| Alias |
 |
| Cannonball
II |
| Nick
Name |
| | |
| Civilian
ID |
| Samuel
Zachery "Sam" Guthrie
Alias
Samson Guthrie |
| Occupation |
|
Adventurer
Coal Miner
Mutant Rights
Activist
Student
Teacher
|
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen
of the United States with no criminal record. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Cumberland
County,
Kentucky |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
Hellfire Club
Hellions
Mutant Liberation Front
New Mutants
X-Force
X-Men
X.S.E. |
| Base
of Operations |
|
Xavier Institute, Salem
Center, Westchester County, New York |
| Height |
| 6' |
| Weight |
| 180
lbs. |
| Eye
Color |
| Blue-Grey |
| Hair
Color |
| Blonde |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian |
| Known
Powers |
| Mutation resulting in
ability to generate thermo-chemical energy from the skin that when
directed enables an ability to fly and generates a force field rendering
him nearly invulnerable. |
| Accessories |
| | |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Hellfire Club
Hellions |
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
New
Mutants Vol. 1
Uncanny X-Men
X-Force
Vol. 1
X-Treme X-Men
|
| First
Appearance |
|
Marvel
Graphic Novel #4
(1982) Subtitled: The New Mutants |
| Creator |
| Chris
Claremont & Bob McLeod |
| Origin |
| A
Kentucky coal miner, Sam Guthrie's mutant power first manifest itself when
he and his fellow workers were trapped by a cave-in. Recruited by the
Hellfire Club he
was sent into battle against
Professor
Xavier's new class known as the New Mutants. During their
battle, Guthrie refused to kill and was in turn threatened with death by
his team leader.
Rescued by Xavier, he recognized
that the young mutant was not evil, just misguided and offered him
membership in the group. Adopting a codename indicative of his
rocketing powers he became known as Cannonball. |