Aqueduct (comics)
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| Aqueduct | |
 Aqueduct in first incarnation as Water Wizard (bottom right corner) battling Ghost Rider on the cover of Ghost Rider #23 (vol. 1, Apr. 1977). Art by Don Heck. |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Ghost Rider #23 (vol. 1, Apr. 1977) |
| Created by | Jim Shooter Don Heck |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | Peter van Zante |
| Team affiliations | Thunderbolts Force of Nature Masters of Evil |
| Notable aliases | Water Wizard |
| Abilities | Water manipulation |
Aqueduct (Peter van Zante), originally known as Water Wizard, is a super-villain in the fictional Marvel Universe. The character was created by Jim Shooter and Don Heck and first appeared in Ghost Rider #23 (vol. 1, Apr. 1977).
[edit] Fictional character biography
Peter van Zante was born in Chicago. He enlisted in the U.S. military, and after being wounded in action he is treated with an experimental radiation device. A lightning strike during a freak storm destroys the device but rejuvenated van Zante. While convalescing, van Zante discovers he could manipulate water and create semi-solid three-dimensional shapes. Turning to crime, van Zante dons a costume and adopts the alias of Water Wizard. He is then employed by the criminal the Enforcer and battles Ghost Rider, but is defeated. [1] Although Water Wizard is later employed by criminal mastermind Justin Hammer to battle Iron Man with several other villains, he panics and flees the fight. [2] The magician Moondark also recruits Water Wizard to battle Ghost Rider, but both are defeated. [3] Ghost Rider then breaks van Zante out of prison shortly afterwards to assist a drought-stricken town. [4] At this time van Zante discovers he can also affect oil, and after a brief criminal venture is returned to prison by Ghost Rider. [5]
Water Wizard is targeted by the assassin the Scourge of the Underworld, and due to a flat tire was not present at the bar where many minor supervillains are killed. Water Wizard turns himself in to Captain America, who later captures the assassin. [6] Several years later during Acts of Vengeance, Water Wizard and many other villains are freed from prison by Doctor Doom to battle the Fantastic Four, but van Zante ends up arguing with and fighting against fellow villain Hydro-Man. [7] Failure follows failure as van Zante is sidelined by construction workers during a futile attack on the superhero team the Avengers [8] and is later defeated by Captain America in seconds. [9]
Water Wizard eventually reappears with a new costume and alias - Aqueduct. He joins with three other super villains with elemental abilities to form the team Force of Nature. The group battles the superhero team the New Warriors on two occasions, but are defeated each time. [10] Aqueduct then joins the fifth generation of the Masters of Evil and battles the superhero team the Thunderbolts. [11] Aqueduct is forced along with many other super villains to join the new Thunderbolts during the Civil War. [12]
[edit] References
- ^ Ghost Rider #23 - 24 (vol. 1, Apr. - Jun. (bi-monthly) 1977)
- ^ Iron Man #126-127 (vol. 1, Sep - Oct. 1979)
- ^ Ghost Rider #59 (vol. 1, Aug. 1981)
- ^ Ghost Rider #61 (vol. 1, Oct. 1981)
- ^ Ghost Rider #62 (vol. 1, Nov. 1981)
- ^ Captain America #320 (vol. 1, Aug. 1986)
- ^ Fantastic Four #336 (vol. 1, Jan. 1990)
- ^ Avengers Annual #19 (1990)
- ^ Captain America #414 (vol. 1, Apr. 1993)
- ^ New Warriors #8-9 (vol. 1, Feb. - Mar. 1990) and New Warriors #29 - 30 (vol. 1, Nov. - Dec. 1993)
- ^ Thunderbolts #24-25 (Mar. - Apr. 1997)
- ^ Thunderbolts #107 (vol. 2, Dec. 2006)
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