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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Web of Spider-Man #19 (October 1986) |
| Created by | David Michelinie (writer) Marc Silvestri (artist) |
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| Alter ego | James Bourne |
| Team affiliations | Six Pack Omega Strike Heroes for Hire Mercs for Money Force Works |
| Abilities | Master hand to hand combatant Expert marksman Gifted intellect Limited teleportation Wears a bullet-proof quilted Kevlar armor Use of conventional weapons and firearms |
James Bourne, also known asSolo, is a character, appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character first appeared inWeb of Spider-Man #19 in October 1986 and was created by writerDavid Michelinie and artistMarc Silvestri.
A former citizen of the United States who renounced his citizenship, Solo works as abodyguard andcounter-terrorism operative. He is a master hand-to-hand combatant and expert marksman, and utilises a range of conventional weapons, although he also possesses limitedteleportation abilities, allowing him to "jump" from place to place for short distances. He is known for hiscatchphrase, "While Solo lives, terror dies!"
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Solo first appeared inWeb of Spider-Man #19 (October 1986). He was created by writerDavid Michelinie and artistMarc Silvestri.
Solo has had his own self-titled 4-issue limited series in 1994, which guest-starred Spider-Man.
After appearing inDeadpool and the Mercs for Money, he was given a second 5-issue limited series in 2016.
Born in the United States but having renounced his citizenship to any country, Solo works as acounter-terrorism operative, and makes limited appearances in the Marvel Comics universe. He is known for hiscatchphrase, "While Solo lives, terror dies!"
In his first appearance, Solo teleported inside a foreign embassy in West Germany and killed all the terrorists inside.[1] He next foiledULTIMATUM's plot to destroy theArc de Triomphe in Paris.[2] He also shot ULTIMATUM terrorists who were trying to destroy Ellis Island, and then joined forces withSpider-Man to capture ULTIMATUM's commanding officer.[3] OutsideBarcelona, Spain, Solo assassinated Toro Mendoza, leader of the Cascan separatists.[4]
When theSinister Six reform and defeat both Spider-Man and theHulk, Solo aids the web-slinger in his second fight against the super villain team. Things take a turn for the worse whenMysterio uses an illusion to make Solo believe he is attacking the Six, when in reality he is attacking Spider-Man while the Six escape.[5] Solo escapes and Spider-Man is rescued byCyborg X andDeathlok.[6] Soon after, Solo rejoins Spider-Man to aid him in a final assault on the Six aided by the Hulk,Ghost Rider,Sleepwalker,Nova, Deathlok and theFantastic Four. With the villains defeated, Solo disappears.[7]
Solo later foughtLa Tarantula.[8] He defeated a Sicilian crime syndicate,[9] and then joined forces with Spider-Man against the agents of theTaskmaster and theRed Skull.[10] A rematch with La Tarantula ended with each combatant wrongly believing he had killed the other.[11] Solo then joined forces withBlack Cat against the terrorist organization called ARES, and stopped their money laundering operation. He encountered their leader Deathstorm who revealed he had ties with Solo's past.[12]
Solo also once helped Spider-Man take on criminally-trained specialist versions ofCaptain America,Hawkeye, and Spider-Man himself.[10]
Later, Solo assists dozens of other heroes in battling a seemingly rampagingWolverine (he was being mentally influenced). He confronts Wolverine, side-by-side withCardiac. Solo is swiftly defeated, suffering deep lacerations in the process. Cardiac is subdued by falling masonry.[13]
Solo is hired byG. W. Bridge to join the newSix Pack alongside Hammer,Domino,Anaconda, andConstrictor in their mission to take downCable. Like Bridge and Hammer, Solo is captured and placed in suspended animation. He is eventually released.[14]
During the "Civil War" storyline, Solo sides with other heroes who oppose registration, includingBattlestar andTypeface. While waiting to make contact with the resistance led by Captain America, Solo and the others are arrested byIron Man,Ms. Marvel,Wonder Man andS.H.I.E.L.D. agents.[15]
Solo has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes.[16][17] Solo was hired along with Clay, as bodyguards to protect Wally and Molly, cheery twins who sing anti-mutant songs. They chained upM, tied upSiryn and taped her mouth shut, and locked both women in a desert bunker after they tried to round two kids up to enforce their grandparents' court-granted visitation rights.[18]
During the "Dark Reign" storyline,Kingmaker hires Solo to capture his sonBullseye. Bullseye threw a shard of glass into Solo's left eye, but Solo survived and managed to capture Bullseye after tasering him.[19] The assassins chasingElektra attempt to hire Solo to assist but fail.[20]
Following the eight monthellipsis after the "Secret Wars" storyline, Solo is seen as part ofDeadpool's newMercs for Money. He attempts to steal a classified drive in Seoul, and ends up in a fight with the Korean heroineWhite Fox.[21] Solo takes a specific interest in Deadpool's morality, such as when he urges him to destroy a robot whose knowledge of the future threatens innocent lives.[22]
During the "Iron Man 2020" event, Solo appears as a member ofForce Works. During a raid on a robot hideout, one of the robots self-destructs when cornered byWar Machine andGauntlet.Maria Hill mentioned to War Machine that Solo quit because he felt that War Machine was not teammate material.[23]
During the "Venom War" storyline, Solo is among the mercenaries who accompanyPaladin in confrontingEddie Brock,Bedlam, Tyro, and Wilde at Grand Garden Arena. However, they are defeated and deposited outside forEMTs to find. It is stated that they were hired by someone inAlchemax due to a lack of in-house talent.[24]
Solo has limitedteleportation abilities, allowing him to "jump" from place to place for short distances. There appears to be a limit to the distance and the amount of time between Solo's teleports. He has a gifted intellect, and is a master of many forms of hand-to-hand combat. He is highly adept in the use of conventional weapons and firearms and is an expert marksman.
Solo wears bullet-proof quilted Kevlar with pouches to hold weapons and ammunition. He carries an arsenal of portable conventional weaponry, including sub-machine guns, automatic rifles, automatic pistols, hand grenades, combat knives, etc., and has been known to use climbing claws.
| Title | Material Collected | Published Date | ISBN |
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| Solo: The One-Man War on Terror | Solo (vol. 2) #1-5 | June 13, 2017 | 978-1302904807 |
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