography
Delphine Courtney is a servitor robot, built by the Roxxon Energy Corporation to serve Jerry Jaxon. Courtney initially has a fully feminine human appearance, and is referred to by she/her pronouns by her creators.[247] On Jaxon's behalf, Courtney recruits several superhumans that were former members of Gamma Flight and Beta Flight, the Canadian government's training teams, who were dismissed after the government closed Department H.[248] She recruits them so that Jaxon can form a personal super-team, Omega Flight, and take revenge on James Hudson a.k.a. Guardian, the founder of Department H and leader of the still-active Alpha Flight. Courtney manipulates the recruits into seeking their own revenge on Alpha through an "influencer" device built into her systems.[249] Courtney is unable to influence Roger Bochs, the inventor of the Box robot, who remains loyal to Hudson and the Flight program, forcing Jaxon to directly involve himself by taking control of Box.[247]
Luring James and Heather Hudson to America with an offer of employment at Roxxon in New York City, Jaxon and Omega Flight ambush James while Heather is detained by Courtney. During an attempted escape, Heather damages Courtney's flesh-like facial covering, revealing that she is a robot. Although Omega Flight seemingly enacts revenge by apparently killing James, Courtney witnesses Jaxon's death from feedback caused by Box's destruction;[247] Omega's remaining members are turned over to the police.[250]
Escaping capture, Courtney frees Omega Flight from jail and employs the group in a new plot against Alpha Flight. Courtney's appearance is reconfigured to incorporate facsimiles of Guardian's battle-suit technology and infiltrates Alpha Flight posing as Guardian. Courtney lures the group into a second encounter with Omega Flight.[251] Beyonder defeats Omega Flight,[252] forcing Courtney and the team to flee. Their escape is blocked by Madison Jeffries, a former Flight trainee whom Courtney had not recruited because of his ability to control machines and his loyalty to James. Jeffries attacks using a construct created from an automobile, and Courtney uses one of the future duplicates of Omega Flight member Flashback as a human shield, resulting in Courtney's death and the mental breakdown of the original Flashback.[253] Bochs and Jeffries later salvage portions of Courtney's second incarnation to construct a new battle-suit functionally identical to James's original,[254] which is used by Heather as the Vindicator.[255]
Powers and abilities
Delphine Courtney possesses superhuman strength and has a high degree of resistance to physical damage. Courtney has better sight and hearing than a human being's, and possesses an "influencer" that can affect pre-existing psychological conditions in the human mind, allowing Courtney to manipulate individuals. Courtney could masquerade as either gender by altering its underlying structure and could also impersonate specific individuals. While impersonating James Hudson, Courtney also uses technology that can replicate the properties of his battle suits.
| June Covington | |
|---|---|
 June as Scarlet Witch in Dark Avengers #175 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Osborn #1 (2011) |
| Created by | Kelly Sue DeConnick Emma Rios |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Theresa June Covington |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Dark Avengers |
| Notable aliases | Toxie Doxie, Scarlet Witch |
| Abilities | Antiseptic breath Bones that soften to diffuse impact Glands that distribute megadoses of Relaxin Deliver neurotoxin via her razor sharp fingernails |
June Covington a.k.a. Scarlet Witch is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Covington first appears in the first issue of the 2011 Osborn limited series and was created by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios. She began appearing as a regular character in the Dark Avengers series, beginning with Dark Avengers #175.
June Covington is introduced as a postgrad student who is bored with her life working at a university. She develops an interest in eliminating genetic imperfections and becomes a scientist. Eventually, after testing, she perfects her own genetics. After killing 18 people during a prayer meeting for special needs children, Covington is apprehended and incarcerated in a secret government base underwater.[256] While imprisoned, she meets fellow inmates Norman Osborn, Ai Apaec, Kingmaker, and Carny Rives, with whom she plans to break out.[257] After they secure an escape pod and make their way to the surface, Covington becomes Osborn's doctor.[258]
Covington becomes a member of the second incarnation of Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers as the Scarlet Witch.[259][260][261][262][263][264][265][266][267]
June Covington has antiseptic breath, bones that soften to diffuse impact, and glands that distribute megadoses of Relaxin to allow her joints to dislocate with ease. She has a neurotoxin in her blood to which she is immune, and which she delivers using her razor-sharp fingernails. She also possesses surgically implanted gills.
June Covington in other media
June Covington makes a minor appearance in the novel New Avengers: Breakout as an escapee of the Raft.
Cr'reee is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Cr'reee is mostly associated with the X-Men line of comics as a member of the intergalactic pirates, the Starjammers . Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the character first appeared in X-Men #104 (January 1977). [268]
Cr'reee is a mammal-like alien who acts as a pet to fellow member, Ch'od.
H. Warren Craddock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema, the character first appeared in Avengers #92 (September 1971). He is a politician.
Skrull imposter
A Skrull imposter, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appeared in Fantastic Four #2 (September 1961). The Skrull was among four Skrulls who impersonated the Fantastic Four who hypnotized three as cows, but one escaped.[269] The Skrull impersonated Craddock in order to be involved with the Alien Activities Commission to manipulate public views on Captain Marvel, and utilize political tactics against the Avengers and Fantastic Four.[270][271][272] Ultimately, the Skrull posing as Craddock was exposed by Rick Jones and beaten to death by an angry mob caused from his anti-alien instigations while his identity theft victim's located by Nick Fury.[273]
The Crime Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as an example of the professional-criminal type, and an enemy of Spider-Man.[274] Created and designed by artist and plotter Steve Ditko with writer and editor Stan Lee, he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #26, published in July 1965.
Nicholas Lewis Sr.
Nicholas "Lucky" Lewis was a masked criminal who attempted to organize all non-Maggia New York City crime gangs under his control.[275] He was opposed by Spider-Man, Frederick Foswell, and especially his chief rival, the Green Goblin, whose real name of Norman Osborn he had found out. The Crime Master's attempt to build a criminal empire failed when Foswell informed the police about a large crime boss gathering the Crime Master had organized. Seeking revenge on Foswell, he prepared to assassinate Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson, and Foswell at the Daily Bugle, but he was instead killed by the police waiting for him there upon Foswell's tip-off.[276][277]
Nicholas Lewis Jr.
Nicholas Lewis Jr. is the son of the original Crime Master. He met Janice Foswell, the daughter of the original Big Man, during his education period in Europe and they became engaged. After learning that both their fathers died due to alleged involvement by Spider-Man, Lewis decided to take up his father's identity as the Crime Master to avenge his death. Unknowingly, Janice also had the same idea and disguised herself as the new Big Man. Both met and joined up to battle Spider-Man, the Human Torch and the Sons of the Tiger; but when they got into an argument about who was in charge, Janice was fatally shot by Nick. When their identities were revealed, Nick broke down in tears and was subsequently left to the police.[278] Since then, he has apparently remained in prison.
Bennett Brant
In his early life, Bennett Brant is the brother of Betty Brant. He ended up in a gambling debt with a gangster named Blackie Gaxton to pay for his mother's medical bills. With the help of Doctor Octopus, Blackie Gaxton kidnapped Bennett and Betty as insurance against anyone who wanted to prevent him from leaving the country. Bennett was double-crossed by Blackie Gaxton, who refused to free him of any debts. Blackie was fatally shot during a melee between Blackie Gaxton's gang, Doctor Octopus, and Spider-Man.[279]
Many years later, a new Crime Master appeared in the Venom series. He proved to be a shrewd planner, with substantial resources and many henchmen. His paths first crossed with Eugene "Flash" Thompson, the most recent host of the Venom symbiote, when Flash was sent to stop a mad scientist who had developed powerful Antarctic Vibranium bullets for the Crime Master.[280]
The Crime Master subsequently organized his own team to destroy Venom, which he called the Savage Six. It consisted of himself, Jack-O-Lantern, the Human Fly, the Death Adder, Megatak, and Toxin (which now has Eddie Brock as a host after losing the Anti-Venom symbiote back in the Spider-Island storyline).[281] When Betty Brant was brought before the Crime Master, she was shocked when the Crime Master revealed himself to be her own brother, Bennett Brant, who invited Betty to join him in killing Venom.[282] After his unmasking, Brant claimed that the Crime Master identity went back centuries, and that the bearer of it was chosen by an enigmatic criminal empire. After Venom arrived at his hideout, Bennett Brant almost killed him with a sonic pistol and a flamethrower, but he was shot and killed by Betty. When Venom began to make a comment on this, Betty stated that her brother "died a long time ago."[283]
Impostor Crime Master
Venom later came across another Crime Master who was smuggling weapons into the city. Venom fights this Crime Master and notices that he is acting differently. At the same time, the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus's mind in Spider-Man's body) gets a call from Spider-Island 2 about Venom and the Crime Master and proceeds to have a small army assemble outside the building in which they are fighting. The Superior Spider-Man breaks into the building just as the Crime Master takes off his mask. It is revealed that the man under the mask is an unnamed Maggia operative who had just bought the Crime Master identity and gear from Hobgoblin. The Maggia operative then surrenders.[284]
The Crime Master subsequently hires the Blood Spider, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow to help him steal a damaged Rigellian Recorder from Deadpool and the Mercs for Money.[285] After the heist goes awry, the Crime Master attempts to buy the Recorder through an auction being held by Deadpool, but is outbid by the Ozarks Kingpin.[286]
During the Civil War II storyline, the Crime Master joins the Kingpin's organization and is killed by one of Fisk's enemies who defaces the corpse with a sign that reads "It's Not Your City".[287]
Inner Demons version
One of Mister Negative's Inner Demons later impersonates the Hobgoblin's Crime Master to manipulate the Black Cat and the Enforcers into helping him break into Ryker's Island, where he tries to assassinate Hammerhead and Tombstone. The plan is foiled by Spider-Man and the Wraith.[288][289]
Crime Master V
An unidentified Crime Master worked closely with Madame Masque as they both share the struggle of Kingpin's mayoral rule over New York City. He is among the crime bosses that are tasked by Mayor Wilson Fisk to target Boomerang who is reported to have the Tablet of Life and Time parts.[290]
Crime Master is among the crime lords that attend the wedding of Randy Robertson and Janice Lincoln. When Shotgun crashes the wedding and shoots Tombstone, Spider-Man goes after him as the crime lords blame each other for calling the hit.[291]
During the "Gang War" storyline, Crime Master attended a crime lord meeting at Arthur Avenue. When Owl asked who ran him out of Red Hook, Crime Master denies any knowledge of it and reveals that he has started a partnership with A.I.M. as an A.I.M. Agent is seen with him.[292] Crime Master and some A.I.M. Agents fought against Ringmaster and his hypnotized civilians until Spider-Man's group showed up. Spider-Man and Spider-Woman defeated Crime Master while Elektra's Daredevil appearance defeated Ringmaster enough to free the hypnotized civilians from his control. Spider-Man then calls Luke Cage to arrange for the villains to be picked up and processed.[293]
Crimebuster is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version first appeared in Nova #13 (September 1977), and was created by Marv Wolfman, Sal Buscema, and Joe Sinnott. The character subsequently appears in Fantastic Four #206 (May 1979), #208-209 (July–August 1979), and was killed in ROM #24 (November 1981).
Frank Moore
Frank Moore was born in Brooklyn, New York. Believing his father, the Comet, was killed by an assassin, Frank decides to follow in his footsteps and gain vengeance on the criminal underworld, fighting crime as the costumed Crimebuster. Later reunited with his father, Crimebuster joins the Champions of Xandar and aids them in their war against the Skrulls. Crimebuster is killed by a Skrull.[294]
Crimebuster had no superhuman powers, but was a gifted athlete and a master of various weaponry. Among his devices were a rope gun and a single-seated hover vehicle.
Crimebuster appeared as part of the "Champions of Xandar" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #16.
Eugene Mason
Eugene Mason first appeared in Power Man and Iron Fist #105 (May 1984), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Richard Howell.
Mason was a criminal who encountered Power Man in Seagate Penitentiary. After escaping prison, Mason found Franke Moore's abandoned equipment and became the new Crime-Buster as a mercenary. He became a rival hero-for-hire to Power Man and Iron Fist for a short while.[295] Mason was later seen among a group of superheroes battling the Lethal Legion as they attacked the offices of Marvel Comics.[296]
Eugene is being considered as a "potential recruit" for the Initiative program.[297]
Mason was reported dead in Power Man & Iron Fist volume 3 #1. He was revealed to have been killed by former Heroes for Hire secretary Jennifer Royce.[298]
Third version
An unidentified third incarnation of Crimebuster appears in Avengers: The Initiative as a member of the Cavalry.[183]
The Crimson Cowl is an identity used by supervillains in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
First version
The first version of Crimson Cowl first appears in The Avengers #54 (July 1968),[299] and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema.[300] Ultron disguises himself as the Crimson Cowl to lead the Masters of Evil against the Avengers while controlling Edwin Jarvis as a body double.[301]
Justine Hammer
The second version of Crimson Cowl debuts in Thunderbolts #3 (June 1997), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.[302] Fabian Nicieza later revealed the character's identity in Thunderbolts #67 (September 2002).
Justine Hammer is the daughter of industrialist and supervillain financier Justin Hammer. Justin disapproves of his daughter, and she constantly tries to prove her worthiness. She eventually follows in her father's footsteps and uses the supervillain community to accumulate power for herself as the Crimson Cowl.[303] Shortly after the Avengers and Fantastic Four's apparent deaths, the Crimson Cowl forms her own version of the Masters of Evil while working for Hydra, with the hope of winning the New York City crime families' favor. This enrages the Thunderbolts, who are led by Baron Helmut Zemo as Citizen V. When the Thunderbolts face the Masters of Evil in battle, the Crimson Cowl and her team escape when her teleportation ability creates a blinding flash. In a later fight with the Thunderbolts, the Crimson Cowl escapes again.[304]
After the Thunderbolts turn on Zemo and Techno, causing villains and heroes alike to hate them, the Crimson Cowl attempts to induct them into the Masters of Evil. She sends Cyclone to bait the Thunderbolts into an ambush. After defeating the Thunderbolts, she attempts to blackmail them into joining her, threatening to turn them over to their enemies.[305] The Thunderbolts decline her offer and are saved by Hawkeye disguised as Dreadknight.[306]
The Masters of Evil, outnumbering the Thunderbults with 25 members, then plan to use a weather machine to blackmail world leaders for one billion dollars. Hawkeye infiltrates the group, using Moonstone's reputation as a traitor for attempting to unmask the Crimson Cowl, who had teleported Dallas Riordan, the Thunderbolts' former liaison, into her costume before the unmasking.[307]
During a battle between the V-Battalion and the Thunderbolts, the Crimson Cowl teleports Riordan to her hideout on the border of Symkaria and Latveria and holds her prisoner. Riordan escapes and falls off a bridge during a fight with the Crimson Cowl, paralyzing and nearly unmasking her.[308]
Hammer is friends with Silver Sable, who allows her to stay in the country of Symkaria after inheriting her father's fortune, initially unaware that Hammer is a supervillain. The Crimson Cowl creates a new incarnation of the Masters of Evil, but Hawkeye, Songbird, and Plantman defeat most of its members and convince several of them that the Crimson Cowl would kill the group with a biotoxin. Hawkeye also inducts several members of the Masters of Evil into the Thunderbolts. The Crimson Cowl is defeated when Skein deconstructs her costume, leaving her naked and allowing the Thunderbolts to place her in a cell.[309]
During the "Civil War" storyline, Hammer forms a crew with Razor Fist and Diamondhead in an attempt to escape the Raft, a superhuman prison. She teleports to the security center, knocking out both guards and releasing all of the prisoners. Razor Fist holds Robbie Baldwin as a hostage and accidentally releases his kinetic energy, rendering most of the prisoners unconscious, maimed, or dead; Hammer is found knocked out.[310]
The Crimson Cowl is later hired by the Hood to take advantage of the superhero community split caused by the Superhuman Registration Act.[311]
Justine Hammer is later a recurring adversary to Iron Man, beginning with the 2010 storyline "Stark Resilient", in which she has left behind her Crimson Cowl identity to lead Hammer Industries with her daughter Sasha Hammer. They promote Detroit Steel, their own line of mechanized battle suits, to both military and private investors. Initially, the investors have little interest, until Stark announces that he is leaving the weapons industry and promoting using repulsor technology to give free energy to the world, which renews the military's interest in Detroit Steel. Justine also buys surplus H.A.M.M.E.R. equipment, which is sold after Norman Osborn's fall.[312] Hammer continues as an adversary alongside the Mandarin in subsequent Iron Man storylines, including "Demon",[313] "The Long Way Down",[314] and "The Future".[315] After Iron Man and Zeke Stane join forces to cescape captivity, the former contacts Justine to warn her that Sasha and Zeke will seek revenge against the Mandarin for harming Zeke. Justine ignores the warning, but finds Sasha and Zeke waiting to presumably kill her.[316]
Crimson Cowl in other media
- A variation of Justine Hammer named Sasha appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures, voiced by Paula Lindberg.
- The Ultron incarnation of the Crimson Cowl appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "Inhumans Among Us", voiced by Jim Meskimen.[317]
- The Justine Hammer incarnation of the Crimson Cowl appears as a boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
- The Crimson Cowl appears as an unlockable skin for Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Miles Morales.[318]
| Augustine Cross | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Man #145 (April 1981) |
| Created by | David Michelinie John Romita Jr. |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Cross Technological Enterprises |
Augustine Cross is a villain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by David Michelinie and John Romita Jr., first appears in Iron Man #145 (April 1981). He is Darren Cross's son and Crossfire's second cousin.
Cross takes over as the CEO of his family business, Cross Technological Enterprises, after his father's death. He attends the 24th annual Conclave of Electronics Engineers and Innovators, rubbing shoulders with various representatives of Stark Industries, S.H.I.E.L.D., Cord Conglomerate, and Roxxon. Cross is thought to be connected with the Raiders' attacks, for which Edwin Cord is actually responsible.[319]
Cross later kidnaps Dr. Erica Sondheim to transplant a new heart into his father's cryogenically preserved body.[320] He enlists Crossfire's aid to kidnap Cassie Lang, believing that her Pym Particle-irradiated heart can sustain his father's condition.[321] Ant-Man and Darren fight while Sondheim transplants another heart into Cassie, and Augustine arrives to save Darren, whose body shrinks as a result of the Pym Particles.[322]
After Darren refuses to invest in Power Broker's Hench App, Augustine hires Machinesmith to hack into Power Broker's database so that the Cross family can steal an algorithm to create a Hench App knock-off, Lackey.[323][324] Augustine goes into a coma when Ant-Man and Stinger fight Darren and Crossfire.[325][326] His hospitalization leads his father to recruit Egghead and seek vengeance as Yellowjacket.[327]
Crossfire a.k.a. William Cross is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Crossfire first appears in Marvel Two-in-One #52 (1979) and was created by writer Steven Grant and artist Jim Craig. His next appearance in Hawkeye Volume 1, #4 (1983) shows his first of many encounters with the title character. Crossfire later faces off against Hawkeye in the pages of Captain America #317 (1986), Avengers Spotlight #24–25 (1989), Avengers West Coast Volume 2, #100 (1993), and Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1–6 (2010). Crossfire also battles Nick Fury in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Volume 3, #40–41 (1992).
The character is one of the central villains in Spider-Man: Breakout #1–5 (2005). Flashback scenes reveal elements of Crossfire's life before his time as a supervillain. He appears as a central character in the limited series Villains for Hire #1–4 (2011–2012), a supervillain spin-off of Marvel's Heroes for Hire series.
Crossfire makes minor appearances in Agent X #6 (2002), Secret War #3–5 (2004), and Union Jack Volume 2, #1–2 (2006). He appears as a member of the Hood's criminal syndicate in New Avengers Volume 1, #35, 46, 50, 55–57, 60–61, 63–64 (2007–2010), New Avengers Annual #2 (2008), Secret Invasion #6, #8 (2008), Dark Reign: The Hood #1–2, 4–5 (2009), Marvel Zombies 4 #2 (2009), Dark Reign: The Cabal #1 (2009), Captain America: Siege #1 (2010), and New Avengers: Finale #1 (2010).
Character biography
William Cross was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He becomes an interrogation expert for the CIA. While building his own rogue covert operation group, he romances federal corrections officer Rozalyn Backus, with whom he develops ultrasonic brainwashing technology. Backus, unaware of Cross's illicit activities, becomes engaged to him, until Cross steals the technology and disappears, faking his own death and framing Backus for murder. After surviving an attempt on his life, which costs him his left eye and his left ear, he replaces them with cybernetic implants and becomes a prosperous high-tech freelancer known as "Crossfire".[328]
Plotting to make the growing superhero community exterminate each other via ultrasonic mind control, Crossfire abducts the Thing to test his technology. Moon Knight (Marc Spector) interferes and Crossfire is defeated.[329]
Crossfire secretly rebuilds his operations at his first cousin Darren Cross's company, Cross Technological Enterprises (CTE). When Hawkeye and Mockingbird investigate, Crossfire hires Bombshell, Oddball, and Silencer to assassinate them. When they fail, Crossfire decides to make Hawkeye a test subject for his super hero mind control plot. Hawkeye thwarts Crossfire's brainwashing, captures the criminals and rescues Mockingbird, who he marries shortly thereafter.[330]
Crossfire subsequently stalks the newlyweds to the estate of former film star Moira Brandon.[331] The Death-Throws, a juggling supervillain team, frees Crossfire from police custody. When he is unable to pay the group, they hold him ransom until Captain America, Hawkeye, and Mockingbird capture them.[332] Crossfire escapes and places a bounty on Hawkeye's arm, hoping to destroy the hero's skills and break his spirit. An army of supervillains, including the Brothers Grimm, Mad Dog, Bobcat, Razor Fist, Bullet Biker, and the Death-Throws, are all defeated by Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and Trickshot. Hawkeye pursues Crossfire through the sewers, knocking him off an outfall dam's edge, which he hangs onto. Hawkeye contemplates letting Crossfire fall to his death, but he saves him and sends him to prison.[333]
Crossfire is later recruited by Lucia Von Bardas, along with other technology-based supervillains, to attack Nick Fury and a group of superheroes who were involved in a secret war in Latveria. The hired supervillains are each a component of a bomb designed to destroy the city. Fury and the heroes foil the plot and arrest the supervillains involved.[334]
During one of his prison stays, Crossfire befriends Vector of the U-Foes, whose secret power nullification technology he hopes to exploit. After an encounter with S.H.I.E.L.D., he is imprisoned in the Vault, where the exonerated Backus is a member of the Vault's Guardsman force. Backus pretends to aid, and then foils, an escape plot by the U-Foes and Crossfire, turning the criminals against each other. She then fakes her own death, and steals a fortune in cash and valuables from the criminals, including Vector's power nullification chamber, which Backus later claimed to have secretly destroyed. The criminals are later transferred to the Raft, a super-prison, but they escape during Electro's mass breakout, with Crossfire leading a gang of his fellow mind-manipulators: Controller, Corruptor, Mandrill, and Mister Fear. While pursuing Backus and the chamber, the U-Foes and Crossfire's gang fight a super-powered gang war in New York until Spider-Man, Captain America, and Iron Man's intervention. Crossfire and his gang, except for the Corrupter, are recaptured and Backus surrenders herself to the authorities.[328]
Along with the Death-Throws, Crossfire is hired by R.A.I.D. to take part in a terror plot in London, only to be foiled by Union Jack, Contessa Fontaine, Sabra, and the Arabian Knight. Crossfire is knocked from the top of Tower Bridge into River Thames, and is believed dead when he does not resurface.[335] Crossfire is revealed to have survived the fall and joins the Hood to take advantage of the superhero community's split over the Superhuman Registration Act.[336] As a member of the Hood's crime syndicate, Crossfire repels the Skrull invasion alongside the superheroes, and then battles the New Avengers.[337][338][339]
Crossfire later challenges Hood, who wants to use the zombie virus to gain power and influence, protesting that he was not interested in conquering the world.[340] Led by the Wrecking Crew and Dr. Jonas Harrow, Crossfire and the rest of Hood's crime syndicate rebel against their leader and attempt to strike a deal with Osborn. They attack and defeat the New Avengers and subdue the Dark Avengers.[341] Crossfire takes part in the siege of Asgard, an event orchestrated by Osborn. At the end of the battle, Crossfire evades capture.[342]
Crossfire begins to deal in illegal arms, but is thwarted by Hawkeye and Mockingbird. He forms an alliance with the Phantom Rider (Jamie Slade), and with his new robotic army of Death-Throws, they plot to destroy the lives of the two heroes. Crossfire almost succeeds in killing Hawkeye and Mockingbird, severely wounding Mockingbird's mother and killing Hamilton Slade. As a result, Crossfire is captured and viciously beaten by Hawkeye. Despite being imprisoned with numerous injuries, Crossfire believes that he has won a small victory in pushing Hawkeye to a breaking point.[343] Hawkeye later discovers that Helmut Zemo was the mysterious benefactor behind Crossfire's illegal arms dealing.[344] The Thunderbolts' leader, Luke Cage, tells Hawkeye that he will not allow Crossfire to join his team.[345] Steve Rogers also recommended against allowing him to join the Thunderbolts, worrying that his skill in technology could allow him to override the nanite system used to control the inmates.[346]
Crossfire is later hired as part of Misty Knight's "Villains for Hire" team in a battle against the Purple Man.[347] He is also recruited by Max Fury to join the Shadow Council's incarnation of the Masters of Evil.[348] In Bagalia, he is paid off by Nick Fury Jr. to let Taskmaster out of prison at the same time that the Secret Avengers raid Bagalia to recruit him.[349] Crossfire is hired by his second cousin Augustine Cross to capture Cassie Lang for Cross Technological Enterprises, out of a belief that Cassie's Pym Particle-irradiated heart could sustain his father's body.[350] Crossfire later accompanies Yellowjacket and Egghead in attacking Ant-Man and Stinger.[351] During the "Search for Tony Stark" arc, Crossfire rejoins the Hood gang and assists in the attack on Castle Doom.[352]
Abilities
Crossfire has no superhuman powers. He is a former CIA operative with expert marksman abilities, proficient unarmed combat skills, and extensive espionage training. He is also a master of brainwashing techniques, for which he has developed technology. Crossfire is an expert in the field of robotics and cybernetics, and has specialized knowledge of applied ultrasonics. Crossfire creates the "undertaker" machine, a brainwashing device which employs ultrasonic waves to stimulate rage in the emotion centers of his victims' brains.[353] After an explosion causes Crossfire to lose his left eye and left ear, and sustain 85% loss of hearing in his right ear, he replaces his left eye with an infrared imaging device, which allows him to see in total darkness, and his left ear with an audio sensor that is more sensitive than the human ear.[354] As a result of the loss of natural hearing in his right ear, Crossfire is unaffected by his own ultrasonic technology. His costume is made of Kevlar and has hidden compartments containing various weapons and devices. Crossfire uses twin handguns and a sniper rifle as his weapons of choice.
Crossfire in other media
- William Cross appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "To Steal an Ant-Man", voiced by Neil Ross.[355] This version is a former criminal partner of Scott Lang who is served by Big Ben Donovan, Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton, Gideon Mace, Ray "Piranha" Jones and Spear.
- Crossfire appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 via the "Ant Man and the Wasp" DLC pack.[356]
- Crossfire appears in Marvel Avengers Alliance 2.[357]
Crule is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in X-Force #12. Crule is an immortal mutant and one of the Externals. According to Gideon, during World War II he worked in a concentration camp, happily operating the gas chamber.[358] He is an ancient berserker, dressing like a barbarian and old enough to remember Mithras. Crule is sent by Gideon to attack X-Force after they rescue Sunspot. Crule is blasted out of X-Force's ship by Rictor and falls a few thousand feet, which puts him in a body cast.[359] Crule has enhanced senses, strength, speed, agility, reflexes, coordination, balance, and endurance. His body has natural weapons, including hair coiled into whip-like braids, fangs, and gauntlet-covered claws.
Arthur Blackwood
Skrull
Cutthroat is the name of several characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
Danny Leighton
Danny Leighton was born in Austin, Texas. As a young man, he is a member of the Savage Crims, a New York street gang.[360] He becomes an assassin and is hired by Amos Jardine to kill Spider-Man in his first high profile job, replacing Arcade.[361] After Nightcrawler learns of the plan, Cutthroat battles him and Spider-Man; they defeat him with secret assistance from Arcade.[362]
Many years later, he defeats Mangler and Deathstrike in a fight to the death to be the Red Skull's new chief operative, replacing Crossbones.[363] He undergoes training by the Taskmaster.[364] He tries to persuade Blackwing and Jack O'Lantern to help him free Mother Night from the police,[365] and has a brief affair with Mother Night.[366] With the Skeleton Crew, he battles Crossbones and Diamondback. After learning that Diamondback is his sister, Rachel,[367] he reveals his true identity to her.[368]
When Crossbones returnes, Cutthroat fears that he will be replaced and plans to kill Crossbones in his sleep. However, Mother Night alerts Crossbones, allowing him to slit Cutthroat's throat.[369] The Red Skull inspects Cutthroat's corpse,[370] but Cutthorat lives through unknown circumstances. He becomes an inmate on the Raft, which he escapes with other convicts.[371] He is later recaptured.[volume & issue needed]
The Hood hires Cutthroat to fight superheroes in the wake of the Superhuman Registration Act.[volume & issue needed] He fights the New Avengers and is defeated by Doctor Strange.[volume & issue needed] He later joins the fight against the Skrull invading force in New York City.[372] He also joins the gang in attacking the New Avengers, who were expecting the Dark Avengers instead.[373] During the "Search for Tony Stark" storyline, Cutthroat rejoins Hood's gang and assists in the attack on Castle Doom.[352]
When working for the Power Elite, Cutthroat is ordered by Crossbones and Alexa Lukin to finish off Thunderbolt Ross. Cutthroat uses an electrical stick on Ross, but Ross is eventually able to turn into the Red Hulk and defeat Cutthroat.[374]
Hobgoblin's Cutthroat
Roderick Kingsley sells one of Cutthroat's old costumes to an unnamed criminal to be his version of Cutthroat.[375]
Doctor Cyclobe is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character primarily appears as an antagonist of Machine Man or in his capacity as the head of Baintronics security. The character, created by Tom DeFalco and Mike Hawthorne, first appears in Machine Man.[volume & issue needed]
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