Ghost (Marvel Comics)
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Ghost is a supervillain from Marvel Comics. The first appearance of this character is in Iron Man #219.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Virtually nothing is known as yet about the true identity of the Ghost. He claims to have been a business executive at one time. The Ghost seeks to destroy various corporations through sabotage, and is apparently most interested in attacking those dealing in electronics and high technology. He is willing to do this without financial recompensation, but often hires himself out to corporations that wish to destroy rival companies. The Ghost is a brilliant inventor, technician, engineer, demolitions expert, and computer scientist.
[edit] The Accutech Merger
He was initially hired by Carrington Pax, a leading exeuctive of the Roxxon Oil Corporation, to destroy Accutech Research and Development. Accutech was trying to develop a beta particle generator and when they refused to sell it to Roxxon, the Ghost was hired to drive Accutech into bankruptcy. Tony Stark was interested in acquiring Accutech's technology and bought the company. Investigating a disturbance at the new facility as Iron Man, he first met the Ghost. Iron Man managed to drive the Ghost from Accutech, but the Ghost swore that he would have his revenge on Iron Man's employer, Tony Stark.
For the next few weeks, Tony Stark spent all his free time modifying his armor. Sometimes, for extra security, he would sleep in his armor, too. When Pax and the other executives at Roxxon heard that the Ghost had gone rogue, they feared his actions would make the company look bad, so they called in Spymaster to take care of him. After a fierce battle at Stark Enterprises, the Ghost killed Spymaster. Using a modified version of his intangibility circuits, the Ghost made Spymaster materialize in a wall. The shock caused Spymaster's whole body to shut down.
Tony finally took the offensive against the Ghost. He set up a trap and the Ghost walked right into it. After a short battle between Iron Man and the Ghost, Iron Man cornered the Ghost in the room with the beta particle generator. He had it turned on so he could see the cloaked Ghost better. However, prolonged exposure to the generator was fatal, and Iron Man didn't want to stay in the room for too long. But the Ghost had sworn to bring down Stark Enterprises and nothing, not even the chance of dying, would stop him. As he tried to reach the generator to destroy it, the intense heat caused the floor to melt and the Ghost fell through. As Iron Man searched for him, all he found of the Ghost was his burnt costume. Still, Tony didn't believe that the Ghost was dead.
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[edit] Powers and abilities
The Ghost wears a battlesuit that is powered by electricity and is controlled by mental commands through cybernetic circuits. His battlesuit allows him to become invisibile and the ability to phase through objects, but not at the same time. He is also undetectable by most scanning devices.
The Ghost uses an array of weaponry including handguns that fire electrical charges and handguns that fire concussive blasts. He also uses explosive devices including bombs activated by sound.
[edit] Bibliography
- Iron Man #219-#221, #239-#240
- Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25
- Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #11
- Web of Spider-Man Annual #7
- Amazing Spider-Man v2, #16
- Iron Man v3, #42-45
[edit] References
- The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe: Update '89 (Volume 3)
