Hybrid (Jimmy Marks)

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Hybrid
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Hybrid as depicted in All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #5 (May 2006).
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Rom #17 (April 1981)
Created by Bill Mantlo (writer)
Sal Buscema (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoJames "Jimmy" Marks
Species Dire Wraith/Human hybrid
Team affiliations Avengers Academy
AbilitiesTelekinesis
Telepathy
Transformation
Superhuman strength

Hybrid (James "Jimmy" Marks) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Rom #17 (April 1981) by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema.

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Publication history

Hybrid was featured in the comic book series Rom #17-18 (1981), and was created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema.

The character subsequently appears in Rom #30-32 (1982), Rom Annual #3 (1984), and X-Man #31 (1997). He was seen (on a TV screen) in The New Avengers #18 (2006).

Hybrid received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #5 (2006).

He reappeared in Avengers Academy #23-25 (Feb.-April 2012).

Hybrid appeared in New Warriors vol. 5 #1 (April 2014).

Fictional character biography

Hybrid is the child of the human woman Marjorie and a Dire Wraith under the identity of Jacob Marks. He instinctively used his powers to assume a human form at birth, making others believe him to be fully human.

Shortly before Jimmy turned 15, he was visited by Dire Wraiths who taught him to use his latent powers, as well as the ways of evil. Eventually, Marjorie tried to run away with Jimmy, but he refused and frightened her with a display of his mental powers.

After Rom the Space Knight banishes the Dire Wraiths to Limbo, Jimmy is enraged and kills his parents before fighting Rom. However, the X-Men arrive and seemingly kill Jimmy using Rom's Neutralizer. [1] [2]

In subsequent appearances, Hybrid battles the X-Men after reforming his body before losing his powers to the Scarlet Witch during House of M . [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He later becomes a student at the Avengers Academy before attempting to take over Wraithworld and being banished to another dimension. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Hybrid later returns to Earth under unspecified circumstances and is captured by the High Evolutionary, who believes him to be a threat to humanity. [12]

Powers and abilities

Hybrid possesses the ability to switch between human and alien form at will. In his alien form he possesses incredible strength; in both forms he can use telekinesis and telepathy, including the ability to take control of other mutants' powers. He can reform himself after being destroyed, although it takes time.

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References

  1. ↑ Rom #17-18 (April–May 1981)
  2. ↑ Rom #19 (June 1981)
  3. ↑ Rom #31-32 (May–July 1982)
  4. ↑ Rom Annual #3 (1984)
  5. ↑ X-Man #31 (Oct. 1997)
  6. ↑ The New Avengers #28 (June 2006)
  7. ↑ Dark Reign Files #1 (April 2009)
  8. ↑ Avengers Academy #23 (Dec. 2011)
  9. ↑ Annihilators #1-4 (2011)
  10. ↑ Avengers Academy #24 (Jan. 2012)
  11. ↑ Avengers Academy #25
  12. ↑ New Warriors vol. 5 #1
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