Vanisher
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The Vanisher (Telford Porter) is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain of the Marvel Universe, who is an opponent of the X-Men. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in X-Men #2 (November 1963).
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[edit] Fictional character biography
A lot about the Vanisher's actual life remains unknown, except for his criminal career. The Vanisher's criminal career became public when he crossed paths with the X-Men for the first time. The Vanisher used his powers to steal top-secret defense plans and attempted to ransom off the plans for $10 million dollars. The Vanisher proceeded to teleport to the front lawn of the White House looking for his payment. Professor Xavier and the X-Men was able to intervene, and Xavier induced amnesia upon the Vanisher. Afterwards, the Vanisher was taken into police custody.
The Vanisher eventually regained his memory and joined Factor Three, a subversive organization of mutants who sought world domination. Factor Three was opposed by the X-Men when they attempted to start World War III between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Vanisher met the X-Men again, but this time it was as allies. The Mutant Master, leader of Factor Three, was revealed to be an alien. The Mutant Master's plan was to conquer Earth. The rest of the group, including the Vanisher, teamed up with the X-Men to defeat him.
The Vanisher disappeared for awhile. He came out of hiding to fight the Champions. Now a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, he used reprogrammed Sentinels against the Champions. He was defeated by them and was trapped in mid-teleportation by Darkstar.
After traveling in another dimension with Nightcrawler, the Vanisher returned to Earth to led a group of young mutant thieves known as the Fallen Angels. Eventually they disbanded, and the Vanisher was left to his own devices.
The Vanisher kept to himself for a long period of time, until he was mentally coerced by Asylum to attack the New Warriors and other super heroes. Darkling, a superhuman who also used energies from the Darkforce Dimension, was defeated and the Vanisher regained his free will. Later, the Vanisher joined a second incarnation of the Enforcers. The New Enforcers were a consortium that operated in obscurity. They were defeated by Spider-Man and disbanded.
At some point, the Vanisher sought to understand his powers in greater detail. He visited the Darkforce dimension but was captured by its inhabitants. He was rescued by X-Force's Warpath. The Vanisher encountered X-Force on another occasion.
The Vanisher most recently resurfaced as a leader of a South American drug cartel which was producing and distributing drugs that gave superhuman powers (possibly MGH), throughout the Americas. Stacy X, Iceman and Archangel were instrumental in stopping his North American operations.
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Vanisher possesses the ability to teleport himself, his clothes, and an as yet undetermined amount of additional mass. Apparently the Vanisher traverses the Darkforce dimension when teleporting from one place on Earth to another. His power appears to be psionic in nature. The Vanisher's teleportational range and the maximum amount of mass he can teleport with himself are unknown, but he can teleport himself and several others from southern California to New York State without any visible strain. The Vanisher has a subconscious extrasensory ability that prevents him from materializing part or all of his body within a solid object, even if he has never before been to the area he is teleporting to. His powers once interacted with those of Nightcrawler, sending them both into alternate dimensions (Nightcrawler limited series).
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Comics
- Uncanny X-Men #2, 26-39, 59-60, 96-100, 408-409
- Uncanny X-Men Annual 2001
- Avengers Vol. 1 #103
- Champions #17
- Bizarre Adventures #27
- Fallen Angels #1-8
- Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #335
- Web of Spider-Man #98-100
- New Warriors Vol. 1 #33-34
- X-Force Vol. 1 #69-71, 81
- Thunderbolts #55
[edit] Film
He has a brief cameo appearance in X-Men: The Last Stand. He is seen when the Brotherhood of Mutants is attacking Alcatraz Island. He is seen from behind disappearing with a puff of smoke and reappearing in a head-on view of the attacking mutants moments later.
