| Sentry | |
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Sentry by John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #4 (April, 1999) |
| Created by | Howard Mackie Bart Sears |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Z'Nox S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Notable aliases | Stewart Ward |
Steward Ward (which is supposedly an assumed name; both names could be considered synonyms for "Sentry") first appears as a Senator in Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol. 2 #4, with frequent appearances in this and the concurrent Amazing Spider-Man title throughout Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #24. Mysterious and seemingly up to no good, Ward lurked behind the scenes of the title until he ran afoul of Dr. Octopus and the Sinister Six. Ward reappeared a few issues later, and his backstory and connections to Spider-Man ally Arthur Stacy and the mysterious Ranger were revealed in a storyline running Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2. A former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent operating as Sentry, Ward was as a double agent for Z'Nox aliens, who used Ward to aid in an invasion of Earth. Years later, as Z'Nox aliens found themselves on Earth during a brief period when it was designated an intergalactic prison, Ward was infected by a Z'Nox lifeform, mutating him into a half-human/half-alien being. Ranger subsequently sacrificed himself to destroy Ward.