Geldoff

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Geldoff
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Geldoff as depicted in Ultimate Spider-Man #42 (March 2003).
Art by Mark Bagley.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Ultimate Spider-Man #40 (July 2003)
Created by Brian Michael Bendis
Mark Bagley
In-story information
Alter egoGeldoff
SpeciesHuman mutate
Notable aliasesProton
AbilitiesAbility to generate and discharge explosive energy balls

Geldoff is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in the Ultimate Marvel Universe's Ultimate Spider-Man #40 (July 2003) written by Brian Michael Bendis with art from Mark Bagley. Geldoff was brought to Earth-616 by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage in Avengers: The Initiative #8 (February 2008), where he was given the code name, Proton.

Contents

Geldoff was a Latverian orphan, he was adopted by an American couple and moved to New York, and studied at Queens.

Fictional character biography

Geldoff is a Latverian orphan who was experimented on in the womb, gaining the ability to generate explosive orbs of energy. He battles Spider-Man, who attempts to persuade him into becoming a hero, before being sedated by the X-Men. After learning of Geldoff's origins, Professor Xavier plans to present him to scientific organizations and the United Nations as proof of illegal genetic research. [1]

Powers and abilities

Geldoff can generate and discharge explosive energy balls, and appears to be resistant to his own powers. [2]

Other versions

Earth-616

Proton as depicted in Avengers: The Initiative #9 (March 2008). Art by Stefano Caselli. Proton.jpg
Proton as depicted in Avengers: The Initiative #9 (March 2008). Art by Stefano Caselli.

Geldoff's Earth-616 counterpart first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #8 (February 2008), and was created by Dan Slott and Christos Gage and artist Stefano Caselli. This version is a member of the Fifty State Initiative before being killed by a Super-Skrull during Secret Invasion . [3] [4]

Inhuman

A separate character based on Geldoff named Geldhoff appears in Inhumanity . This version is an Inhuman whose powers are activated after Attilan is destroyed, releasing the mutagenic Terrigen Mist into Earth's atmosphere. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ultimate Spider-Man #40-44 (July - October 2003)
  2. ↑ The Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe 2005: The Fantastic Four & Spider-Man
  3. ↑ Avengers: The Initiative #12 (June 2008)
  4. ↑ Richards, Dave (September 17, 2008). "SPOILERS OF WAR: Secret Invasion #3". Comic Book Resources . Archived from the original on September 17, 2008.
  5. ↑ Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3) #15 (February 2014)
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