Fever Pitch (comics)

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Fever Pitch
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Generation X #50 (April 1999)
Created by Jay Faerber
Terry Dodson
In-story information
Species Human Mutant
Team affiliations The 198
Brotherhood of Mutants
Gene Nation
Morlocks
X-Corps
Abilities Body composed completely of organic flame
Fire bursts
Flight

Fever Pitch is a fictional villain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a member of the second incarnation of the mutant terrorist organization Gene Nation and later as a member of X-Corps. He was one of the few Gene Nationals to make a sustained appearance outside of the group besides the various leaders: Marrow, Mikhail Rasputin, Callisto, and Dark Beast.

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Publication history

Fever Pitch first appeared in Generation X #50 and was created by Jay Faerber and Terry Dodson.

Jay Faerber American comic book writer

Jay Faerber is an American comic book and television writer. Faerber is known for his work on Generation X and New Warriors for Marvel Comics, and The Titans and Connor: Spotlight for DC Comics. He later wrote his own creator-owned titles for Image Comics, including Noble Causes, Dynamo 5, Near Death and Copperhead. He was also a writer on the CW TV series Ringer and Star-Crossed and currently writes for the CBS TV series Zoo.

Terry Dodson American comic artist

Terrence "Terry" Dodson is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as Harley Quinn, Trouble, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and Uncanny X-Men. His pencils are usually inked by his wife Rachel Dodson, who is a comic book inker and colorist.

Fictional character biography

In Fever Pitch's first appearance in Generation X #50, he was a member of the incarnation of Gene Nation organized and led by the Dark Beast. He was ordered to capture the members of Generation X and successfully apprehended Chamber and Skin. Fever Pitch revealed a little about his past, namely when his powers first manifested, and he kept comparing himself to Chamber, much to his chagrin. In a similar fashion to Chamber, Fever Pitch blew off his face when his powers first activated and, over the years he had run out of skin to burn.

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.

Dark Beast

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Later in X-Man #50, X-Man, White Queen, and the new student Gaia battle the collected Gene Nation to free the members of Generation X. In the ensuing fight, X-Man siphons off Fever Pitch's energy, seemingly killing him.

Emma Frost comic book character

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X-Corps

However he resurfaced in Uncanny X-Men #402 in Berlin. The criminal is fighting Abyss to try to capture him and sell him to researchers who wanted to dissect him. The battle is interrupted by Avalanche, Blob, and Surge of the X-Corps, a paramilitary facility run by the former X-Men Banshee's. This group takes the two men prisoner. Once inside Banshee's facility, Fever Pitch is mind-controlled by the imprisoned Martinique Jason into serving the X-Corps...or so it seems. When Mystique reveals herself to have infiltrated the facility Fever Pitch joined her group of rebels on a rampage through Paris to show the populace the true face of mutants. The mutant rampage results in the destruction of the Eiffel Tower. Fever Pitch is about to burn down the Louvre, but the timely arrival of the X-Men - specifically Iceman, thwarts his efforts with a large application of ice.

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The 198

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Fever Pitch is one of the many mutants that revolts against Sentinel Squad O*N*E during Domino and Shatterstar's successful attempt to release the mutants "relocated" at the Xavier Institute. Many of the mutants escape to further battles and confrontations.

X-Force

Fever Pitch was captured by the Purifiers and injected with a new form of the Legacy Virus. He was then pushed into a large crowd of anti-mutant protesters, where the Purifiers intended for him to lose control of his powers and make martyrs of the protesters. X-23 picked up the scent of his fire but as Fever Pitch began to scream, it was too late. His powers went nova, firing a massive wave that incinerated a large proportion of the crowd and himself. It is assumed that Fever Pitch did not survive the ordeal.

Powers and abilities

With the manifestation of his powers Fever Pitch was reduced to a flaming skeleton. He is capable of extending that biological flame outwards as intense heat, explosive blasts, or use it for flight. If, as he claims, his abilities are similar to Chamber's then he also does not have a need to eat, drink, or breathe oxygen.

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