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| Human Cannonball | |
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_from_Incredible_Hulk_Vol_1_471_0001.jpg) The Human Cannonball as depicted inThe Incredible Hulk #471 (October 1998). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Incredible Hulk #3 (September 1962) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jack Pulver |
| Team affiliations | Circus of Crime The Masters of Menace |
| Notable aliases | Cannonball The Man Called Cannonball |
| Abilities | Carries a mace Padded steel armor grants minimal protection from physical attacks Trailer mounted air-cannon |
Human Cannonball (Jack Pulver) is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
The Human Cannonball first appeared inThe Incredible Hulk #3 (September 1962) as a member of theCircus of Crime, and was created byStan Lee andJack Kirby.[1]
The character subsequently appears inThe Amazing Spider-Man #16 (September 1964), #22 (March 1965),The Avengers #22 (November 1965),The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 (1965),Thor #145-147 (October–December 1967),Marvel Spectacular #15-17 (July–September 1975),Super-Villain Team-Up #8 (October 1976),Ghost Rider #72-73 (September–October 1982), andX-Men and Power Pack #3 (February 2006).
The Human Cannonball appeared as part of the "Circus of Crime" entry inThe Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #2.
Jack Pulver is a member of theCircus of Crime, and works as a human cannonball and acrobat who specializes in being shot out of a cannon. He wears a costume and helmet that protects him from injury. He initially wears a red crash helmet and purple jumpsuit. In a battle with theHulk, he has himself shot out of his cannon at him with no other weapon but a replica of Thor's hammer. The Hulk punches him right up through the top of the circus tent. This stunt, and subsequent dialogue, makes it clear that Jack is not particularly intelligent.[2]
When the Circus of Crime next appears, Jack has changed his outfit. His costume is now orange and he has replaced the crash helmet with a metal bullet-shaped hat so he can use his head as a battering ram. However, this does not help him in battle withSpider-Man andDaredevil, who steer him into a crash with a group of circus rubes.[3]
Frustrated by this defeat, Cannonball is more than willing to throw in with theClown,Princess Python andGreat Gambonnos. They kick the Ringmaster out and become the Masters of Menace, a name Princess Python thinks up, led by the Clown. With the Great Gambannos he robs some paintings as he is used to batter through a door and knocks out Jameson using his helmet, placing him in hospital. When Spider-Man attacks the Masters at their hideout, the web-slinger "wonks" Cannonball on the top of his bullet hat, crumpling it and knocking it down over his eyes.[4] He rejoins the Ringmaster when he fails to lureHawkeye,Quicksilver and theScarlet Witch into the group. Quicksilver easily defeats him.[5]
Cannonball and the Circus later battle a series of heroes includingLuke Cage,[6]Namor,[7] and theShroud,[7] the Hulk,[8]Howard the Duck,[9]Power Pack,[10]Generation X,[11] Spider-Man,[12] andDevil Dinosaur andMoon-Boy.[12]
Human Cannonball later appears as a member ofHood's crime syndicate.[13]
The Human Cannonball wears padded steel armor to protect his head, shoulders, wrists and feet from the effects of his attack. The armor also offers some protection from physical attacks. He usually uses a trailer mountedair cannon to fire himself at opponents or onto buildings. He sometimes carries amace to hit opponents as he flies by them.
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