Ward Meachum

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Ward Meachum
Ward Meachum (Earth-616) Namor the Sub-Mariner Vol 1 14.jpg
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, and was created by Doug Moench and Larry Hama. He subsequently appeared in the series Iron Fist , Power Man and Iron Fist , and Namor the Sub-Mariner .

Fictional character biography

Ward Meachum is the brother of Harold Meachum, the CEO of Rand-Meachum Inc. [1] After Iron Fist is falsely blamed for the death of Harold, Ward and his niece, Joy Meachum, hire villains to kill him. [2]

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

Ward enlists Shades and Comanche, giving Shades a laser-shooting visor and Comanche a set of trick arrows to take down Power Man and Iron Fist. After obtaining the Power Gem of Quon, Ward and his men place the gem on a pedestal and summon Master Khan back to Earth. Khan tells Ward about the gem's ability to take away Shou-Lao's powers from Iron Fist, which would give Khan's dragons the power to kill Iron Fist. Iron Fist is able to destroy the Power Gem of Quon to send Khan back to K'un-L'un, and Ward and his men are arrested. [5]

Ward Meachum collaborates with Super-Skrull to take over Earth in exchange for winning the hand of the "most beautiful woman in the galaxy". Ward is later informed by an Oracle Inc. worker and Phoebe Marrs that Super-Skrull's offer would have unspecified consequences. Ward turns against Super-Skrull, only to be killed by him. [6]

In other media

Ward Meachum appears in Iron Fist , portrayed primarily by Tom Pelphrey and by Ilan Eskenazi as a teenager. [7] This version is the son of Harold Meachum, brother of Joy Meachum, and a childhood friend of Danny Rand. [8] After Harold is killed in battle with Rand, Ward takes in Rand as a business partner. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Marvel Premiere #19 (November 1974)
  2. ↑ Marvel Premiere #21 (March 1975)
  3. ↑ Iron Fist #1 (November 1975)
  4. ↑ Iron Fist #13 (June 1977)
  5. ↑ Power Man and Iron Fist #98 - 100 (October - December 1983)
  6. ↑ Namor the Sub-Mariner #16 - 18 (July - September 1991)
  7. ↑ Finn Jones on Becoming Iron Fist - NYCC 2016. IGN. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dahl, John (director); Scott Buck (writer) (March 17, 2017). "Snow Gives Way". Marvel's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 1. Netflix.
  9. ↑ 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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