| Ward Meachum | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Premiere #19 (November 1974) |
| Created by | Doug Moench Larry Hama |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Rand Corporation |
Ward Meachum is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. In his original comic book appearances, he is depicted as the brother ofHarold Meachum and the uncle ofJoy Meachum.
Ward was portrayed byTom Pelphrey in theMarvel Cinematic Universe television seriesIron Fist, where Ward is the brother of Joy and is Harold’s son.
Ward Meachum first appeared inMarvel Premiere #19, created by comic book writersDoug Moench andLarry Hama.
Ward Meachum is the brother ofHarold Meachum, the CEO of Rand-Meachum Inc.[1] AfterIron Fist was blamed for the death of Harold (who was actually killed by a ninja sent byMaster Khan), Ward and his niece, Joy Meachum, hired villains to kill him.[2]
Ward first hiredSteel Serpent to get revenge on Iron Fist.[3] Due to Ward's own criminal connections, Steel Serpent stated that he couldn't work for him. After beating up Ward's bodyguards and leaving Ward alive, Steel Serpent explained that his debt to Joy had been paid and that he would take revenge on Iron Fist by himself.[4]
Ward then began to collaborate with Master Khan. Master Khan sent his minion, Ferocia, to help Ward.[5] Afterward, Ward enlistedShades andComanche, giving Shades a laser-shooting visor and Comanche a set of trick arrows to take downPower Man and Iron Fist.[6] Upon obtaining the Power Gem of Quon, Ward and his men placed the Power Gem on a pedestal, using it to bring Master Khan back to Earth.[7] Master Khan then told Ward about the Power Gem of Quon's ability to take awayShou-Lao's powers from Iron Fist, which would give Khan's dragons the power to kill Iron Fist. Master Khan was forced to fight Iron Fist when theHeroes for Hire attack. Iron Fist was able to destroy the Power Gem of Quon to send Master Khan back to K'un-L'un, and Ward and his men were arrested after the battle.[8]
After Joy learned the truth about what happened to her father, Ward Meachum collaborated withSuper-Skrull to take over Earth in exchange for Ward winning the hand of the "most beautiful woman in the galaxy".[9] Ward was informed by an Oracle Inc. worker and Phoebe Marrs that Super-Skrull's offer would be horrible to Ward.[10] Due to the paranoia he developed from Phoebe's warning, Ward turned against theSkrulls by sabotaging the machine. This resulted in Super-Skrull using his pyrokinesis to kill Ward.[11]
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