Hurricane (comics)
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Hurricane is a name used by many different fictional characters appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics
.
The characters are unrelated and include a western gunslinger
, superhero
s, and supervillain
s.
and had super speed gained from drinking an Indian shaman's potion, which enabled him to outdraw many of his opponents in a gun fight (first seen in Two-Gun Kid #70, 1964). He fought the Two-Gun Kid several times, but was ultimately defeated each time. Later, the time travelling West Coast Avengers
battled Hurricane and the group of outlaws he belonged to. He battled Tigra
, but was taken into custody. He was created by Stan Lee
and Dick Ayers
.
ned as an identity of the Eternal
Makkari.
and a former meteorologist. A weather experiment gave him strong weather and energy manipulating powers. He initially clashed with Captain Britain
, but was defeated and incarcerated in Darkmoor Prison.
While jailed, Potter agreed to participate in medical experiments. Doctor Samuel Merrick used him as one of the first test subjects for his Gene Match Device (GMD), rewriting Potter's DNA to include genetic material from a soldier ant. The process was intended to enhance Potter's abilities, but seemingly killed him.
Hurricane's body was stolen by the Mys-Tech
organisation, who later revived and healed him, intending to use Potter as a catspaw in their conflict with Otomocorp and the S.T.O.R.M. anti-terrorist team known as the Gene Dogs
. Hurricane was sent to recover a Gene Scanner device from S.T.O.R.M. headquarter - the device had initially been stolen from Mys-Tech by Otomocorp's Q7 Strike Force, but had then been seized by S.T.O.R.M.'s Gene Dogs.
Hurricane easily succeeded in this task (also capturing Doctor Merrick, who had created the Gene Dogs by using a later version of the GMD process he used on Hurricane) but was then betrayed by his new associates - Mys-Tech had booby-trapped the device and always intended that Otomocorp should seize it, so arranged this by leaking Hurricane's location to Otomocorp. Hurricane was then beaten and defeated by the Q7 team.
However, Potter escaped and took control of Q7 after realising that the GMD process had not been a complete failure - it had successfully enhanced his energy control powers, and had also granted him "hive mind" abilities patterned on the soldier ant, allowing him to mentally control others. Despite this, in Gene Dogs #4 he was eventually defeated by the combined forces of the Q7 and Gene Dogs teams.
He subsequently reformed and emigrated to the U.S.A., but jobless, he nearly relapsed into a life of crime, before being convinced to stick to the straight and narrow after encountering the Fantastic Four
.
Albert Potter is considered a "potential recruit" for the Initiative
program, according to Civil War: Battle Damage Report.
. He first appeared in Cable #17.
with the power to summon force-ten gale winds, which he normally used to disorient his victims while the other Dark Riders
battled hand-to-hand. During their first mission, the Dark Riders faced off against a few of the X-Men
, and Hurricane jumped at the opportunity to face Storm. They battled, and Storm eventually defeated him. Later, Storm pushed Hurricane's strong winds away and Gauntlet
was ready to kill him for failing twice. Fortunately, Genesis
didn't want Hurricane dead and he stayed with the Dark Riders.
Hurricane was one of the Riders who broke Cyber
out of prison, and the two seemed to have some anger towards each other though they had just met. During the adamantium bonding process on Wolverine
, Hurricane was killed when Wolverine rejected the adamantium, exploding the tank and sending shards of adamantium everywhere. Hurricane was stabbed with hundreds of adamantium shards and died instantly.
Hurricane, along with several of his fellow Dark Riders, is resurrected by means of the Transmode Virus to serve as part of Selene
's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene and Eli Bard
, he takes part in the assault on the mutant nation of Utopia
.
one-shot. Not much is known about this character, except that he has an inhuman resistance to damage and an unusual intellect which he used to design his own special "gear", which apparently grants him his powers. It is also mentioned that Hurricane had only been a super-hero for nine months and three days when the story began. As an unregistered superhuman, he was confronted by the Thunderbolts
. In turn, the Thunderbolts fought and practically crippled Hurricane. The Thunderbolts later apparently exposed Hurricane to the public, and what became of him afterwards is unknown.
The character is referred to as "Hurricane II" during the issue. OHOTMU writer Stuart Vandal said on a Comixfan forum that this Hurricane is not the same person as Albert Potter.
. She is a member of The Liberators, an international counterpart of The Ultimates. The Liberators invade the USA, killing thousands. She is defeated when Quicksilver forced her to move at speeds beyond her limits, tearing her body apart. She first appeared in Ultimates vol. 2 #9 (January, 2006).
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
.
The characters are unrelated and include a western gunslinger
Gunslinger
Gunfighter, also gunslinger , is a 20th century word, used in cinema or literature, referring to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun...
, superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
s, and supervillain
Supervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
s.
Harry Kane
Hurricane (Harry Kane) was an enemy of the Two-Gun KidTwo-Gun Kid
The Two-Gun Kid is a fictional character, a cowboy gunslinger in the Wild West of Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:...
and had super speed gained from drinking an Indian shaman's potion, which enabled him to outdraw many of his opponents in a gun fight (first seen in Two-Gun Kid #70, 1964). He fought the Two-Gun Kid several times, but was ultimately defeated each time. Later, the time travelling West Coast Avengers
West Coast Avengers
The West Coast Avengers is a fictional group of superheroes that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The team first appear in The West Coast Avengers #1 and was created by Roger Stern and Bob Hall.- Publication history :...
battled Hurricane and the group of outlaws he belonged to. He battled Tigra
Tigra
Tigra is a fictional American comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. Introduced as the non-superpowered crime fighter The Cat in Claws of the Cat #1 , she was co-created by writer-editor Roy Thomas, writer Linda Fite, and penciller Marie Severin...
, but was taken into custody. He was created by Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
and Dick Ayers
Dick Ayers
Richard "Dick" Ayers is an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four, and as the signature...
.
Makkari
The Golden Age character Hurricane was retconRetcon
Retroactive continuity is the alteration of previously established facts in a fictional work. Retcons are done for many reasons, including the accommodation of sequels or further derivative works in a series, wherein newer authors or creators want to revise the in-story history to allow a course...
ned as an identity of the Eternal
Eternals (comics)
The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth which...
Makkari.
Albert Potter
Hurricane (Albert Potter) was an enemy of Captain BritainCaptain Britain
Captain Britain , briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1...
and a former meteorologist. A weather experiment gave him strong weather and energy manipulating powers. He initially clashed with Captain Britain
Captain Britain
Captain Britain , briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1...
, but was defeated and incarcerated in Darkmoor Prison.
While jailed, Potter agreed to participate in medical experiments. Doctor Samuel Merrick used him as one of the first test subjects for his Gene Match Device (GMD), rewriting Potter's DNA to include genetic material from a soldier ant. The process was intended to enhance Potter's abilities, but seemingly killed him.
Hurricane's body was stolen by the Mys-Tech
Mys-Tech
Mys-Tech were a shadowy Faustian organisation who acted as the main villains in a range of, initially successful but short-lived comics, launched in the US by Marvel UK in the 1990s...
organisation, who later revived and healed him, intending to use Potter as a catspaw in their conflict with Otomocorp and the S.T.O.R.M. anti-terrorist team known as the Gene Dogs
Gene Dogs
The Gene Dogs are fictional characters who appear in the comic books published by the Marvel UK imprint of Marvel Comics. Originally members of an elite counter-terrorism squad known as Team Omega, five dying soldiers become the Gene Dogs after an experimental medical process saves their lives by...
. Hurricane was sent to recover a Gene Scanner device from S.T.O.R.M. headquarter - the device had initially been stolen from Mys-Tech by Otomocorp's Q7 Strike Force, but had then been seized by S.T.O.R.M.'s Gene Dogs.
Hurricane easily succeeded in this task (also capturing Doctor Merrick, who had created the Gene Dogs by using a later version of the GMD process he used on Hurricane) but was then betrayed by his new associates - Mys-Tech had booby-trapped the device and always intended that Otomocorp should seize it, so arranged this by leaking Hurricane's location to Otomocorp. Hurricane was then beaten and defeated by the Q7 team.
However, Potter escaped and took control of Q7 after realising that the GMD process had not been a complete failure - it had successfully enhanced his energy control powers, and had also granted him "hive mind" abilities patterned on the soldier ant, allowing him to mentally control others. Despite this, in Gene Dogs #4 he was eventually defeated by the combined forces of the Q7 and Gene Dogs teams.
He subsequently reformed and emigrated to the U.S.A., but jobless, he nearly relapsed into a life of crime, before being convinced to stick to the straight and narrow after encountering the Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
.
Albert Potter is considered a "potential recruit" for the Initiative
Avengers: The Initiative
Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series from Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Slott and Christos Gage with artwork initially by Stefano Caselli, Steve Uy and Harvey Tolibao, the series dealt with the aftermath of Marvel's Civil War crossover Avengers: The Initiative was a comic book series...
program, according to Civil War: Battle Damage Report.
Dark Riders
Hurricane was a member of the second incarnation of the Dark RidersDark Riders (comics)
The Dark Riders, also known as the Riders of the Storm, are a team of comic book supervillains in Marvel Comics' universe. Created by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, and Whilce Portacio in X-Factor Volume 1 #65...
. He first appeared in Cable #17.
Fictional character biography
He was a mutantMutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
with the power to summon force-ten gale winds, which he normally used to disorient his victims while the other Dark Riders
Dark Riders (comics)
The Dark Riders, also known as the Riders of the Storm, are a team of comic book supervillains in Marvel Comics' universe. Created by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, and Whilce Portacio in X-Factor Volume 1 #65...
battled hand-to-hand. During their first mission, the Dark Riders faced off against a few of the X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
, and Hurricane jumped at the opportunity to face Storm. They battled, and Storm eventually defeated him. Later, Storm pushed Hurricane's strong winds away and Gauntlet
Gauntlet (Inhuman)
Gauntlet is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Dark Riders, employed by Apocalypse, and is one of the Inhumans. He is fitted with a cybernetic gauntlet, high powered weapons, and wears a mechanical device over one eye, used for tracking and scoping out prey...
was ready to kill him for failing twice. Fortunately, Genesis
Genesis (comics)
Genesis is a fictional character in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a mutant and foe of Cable and Wolverine. He first appeared in a flashback in X-Force #1...
didn't want Hurricane dead and he stayed with the Dark Riders.
Hurricane was one of the Riders who broke Cyber
Cyber (comics)
Cyber is a fictional comic book supervillain appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an enemy of Wolverine of the X-Men. Created by writer Peter David and artist Sam Kieth, he first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #85 , though his appearance was obscured by a trench coat and hat...
out of prison, and the two seemed to have some anger towards each other though they had just met. During the adamantium bonding process on Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
, Hurricane was killed when Wolverine rejected the adamantium, exploding the tank and sending shards of adamantium everywhere. Hurricane was stabbed with hundreds of adamantium shards and died instantly.
Hurricane, along with several of his fellow Dark Riders, is resurrected by means of the Transmode Virus to serve as part of Selene
Selene (comics)
Selene Gallio is a fictional character, a comic book supervillainess from the Marvel Comics universe. She is a mutant, and an enemy of the X-Men often associated with the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle.-Publication history:...
's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene and Eli Bard
Eli Bard
Eli Bard is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain from the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Purifiers and an enemy of the X-Men.-Fictional character biography:...
, he takes part in the assault on the mutant nation of Utopia
Utopia (comics)
"Utopia" is a 2009 comic book crossover story arc written by Matt Fraction and published by Marvel Comics, starring the X-Men and the Dark Avengers...
.
Civil War
A new Hurricane character was introduced in the Civil War: The InitiativeCivil War: The Initiative
"Civil War: The Initiative" is the name of a comics crossover storyline as well as a one-shot comic book starting this event, published by Marvel Comics...
one-shot. Not much is known about this character, except that he has an inhuman resistance to damage and an unusual intellect which he used to design his own special "gear", which apparently grants him his powers. It is also mentioned that Hurricane had only been a super-hero for nine months and three days when the story began. As an unregistered superhuman, he was confronted by the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
. In turn, the Thunderbolts fought and practically crippled Hurricane. The Thunderbolts later apparently exposed Hurricane to the public, and what became of him afterwards is unknown.
The character is referred to as "Hurricane II" during the issue. OHOTMU writer Stuart Vandal said on a Comixfan forum that this Hurricane is not the same person as Albert Potter.
Ultimate Hurricane
This Hurricane is a character in the Ultimate Marvel Universe, a woman with super-human speed (gained from surgery) from North KoreaNorth Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
. She is a member of The Liberators, an international counterpart of The Ultimates. The Liberators invade the USA, killing thousands. She is defeated when Quicksilver forced her to move at speeds beyond her limits, tearing her body apart. She first appeared in Ultimates vol. 2 #9 (January, 2006).
Marvel Zombies
An alternate universe Harry Kane died in a battle against zombies and transferred his powers to his daughter, Jacali.External links
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/hurricane.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/hurrcan3.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/hurricanetb.htm