Ward Meachum

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Ward Meachum
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Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Marvel Premiere #19 (November 1974)
Created by Doug Moench
Larry Hama
In-story information
Species Human
Team affiliationsRand Corporation

Ward Meachum is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In his original comic book appearances, he is depicted as the brother of Harold Meachum and the uncle of Joy Meachum.

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Ward was portrayed by Tom Pelphrey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Iron Fist , where Ward is the brother of Joy and is Harold’s son.

Publication history

Ward Meachum first appeared in Marvel Premiere #19, created by comic book writers Doug Moench and Larry Hama.

Fictional character biography

Ward Meachum is the brother of Harold Meachum, the CEO of Rand-Meachum Inc. [1] After Iron Fist was blamed for the death of Harold (who was killed by a ninja sent by Master Khan), Ward and his niece, Joy Meachum, hired villains to kill him. [2]

Ward first hired Steel Serpent to get revenge on Iron Fist. [3] Due to Ward's own criminal connections, Steel Serpent stated that he couldn't work for him. After beating up Ward's bodyguards and leaving Ward alive, Steel Serpent explained that his debt to Joy had been paid and that he would take revenge on Iron Fist by himself. [4]

Ward then began to collaborate with Master Khan. Master Khan sent his minion, Ferocia, to help Ward. [5] Afterward, Ward enlisted Shades and Comanche, giving Shades a laser-shooting visor and Comanche a set of trick arrows to take down Power Man and Iron Fist. [6] Upon obtaining the Power Gem of Quon, Ward and his men placed the Power Gem on a pedestal, using it to bring Master Khan back to Earth. [7] Master Khan then told Ward about the Power Gem of Quon's ability to take away Shou-Lao's powers from Iron Fist, which would give Khan's dragons the power to kill Iron Fist. Master Khan was forced to fight Iron Fist when the Heroes for Hire attack. Iron Fist was able to destroy the Power Gem of Quon to send Master Khan back to K'un-L'un, and Ward and his men were arrested after the battle. [8]

After Joy learned the truth about what happened to her father, Ward Meachum collaborated with Super-Skrull to take over Earth in exchange for Ward winning the hand of the "most beautiful woman in the galaxy". [9] Ward was informed by an Oracle Inc. worker and Phoebe Marrs that Super-Skrull's offer would be horrible to Ward. [10] Due to the paranoia he developed from Phoebe's warning, Ward turned against the Skrulls by sabotaging the machine. This resulted in Super-Skrull using his pyrokinesis to kill Ward. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Marvel Premiere #19
  2. ↑ Marvel Premiere #21
  3. ↑ Iron Fist #1
  4. ↑ Iron Fist #13
  5. ↑ Power Man and Iron Fist #97
  6. ↑ Power Man and Iron Fist #98
  7. ↑ Power Man and Iron Fist #99
  8. ↑ Power Man and Iron Fist #100
  9. ↑ Namor the Sub-Mariner #16
  10. ↑ Namor the Sub-Mariner #17
  11. ↑ Namor the Sub-Mariner #18
  12. ↑ Finn Jones on Becoming Iron Fist - NYCC 2016. IGN. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Iron Fist Full Cast & Crew". IMDB. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  14. ↑ Dahl, John (director); Scott Buck (writer) (March 17, 2017). "Snow Gives Way". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 1. Netflix.
  15. ↑ Shankland, Tom (director); Quinton Peeples (writer) (March 17, 2017). "Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 3. Netflix.
  16. ↑ Wilkinson, Jet (director); Pat Charles (writer) (March 17, 2017). "The Mistress of All Agonies". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 9. Netflix.
  17. ↑ Goddard, Andy (director); Scott Reynolds (writer) (March 17, 2017). "Bar the Big Boss". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 12. Netflix.
  18. ↑ Surjik, Stephen (director); Scott Buck, Tamara Becher-Wilkinson and Pat Charles (writer) (March 17, 2017). "Dragon Plays with Fire". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 13. Netflix.
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