Quinjet | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Avengers #61 (February 1969) |
Created by | Roy Thomas John Buscema |
In story information | |
Type | Jet aircraft |
Element of stories featuring | Avengers |
The Quinjet is a fictional jet aircraft appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, the aircraft first appeared in The Avengers #61 (February 1969). [1]
The Quinjet was first designed by the Wakanda Design Group, headed by the superhero T'Challa / Black Panther. [2] [3] Each one is equipped with VTOL capability and five turbojet engines. It is used primarily by the Avengers as a personal transport vehicle.
The Quinjet debuted in The Avengers #61 (February 1969), created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. [4] It appeared in the 1993 Infinity Crusade series. It appeared in the 2005 New Avengers series. [5] It appeared in the 2020 Empyre series. [6] [7]
Rachel Leishman of The Mary Sue asserted, "There’s a reason the Quinjet is so iconic to fans, and … maybe it’s because we dream of a world where all our heroes are still alive and flying around on it together." [8] Jamie Lovett of ComicBook.com referred to the Quinjet as one of "Mavel's most iconic vehicles." [9] Comic Book Resources ranked the Quinjet 1st in their "10 Best Vehicles In The Marvel Universe" list, [10] 8th in their "10 Most Important Vehicles In The Marvel Universe" list, [11] 9th in their "10 Coolest Vehicles In Marvel Comics" list. [12] Casey Haney of Screen Rant ranked the Quinjet 15th in their "16 Best Superhero Vehicles" list. [13]
Thomas Shambler of Esquire compared the concept of the Quinjet to the proposed VTOL business jet concept Pegasus VBJ. [14]
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