| Jasper Sitwell | |
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 Jasper Sitwell Art byCarlo Pagulayan. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Strange Tales #144 (May 1966) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human-turned-zombie |
| Team affiliations | S.H.I.E.L.D. S.T.A.K.E. |
| Notable aliases | Agent 22[1] |
| Abilities | Espionage skills Firearms expert |
Jasper Sitwell is a fictional character, anespionage agent appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
The character was portrayed byMaximiliano Hernández in theMarvel Cinematic Universe.
Created by writer-editorStan Lee and artist and co-plotterJack Kirby, hefirst appeared inStrange Tales #144 (May 1966).
Jasper Sitwell appears as an agent of the fictional espionage agencyS.H.I.E.L.D., beginning in the "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." feature in Marvel Comics'Strange Tales #144 (cover-dated May 1966) and continuing into the subsequentNick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. comic-book series in 1968. He became the S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison todefense industry contractorTony Stark beginning in the "Iron Man" feature inTales of Suspense #93 (September 1967), and continuing into that subsequent series as well. He was seldom featured from the early 1970s until the 1988 miniseriesNick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D., and then again in the 1996–1997 seriesIron Man (vol. 2). Sitwell afterward appeared in a three-issue arc of thesuperhero-team seriesThe Avengers in 2000, and inPunisher War Journal (vol. 2) #1 (January 2007).
Jasper Sitwell graduated at the top of his class at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, with particularly high marks in airborne jump school and underwater maneuvers. The agent's eager-beaver attitude meets initially with mock (and occasionally real) frustration when first introduced to S.H.I.E.L.D. Executive DirectorNick Fury and second-in-commandDum Dum Dugan. However, Sitwell soon proves himself and earns his fellow agents' respect — albeit tinged with occasional humor aimed at his youthfulness and idealistic naïveté. Mentored by Fury himself and occasionally appointed interim director when Fury is on solo missions in the field, Sitwell later is assigned toStark Industries as liaison between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the defense-industry contractor which designs and manufactures much of the ordnance and equipment for S.H.I.E.L.D.[2] It's there he confronts costumedassassins andterrorists, such asGrey Gargoyle,Spymaster (who shoots him and puts Sitwell in acoma for a time),[3] andA.I.M. He romancesWhitney Frost.[4] Sitwell is eventually reassigned back to S.H.I.E.L.D.,[volume & issue needed] but continues to play a role in the affairs of Tony Stark from time to time. WhenObadiah Stane takes over what was by then named Stark International, Fury sends Sitwell on an ultimately failed attempt to retrieve Iron Man'sarmors.[5]
Sitwell, like most of the S.H.I.E.L.D. leadership at the time, is seemingly killed by a self-aware, renegade "Deltan" variety of theartificial human "Life Model Decoys" of S.H.I.E.L.D., and replaced by one such LMD which was then installed as executive director.[6] The real Sitwell later turns up alive after having beenbrainwashed by a faction of the terrorist organizationHydra, placed insuspended animation, released as part of a plot against Fury, and eventuallydeprogrammed.[7] He has since been a top interrogater of S.H.I.E.L.D., often paired with fellow agentJimmy Woo.[8] He has also worked closely withG. W. Bridge, mainly in an attempt to neutralize thePunisher.[9]
Sitwell was one of the many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who refused to joinNorman Osborn'sH.A.M.M.E.R. organization in the wake of theSkrullSecret Invasion. He would join with Dugan to form amercenary paramilitary group that would engage H.A.M.M.E.R., Hydra and its associate "Leviathan" program, alongside Fury'sSecret Warriors.[10] One of these many skirmishes sees Jasper lose his friendsEric Koenig andGabriel Jones.[11]
He also works with Fury in regards to the underground activities ofBucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier.[12]
Sitwell is later killed saving Fury from the brainwashedBlack Widow.[1] However, he returns as a zombie through unknown means and joins theHowling Commandos.[13][14][15]
Jasper Sitwell has S.H.I.E.L.D. training in espionage, firearms, and hand-to-hand combat.
An alternateUltimate Marvel universe variant of Jasper Sitwell appears inUltimate Fallout #5.[16]
Jasper Sitwell appears inThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced byTom Kane.[17]
Jasper Sitwell appears inHulk: Where Monsters Dwell, voiced by Mike Vaughn.[18][17] This version is a member of the Howling Commandos.
Jasper Sitwell appears in media set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed byMaximiliano Hernández. This version is a bald HispanicHydra sleeper agent who works undercover as aS.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
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