| Lance Hunter | |
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 Lance Hunter | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain Britain Weekly #19 (February 16, 1977) |
| Created by | Gary Friedrich (writer) Herb Trimpe (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Royal Navy MI-13 MI6 S.T.R.I.K.E. S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Partnerships | Mockingbird |
| Abilities | Trained special agent Spy and munitions expert |
Lancelot "Lance"Hunter[1] is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. He first appeared inCaptain Britain Weekly #19 (February 16, 1977) and was created by writerGary Friedrich and artistHerb Trimpe.
Hunter is aRoyal NavyCommander who became Director ofS.T.R.I.K.E. before later gaining the rank ofCommodore[2] and becomingJoint Intelligence Committee Chair.[3]
The character made his live-action debut in theMarvel Cinematic Universe television seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed byNick Blood.
Created byGary Friedrich, and first penciled byHerb Trimpe, Hunter made his debut inCaptain Britain Weekly #19 on February 16, 1977. He was the UK, and S.T.R.I.K.E., counterpart to Marvel'sNick Fury, Agent ofS.H.I.E.L.D. Hunter continued to appear within the pages ofCaptain Britain Weekly throughout the rest of 1977 but would not appear on panel again until 30 years later in theCivil War: Battle Damage Report one-shot in 2007.
After Tod Radcliffe, aSpecial Tactical Reserve for International Key Emergencies traitor secretly working for theRed Skull, was exposed, Commander Lance Hunter introduced himself as the Director of S.T.R.I.K.E. toNick Fury.[4] The agents of S.T.R.I.K.E. and S.H.I.E.L.D. worked together to track down the Red Skull'sNazi activities. It was then revealed that Red Skull had kidnapped theBritish Prime Minister,James Callaghan and had set agerm bomb overLondon to be detonated at midnight.[5] Hunter, aided by Fury and the pair's respective superheroes,Captain Britain andCaptain America, stopped the bomb which had been placed on theminute hand ofBig Ben and thwarted the Red Skull's plans.[6]
Hunter aided Captain Britain in the capture of villainLord Hawk, and took the injured hero to S.T.R.I.K.E. headquarters to recover. However, while there Captain Britain's spirit was summoned away byMerlin where he did battle with a monstrous giant. Injuries suffered in this spirit realm transferred to the Captain's real body. Hunter ordered the doctors to keep working to save the stricken hero.[7] When Hunter finally admitted defeat at the bed side of Captain Britain's lifeless body, the Captain returned to the real world and left the base.[8]
Sometime after S.T.R.I.K.E. was dissolved, Hunter gained the rank ofcommodore and was seen alongsideContessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine, andAlistaire Stuart briefing British superhumans on the details of the BritishSuperhuman Registration Act.[2] Following theSkrull invasion of Earth, and the revelation that the then-Joint Intelligence Committee chair person was in fact aSkrull impostor, Hunter was made the new JIC Chair.[3]
Hunter agreed to let S.H.I.E.L.D. European Division take charge of the cleanup whenMys-Tech was defeated, as MI-13 didn't have the resources. He approved keeping MI-13 out of the loop entirely, which infuriated Pete Wisdom when he found out.[9]
Hunter the appears as a supporting character in the 2016Mockingbird series. He is reintroduced as a much younger man and given a romantic connection to Mockingbird, echoing the character's live-action adaptation inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Lance Hunter has years of Naval training, with an expertise inmunitions, well as experience in espionage from working for British Intelligence.[volume & issue needed]
In Earth-22110, Lance Hunter isRifleman.[10] He is aCaptain Britain Corps member.[11]
Lance Hunter appears as a regular character in thesecond season of theMarvel Cinematic Universe TV seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed byNick Blood. He debuted in the season two premiere "Shadows" as a decorated member of theSAS turned freelancemercenary working forPhil Coulson's reconstitutedS.H.I.E.L.D. in a team under the leadership of his old acquaintance,Isabelle Hartley.[12][13] In the following episode, "Heavy is the Head", Coulson formally recruits him as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.[14] In the episode "A Hen in the Wolf House", Hunter's ex-wifeBobbi Morse joins the team, causing tension between the two before they eventually reconcile.[15] Inseason three, Hunter and Morse are forced to leave S.H.I.E.L.D. after they are caught by Russian forces in Siberia and almost cause an international incident.[16] He returns in thefifth season episode "Rewind" to getLeo Fitz out of military custody and help him reunite him with his team after they are sent to the future.[17][18]
Late intoAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season two, it was reported that Blood would appear in a spin-off series as Hunter along withAdrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse.[19] However, the development of the spin-off series was put on hold indefinitely, which meant that Hunter and Morse remained series regulars for season 3.[20]Variety announced that the series had been ordered by the network under the titleMarvel's Most Wanted,[21] but on May 12, 2016, ABC announced that the show would not be produced.[22]
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