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 activated after Attilan was destroyed, releasing Terrigen Mist into Earth's atmosphere.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #40-44. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe 2005: The Fantastic Four & Spider-Man
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #12. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Richards, Dave (September 17, 2008). "SPOILERS OF WAR: Secret Invasion #3". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men vol. 3 #15.INH. Marvel Comics.
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 orphans
- Fictional immigrants to the United States
- Marvel Comics mutates
- Marvel Comics superheroes
- Marvel Comics supervillains
- Superheroes who are adopted
- Ultimate Marvel characters