Rocket Racer
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The Rocket Racer is a low-level African-American super-hero (reformed super-villain) in Marvel comics. His real name is Robert Farrell.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
After his Mother, Emma Farrell, suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized, Robert Farrell turned to crime to make money. However, with Spider-Man's aid he soon reformed. He attended college where he improved his already impressive technological aptitude. After graduation, he turned to super-heroics.
Years later, someone else stole a new version of Robert's suit and turned to crime as the second Rocket Racer.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Comics
Rocket Racer first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #172 as a super-villain. He returned in issues #182 and #183 in a battle against the Big Wheel. His origin was finally revealed in Spectacular Spider-Man #104. He has made a handful of appearances since then.[1]
The second Rocket Racer first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man (vol.2) #13.
Outside of mainstream Marvel continuity, he has appeared as a super-villain in Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane.
[edit] Television
- Rocket Racer appeared in FOX's Spider-Man:The Animated Series as a teenager in a crime-ridden neighborhood who ends up helping Spider-Man.
Robert had great skill in gyro mechanicisms due to working at the Science center taught by Peter Parker. He created a cybernetically controlled, rocket-powered magnetic skateboard which he travels with and can attain speeds of 60 miles per hour. He can also scale walls. After Robert stole some jewels, he was chased by Spider-Man. Rocket Racer escaped but Spider-Man planted a tracer on him and found out his identity.
A criminal leader, whose machines were stolen, created the Big Wheel, a giant wheel with lasers, missiles, and spikes that was able to roll onto buildings and higher grounds. Spider-Man and Rocket Racer were able to stop the Big Wheel when Rocket Racer had Spider-Man electrocute the Big Wheel with two electric wires. The criminal was arrested. This taught Robert that education, not crime, would help him in the world to overcome his problems.
Later in the night, when the criminals demanding protection came, Spider-Man and Robert took care of them.
- In Spider-Man: The New Animated Series a villain called Turbo Jet was most likely based on the Rocket Racer.
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