Boomerang (Marvel)
Real Name: Fred Myers
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Powers: None. Boomerang uses boomerangs and thrown weapons. Several boomerangs are custom-designed deadly gimmicks. So far, Myers has used "shatterangs" (fragment grenades,) "razorangs" (bladed boomerangs,) "screamerangs" (producing a debilitating noise,) "gravityrangs" (creating intense local gravitational pulls,) and "reflexerangs" (solid-weighted boomerangs delivering instant knock-outs.) Myers also uses jet boots enabling him to fly, and he has been known to use them in close range as weapons.
Bio: Born in Australia, Fred Myers' family moved to America when he was still very young. He developed a talent and passion for baseball, quickly becoming a top-notch pitcher and moving from a minor league position to one in the majors. Many sports writers agreed that Myers could have been one of the world's greatest pitchers, but within a year, he was suspended for taking bribes.
He found employment (and fulfillment) as an assassin for the subversive society known as the Secret Empire, who gave him the equipment and identity of Boomerang. One of his first known exploits on behalf of the Empire occurred when the Empire was investigating the U.S. Army's Orion missile program, one that was being used against the Hulk. Boomerang kidnapped the General's daughter, Betty Ross, in order to ask for the missile plans in ransom. Instead, he was defeated by the Hulk.
Upon the collapse of the Secret Empire, Myers returned to Australia briefly but eventually was hired by the criminal financier Justin Hammer who offered him new equipment and employment. Myers soon found work with other crime bosses, including the Kingpin and Hammerhead on separate occasions, or otherwise engaged in solo criminal activities. Never one to turn down a lucrative criminal opportunity, he has joined many groups over the years, such as the Sinister Syndicate, the Masters Of Evil, and the Sinister Twelve.
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First Appearance: Tales to Astonish (1959) #81
Other Identities: Outback (Marvel)(02 - Fred Myers) Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: AAFES 3rd Edition [The New Avengers] (2006)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016)
#4 - 'The Coulson Protocols, Episode Four: Reversals of Fortune' Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Jackpot (2010)
Avengers Spotlight (1989)
Avengers: The Initiative (2007)
Avengers/JLA (2003)
#4 - 'The Brave...and the Bold' Avenging Spider-Man (2012)
Captain America (1968)
#175 - '... Before the Dawn!' #411 - 'The Arena' #412 - 'Disguise the Limit' #413 - 'Hostile Takeover!' Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015)
Civil War II: Kingpin (2016)
Civil War: Choosing Sides (2006)
Daredevil (1998)
#28 - 'Underboss: Part 3' Daredevil (2016)
#15 - 'The Seventh Day, Part 1' Dark Avengers (2012)
#175 - 'Earth's Mightiest...' #176 - 'Whatever happened to the Thunderbolts?' #177 - 'Time to Die!' #178 - 'Executioner's Song' #179 - 'Gods & Monsters' #180 - 'Change is Good' #181 - 'Boss Level' #182 - 'Nothing Stops Justice!' #183 - 'The End is the Beginning' Dark Reign Files (2009)
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man (1991)
#1 - 'Punishment and Crime' #2 - 'The Price of Justice' #3 - 'Shattered Dreams' #4 - 'While the City Screams!' Deadpool V Gambit (2016)
Deadpool: Assassin (2018)
Doctor Doom's Revenge (1989)
#1 - 'Dr. Doom's Revenge' Elektra (1996)
#5 - 'Fouteen Days' #7 - 'Out Of The Night' Elektra (2014)
#6 - 'Double Tap: Part 1 of 2' Fantastic Four (1961)
Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving! (2007)
Free Comic Book Day 2007 (Spider-Man) (2007)
Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Amazing Spider-Man/Guardians of the Galaxy) (2018)
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019)
#1#2 - 'Mother of Exiles: Part Two' Gambit (2012)
#9 - 'A Man Walks into a Bar...' Generations: Hawkeye & Hawkeye (2017)
Great Lakes Avengers (2016)
Guiding Light (2009)
Hawkeye (2017)
I (heart) Marvel: Outlaw Love (2006)
#1 - 'Outlaw Love Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry' Iron Fist (1975)
#11 - 'A Fine Day's Dying!' #13 - 'Target: Iron Fist!' Iron Man (1968)
#239 - 'Unholy Ghost!' #240 - 'Ghost Righter!' Marvel Encyclopedia (2014)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man (2004)
#10 - 'The Last Stand, Part 2 of 4' #11 - 'The Last Stand, Part 3 of 4' Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2003)
Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2002)
Marvel Team-Up (1972)
#83 - 'Slaughter on 10th Avenue!' #84 - 'Catch a Falling Hero' New Warriors (1999)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A To Z Update (2010)
#5 - 'Beetles to Witness' Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999)
#51 - 'Just Another Manic Monday' #53 - 'Rules of the Game' #54 - 'Rules of the Game, Part II: Boys and Their Toys' Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017)
Secret Empire (2017)
Secret War (2004)
#3 - 'Book Three of Five' #4 - 'Book Four of Five' #5 - 'Book Five of Five' She-Hulk (2005)
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Silver Sable and the Wild Pack (1992)
#21 - 'Home of the Bodybag' #22 - 'Don't Believe the Hype' Spider-Man [GER] (2007)
Spider-Man Unlimited (1993)
#7#12 - 'Who Did Spider-Man Murder?' Spider-Man: Lifeline (2001)
#1 - 'Pieces of Fate' #2 - 'Snakes in the Grass' #3 - 'A Taste of Infinity' Spider-Man: Power of Terror (1995)
Spider-Man's Tangled Web (2001)
Spider-Man/Deadpool (2016)
#12 - 'The Spider-Man/Deadpool Ho-Ho-Holiday Special!' Spider-Woman (2016)
Superior Spider-Man (2013)
#1 - 'Hero Or Menace?' #11 - 'No Escape Part One: A Lock For Every Key' #12 - 'No Escape Part Two: Lockdown' #13 - 'No Escape Part Three: The Slayers & the Slain' Superior Spider-Man Team-Up (2013)
Tales to Astonish (1959)
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2018)
The Avengers (1963)
The Defenders (1972)
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
#294 - 'Boomerang!' #295 - 'Turning Point!' The Lethal Foes of Spider-Man (1993)
#1 - 'Deadly Reunion' #2 - 'Hate is a Many Splendored Thing' #3 - 'Power Struggle' #4 - 'Re-Disunited' The Marvel Encyclopedia (2006)
HC - 'The Marvel Encyclopedia' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
#2 - 'B-C: From Baron Mordo To The Collective Man' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985)
#2 - 'Beast to Clea' #12 - 'Sif to Sunspot' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
The Sensational She-Hulk (1989)
#59 - 'Disorder in the Court' The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976)
Annual 12 - 'The Hero Killers Part 2' #67 - 'Boomerang - The Killer Who Keeps Coming Back!' #73 - 'Spider in the Middle' #78 - 'The Long Goodbye!' #79 - 'The Final Battle!' #81 - 'Stalkers in the Shadows' #144 - 'An Ill Wind' #145 - 'The Boomerang Return' The Superior Foes of Spider-Man (2013)
#1#2 - 'Boomerang Released From Prison!' #3 - 'A New Sheriff In Town' #4 - 'Heroes Fight Liars!' #5 - 'The Foes Are Back!' #6 - 'Trapped Like Rats!' #8 - 'Trapped Like Rats!' #9 - 'Bullseye!' #10#12 - 'Hammerhead of the Family' #13 - 'Supposed to Be Art' #14 - 'Clean Getaway!' #15 - 'Down Time' #16 - 'How To Get a Head in Bad-Guyvertising' #17 - 'Goodbye, Farewell, and Good Riddance' The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl [II] (2015)
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Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness (2008)
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Union Jack (2006)
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Web of Spider-Man (2009)
Web of Venom: Carnage Born (2019)
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man (1999)
#17 - 'Hero of the People' #18 - 'Hero of the People, Part 2' What If...? (1989)
#64 - 'What If Iron Man Went Public?' X-Force: Sex and Violence (2010)
#2 - 'Sex and Violence, Chapter 2' #3 Video Game Appearances: The Uncanny X-Men (1989) Group Affiliation(s): Assassins Guild (Marvel) Defenders of Evil (Marvel) Hammer Industries (Marvel) Masters of Evil (Marvel) R.A.I.D. Secret Empire Sinister Six (Marvel)(02 - Boomerang's Team) Sinister Syndicate (Marvel) Sinister Twelve (Marvel) Thunderbolts (Marvel)(01 - Original Team) Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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