Jackhammer (comics)

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Jackhammer
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Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Daredevil #123 (July 1975)
Created by Tony Isabella
Bob Brown
In-story information
Alter egoMatthew Banham
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliations HYDRA
Power Tools
Masters of Evil
AbilitiesCurrently:

Formerly:

Jackhammer (Matthew Banham)[ citation needed ] is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Publication history

Jackhammer was first mentioned as a HYDRA leader in Daredevil #121; he first appeared in Daredevil #123 (July 1975) and was created by Tony Isabella and Bob Brown.

The character subsequently appears in Captain America #371 (June 1990), #373-378 (July–October 1990), Guardians of the Galaxy #28-29 (September–October 1992), Captain America #412-414 (February–April 1993), Thunderbolts #24-25 (March–April 1999), and Union Jack #1-2 (November–December 2006).

Fictional character biography

Jackhammer is a costumed agent/division leader of HYDRA when it was under the leadership of the crime lord Silvermane. When they arranged a kidnapping of Foggy Nelson, Daredevil, Black Widow, and S.H.I.E.L.D. pursued them. Jackhammer was among those who fought Daredevil and was defeated. [1]

Jackhammer later left HYDRA and gained superhuman strength from a treatment at Power Broker, Inc. and started a relationship with female wrestler Poundcakes whose rebuff threatened the first date of Captain America and Diamondback. Anaconda and Asp rendered Jackhammer and Poundcake unconscious. [2]

Dr. Karl Malus of Power Broker, Inc. formed Power Tools with Jackhammer and other villains in their plot to capture Battlestar and other characters when they de-powered them. He was among the villains that fought Captain America. [3]

Jackhammer left Power Tools once when there was an occasion that Doctor Octopus recruited him to join his incarnation of the Masters of Evil during the Infinity War . He was among the villains that turned on Doctor Octopus causing him to take flight. [4]

He would participate in an attack on the Thames Tunnel, threatening many civilians inside. He was swiftly defeated by the superhero Union Jack. [5]

Powers and abilities

Originally, Jackhammer is an accomplished engineer and inventor, who wears devices similar to the Shocker's vibro-shock gauntlets. They increase the concussive force of his blows by generating pulsed vibrations on contact. [6] Now, he received immense physical attributes due to the Power Broker treatment, but it somewhat diminished his mind. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Daredevil #123
  2. ↑ Captain America #371
  3. ↑ Captain America #374-378
  4. ↑ Guardians of the Galaxy #28-29
  5. ↑ Union Jack #1-2 (November–December 2006)
  6. ↑ The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 #6 (May 1986)
  7. ↑ Captain America Vol 1 #373 (July 1990)
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