Bombshell (Marvel Comics)

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For the DC Comics character, see Bombshell (DC Comics).

Publication information
Bombshell
Bombshell, art by Mike Perkins.
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Hawkeye #3 (November 1983)
Created by	Mark Gruenwald
In story information
Alter ego	Wendy Conrad
Team affiliations	Death-Throws Femizons
Abilities	Skilled juggler, Explosives expert

Bombshell (Wendy Conrad) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe.

1 Fictional character biography
- 1.1 Sphinx
- 1.2 Appearance
2 Bibliography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Fictional character biography

Wendy Conrad is born in Scarsdale, New York. An expert juggler that specializes in explosives, Bombshell began her criminal career as a member of the Death-Throws. Her first mission pairs her up with Oddball, as they ambushed Hawkeye and Mockingbird. Bombshell is able to defeat Mockingbird by disguising herself as a nun and attacking with her explosive gauntlets. The Avengers are eventually able to defeat Bombshell and Oddball, putting them into custody. She later battles Captain America and was invited to join Superia's Femizons.

[edit] Sphinx

Bombshell appears as part of a multi-villain team, battling Spider-Man and the New Warriors in Web of Spider-Man Annual #8 (1992). It is revealed she is working for the Sphinx, as part of a program to study superheroes' powers for the benefit of super-criminals.

Bombshell teams up with the villains Rhino and Stiletto. Their trio is defeated by Spider-Man and Silhouette. Specifically, Bombshell is electrocuted by Silhoette's rigged crutches. She recovers swiftly. All the villains and heroes clash again and again, in differing combinations. Sphinx is soon overthrown and Bombshell's base of operations is destroyed.

Bombshell appeared once again with the Death-Throws as they battled Union Jack.^[1]

[edit] Appearance

Despite being depicted as a large, slightly muscular woman in her earlier appearances, Bombshell has adapted a more feminine look in her most recent appearances.