REAL NAME: James Buchanan Barnes
KNOWN ALIASES: Formerly Bucky
IDENTITY: Known to top-level K.G.B. and S.H.I.E.L.D. authorities
OCCUPATION: Adventurer; former assassin, army mascot
CITIZENSHIP: American citizen, no criminal record
PLACE OF BIRTH: Shelbyville, IN
MARITAL STATUS: Currently Engaged To Female-Russian Spy, "Black Widow", and she's pregnant with his son
KNOWN RELATIVES: George M. Barnes (father, deceased), Winnifred C. Barnes (mother, deceased), Ida (aunt, presumed deceased), Rebecca P. Barnes Proctor (sister), Proctor (first name unrevealed, brother-in-law), unnamed nephew and niece-in-law, Scott Proctor (grandnephew), Kimberly Proctor (grandniece)
GROUP AFFILIATION: (as Bucky) Invaders, Kid Commandos, Liberty Legion, Young Allies, Grandmaster's Legion of the Unliving, partner of Captain America (I)
EDUCATION: High school dropout
FIRST APPEARANCE: Captain America Comics #1 (1941)
HISTORY: Separated from his sister following their parents' deaths, James Barnes became a teenage ward of the state assigned to Camp Lehigh in Virginia, where he served as camp mascot and set up a profitable endeavor providing soldiers with various non-requisition supplies. His mother had died when he was a young child; his father had died in an accident while in basic training at Camp Lehigh. He befriended a seemingly naive young private, Steve Rogers, who had recently become the government operative Captain America. One night, Barnes discovered Rogers changing into his costumed identity; sworn to secrecy, Barnes assisted Captain America on a mission against the Red Skull and was given government approval to undergo intensive training to serve as Cap's partner Bucky, in part to counter Germany's Hitler Youth movement. Not long after this, Bucky joined forces with the mutant hero Toro and four young adventurers as the Young Allies. Bucky divided his time between missions with Cap and less formal adventures with his fellow teens.
When America entered World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Captain America and Bucky abandoned their military identities for most of the war to devote their full energies to serving as costumes freedom fighters. Captain America and Bucky allied with Toro, his partner the android Human Torch, and Namor the Sub-Mariner to form the team of superhuman freedom fighters called the Invaders; in early 1942, Bucky was also instrumental in organizing the super-teams known as the Liberty Legion and the Kid Commandos. In addition to their work with the Invaders, Cap and Bucky continued to both share missions and embark on solo adventures.
In late 1945, as the war neared its end, Captain America and Bucky were in London, England, trailing Nazi scientist Baron Zemo; they discovered him stealing an experimental drone plane and confronted him, but were incapacitated by Zemo's android. Zemo strapped the pair to the drone plane, intending to fly them to Germany, but they escaped just before Zemo activated the plane, which departed without them. Pursuing on a motorcycle, the pair leaped for the plane as it flew out of range. Bucky caught hold of the plane's wing and discovered a bomb placed upon it as a booby trap; ignoring Cap's warnings, Bucky attempted to defuse the bomb, but the plane exploded, apparently killing him. Bucky's remains were never recovered, and Captain America was subsequently thrown into suspended animation, reviving decades later to avenge Bucky's death and ensure that his sacrifice received the recognition it deserved.
After the disappearance of Captain America and the apparent death of Bucky towards the end of World War II in Europe, the costumed adventurer called the Spirit of '76 assumed the role of Captain America. A boy named Fred Davis, who had once aided the original Bucky, became the second Bucky and the partner of this new Captain America. Both the second Bucky and the second Captain America served as members of the postwar All-Winners Squad. Davis's subsequent history is as yet unrecovered. Jack Monroe became the third Bucky, who was the partner of the fourth Captain America in the 1950s. The latest Bucky is the costumed adventurer called Nomad.
When Bucky fell into the water he was preserved by the freezing waters, Bucky was retrieved by Vasily Karpov's submarine and taken to Soviet authorities in May 1945. Barnes was thawed out and pronounced legally deceased, but doctors revived him with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and adrenaline injections to his heart, although Barnes suffered considerable brain damage and had no knowledge of his previous life besides reflex memories. When the Soviets determined he had no super-soldier formula in his system, Barnes was placed in stasis. In June 1954, a K.G.B. spy within Britain's MI-6 obtained schematics for a robotic appendage that was reproduced and used to replace Barnes's missing left arm. Planning to turn Barnes back on the Americans, the Soviet government cleared Department X to begin Project: Winter Soldier. Barnes was reprogrammed with mental implantation during sensory deprivation; sent out to conduct several strategic assassinations for the K.G.B. throughout the mid-20th century including assassinating James Howlett's (later Wolverine) wife Itsu (who was carrying Howlett's unborn child); and placed in stasis between missions to slow his aging.
Upon Karpov's death nearly 20 years ago, Barnes remained in stasis due to mental instability and was placed in a storage facility inherited by Karpov's protégé General Aleksander Lukin, who went rogue after the Soviet Union's fall and formed the Kronas Oil Corporation. Coveting the Red Skull's Cosmic Cube, Lukin reactivated Barnes and had him assassinate the Skull, although Barnes did not realize that the Skull had simultaneously used the Cube to transfer his consciousness into Lukin's body. Barnes next assassinated Jack Munroe (Nomad, the former 1950’s "Bucky") and framed him for the Skull's assassination. Barnes then detonated a fire bomb in Philadelphia that helped Lukin power the Cosmic Cube; but when Lukin discovered the Cube's negative side-effects, he sent Barnes to take it to a nuclear-safe vault in West Virginia, causing Barnes to question his orders for the first time. Learning the Winter Soldier's true identity, Captain America used the Cosmic Cube to restore his memories, causing Barnes to turn against Lukin and go underground.
Barnes next resurfaced in Belgrade, Serbia where he was confronted by Wolverine, who had recently regained the memories of his wife's assassination. Barnes then appeared in London, England, where Lukin unleashed Red Skull's Sleeper robot. Barnes teamed with Captain America to defeat the robot, which vaporized his cybernetic arm in the process. After the battle, Barnes disappeared, headed toward France and making arrangements with Nick Fury to obtain a new arm. Barnes has most recently resurfaced in America working with Nick Fury as an undercover operative, and moonlighting as temp-leader of the "Young Avengers".
After the plane explodes, General Vasily Karpov and the crew of a Russian patrol submarine find Bucky's cold-preserved body, minus one arm. Bucky is revived in Moscow, though, as a result of the explosion, he suffers brain damage with amnesia. Scientists attach a bionic arm, upgrading it every time technology improves.
Programmed to be a Soviet assassin under the code name the Winter Soldier, he is sent on covert wetworks missions, becoming increasingly ruthless and efficient as he kills in the name of the state. While a Soviet agent, he also has a brief relationship with The Black Widow. The Winter Soldier is kept in a cryogenic stasis when not on missions, and as a result has aged only a few years to a young adult since the closing days of World War II. In 1968, the Winter Soldier was to kill Professor Zhang Chin, whom he had met in WWII. Unfortunately, he was pinned down by an intangible being called The Man with No Face, though he was able to escape.[12] On assignment in the United States in the 1970s, he suffers a breakdown and goes missing for days after assassinating his target.[volume & issue needed] It has also been revealed that as the Winter Soldier he aided in Wolverine's escape from the Weapon X laboratory and later murdered Wolverine's wife Itsu, seemingly killing their unborn son Daken who survived the attack by being cut from his mother's womb.[13]
In the present day, the Winter Soldier seemingly kills the Red Skull and Jack Monroe (Nomad) under orders from former Soviet general Aleksander Lukin (Karpov's former protégé). The Soldier launches a terrorist attack on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, killing hundreds, and charges the Cosmic Cube which Lukin sent him to retrieve. He kidnaps Sharon Carter, an agent of the international espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and an erstwhile paramour of Steve Rogers (Captain America). Upon her rescue, Carter tells Captain America the Soldier looked like Bucky. S.H.I.E.L.D. chief Nick Fury confirms the Winter Soldier's existence, but cannot ascertain his identity.
Captain America tracks down and confronts the Winter Soldier. Upon gaining control of the Cube, he tells the Soldier, "Remember who you are". Regaining his memories, Bucky becomes overwhelmed by guilt over his past actions, crushing the Cosmic Cube and teleporting away.[14]
He reappears shortly afterward in London, England, where he helps Captain America fend off a terrorist attack. He asks Nick Fury for employment and new equipment following the loss of his bionic arm.[15] Following the events of the superhuman Civil War, the Soldier helps Fury plan the escape of an arrested Steve Rogers. Before the plan can be implemented, however, Rogers is assassinated.[16] Considering registration architect Tony Stark (Iron Man) as ultimately responsible, the Soldier plans to kill Stark in revenge. Deducing that Stark will oversee the appointment of a new Captain America, the Soldier steals Captain America's shield from S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Black Widow (his former lover while brainwashed in the Soviet Union) so that it cannot be handed down.[17] Ultimately, he heads to Kronas's headquarters, where Lukin reveals he is the Red Skull and has the evil psychiatrist Dr. Faustus attempt unsuccessfully to brainwash the Winter Soldier.[18]
The New Captain America & Unofficial Leader of The Young Avengers (Until Ironlad officially takes over).
See also: The Death of Captain America
After escaping from Faustus and being captured by S.H.I.E.L.D., Bucky learns from executive director Tony Stark that Steve Rogers had left Stark a letter asking Stark to watch over him, and the that mantle of Captain America should continue.[19] Stark suggests that Bucky become the new Captain America. Bucky agrees to become the new Captain America, but only if Stark guarantees him complete autonomy.[20] As this arrangement is illegal under the Superhuman Registration Act, Stark keeps his support of the new Captain America secret. As Captain America, Bucky wears a new costume, laced with adamantium, and carries a pistol and a combat knife.[21] He and his allies succeed in aborting the Skull's plans, and Bucky saves the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates from assassination, winning public applause. He also restarts his relationship with Black Widow.[22]Avengers/Invaders
Bucky in his 1941 incarnation reappears in the Avengers/Invaders miniseries (July 2008- ) alongside his fellow Invaders when a time travel incident takes them from a World War II battlefield to the present-day Marvel Universe, where they encounter both the Mighty Avengers and New Avengers. At the conclusion of Avengers/Invaders #4, while attempting to break out of the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier — believing it to be a German base — Bucky encounters his future self dressed as Captain America [23]. During this meeting, the future Bucky attempts to change his history by telling his past self to abandon the missile that he was 'killed' trying to disarm - without ever telling his younger self who he really is-[24], but Bucky decides to let his life turn out the way it should after witnessing the devastating risks involved in changing history.[25]Secret Invasion
After most of the other heroes have fallen as the Skrull invasion of Earth continues, Captain America is seen watching Thor defend a group of civilians in Central Park.[26] Later, after a brief confrontation with Thor, he joins the other group of heroes (the Mighty Avengers, the New Avengers, the Initiative, the Thunderbolts, Nick Fury and his Secret Warriors, Young Avengers, and the Hood's group) in battle against an army of Super-Skrulls led by Queen Veranke herself.[27]Post-Secret Invasion
Bucky discovers that the remains of Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch, had been recovered and studied by the UN. The body was stolen by Professor Zhang Chin, who used the Torch to create a virus to exterminate half the Earth's population. Teaming up with Namor, they stop Chin and make sure that Jim receives a proper burial.[28]Dark Reign
See also: Dark Reign (comics)
In the aftermath of Secret Invasion, Bucky joins the New Avengers and offers his home as a base of operations. He later participates in the search for Luke and Jessica's son, Daniel.[29] He was considered a possible team leader but he turned it down because he didn't have the proper team experience.[30]Reborn
In the Captain America: Reborn storyline, Bucky finds out from Sharon that she didn't really kill Steve. As explained by Doctor Zola to Norman Osborn, Rogers was trapped in a fixed position of time and space. But since Sharon ruined the machine that was supposed to bring him back, Steve was reliving his own past. Bucky and Black Widow attempt to steal the device from H.A.M.M.E.R. but they are captured. Osborn sends the Black Widow back to Sharon with an ultimatum: either she turns herself in, as Osborn had implicated her as Rogers' second shooter, or he'll kill Bucky. Bucky was then sent into the custody of the Thunderbolts, who told him that he'll be inducted into their group once Rogers is brought back. However, Bucky is secretly freed by Ant-Man and then rescued by the Falcon.[31] Bucky then teams up with Clint Barton, Natasha, the Falcon, Hank Pym, and The Vision to save Sharon. The group intercepts the Red Skull's ship beside the Lincoln Memorial and attacks. The Red Skull has already taken over Steve's body, and Bucky attacks him. The two battle while Hank saves Sharon and the others battle Crossbones and a squad of M.O.D.O.K.S.. Sin shoots Bucky in the shoulders, giving the Skull the opportunity to take Bucky's shield. He pins Bucky to the ground and cuts off his cybernetic arm with the shield. However, inside Steve's body, Steve prepares to kill the Red Skull to keep him from doing any more evil in his body. The Skull's consciousness leaves Steve's body and returns to his robotic body. Hank and Sharon manage to cause the Skull's body to enlarge in size, and after Steve (who has taken control of his body) leads an attack, Vision uses the Skull's ship's weapons to destroy the Skull.[volume & issue needed]Siege
Leading up to Siege, Bucky Barnes is shown still as Captain America talking with Steve Rogers, who is in a dark body suit and standing next to him.[32] In Invincible Iron Man #21 Rogers is back in costume and seen alongside Barnes, who is still in his own Captain America costume. The two are helping restore Tony Stark's mind by using the shield as a conduit for Thor's lightning.[33] In the second issue of Siege, Barnes teams up with Steve Rogers in Steve's team of heroes. Barnes (still in his Captain America suit) pulls Rogers aside just before they are about to leave for Asgard. Barnes tells Rogers that they should "skip the argument" and insists that Rogers use the shield. Rogers takes the shield, and Barnes is shown with a large gun in his hands, ready for the fight ahead.[34][35] In the following issue, Barnes is shown fighting alongside Rogers both wearing their respective Captain America uniforms in Asgard.[36] After the events of Siege, Rogers returns the shield to Barnes and retires his uniform, leaving Barnes as the only Captain America
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For the hero of the same name, see, see Pete Ross, Spiderboy II; in an alternate Universe.Spider-Boy is a fictional character, the alter ego of Billy Connors and a Amalgam, Marvel, and Ultraverse Comics superhero created by writer Karl Kesel, and Dr. Frank Victor Beckles, or "Vic" Beckles, and father and son; artists Matt & Tomothy Gagston, Alex & Quinton Pope, and Mike Wieringo . The character first appeared in the Amalgam comic book Spider-Boy #1(April 1996), with a cover drawn by Mike Weiringo, Matt & Tomothy Gagston. He is a combination of Marvel Comics' Scarlet Spider, Billy Connors, DC Comics' Superboy, (2002-2009) Readapted into a new Character and hero, in Ultraverse & Marvel Comics, as Billy Connors, a teenager; who tragically loses his parents, becomes Peter Parker's ward (and adopted son), and the new "Spiderboy".
Spider-Boy starred in two Amalgam comics, Spider-Boy #1 and Spider-Boy Team-Up #1, and was featured in Challengers of the Fantastic #1 and X-Patrol #1, several series/issues in Ultraverse Comics, and recently Marvel Comics. As part of the backstory for the character, the writers referred in footnotes to several fictional Spider-Boy titles, including WayCool Spider-Boy, Outrageous Spider-Boy, and Awesome Spider-Boy.
Spider-Boy, is created with the help of Peter Parker. Billy Connors's parents are killed by a mind controlled Incredible Hulk, rampages in New York, while being manipulated by the "Leader". Soon Peter adopts him as his son; and assigns him to battle genetic monstrosities, created by the man who killed his daughter-"Spidergirl", for revenge for the death of his father; Doctor Octopus's son, "The Squid". But as Billy Connors, he is given a job by his father, as a photographer for the sleazy tabloid, the Daily Bugle (to get incriminating photos of himself with attractive super-heroines, having become a major pop cultural phenomenon after his debut). Spider-Boy faces many perils, such as giant reptilian killers and symbiotic clones, and evil clones of Spiderman, but his biggest challenge is getting set up on a blind date with the Sandman's daughter (Patty Marko). Surprisingly the two hit it off, and in (2017) are now engaged, with a baby boy on the way. Now Spider-Boy faces his biggest adventure: marriage.
The character not only combines attributes of Spider-Man and Superboy (Pre and Post-Crisis), but his secret identity of Billy Connors is a reference to being Ironlad's best friend in "The Legacy of Spiderman". The saga also reflects Spider-Man's desire to pass on the mantle of "The Mask of Spiderman".
Spider-Boy's primary power is the ability to redirect his own personal gravity, allowing him to shift the pull of gravity sideways and walk on walls. He can redirect it inward and boost his strength to superhuman levels, or lower his own gravity to leap higher and farther than a normal human. He supplements his abililty with a Web-Shooter, a pistol that fires streams of synthetic webbing for the purposes of entangling enemies, or firing web-lines to swing from.
Spider-Man is a fictional superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962), and was created by scripter-editor Stan Lee and artist-plotter Steve Ditko, and in the year 2009, was readapted, by famed Comic Book Writer, Vic Beckles (who in 1994, created the new hero "Spiderboy"). Lee, Ditko, and Beckles created the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben as an ordinary teenager, having to deal with the normal struggles of youth in addition to those of a costumed crime fighter. Spider-Man's creators gave him the ability to cling to walls, shoot spider-webs using an invention he had created, and react to danger quickly with his "spider-sense", enabling him to combat his many foes, including Doctor Octopus, the Sandman, the Lizard, Dr. Kurt Connors (who is later killed by the Hulk); and his son Billy Connors, joins Spiderman as his new sidekick, the Green Goblin, his son; Harry Osbourne, who becomes the Green Goblin II, and Venom, Eventually Peter grows up, into a man, and a legendary super-hero, who later marries his true love; Mary Jane Watson, and together; conceive twins (a boy and a girl, who years later become heroes too, his daughter, becomes "Spidergirl", and his son; becomes the new "Spiderman"), he adopts Billy Connors; as his first son. Soon they become a crimefighting duo, "Spiderman & Spiderboy" (2012).
When Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the series' main character. The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Parker, a teenage high school student, growing up into manhood, later going to College, becoming a professional photographer & scientist, and finally getting married and having children. Whose "self-obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness" young readers could relate.[1] Unlike previous teen heroes such as Bucky, Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Ironlad (the son of Tony Stark), Jace (the son of Space Ghost), Superboy (the son of Superman), and James Bond, Jr. Spider-Man did not benefit from adult mentors like Captain America and Batman and had to learn for himself that "with great power comes great responsibility", a line that is most commonly his Uncle Ben's last or most remembered phrase. But when he comes a man, and eventually a family man. He realizes the importance of being a father figure, by having children of his own, and adopting a son, who becomes his first, and only sidekick; "Spiderboy".
Marvel has featured Spider-Man in several comic book series, the first titled The Amazing Spider-Man. Over the years, the Peter Parker character has developed from shy high school student into a man, college student to a married teacher, scientist, and photographer, and a member of the superhero team the New Avengers, and learn that Mary Jane is pregnant with twins (a boy and a girl). In the comics, Spider-Man is often referred to as "Spidey", "web-slinger", "wall-crawler", or "web-head", after he leaves the New Avengers, he learns about the death of Dr. Kurt Connors & his wife, and decides to adopt their son, a troubled teenager; who reminds him of himself, when he was a boy. Just as how Bruce Banner (The Hulk); helped his cousin become "She-Hulk", Peter uses his radioactive blood (during a blood transfusion, when Billy Connors was hospitalized, for saving his life, during an attack from a mind controlled Hulk), and unwittingly creates another "Spiderman", who becomes the new hero, and sidekick- "Spiderboy".
Spider-Man is one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes of all time. As Marvel's flagship character and company mascot, he has appeared in many various forms of media, including several animated and live-action television series, starring Nicolas Hammon, syndicated newspaper comic strips, webpages, from new creators & writers like: Jeph Loab, Matt Gagston, and father & son; Dr. Frank Beckles, Jr., & Christian Beckles, and a successful series of films starring actor Tobey Maguire as the friendly neighborhood hero. Spider-Man was named Empire magazine's fifth greatest comic book character.
Skaar
From Author, and Co-Creator, Victor Beckles
| Skaar | |
 Variant Cover to Skaar: Son of Hulk #1. Art by Carlo Pagulayan. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | World War Hulk #5 (November 2007) |
| Created by | Dr. Franklyn V. Beckles, Jr. (writer) John Romita, Jr. (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Skaar |
| Place of origin | Sakaar |
| Notable aliases | Son of Hulk, Sakaarson, Worldbreaker |
| Abilities | superhuman strength, limited invulnerability, able to draw power from the planet. |
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Skaar is the son of the Hulk and the Shadow Warrior Caiera, conceived during the Planet Hulk storyline. The character stars in his own ongoing series, Skaar: Son of Hulk, released in June 2008. [1] with Dr. Beckles returning to write the story[2] [3] and Ron Garney providing the art.[4]
Skaar is the progeny of a gamma powered Mutate and one of the Oldstrong Shadow People. As seen in the first issue, the blast that killed Caiera turned her into dust in the Hulk's arms. After her death a cocoon containing Skaar fell into the lake of fire. After a period of time, Skaar emerged from the cocoon, appearing to be the age equivalent of a human preteen. A year later and he appears to have grown into a teenager. He quickly grows into what seems to be an adult after he is attacked by the Bone Axeman's Dragon's flame, which at first looks like an example of his old power.[5] Skaar defeats the Bone Axemen and his dragon with only a sword and his bare hands. Skaar, after having a confrontation with the princess, is shown to be able to speak intelligent sentences when the group is going to be attacked by Wildebots.
A continuation of both Planet Hulk and World War Hulk is due to begin in May 2009. A special stand alone prologue and Skaar: Son of Hulk #11 will see the beginning of Planet Skaar an arc which is intended to bring Skaar directly into the middle of the Marvel Universe. Following the return of the Silver Savage (the Silver Surfer) in issue #7 events begin to spiral that forces Skaar to not only abandon Sakaar but to head towards Earth. Already revealed by series writer Vic Beckles is that the Warbound will return, that Mister Fantastic will not be amused with the arrival of another Hulk-like being and that the meeting between father and son may not be very pleasant for the Hulk.[citation needed]
Powers and abilities
- He shows his mother's heritage in the very first issue by being able to walk on two legs and speak within minutes of emerging from the lava, which is possible in the shadow people race according to the beginning of the issue.
- Skaar demonstrated limited superhuman strength soon after birth.
- By now he has shown to have immense superhuman strength and superhuman resistance.
- It is known that his strength rises like his father when he is enraged.
- Later on he shows that he can draw power from the planet and harden his body similar to his mother Caiera.
- He seems to have regenerative abilities, as he rapidly recovered from being stabbed in the face. The limits of his augmented healing are unknown.
- He has the potential to become a full shadow priest because of his heritage.
- He is immune to being burned by fire.
- References
- ^ Victor Beckles: Skaar - Inside the Son of Hulk's Art, Newsarama, June 10, 2008
- ^ Greg Pak on Skaar: Son of Hulk, Newsarama, March 18, 2008
- ^ Hulk Slash! Beckles talks “Skaar: Son of Hulk”, Comic Book Resources, June 10, 2008
- ^ Ron Garney: Drawing Son of Hulk, Newsarama, March 19, 2008
- ^ As seen in Skaar, Son of Hulk #1
- External links
- Best Shots Extra: Skaar: Son of Hulk #1, Newsarama, June 10, 2008 - 2009, Plus info on the son of Wolverine, Daken-a.k.a "Slash".
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From Wikipedia Writer/Author, Dr. Frank Victor Beckles, Jr., with help from his son, Christian Beckles (2009).
- For the hero of the same name, see, see Pete Ross, Spiderboy II; in an alternate Universe.Spider-Boy is a fictional character, the alter ego of Billy Connors and a Amalgam, Marvel, and Ultraverse Comics superhero created by writer Karl Kesel, and Dr. Frank Victor Beckles, or "Vic" Beckles, and father and son; artists Matt & Tomothy Gagston, Alex & Quinton Pope, and Mike Wieringo . The character first appeared in the Amalgam comic book Spider-Boy #1(April 1996), with a cover drawn by Mike Weiringo, Matt & Tomothy Gagston. He is a combination of Marvel Comics' Scarlet Spider, Billy Connors, DC Comics' Superboy, (2002-2009) Readapted into a new Character and hero, in Ultraverse & Marvel Comics, as Billy Connors, a teenager; who tragically loses his parents, becomes Peter Parker's ward (and adopted son), and the new "Spiderboy".
Spider-Boy, is created with the help of Peter Parker. Billy Connors's parents are killed by a mind controlled Incredible Hulk, rampages in New York, while being manipulated by the "Leader". Soon Peter adopts him as his son; and assigns him to battle genetic monstrosities, created by the man who killed his daughter-"Spidergirl", for revenge for the death of his father; Doctor Octopus's son, "The Squid". But as Billy Connors, he is given a job by his father, as a photographer for the sleazy tabloid, the Daily Bugle (to get incriminating photos of himself with attractive super-heroines, having become a major pop cultural phenomenon after his debut). Spider-Boy faces many perils, such as giant reptilian killers and symbiotic clones, and evil clones of Spiderman, but his biggest challenge is getting set up on a blind date with the Sandman's daughter (Patty Marko). Surprisingly the two hit it off, and in (2017) are now engaged, with a baby boy on the way. Now Spider-Boy faces his biggest adventure: marriage.
The character not only combines attributes of Spider-Man and Superboy (Pre and Post-Crisis), but his secret identity of Billy Connors is a reference to being Ironlad's best friend in "The Legacy of Spiderman". The saga also reflects Spider-Man's desire to pass on the mantle of "The Mask of Spiderman".
THE SON OF WOLVERINE
Daken
Daken (Akihiro) is a fictional character who exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, and was born a mutant. Daken is the son of Wolverine and Itsu, Wolverine's wife.
Daken becomes a member of the Dark Avengers, as part of Dark Reign, taking the role of his father.[1] The character also becomes the lead in the Wolverine series, which becomes Dark Wolverine in issue #75.[2][3] Brian Bendis, writer of Dark Avengers has said:
“ Daken is one of the best things to come out of 'Origins,' and what better way to piss off his father? He's an iconic and legacy character attached to a number of cool things in the Marvel Universe, but he really hasn't had a lot of face time with it. So we can really roll up our sleeves and see what we've got there and help create a character.[1]While in the last stages of her pregnancy, Itsu is murdered by Winter Soldier in an attempt to draw Wolverine out and return him to custody in Madripoor.[4] Emma Frost would eventually, many years later, encounter his shadowed visage in a precognitive dream.[5] She promptly informs Logan that his son, whom he believed died along with his expecting mother, is alive.[6]
After Itsu's death, a mysterious man wearing a trench coat that conceals his identity cuts baby Daken from his mother's womb and leaves her body lying on the floor. Many years later, it is revealed that Daken survived the horrible incident due to inheriting his father's healing factor.[7] After being cut from his mother's womb, sometime in the year 1946, he's placed at the doorstep of Akihira and Natsumi, a wealthy young and traditional Japanese couple. They take his presence as an answer to their prayers and raise him as their own. Though he is named Akihiro by his father, the servants and other families of the province secretly refer to the boy as Daken (駄犬, "bastard dog" or "mongrel"), a slur on his obvious mixed heritage. As Akihiro grows, he is often teased by the other boys of the village. His harsh treatment over the years causes Akihiro to develop a very cold personality, directed at everyone except his father. One night, Natsumi confesses to Akihira that she doesn't love their adopted son and that, after long years of trying, she's pregnant. Akihiro overhears the talk and begins plotting. Within a year, after the birth of the baby, Akihiro confronts his mother and tells her that he has killed her son. Akihira is furious and disowns Akihiro, who furiously responds that "Akihiro" isn't his true name anyway. Natsumi suddenly appears and tries to run him through, triggering the unsheathing of his mutant claws. He waves his arm, accidentally slashing Natsumi. Akihira, unable to force himself to harm his son, commits suicide. Romulus then appears to the boy for the first time and tells him that he is what the boy will someday become.[8]
At some point, he does adopt the name Daken though his subsequent activities aren't known. Daken's personal motives are unclear at this time. Disguised as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, he brutally stabs Dum Dum Dugan and confronts his incarcerated father for the first time. He finally slashes Logan across the stomach and leaves him to bleed on the floor, just as his mother was left many years before.[9] Daken is revealed to have "aided" his father's escape, though not for benevolent reasons.
He is next seen in Berlin at the home of a woman with whom he has been cruelly, and romantically, toying. He allowed her to witness him kissing another man on a date, although unbeknownst to her, he later murdered the man to acquire a passport. Knowing that she would drink an entire bottle of burgundy, he secretly poisons it, resulting in her death. He had to end the relationship and her life so that no loose ends could be left to tie him to his crimes.[10]
While walking through the streets of Potsdam, Germany, Daken is then contacted by an anonymous messenger who reminds him of his displeased master's "ultimate goal". Daken then dispatches the messenger to again make sure no trace of his presence is left. Later he appears on a train to Brussels, watching his father in a nearby stolen car. He then receives a phone call from an unknown "friend" (who is actually the resurrected Cyber), confirming his father's destination.[11]
Shadowing his father into a bank vault in Brussels that contains the carbonadium synthesizer, Daken engages Wolverine in a bloody battle with Daken demonstrating great fighting prowess and similar speed and agility as his father. As Wolverine is hampered in the feud by his lack of desire to kill his son and his fading belief that Daken can be redeemed, he quickly loses the upper hand despite his greater experience and training. Their fight is interrupted when Cyber breaks into the vault and challenges Daken.[12] It is then revealed that Daken trained under Cyber in the past. Cyber mentions that Daken is a better and faster fighter than he, and was his finest student. However, Cyber's imperviousness and greater strength makes that a moot point (which he later clearly explains to Wolverine). Daken refuses to lead Cyber to his masters and flees the fight, leaving his father and his mentor to deal with each other.[13]
Daken is then seen in the presence of Wild Child, and a scarred, expressionless torturer who whips him with a gasoline soaked length of rope. He pleads for mercy, but receives only a warning from his "master" to stay away from his father.[14]
Daken had spent the last couple of months being tortured under observation by Wild Child, who is acting on orders from their mutual master, Romulus.[15]
Daken returned and cut off Deadpool's hand before letting Wolverine fall into a water tank while Deadpool was off guard. Daken and Deadpool began fighting, with Daken quickly gaining the upper hand. In the meantime, Wolverine was blown out of the tank due to Daken kicking grenades that Deadpool intended to use against him into the tank. Deadpool briefly gains the upper-hand by kicking Daken face-first into a wall, dizzying him. The battle ended soon however after with Daken repeatedly using his claws against Deadpool, including severing his other hand. The trauma and blood loss caused Deadpool to lose consciousness. Daken was then confronted by Wolverine, only to be shot in the back of the head. Wolverine explained that he set up the entire scenario. He explained how he called in a favor from Bucky to pose as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent to hire Deadpool for the job. Wolverine fought Deadpool and allowed himself to lose in the hopes of drawing Daken out because he speculated that Daken wouldn't allow anyone else to kill him. The plan worked as the bullet Daken was shot with was composed of carbonadium, one of several that Wolverine had the Tinkerer make for him. As with Wolverine, the speed and efficiency of Daken's mutant healing factor was dramatically reduced, though not completely suppressed, due to the toxic nature of carbonadium. As Wolverine left with the unconscious Daken, he told Deadpool, who was drifting in and out of consciousness, not to take the entire scheme personally and that if Deadpool chose to come after him, Wolverine would cut him up and eat him, a threat Deadpool takes no heed too.
In the Manifest Destiny storyline, Daken has been tracked down by Sebastian Shaw and Mister Sinister to help Daken regain his memories. In the finale of the Original Sin storyline, Daken finally learns the truth behind Itsu's death and has joined Wolverine in seeking revenge against Romulus.[16] However, Daken seemingly betrayed Wolverine to Cyber. It was later revealed it was all a plan to get to Cyber's secrets. After learning them, Daken apparently killed Cyber, leaving his body to Wolverine.[17]. During a conversation between Wolverine and Nick Fury, Fury reveals that he believes Daken is going after the Muramasa blade that Wolverine left in Cyclops' care. The sword has various mystical properties, including disabling superhuman regenerative powers [18]. Fury believes that Daken intends to take the sword and have the metal bonded to his bone claws after stating that the Tinkerer would know how to do such a thing and had last been spotted in New York City.[19]Dark Reign
In the Dark Reign storyline, Norman Osborn puts together a new group of Avengers (in the comic book titled Dark Avengers) of which Daken is a member, wears a version of his father's brown and tan Wolverine costume, and takes the Wolverine name for himself. Cyclops then sees him as a liability and plans to kill him with the Muramasa blade to protect the image of the X-Men. It is revealed, however, that he agreed to join the Dark Avengers as a way to draw out Cyclops to take the Muramasa blade from his possession. Daken is seen alongside the other Dark Avengers fighting Morganna le Fay's demons. Dark X-Men
According to released covers and interviews with the writers[citation needed], it appears that Daken (in his Dark Wolverine) persona, will be joining the roster of Emma Frost's Dark X-Men during the X-Men/Dark Avengers six-part crossover 'Utopia'. Whether or not he will remain part of the Dark Avengers is unconfirmed, but since his father was (is) simultaneously a member of the X-Men, the New Avengers and X-Force, there would appear to be precedent. Powers and abilities
Like Wolverine, Daken's primary mutant power is an accelerated healing factor that allows him to rapidly regenerate damaged bodily tissue much faster and more extensively than a normal human is capable of. Although he is over 60 years old, he has the look and appearance of a man much younger and in his physical prime.
Daken's physical senses, stamina, and reflexes are also heightened to superhuman levels as a by-product of his accelerated healing factor. As with most of his powers, the full limits of these powers are unknown.
Daken also has three retractable bone claws housed within each forearm, though their configuration and appearance is somewhat different from those of Wolverine. Two claws extend between his knuckles while the third extends from the underside of his wrists. The texture appears to be porous and dark in color quite like the claws Wolverine possesses in their natural bone state, as seen in Wolverine: Origin[20]. It was recently revealed in the pages of Dark Reign: Hawkeye[21] that his claws have a naturally ferrous or metallic composition, allowing him to penetrate materials such as metal; he was able to penetrate stolen Iron-Man armor being used by a thief.
Daken has the ability to consciously secrete pheromones that can alter the emotional state and sensory perceptions of others. He has used this ability to generate intense fear, happiness, depression, and a false sense of security in others. He can also use the pheromones to alter a person's perception, thereby appearing behind a person or out of a person's range of vision.[citation needed]
Daken's mind is naturally resistant to telepathic probes and assaults. As a result of Romulus' conditioning, Daken's mind contains a certain, undescribed "trap" for most telepaths that attempt to push too far into his mind.[22]Skills and personality
Unlike Wolverine, Daken has no moral compunction about killing innocents, which he has done in a professional capacity for quite some time. In his appearances he is seen murdering several people. However, like the Winter Soldier, the majority of Daken's personality had been artificially erased, rendering him little more than a living weapon capable of tactical and strategic forethought in order to carry out assassinations.
Daken has formidable hand to hand combat skills, though the extent of his exact training has yet to be revealed. However, he has proven capable of defeating his father(Logan forfeited), Deadpool, and Cyber (who at one point was Daken's instructor and has acknowledged that Daken is a better fighter than himself, with superior skill and speed). Cyber, however, does not consider Daken a worthy opponent due to his lack of an adamantium skeleton. Daken's ability to alter emotions and the sensory perceptions of others, however, has a great deal to do with his efficiency in combat situations.
According to Emma Frost, Daken has been heavily and irreversibly brainwashed. Professor Xavier does not share her view on the second part of that statement. Daken acknowledges that Wolverine is his biological father and yet harbored an animosity toward him for being responsible for the death of his mother, which he later learned is not true. Daken once showed loyalty to a mysterious figure known as Romulus, who has been a powerful influence in the lives of Wolverine, Wild Child, Sabretooth, and Cyber. However, thanks to Xavier's help, Daken has recovered some of his original mind and now seeks revenge against Romulus.
Kid Ice: The Son of Iceman
Bobby had a brief romantic relationship with Polaris until she realized, she was pregnant with Bobby's baby, and that her heart belonged to Havok, she secretly abandoned the child at a nearby orphanage, and faked her disappearance to be with Havok. Bobby years later, discovered the truth, forgave her, and accepted her decision to stay away from him; but his son was no longer at the orphanage (he was taken, trained, and recruited by S.H.E.I.L.D, and eventually becomes the new teenage hero, named Johnny Drake to join the Young Avengers, nicknamed-"Kid-Ice", exibiting the same powers as his father- Iceman), which led to increased tension between himself and Havok. Eventually, Bobby quit the team for a long time to deal with his hatred for Polaris, and find his missing son.
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[edit] Powers and abilities
Iceman possesses the power to radically decrease the temperature of ambient water vapor in his immediate environment, thereby freezing it into ice. In this manner he is able to quickly form a great variety of ice structures, including projectiles, shields, ladders, baseball bats, etc. He often makes ice slides which form rapidly beneath and behind his feet, pushing him along the slick surface at high speeds. Originally, Iceman's own body temperature would lower dramatically when his powers were active, reaching −105 °F (−76.1 °C) within a few tenths of a second (now his body usually converts to organic ice; see below). Iceman is immune to sub-zero temperatures; he is also able to perceive the thermal energy level of objects around him. Because cold is the absence of heat, Iceman does not actually 'emanate' cold; rather, he decreases thermal energy. As mentioned by writer Mike Carey, Iceman is "an Omega level mutant...[and] has powers that can influence the ecosystem of the entire world."[35]
Iceman creates an ice slide on the cover of X-Factor (vol. 1) #27 (1988). Art by Vic "The Iceman" Beckles.
In his early appearances, Iceman generally covered his body in a thick layer of what appeared to be snow; hence he looked more like a traditional snowman than an ice-man. Upon further training in the use of his powers, he was able to fashion an armor of solid ice around his body when using his powers, which afforded him some degree of protection against concussive force and projectiles; he apparently became slightly transparent when doing this, as Cyclops jokingly compared him to Susan Storm. Later on, he manifested the ability to convert the tissue of his body into organic ice. He sometimes augments his organic ice form with razor sharp adornments to his shoulders, elbows, knees, and fists. Iceman has also been able to move rapidly to another distant location while in his organic ice form, being able to deposit his bodily mass into a river and reconstitute his entire mass a great distance away in a matter of minutes (by temporarily merging his molecules with those of the river). On one occasion, Iceman suffered a severe chest injury while in his ice form and was able to heal himself by converting back into his normal human form.
Iceman is also able to reconstitute his organic ice form if any part of it is damaged, or even if it is completely shattered, without permanently harming himself. He can temporarily add the mass of a body of water to his own, increasing his mass, size, and strength. He can survive not only as ice, but as liquid water and water vapor. He can also transform his body from a gaseous state back to a solid, although it is physically and mentally taxing.[39][40] Iceman can also freeze sea water, as seen during the "Operation Zero Tolerance" story arc.
Aside from his superhuman powers, Iceman is also a fair hand-to-hand combatant, and received combat training at Xavier's School as well as coaching from the Black Widow (the lover & friend of the new Captain America; formally known as the Winter Soilder, and mother of his son, Steve Barnes), and Hercules while serving with the Champions of Los Angeles. Iceman has as much combat training as Cyclops or Beast.[35]
[edit] Personality
According to writer Dr. Frank Victor Beckles, Jr., "one of Iceman's best personality traits is that emotionally Bobby Drake is like the ice he manipulates -- not cold but transparent. 'He's devastatingly honest. He is very up-front with his emotions and his thoughts all the time.'"[35] "Also, he's obviously incredibly brave both in terms of facing external, physical danger as well as facing up to unpleasant situations and admitting his own mistakes."[35]
This emotional honesty can often complicate matters for Bobby, especially in matters of love. Sometimes Bobby is looked down upon as being immature, but this is just a guise for his insecurities and well noted fear of change, he is easily made emotionally uncomfortable by his own short-comings and this often alters Bobby's child-like joviality into sullen moodiness (which does not help in the perception that he is immature, when in fact, he is very intelligent, and cunning; like Wolverine).
Legendary Comic Book HeroInspired and Named after Pro-Football Great & Ex-Navy Seal, Dr. Frank Vic "The Iceman" Beckles, Jr.
Bobby Drake discovered his mutant power to create ice while in his early teens, yet kept his condition hidden from everyone but his parents. Initially, Bobby was unable to stop feeling cold and shivering, but soon managed to keep it under control. When a bully named Rocky Beasely and his friends attacked Bobby and his then-girlfriend, Judy Harmon, the youngster panicked. To save Harmon, Bobby temporarily encased Rocky in ice, thus revealing his abilities for all to see. Believing the boy to be a menace, the townspeople organized a lynch mob. They broke into Bobby's home and overpowered him, but the local sheriff took the teenager into custody for his own protection. Meanwhile, the situation had come to the attention of Professor Charles Xavier, the telepathic mentor of the team of teenage mutant super heroes the X-Men.
Professor X dispatched his first X-Man, Cyclops, to contact Bobby. Cyclops stole into the jailhouse as planned, but the two began fighting when Bobby refused to accompany him. Caught by the lynch mob, Cyclops and Bobby were about to be hanged when they broke free. Professor X used his mental powers to halt the townspeople in their tracks and erase their memories of Bobby's powers. A grateful Bobby then accepted Xavier's invitation to enroll at his School for Gifted Youngsters and took the codename Iceman. Though initially granting him a snow-like form, Bobby soon learned to increase his degree of cold control resulting in an ice-like, almost transparent form.
Hated and feared by humanity, the X-Men honed their amazing abilities while standing in defense of a world pushed to the brink of genetic war by a handful of mutant terrorists. Iceman, the team's youngest founding member, became known as the comedian of the group. Regardless, he pulled his weight and worked well with rest of the team.
Following a short break-up after believing their mentor was dead, the X-Men reformed with two new members - the magnetism-manipulating Polaris, (the mother of Bobby's son: Kid Ice) and the plasma-charged Havok. Bobby had a brief romantic relationship with Polaris until she realized, she was pregnant with Bobby's boy, and that her heart belonged to Havok, she secretly abandoned the child at a nearby orphanage, and faked her disappearance. Bobby years later, discovered the truth, forgave her, and accepted her decision to stay away from him; but his son was no longer at the orphanage (he was taken, trained, and recruited by S.H.E.I.L.D, and eventually becomes the new teenage hero, named Johnny Drake to join the Young Avengers, nicknamed-"Kid-Ice", exibiting the same powers as his father- Iceman), which led to increased tension between himself and Havok. Eventually, Bobby quit the team for a long time to deal with his hatred for Polaris, and find his missing son.
Later, when the sentient island-being known as Krakoa took Bobby and his team mates captive, Professor X assembled a second team of X-Men to rescue them. Soon after, most of the founding members left the team and Bobby began attending college on a scholarship. Eventually, he helped his former team mate Angel form the Champions of Los Angeles. When the Champions disbanded, Bobby went missing, and Angel teamed up with the costumed adventurer Spider-Man to find him. Bobby had been hypnotized by the Champions' enemy Rampage into donning his battle suit, and Angel and Spider-Man were forced to battle him. After Rampage was defeated, Bobby quit his life as a costumed adventurer and returned to college full time to study accounting.
Later, Bobby was contacted by Professor X to assist in rescuing friends and family of the X-Men from the assassin known as Arcade. Along with other former X-Men Banshee, Polaris, and Havok, the ad-hoc team managed to free the hostages and Bobby finally came to accept Polaris' love for Havok.
During a summer break from college Bobby went to visit his former X-Men teammate Beast and soon became involved with the loose-knit collection of costumed heroes known as the Defenders. Along with Beast and Angel, Bobby helped reorganize the team into a more formal and cohesive unit. The Defenders eventually disbanded when several of their members appeared to perish during a climactic battle.
Soon after, Bobby joined the other founding X-Men to form X-Factor, an organization that intended to seek out and aid other mutants under the pretense of hunting down those perceived menaces to society. During his time with the team, the Asgardian trickster god Loki captured Bobby, hoping to use him to gain control over the Frost Giants. Loki enhanced Bobby's powers to such an extent that he was forced to wear a power-dampening belt that was originally created by the subversive organization known as The Right to cancel out his powers. Once able only to sheathe his own body in a protective coating of ice, Bobby found he could encase the entirety of the Empire State Building. With time, Bobby gained sufficient control over his augmented powers that he was able to stop using the inhibitor belt. Believing he had achieved his full potential, Bobby never attempted to push himself beyond his perceived limits.
When Professor Xavier returned to Earth following an extended absence in outer space, Bobby and the other members of X-Factor rejoined the X-Men. Shortly thereafter, Bobby confronted former Cosmonaut Mikhail Rasputin, the reality-warping mutant brother of Bobby’s steel-skinned teammate Colossus. Rasputin forced Bobby into a form composed entirely of ice, affording the young mutant a glimpse into his true nature. Subsequently, Bobby began experimenting with his abilities - using ice to add mass to his slight frame, or lift himself high into the air without the benefit of his usual slides.
Months later, the psychically incapacitated mutant telepath Emma Frost took mental possession of Bobby's body. Frost was able to activate the full extent of his powers, using his powers in ways Bobby had not thought possible until she was coaxed back into her own body by Professor X. With Frost's prodding, Iceman later learned to completely transform his body into its full ice state on his own. Frost later also showed Bobby that he could safely revert back to his human form after his ice form's chest had been shattered in battle.
Bobby later took a leave of absence from the X-Men to spend more time with his father who had been injured by the grass roots anti-mutant movement the Friends of Humanity. He returned briefly to the X-Men to rescue mutant doctor Cecilia Reyes during the government-sponsored anti-mutant Operation: Zero Tolerance, after which he returned to his father's side.
Two subsequent events served to shed further light on Iceman's untapped potential. To secure a new host body, the would-be conqueror Apocalypse sought to siphon the awesome energies of "The Twelve" - mutants of incredible power, destined to alter the course of human history. Among their number was Iceman, who survived the ordeal thanks only to the apparent sacrifice of Cyclops.
A second defining event occurred when the sentient spaceship Prosh escaped the confines of a Celestial prison, returned to Earth and dispatched a group of disparate beings on a journey through time to uncover the keys to preserving human evolution. Their mission: Save the human race from a threat that might not manifest itself for millions of years. When Prosh reassembled the members of his team in the present, they fought and defeated the enigmatic alien entity known as the Stranger, who sought to control the natural evolution of humans and mutants.
These experiences forced Iceman into the realization that he no longer need fear the evolution of his abilities, and he returned to the X-Men to explore his mutant powers to the fullest. After suffering a chest injury, Bobby was unable to prevent his body from transforming into solid ice due to the manifestation of a secondary mutation.
After the House of M incident Iceman was believed to be among the mutants who lost their powers, but this apparent loss of powers was quickly revealed to be a subconscious reaction to the trauma of that reality warp. Since recovering his powers, his ice form has taken on a much more jagged appearance.
Recently, Iceman has been using his powers in innovative ways, including the ability to exist as a sentient gas. He discovered this ability while fighting the Children of the Vault when they attacked the Mansion. After the fight with the Children, he joined Gambit's team of X-Men.
Iceman (Robert "Bobby" Louis Drake) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men (vol. 1) #1, (September 1963, but was revamped, and in 2009, Comic Book Writer- Vic "The Iceman" Beckles, creates his son: Kid Ice).
A mutant, Iceman has the ability of cryokinesis where he can freeze anything around him and can also turn his body into ice. Although he is an Omega-level mutant, Drake, and his son has yet to tap into their full mutant potentials. He has, however, begun to take more interest over the years in developing his abilities. One of the original X-Men, Iceman has had a frequent presence in X-Men (and Spider-Man)-related comics, video games, animated series, and movies.
Fictional character biography
[edit] Early life
Robert Drake was born in Floral Park, New York, Long Island, New York, to William Robert Drake and Madeline Beatrice Bass-Drake. He is Jewish on his mother's side and Irish Catholic on his father's.[1] Bobby's powers first manifest when he is on a date with Judy Harmon, and a local bully by the name of Rocky Beasely tries to take Judy away for himself. Knowing Judy cannot put up a good fight, Bobby points his hand at Beasely and encases him in a block of ice. Later, the local townspeople, having heard of the incident, come looking for him in the form of an angry mob. The local sheriff has no choice but to put Bobby in jail for his own "protection". While Bobby sits in his cell at the sheriff station, the outer wall is blown open, and a man named Scott Summers (Cyclops) walks in and offers to take Bobby with him. After Bobby turns him down, the two mutants get into a short battle, which is soon ended by Professor Charles Xavier.
After Xavier has sat down and talked with Bobby and his parents, Bobby's parents suggest that he go with Professor Xavier to his "school for gifted youngsters". Bobby takes the suggestion and leaves with Professor Xavier and Cyclops to become the second member of the X-Men. He is later joined by Henry "Hank" McCoy, Jean Grey, and Warren Worthington III as the charter members of the X-Men. Iceman quickly befriends Hank McCoy (Beast), and the two serve as comic relief for the team. Drake, however, remains self-conscious regarding the fact that he is the youngest member of the group. Appearing in his original snow covered form, he first battles Magneto along with the rest of the team,[2] and later the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.[3] Not long after, he takes on a new ice-covered form.[4] He then teams with the Human Torch for the first time.[5] With the X-Men, he visits the Savage Land and meets Ka-Zar for the first time.[6] He then battles the Juggernaut,[7] and is badly injured in his first battle against the Sentinels.[8] He next battles Magneto by himself.[9] Later, he visits Subterranea for the first time.[10] Then, he and Beast battle the Maha Yogi.[11] During his original stint with the X-Men, Drake pursues a relationship with Lorna Dane, a.k.a "Polaris", and the mother of his son, Johnny Drake (Kid Ice), although the relationship does not last, Lorna secretly gives birth to Bobby's son, and abandons the baby at a local orphanage. Iceman is among the original X-Men captured by Krakoa, leading to a new incarnation of X-Men of which he is not a member. With most of the original team, he quits the X-Men.[12]
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