Teen Abomination

Teen Abomination
Teen Abomination as depicted in Superior Iron Man #1 (January 2015). Art by Yıldıray Çınar (penciller/inker) and Clayton Cowles (letterer).
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Superior Iron Man #1 (January 2015)
Created by	Tom Taylor Yıldıray Çınar
In-story information
Alter ego	Jamie Carlson
Species	Human gamma-mutate
Team affiliations	Champions Young Avengers Howling Commandos S.T.A.K.E.
Abilities	Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and speed Regeneration Underwater breathing

Teen Abomination (Jamie Carlson) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a teenage counterpart of the Abomination and the son of Happy Hogan.

Publication history

Teen Abomination first appeared in Superior Iron Man #1, and was created by writer Tom Taylor and artist Yıldıray Çınar. He was originally created as a joke character and named "Teen Man-Thing". When editor Mark Paniccia told Taylor to write a flashback issue for the fifth issue of Superior Iron Man, he decided to tell the backstory of Teen Abomination. He described the character as "a young kid, bullied at school for being outside the mainstream, who was already feeling a bit uncomfortable in his own skin, who becomes trapped in far worse skin". ^[1]

Fictional character biography

Jamie Carlson is the son of Stark Industries scientist Katrina Carlson. One day when he was five years old, Jamie got sick and his mother Katrina had to take him to her job at Stark Industries due to being unable to find a babysitter. On the same day, a test of gamma-powered equipment During the test, the device malfunctioned and exploded. The accident led Katrina to be fired. Unbeknownst to anybody, Jamie had been exposed to gamma radiation. ^{[2] [3]}

When he was thirteen, Jamie was bullied by other teenagers and his skateboard ended up being broken. He returned to his house and his mother tried to console him. However, her attempts frustrated him even more and he transformed into an Abomination-like creature. The physical damage to the house he caused after transforming resulted in an explosion which apparently killed Katrina. ^[4]

During the AXIS storyline, Iron Man (whose personality had been inverted by an inversion spell used on Red Skull) and She-Hulk battle Teen Abomination as he is rampaging in San Francisco. He is defeated by Iron Man and She-Hulk. ^[5]

Jamie attempts to use the Extremis virus to cure his condition. Unable to do so, he embarks on a rampage, calling himself "Teen Abomination" to attract Tony Stark's attention. ^[6] He battles She-Hulk when Iron Man intervenes. Knocking She-Hulk aside with a single punch, Teen Abomination seemingly decapitates Stark, but is shocked to discover that Stark was not inside the armor. Stark proceeds to knock out Teen Abomination with a uni-beam blast. ^[7]

Teen Abomination is imprisoned, but later breaks free and travels to Stark Island searching for Iron Man. Stark confronts him, but soon Teen Abomination demands Stark to listen to him. After being asked what did he want, Teen Abomination replied that he had tried Extremis, but it did not work on him. Jamie starts living in Stark Island in secrecy, where Stark attempts to treat him. The results of Stark's investigation lead to the discovery that Jamie's father had been Happy Hogan. ^{[4] [6] [8] [9]}

When Pepper Potts and a digital backup of Tony Stark's mind try to help the real Stark return to his regular self, they take Jamie into their custody. When Iron Man confronts Pepper and his digital self, Jamie sides with Pepper. Stark revealed to Jamie that he had recently discovered his mother was not dead, but had suffered severe head trauma and was recovering at a hospital. In response, Jamie returns to his human form. ^{[10] [11] [9]}

Jamie is later taken in by an unidentified person or organization that fused an electronic chip into his skull, forcing him into becoming a mindless machine for destruction. He is later unleashed to wreak havoc at the Oakland Airport and is confronted by S.T.A.K.E. operatives Martin Reyna, Jasper Sitwell, and Dum Dum Dugan. Dugan detects the chip inside Jamie's body and tells Sitwell to shoot a bullet into his skull, destroying the chip and neutralizing him. ^[12] S.T.A.K.E. takes Jamie in to help him recover, eventually recruiting him into the organization. ^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

Powers and abilities

Teen Abomination has all the powers of Emil Blonsky, but to a lesser extent. ^{[3] [8]}

References

1. Richards, Dave (January 21, 2015). "Taylor Discusses Iron Man's "Superior" Attitude". CBR . Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2024. Teen Abomination started as a joke. In fact, at one stage, he wasn't even Teen Abomination. He was, ridiculously, named Teen Man-Thing...when Mark asked [Taylor] to write a flashback issue for Laura Braga in issue #5, [he] knew what [he] wanted to do. [He] wanted to tell the tragic origin of Teen Abomination. A young kid, bullied at school for being outside the mainstream, who was already feeling a bit uncomfortable in his own skin, who becomes trapped in far worse skin.
2. Allan, Scoot (July 9, 2021). "Marvel: 10 Sidekicks Who Wasted Their Potential". CBR . Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2024. When Jamie Carlson was just a baby he was exposed to gamma radiation that resulted in his transformation as a teenager into an Abomination-like monster when he got angry, resulting in the fitting codename of Teen Abomination.
3. Lealos, Shawn S. (September 24, 2018). "30 Other Characters Fans Never Knew Became The Hulk". CBR . Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2024. She-Hulk said [Teen Abomination] was not as strong as Abomination, but he proved strong enough to knock her for a loop. Turns out an accident at Stark Industries exposed Jamie to gamma radiation at the age of five and he first turned into a Hulk-like creature at the age of 13. Unlike the real Abomination, Jamie was not a bad guy at all and just wanted help.
4. Superior Iron Man #5 (April 2015)
5. Superior Iron Man #1 (January 2015)
6. Curran, Robert (April 4, 2021). "Marvel's Avengers: Superior Iron Man Skin Arrives This Week". CBR . Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2024. [Stark] took the novice supervillain Teen Abomination under his wing. After Abomination revealed that Extremis had failed to help him change his monstrous form, Stark attempted to cure him. Teen Abomination was later revealed to be the son of Stark's old friend and Pepper Potts' former husband, Happy Hogan.
7. Superior Iron Man #3 (February 2015)
8. Harn, Darby (September 12, 2022). "10 Most Powerful Abomination Variants In Marvel Comics". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2024. Teen Abomination emerged in 2014, first appearing in Superior Iron Man #1. The son of Happy Hogan gained all the superhuman strength and endurance of the Emil Blonsky Abomination, though to a much lesser degree.
9. Ashford, Sage (January 16, 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know About The Superior Iron Man". CBR . Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2024. A teenager named Jamie, Teen Abomination, is introduced in the first issue and is seen wreaking havoc throughout the city before Tony beats him into submission. Tony decides to take the young boy under his wing after learning his mom was a Stark Industries employee, and his dad was Happy Hogan, one of his best friends. The series is based on getting him to transform back into his human form after he initially transformed out of rage and hurt his mother. Upon learning his mother was safe, he's able to change back into his human form.
10. Superior Iron Man #8 (June 2015)
11. Superior Iron Man #9 (August 2015)
12. S.H.I.E.L.D. (vol. 3) #9 (October 2015)
13. Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 (December 2015)
14. White, Brett (October 28, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: The "Howling Commandos Of SHIELD" Unite In Francavilla Variant". CBR . Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2024. The stylish image features S.T.A.K.E. members Googam, Teen Abomination, Manphibian, the werewolf Martin Reyna and Man-Thing combining into the form of their leader, Dum Dum Dugan.
15. Lovett, Jamie (September 5, 2017). "Agents of SHIELD: 5 Comics To Hold Fans Over During Winter Break". ComicBook.com . Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2024. These aren't Nick Fury's Howling Commandos. This is STAKE, a subdivision of SHIELD that is tasked with dealing with supernatural threats of all shapes and sizes. The team includes such oddball character as Hit-Monkey, Teen Abomination, Vampire By Night, Man-Thing, Orgo, Manphibian, and Warwolf.
16. Lovett, Jamie (September 6, 2017). "Marvel Calls Out Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice Yet Again". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2024. After leaving Shogo with Cerebra, Logan heads to Transylvania to investigate and runs into the Howling Commandos, a team made up of agents of SHIELD's supernatural task force, including Man-Thing, Teen Abomination, Hit-Monkey, and team leader Warwolf.
17. Kubai, Andy L. (December 1, 2016). "Wolverine Meets Dracula in New 'Old Man Logan'". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2024. Logan discovers that Warwolf and his squad, consisting of Man-Thing, Manphibian, Hit-Monkey (yes!), Teen Abomination, and Glyph, are also missing a team member.