Whirlwind (comics)
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| Whirlwind | |
 Whirlwind appears on the cover of Avengers #139 (vol. 1, Sep. 1975). Art by John Romita Snr. |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales to Astonish #50 (vol. 1, Dec. 1963) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | David Cannon |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Thunderbolts Masters of Evil |
| Notable aliases | Human Top, Charles Matthews |
| Abilities | Superhuman speed, reflexes, coordination, balance |
Whirlwind (David Cannon) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. Whirlwind first appeared in Tales To Astonish #50 (vol. 1, Dec. 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
David Cannon is a mutant, who after discovering at an early age that he could move at great speeds turns to a life of crime. Cannon later takes a position as the chauffeur of Janet Van Dyne - the superheroine the Wasp - with the intent of robbing her. This eventually brings Cannon, using his first alias the Human Top, into conflict with Giant-Man and the Wasp on several occasions. [1] Defeated each time, Cannon then adopts the alias of Whirlwind, and after joining the supervillain group the Masters of Evil battles the Avengers on a periodic basis. [2] On one occasion master villain Count Nefaria temporarily amplifies the abilities of Whirlwind and super-powered team-mates Power Man and the Living Laser before sending them against the Avengers. The effect, however, is temporary and their combined abilities are drained by Nefaria, who is subsequently defeated by the Avengers. [3] Whirlwind later upgrades his costume when joining a new version of the Masters of Evil formed by Baron Zemo. [4] Whirlwind also shows signs of an obsession with the Wasp, as he forces prostitutes to dress in her past costumes and then assaults them. [5]
Whirlwind is later incapacitated when accidentally caught in a deluge of paste from a weapon of the criminal the Trapster, [6] although eventually makes a full recovery and is forced to join Baron Zemo's team of Thunderbolts. [7] After leaving them, he gathered a group of villain together and tried to extort money from the new Thunderbolts director Norman Osborn, but was viciously beaten by Osborn and is now forced to secretly work for him. [8]
[edit] Powers and abilities
Cannon possesses super speed, reflexes, coordination, balance, as Whirlwind often uses himself as human battering ram. Since upgrading his armor Whirlwind has added to his offensives via the use of wrist-mounted blades and thrown shuriken.
[edit] Other versions
[edit] Heroes Reborn
This version wears a streamlined suit of armor with multiple blades, that is adopted (without explanation) by the Earth-616 version. [9]
[edit] In other media
[edit] Television
- Whirlwind appears in the 1994 Iron Man animated series voiced by James Avery and later by Dorian Harewood. He is seen as one of the minions of the villain the Mandarin alongside MODOK, Justin Hammer, Blacklash, Blizzard, Dreadknight, Grey Gargoyle, Hypnotia, and Living Laser.
- Whirlwind also appears in episode six of The Avengers: United They Stand as a member of the Masters of Evil.
[edit] Video games
- Whirlwind also appears in the video game Captain America and the Avengers.
[edit] References
- ^ Tales To Astonish vol. 1, #50 - 52 + 55 & Avengers vol. 1, #46
- ^ Avengers vol. 1, #83 + 139
- ^ Avengers vol. 1, #164 - 166
- ^ Avengers vol. 1, #270 - 277
- ^ Avengers vol.3, #71
- ^ Daughters of the Dragon #3 (2006)
- ^ Thunderbolts vol. 2, #104
- ^ Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness
- ^ Heroes Reborn: Masters of Evil (2000)
[edit] External Links
- Whirlwind at Marvel.com
