Identity Disc

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Cover of Identity Disc #1

Identity Disc is a 2004 five part limited series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Robert Rodi and penciled by John Higgins. In the story, a who's who of Marvel Villains "team up" to steal the Identity Disc, which supposedly contains data on every Marvel Hero, including their relatives and credit reports.

[edit] Creative Team

Writer: Robert Rodi

Penciler: John Higgins

Inker: Sandu Florea

Letterer: David Sharpe

[edit] Synopsis

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The story opens with a younger Adrian Toomes, pre-Vulture, being captured by police as his wife takes his daughter from him. Years later, Deadpool, Bullseye, Juggernaut, Sandman, The Vulture, and Sabretooth are recruited by an agent working for underworld figure Tristram Silver, who knows a dark secret for each supervillain, (although at the time Juggernaut and, arguably, Deadpool, were not villains). The agent demonstrates that she can take any one of them down by killing the Sandman. She wants them to hunt down the Identity Disc, which contains every piece of information on Marvel's Earthbound Superheroes. As the remaining villains break into A.I.M Headquarters to steal it, Juggernaut is surprise attacked. When the villains are captured, Nick Fury tells Vulture that the whole thing was set up by Sabretooth, whose secret was never revealed. As Vulture is sent back to prison, it is revealed that Juggernaut found the secret: Tristram's "agent" was really Toomes' daughter, who is a S.H.I.E.L.D. Officer A.I.M. was trying to expose. Nick Fury reveals the Identity Disc is real, and in the custody of his organization. Meanwhile, Sandman is revealed to be alive, and in the employ of the real Tristram Silver.