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Human Cannonball (Marvel Comics)

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Human Cannonball
Jack Pulver (Earth-616) from Incredible Hulk Vol 1 471 0001.jpg
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Incredible Hulk #3 (Sept. 1962)
Created byStan Lee
Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter egoJack Pulver
Team affiliationsCircus of Crime
The Masters of Menace
Notable aliasesCannonball
The Man Called Cannonball
AbilitiesCarries a mace
Padded steel armor grants minimal protection from physical attacks
Trailer mounted air-cannon

Human Cannonball is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Supervillain

A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.

American comic book

American comic book

An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of Action Comics, which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television & television shows and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remained the dominant character archetype throughout the late 20th century into the 21st century.

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, Magazine Management/Atlas Comics in 1951 and its predecessor, Marvel Mystery Comics, the Marvel Comics title/name/brand was first used in June 1961.

Publication history

The Human Cannonball first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #3 (Sept. 1962) as a member of the Circus of Crime, and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.[1]

The character subsequently appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #16 (Sept. 1964), #22 (March 1965), The Avengers #22 (Nov. 1965), The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 (1965), Thor #145-147 (Oct.–Dec. 1967), Marvel Spectacular #15-17 (July–Sept. 1975), Super-Villain Team-Up #8 (Oct. 1976), Ghost Rider #72-73 (Sept.–Oct. 1982), and X-Men and Power Pack #3 (Feb. 2006).

The Human Cannonball appeared as part of the "Circus of Crime" entry in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #2.

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The Incredible Hulk (comic book)

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The Incredible Hulk is an ongoing comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero the Hulk and his alter ego Dr. Bruce Banner. First published in May 1962, the series ran for six issues before it was cancelled in March 1963, and the Hulk character began appearing in Tales to Astonish. With issue #102, Tales to Astonish was renamed to The Incredible Hulk in April 1968, becoming its second volume. The series continued to run until issue #474 in March 1999 when it was replaced with the series Hulk which ran until February 2000 and was retitled to The Incredible Hulk's third volume, running until March 2007 when it became The Incredible Hercules with a new title character. The Incredible Hulk returned in September 2009 beginning at issue #600, which became The Incredible Hulks in November 2010 and focused on the Hulk and the modern incarnation of his expanded family. The series returned to The Incredible Hulk in December 2011 and ran until January 2013, when it was replaced with The Indestructible Hulk as part of Marvel's Marvel NOW! relaunch.

Circus of Crime

Circus of Crime

The Circus of Crime is the name of several supervillain organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The villains have battled Hulk, Spider-Man, and Kid Colt.

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

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Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew up in New York City and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. He entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s, drawing various comics features under different pen names, including Jack Curtiss, before ultimately settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby regularly teamed with Simon, creating numerous characters for that company and for National Comics Publications, later to become DC Comics.

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications. The original 15-volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, followed by sporadic updates.

Fictional character biography

Jack Pulver was born in Burbank, California. He is a member of the criminal organization, the Circus of Crime, and works as a human cannonball and acrobat who specializes in being shot out of a cannon. He wears a costume and helmet that protects him from injury. He initially wears a red crash helmet and purple jumpsuit. In a battle with the Hulk, he has himself shot out of his cannon at the Green Goliath with no other weapon but a replica of Thor's hammer. The Hulk punches him right up through the top of the circus tent. This stunt, and subsequent dialogue, makes it pretty clear that Jack is not all that smart.[2]

When the Circus of Crime next appears, Jack has changed his outfit. His costume is now orange and he has replaced the crash helmet with a metal bullet-shaped hat so he can use his head as a battering ram. It doesn't help him. Spider-Man and Daredevil ride him through the air like a bucking bronco and steer him into a crash with a group of circus rubes.[3]

Frustrated by this defeat, Cannonball is more than willing to throw in with the Clown, Princess Python and Great Gambonnos. They kick the Ringmaster out and become the Masters of Menace, a name Princess Python thinks up, led by the Clown. With the Great Gambannos he robs some paintings as he is used to batter through a door and knocks out Jameson using his helmet, placing him in hospital. When Spider-Man attacks the Masters at their hideout, the web-slinger "wonks" Cannonball on the top of his bullet hat, crumpling it and knocking it down over his eyes.[4] He rejoins the Ringmaster when he fails to lure Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch into the group. Quicksilver easily defeats him.[5]

Cannonball and the Circus later battle a series of heroes including Luke Cage,[6] Namor,[7] and the Shroud,[7] the Hulk,[8] Howard the Duck,[9] Power Pack,[10] Generation X,[11] Spider-Man,[12] and Devil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy.[12]

Human Cannonball later appeared as a member of Hood's crime syndicate.[13]

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Burbank, California

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Circus of Crime

Circus of Crime

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Hulk

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Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)

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Hawkeye (Clint Barton)

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Luke Cage

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Namor

Namor

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Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck

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Power Pack

Power Pack

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Generation X (comics)

Generation X (comics)

Generation X is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A spin-off of the X-Men, the team was created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Chris Bachalo. Generation X debuted during the 1994 "Phalanx Covenant" storyline, and appeared in their own monthly series in September 1994 with Generation X #1.

Devil Dinosaur

Devil Dinosaur

Devil Dinosaur is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Devil Dinosaur #1. Devil Dinosaur is depicted as resembling an enormous, crimson Tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur. The character and his inseparable ape-like friend, Moon-Boy, are natives of "Dinosaur World," a version of Earth in a parallel universe where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures co-exist with tribes of primitive humanoid beings.

Moon-Boy

Moon-Boy

Moon-Boy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is best known as the constant companion of Devil Dinosaur.

Powers and abilities

The Human Cannonball wears padded steel armor to protect his head, shoulders, wrists and feet from the effects of his attack. The armor also offers some protection from physical attacks. He usually uses a trailer mounted air cannon to fire himself at opponents or onto buildings. He sometimes carries a mace to hit opponents as he flies by them.

Source: "Human Cannonball (Marvel Comics)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 13th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Cannonball_(Marvel_Comics).

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References
  1. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. pp. 388–389. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
  2. ^ The Incredible Hulk #3 (Sept. 1962)
  3. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #16 (Sept. 1964)
  4. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #22 (March 1965)
  5. ^ The Avengers #21-22 (Oct.-Nov. 1965)
  6. ^ Power Man #25 (June 1975)
  7. ^ a b Super-Villain Team-Up #8-9 (Oct.-Nov. 1976)
  8. ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #217 (Nov. 1977)
  9. ^ Howard the Duck #25-27 (June-Sept. 1978)
  10. ^ Power Pack #59 (Oct. 1990)
  11. ^ Generation X #32 (Nov. 1997)
  12. ^ a b The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1998
  13. ^ Dark Reign: The Hood #1 (July 2009)
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