Geldoff
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| Geldoff | |
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 Geldoff as depicted in Ultimate Spider-Man #42 (March 2003). Art by Mark Bagley. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Ultimate Spider-Man #40 (July 2003) |
| Created by | Brian Michael Bendis Mark Bagley |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Geldoff |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Notable aliases | Proton |
| Abilities | Ability to generate and discharge explosive energy balls |
Geldoff is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in the Ultimate Marvel Universe's Ultimate Spider-Man #40 (July 2003) written by Brian Michael Bendis with art from Mark Bagley. Geldoff was brought to Earth-616 by Dan Slott and Christos N. Gage in Avengers: The Initiative #8 (February 2008), where he was given the code name, Proton.
Geldoff was a Latverian orphan, he was adopted by an American couple and moved to New York, and studied at Queens.
Fictional character biography
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Geldoff is a Latverian orphan who was experimented on in the womb, gaining the ability to generate explosive orbs of energy. He battles Spider-Man, who attempts to persuade him into becoming a hero, before being sedated by the X-Men. After learning of Geldoff's origins, Professor Xavier plans to present him to scientific organizations and the United Nations as proof of illegal genetic research.[1]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Geldoff can generate and discharge explosive energy balls, and appears to be resistant to his own powers.[2]
Other versions
[edit]Earth-616
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Geldoff's Earth-616 counterpart first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #8 (February 2008), and was created by Dan Slott and Christos Gage and artist Stefano Caselli. This version is a member of the Fifty State Initiative before being killed by a Super-Skrull during Secret Invasion.[3][4]
Inhuman
[edit]A separate character based on Geldoff named Geldhoff appears in Inhumanity. This version is an Inhuman whose powers are activated after Attilan is destroyed, releasing the mutagenic Terrigen Mist into Earth's atmosphere.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #40-44 (July - October 2003)
- ^ The Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe 2005: The Fantastic Four & Spider-Man
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #12 (June 2008)
- ^ Richards, Dave (September 17, 2008). "SPOILERS OF WAR: Secret Invasion #3". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008.
- ^ Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3) #15 (February 2014)
External links
[edit]- Geldoff (Ultimate) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Proton at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Ultimate Geldoff at Marvel Directory
- Geldoff (Ultimate) at Marvel.com Universe
- Characters created by Brian Michael Bendis
- Characters created by Christos Gage
- Characters created by Dan Slott
- Characters created by Mark Bagley
- Comics characters introduced in 2003
- Comics characters introduced in 2008
- Fictional characters with energy-manipulation abilities
- Fictional orphans
- Fictional immigrants to the United States
- Marvel Comics male superheroes
- Marvel Comics male supervillains
- Marvel Comics mutates
- Superheroes who are adopted
- Ultimate Marvel characters