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| Left-Winger | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #323 (Nov. 1986) |
| Created by | Mark Gruenwald Paul Neary |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Hector Lennox |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Buckies Legion of the Unliving II |
| Partnerships | Right-Winger |
| Abilities | Moderate street fighter and wrestler Superhuman strength, stamina, reflexes/reactions and endurance Carries a torch-sabre |
Left-Winger is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
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He first appeared inCaptain America #323 (Nov. 1986).[1]
Hector Lennox was born inHouston, Texas. He was a U.S. Army veteran who grew bored during peace-time service. He signed up for thePower Broker's strength augmentation process, and joined theUnlimited Class Wrestling Federation. Later, his army friend John Walker, theSuper-Patriot, approached him to form a team of superhumans. This new team was known as the B.U.C.s (Bold Urban Commandos) or "Buckies", and consisted of Lennox,Lemar Hoskins, andJerome Johnson.
The Super-Patriot publicly spoke out against the originalCaptain America, and the Buckies (who pretended to be Cap's supporters) staged opposition to Walker and pretended to attack him at a rally inCentral Park as a publicity stunt. Walker defeated these protesters and proclaimed to Captain America that the people should decide who was worthy of being Captain America.[2] Left-Winger also participated in an attack on foreign students.[3] Eventually, theCommission on Superhuman Activities selected Walker to replace Steve Rogers as Captain America, and chose Lemar Hoskins to become his partner Bucky (and later as Battlestar).[volume & issue needed]
Lennox and Johnson were left behind, feeling betrayed and angered. They chose the names Left-Winger and Right-Winger respectively. They wore stolenGuardsmen armor and battled Walker and Hoskins.[3] The pair upstaged the new Captain America at a patriotic rally and press conference, attacking him and revealing Walker's identity to the press out of jealousy over his new-found success.[4] As a result, Walker's parents were killed by the militia groupThe Watchdogs, nearly driving Walker into a mental breakdown. Walker blamed his former partners for his parents' deaths, and he stalked them. When he caught up to Left-Winger and Right-Winger, he tied them to an oil tank which was detonated by a torch-saber and left them to die.[5] They barely survived the explosion due to their bodies' enhanced physiology, leaving them terribly burned and in critical condition.
Later, Walker became theU.S. Agent and joined theWest Coast Avengers. Left-Winger and Right-Winger, alongside several others, were plucked from different time periods byImmortus to serve in the thirdLegion of the Unliving. They battled U.S. Agent, who slew them again not believing them to be authentic.[6]
Eventually, it was revealed to Walker that the pair had survived the explosion and were hospitalized in Houston. After undergoing painful treatment for the burns they received, they had committed suicide. When Walker learned of this, he was remorseful.[7]
As a result of augmentation of his physical attributes by Dr.Karl Malus on behalf of thePower Broker, Left-Winger has superhuman strength, stamina, reflexes & reactions, and endurance.
Left-Winger carries a torch-sabre which would ignite at the touch of a button and projected a foot-long fiery "blade" as hot as a blowtorch. It can burn through 2-inch (51 mm) thick steel within seconds.
Left-Winger had moderate street-fighting experience, basic army training, and rigorous wrestling training.
