| Alias |
 |
|
Speed Demon
Whizzer III |
| Nick
Name |
| | |
| Civilian
ID |
| James Sanders |
| Occupation |
|
Criminal
Pharmaceutical Chemist |
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen of the United
States with a criminal record. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| New York, New York |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
Sinister Syndicate
Squadron Sinister
Thunderbolts |
| Base
of Operations |
| New York, New York |
| Height |
| 5' 11" |
| Weight |
| 175 lbs. |
| Eye
Color |
| Black |
| Hair
Color |
| Gray |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian |
| Known
Powers |
| Chemically altered human
with superhuman strength and supersonic speed, stamina and agility. |
| Accessories |
| | |
| Common
Enemies |
|
Spider-Man I |
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1
Avengers Vol. 1 |
| First
Appearance |
|
Whizzer III
Avengers Vol. 1 #70 (Nov. 1969)
Speed Demon
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 #222 (Nov. 1981) |
| Creator |
|
Whizzer III
Roy Thomas & Sal Buscema
Speed Demon
Tom DeFalco & Bill Mantlo |
| Origin |
| Capable
of traversing space, time, and other dimensions, the Elder of the Universe
obsessed with games of chance known as the
Grandmaster staged a contest of
champions with the time traveling
Scarlet Centurion. The
Grandmaster recruited the
Squadron Supreme as pawns for
his games, while the Scarlet Centurion assembled several of the Squadron's
enemies into the Institute of Evil. Besting the Scarlet Centurion’s
champions the Grandmaster decided to create a team similar to the Squadron
Supreme. Returning to his native
universe the Grandmaster transformed three Earthmen into counterparts of the
Squadron Supreme. One member the Elder of the
Universe recruited was pharmaceutical chemist James Sanders; who the
Grandmaster provided with the knowledge to create a chemical which would
grant him superhuman speed as the Whizzer.
Sanders later reformulated his speed granting chemical making him even more
powerful, re-dubbing himself the Speed Demon. |
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