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==3-D Man== |
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'''3-D Man''' was created by writer [[Roy Thomas]] and artist Jim Craig. The character was originally created as a tribute to the unsuccessful [[Harvey Comics]] character [[Captain 3-D]]. 3-D Man was originally supposed to appear as the back-up feature in a [[stereoscopic]] comic book featuring [[Spider-Man]], but the idea was cancelled and 3-D Man made his premiere in ''[[Marvel Premiere]]'' #35 (1977).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=2022-02-05 |title=The Marvel Superhero Who Was Created For a Gimmick -That Was Never Used |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-3-d-man-marvel-premiere/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> 3-D Man is described as having three times the strength, speed and physicality of an average man.<ref name=":0" /> 3-D Man is the alternate persona of '''Chuck Chandler''', a test pilot who was abducted by the [[Skrull|Skrulls]]. Chandler was imbued with powers by a Skrull artifact during his escape, but the same incident connected him with his brother '''Hal Chandler''', with Hal giving up his energy and going into a coma whenever Chuck needs to access the power of 3-D Man. The character retained his association with the Skrulls, and they became his main adversaries.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A To Z |publisher=Marvel Comics |year=2008 |editor-last=Christiansen |editor-first=Jeff |volume=12 |chapter=3-D Man (Chandler)}}</ref> The original 3-D Man remained an obscure character.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Donohoo |first=Timothy |date=2022-07-28 |title=Triathlon: Will Avengers 5 Introduce the Most Three-Dimensional Avenger? |url=https://www.cbr.com/triathlon-3d-man-avengers-kang-dynasty-marvel-comics/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> |
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===Delroy Garrett=== |
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The character of '''Delroy Garrett''' was created by [[Kurt Busiek]] and [[George Pérez]].<ref name=":0" /> The character of Garrett is described as a former Olympic sprinter who joined a cult, the [[Triune Understanding]], after he was disgraced for using steroids.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |title=Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A To Z |publisher=Marvel Comics |year=2008 |editor-last=Christiansen |editor-first=Jeff |volume=12 |chapter=3-D Man (Garrett)}}</ref> Originally known as '''Triathlon''' and first appearing in ''Avengers'' #8 (1988),<ref name=":2" /> he is given the powers of 3-D Man by the Triune Understanding after they steal them from Chandler. Triathlon joined [[Avengers (comics)|the Avengers]] as the new 3-D Man, but he believed himself to be a [[Tokenism|token hire]] as he was an African American and the team was being accused of racism at the time they allowed him to join. The character played a prominent role during the [[Kang Dynasty]] story arc, but he was unpopular with readers and was not heavily used.<ref name=":0" /> He played another prominent role in ''[[Avengers: The Initiative]]'' #19, in which he joins the [[Skrull Kill Krew]] and uses his abilities to see through the disguises of shapeshifting Skrulls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corley |first=Shaun |date=2023-03-19 |title=Secret Invasion Must Drop 1 Hero to Work in the MCU |url=https://screenrant.com/secret-invasion-skrulls-3d-man-powers/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> This ability brings him to kill a defecting Skrull who he believed to be hostile.<ref name=":2" /> |
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===Jeff Hagees=== |
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Hagees was created by [[Bob Budiansky]] and [[Bret Blevins]] and first appeared in [''[Sleepwalker (comics)|Sleepwalker]]'' #1. A former [[defense contractor]] who designed missile propulsion systems, Jeff Hagees took to playing pool to relieve the stress of his job. He soon amasses large gambling debts, which leads his employers to become suspicious that he is selling company secrets to pay them off. Despite having no proof, Hagees' employers fired him. Combining his love of pool with his engineering talents, he fashions a criminal identity for himself as 8-Ball, engaging in a highly successful crime spree in New York. In one of his costumed robberies, he faces the alien [[Sleepwalker (comics)|Sleepwalker]]. The hero nearly captures 8-Ball for the police, but Rick Sheridan (the human to whom Sleepwalker is bonded) wakes up, allowing 8-Ball to escape.<ref>''Sleepwalker'' #2</ref> When 8-Ball and Sleepwalker next meet, 8-Ball proves victorious; distracting the hero by shooting innocent bystanders. He attempts to kill Sleepwalker, but the hero manages to escape.<ref>''Sleepwalker'' #19</ref> Later, when Rick and Sleepwalker had switched bodies, 8-Ball and the [[Jason Macendale|Hobgoblin]] attack Rick, believing him to be Sleepwalker, to win a $100,000 bet. The inexperienced Rick is no match for them, which makes 8-Ball realize Rick was not the actual Sleepwalker. 8-Ball fights Hobgoblin to make him stop, although by that time Rick is already dying.<ref>''Sleepwalker'' #21-22 (Feb.-March 1993)</ref> |
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An alternate version of Chandler's 3-D Man portrayed him as a hero in the 1950s who joined that world's version of the Avengers.<ref name=":1" /> |
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At some point, 8-Ball is finally captured and imprisoned. He teams up with a number of other villains against the [[She-Hulk]], although they are defeated.<ref>''She-Hulk'' #5-6</ref> |
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8-Ball joins up with [[Freezer Burn (comics)|Freezer Burn]], [[Humbug (comics)|Humbug]], and [[Whirlwind (comics)|Whirlwind]]. They steal from the crime lord [[Ricadonna]] by breaking into her home later at night while she is at a party, unwittingly taking a dangerous computer virus.<ref>''Daughters of the Dragon'' #1 (2006)</ref> 8-Ball is tracked down at his grandmother's house by bounty hunters [[Misty Knight]] and [[Colleen Wing]]. Before he can give them any information, he is killed by the [[Wrecker (comics)|Wrecker]]<ref>''Daughters of the Dragon'' #2 (2006)</ref> |
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'''8-Ball''' was created by [[Bob Budiansky]] and [[Bret Blevins]], and first appeared in ''Sleepwalker'' #2 (1991).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Dodge |first=John |date=2023-07-28 |title=How Moon Knight Just Gave a D-List Marvel Villain a Shot at Being a Hero |url=https://www.cbr.com/moon-knight-marvel-comics-8ball-hero-turn/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> 8-Ball has no superhuman powers.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Chrysostomou |first=George |date=2023-01-11 |title=10 Worst Marvel Comics Characters That Debuted In The '90s |url=https://screenrant.com/worst-marvel-comics-characters-90s-debut/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> Wearing a spherical helmet designed to look like a [[Glossary of cue sports terms#8 ball|billiards 8 ball]], he wields a concussive [[cue stick]] and exploding balls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stanford |first=Jerry |date=2021-10-09 |title=10 Marvel Villains Who Had No Business Being In The Sinister Six |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-villains-sinister-six-dont-belong-worst/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> [[Screen Rant]] listed him among the worst Marvel Comics villains introduced in the 1990s.<ref name=":4" /> '''Jeff Hagees''' is introduced as a defense contractor and engineer who is also a skilled [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> He develops [[problem gambling]] and adopts the villainous persona of 8-Ball to recoup his losses. Initially a [[Sleepwalker (comics)|Sleepwalker]] villain, 8-Ball goes on to fight various superheroes. He did not achieve popularity as a villain, and he was eventually killed off when he was murdered by the [[Wrecker (comics)|Wrecker]].<ref name=":3" /> |
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An unnamed character wearing the 8-Ball costume appears in a fight sequence in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #600. The third version of 8-Ball is introduced in ''[[The Superior Spider-Man]]'' #26. Created by [[Dan Slott]], [[Humberto Ramos]], and [[Victor Olazaba]], this version of 8-Ball is created by the [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]] when he forms a team of newly created supervillains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=2020-01-10 |title=Eightball is an Oddly Popular Name for Comic Book Characters |url=https://www.cbr.com/eightball-comic-book-character-popular-name/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> The Hagees version of 8-Ball was later resurrected, and for a time he was the cellmate of [[Moon Knight]], giving him another character to interact with and allowing for character growth.<ref>''Devil's Reign: Moon Knight'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> Hagees questions his choices in ''Moon Knight'' #25 (2023) after luring Moon Knight into a trap: unhappy with his identity as a failed supervillain and the assumptions that this creates about him, he changes his mind and goes back to save Moon Knight.<ref name=":3" /> |
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A brilliant engineer with an advanced degree in engineering, 8-Ball created a four-man [[hovercraft]] in the shape of a pool rack and briefly led a gang of costumed villains, also named after pool balls. He designed a [[cue stick]] with technology that amplifies the force against objects it strikes a thousandfold, which he uses to turn things from tires to dumpsters to cars into projectile weapons. He also uses explosive [[Hand grenade|grenades]], [[fireworks]], and flying miniature cameras, all painted to resemble billiard balls. He is also a skilled gymnast and expert pool player. |
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== 803 == |
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'''803''' is a [[service robot]] who joins Agent Venom ([[Flash Thompson]])'s crew.<ref>{{Cite book |title=King in Black Handbook |publisher=Marvel Comics |year=2021 |editor-last=O'Sullivan |editor-first=Mike |editor-last2=Farmer |editor-first2=Carl}}</ref> He appears in the series ''[[Venom: Space Knight]]'', where he plays a sidekick role. The character was created by Robbie Thompson, who described his history as if "[[C-3PO]] had stayed with [[Jabba the Hutt|Jabba]] for thousands of years", saying that this made the character "self effacing" and "somewhat suicidal".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=2015-08-25 |title="Supernatural's" Thompson Goes Errant in Marvel's "Venom: Space Knight" |url=https://www.cbr.com/supernaturals-thompson-goes-errant-in-marvels-venom-space-knight/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> To help Agent Venom move without his legs, 803 builds him a set of prosthetic legs. This idea inspired editor Jake Thomas to focus on the wounded veteran aspect of Thompson's character, including a partnership between Marvel Comics and the [[Wounded Warrior Project]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=2016-03-07 |title=Thompson's "Venom: Space Knight" Explores the Cosmos -- with Giant Alien Panda Bears |url=https://www.cbr.com/thompsons-venom-space-knight-explores-the-cosmos-with-giant-alien-panda-bears/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> |
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[[Roderick Kingsley]] later gives the original 8-Ball's gear to an unnamed criminal who is seen at the former's side when the [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]] led his henchmen into fighting the [[Norman Osborn|Goblin King's]] Goblin Nation. After Hobgoblin is killed by the Goblin King, 8-Ball is among the villains who defect to the Goblin Nation.<ref>''Superior Spider-Man'' #26</ref> Following Spider-Man's later victory over the Goblin King, 8-Ball and other former Hobgoblin minions are seen at a bar, where they encounter [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]].<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' vol. 3 #1</ref> |
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8-Ball is among the supervillains assembled by Missile Mate to join [[Phil Urich|a different Goblin King]] and the remnants of the Goblin Nation upon claiming that Roderick Kingsley had "abandoned" them.<ref>''AXIS: Hobgoblin'' #2</ref> He was later a member of [[Swarm (comics)|Swarm's]] [[Sinister Six]] when they attack Spider-Man and the students of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. They surrender once Swarm is defeated by [[Hellion (Marvel Comics)]].<ref>''Spider-Man and the X-Men'' #4</ref> The villain is later seen involved with the Black Cat's criminal empire.<ref>''Silk'' #10 (2016)</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 9 November 2023
3-D Man
[edit]3-D Man was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Jim Craig. The character was originally created as a tribute to the unsuccessful Harvey Comics character Captain 3-D. 3-D Man was originally supposed to appear as the back-up feature in a stereoscopic comic book featuring Spider-Man, but the idea was cancelled and 3-D Man made his premiere in Marvel Premiere #35 (1977).[1] 3-D Man is described as having three times the strength, speed and physicality of an average man.[2] 3-D Man is the alternate persona of Chuck Chandler, a test pilot who was abducted by the Skrulls. Chandler was imbued with powers by a Skrull artifact during his escape, but the same incident connected him with his brother Hal Chandler, with Hal giving up his energy and going into a coma whenever Chuck needs to access the power of 3-D Man. The character retained his association with the Skrulls, and they became his main adversaries.[3] The original 3-D Man remained an obscure character.[2]
The character of Delroy Garrett was created by Kurt Busiek and George Pérez.[2] The character of Garrett is described as a former Olympic sprinter who joined a cult, the Triune Understanding, after he was disgraced for using steroids.[4] Originally known as Triathlon and first appearing in Avengers #8 (1988),[4] he is given the powers of 3-D Man by the Triune Understanding after they steal them from Chandler. Triathlon joined the Avengers as the new 3-D Man, but he believed himself to be a token hire as he was an African American and the team was being accused of racism at the time they allowed him to join. The character played a prominent role during the Kang Dynasty story arc, but he was unpopular with readers and was not heavily used.[2] He played another prominent role in Avengers: The Initiative #19, in which he joins the Skrull Kill Krew and uses his abilities to see through the disguises of shapeshifting Skrulls.[5] This ability brings him to kill a defecting Skrull who he believed to be hostile.[4]
An alternate version of Chandler's 3-D Man portrayed him as a hero in the 1950s who joined that world's version of the Avengers.[3]
8-Ball
[edit]8-Ball was created by Bob Budiansky and Bret Blevins, and first appeared in Sleepwalker #2 (1991).[6] 8-Ball has no superhuman powers.[7] Wearing a spherical helmet designed to look like a billiards 8 ball, he wields a concussive cue stick and exploding balls.[8] Screen Rant listed him among the worst Marvel Comics villains introduced in the 1990s.[7] Jeff Hagees is introduced as a defense contractor and engineer who is also a skilled pool player.[6][7] He develops problem gambling and adopts the villainous persona of 8-Ball to recoup his losses. Initially a Sleepwalker villain, 8-Ball goes on to fight various superheroes. He did not achieve popularity as a villain, and he was eventually killed off when he was murdered by the Wrecker.[6]
An unnamed character wearing the 8-Ball costume appears in a fight sequence in The Amazing Spider-Man #600. The third version of 8-Ball is introduced in The Superior Spider-Man #26. Created by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, and Victor Olazaba, this version of 8-Ball is created by the Hobgoblin when he forms a team of newly created supervillains.[9] The Hagees version of 8-Ball was later resurrected, and for a time he was the cellmate of Moon Knight, giving him another character to interact with and allowing for character growth.[10] Hagees questions his choices in Moon Knight #25 (2023) after luring Moon Knight into a trap: unhappy with his identity as a failed supervillain and the assumptions that this creates about him, he changes his mind and goes back to save Moon Knight.[6]
803
[edit]803 is a service robot who joins Agent Venom (Flash Thompson)'s crew.[11] He appears in the series Venom: Space Knight, where he plays a sidekick role. The character was created by Robbie Thompson, who described his history as if "C-3PO had stayed with Jabba for thousands of years", saying that this made the character "self effacing" and "somewhat suicidal".[12] To help Agent Venom move without his legs, 803 builds him a set of prosthetic legs. This idea inspired editor Jake Thomas to focus on the wounded veteran aspect of Thompson's character, including a partnership between Marvel Comics and the Wounded Warrior Project.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Cronin, Brian (2022-02-05). "The Marvel Superhero Who Was Created For a Gimmick -That Was Never Used". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b c d Donohoo, Timothy (2022-07-28). "Triathlon: Will Avengers 5 Introduce the Most Three-Dimensional Avenger?". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b Christiansen, Jeff, ed. (2008). "3-D Man (Chandler)". Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A To Z. Vol. 12. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b c Christiansen, Jeff, ed. (2008). "3-D Man (Garrett)". Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A To Z. Vol. 12. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Corley, Shaun (2023-03-19). "Secret Invasion Must Drop 1 Hero to Work in the MCU". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b c d Dodge, John (2023-07-28). "How Moon Knight Just Gave a D-List Marvel Villain a Shot at Being a Hero". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ a b c Chrysostomou, George (2023-01-11). "10 Worst Marvel Comics Characters That Debuted In The '90s". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Stanford, Jerry (2021-10-09). "10 Marvel Villains Who Had No Business Being In The Sinister Six". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (2020-01-10). "Eightball is an Oddly Popular Name for Comic Book Characters". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Devil's Reign: Moon Knight #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Mike; Farmer, Carl, eds. (2021). King in Black Handbook. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Richards, Dave (2015-08-25). ""Supernatural's" Thompson Goes Errant in Marvel's "Venom: Space Knight"". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Richards, Dave (2016-03-07). "Thompson's "Venom: Space Knight" Explores the Cosmos -- with Giant Alien Panda Bears". CBR. Retrieved 2023-09-26.