Friday, March 30, 2012

Avengers

Team Name
Avengers

Base of Operations
Stark Tower, midtown Manhattan; Infinite Avengers Mansion, created by Hank Pym and exists in Underspace; formerly Avengers Mansion (a.k.a. Avengers Embassy), 890 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York; a deep space monitoring station in the asteroid belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter; Avengers Headquarters, Manhattan; Avengers Compound, Palos Verdes, California; Avengers Island (a.k.a. Hydrobase); Avengers Park, Manhattan; Avengers Emergency Headquarters, somewhere outside New York City.

Current Members
Luke Cage, Captain America (Bucky Barnes), Amadeus Cho, Iron Man (Anthony Stark), Jocasta, Mockingbird (Bobbi Morse), Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers), Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff), Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Stature (Cassandra Lang), Thor, Vision, Giant-Man (Ant-Man/Giant-Man/Goliath/Yellowjacket, Henry Pym), Wolverine (James Howlett)

Former Members
Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Ares, Beast (Hank McCoy), Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Black Panther (T'Challa), Black Widow (Natasha Romanova), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Captain Britain (Kelsey Leigh), Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Crystal (Crystalia Maximoff), Darkhawk (Chris Powell), Demolition Man (Dennis Dunphy), Doctor Druid (Anthony Druid), Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange), Echo (Maya Lopez), Falcon (Sam Wilson), Firebird (Bonita Juarez), Firestar (Angelica Jones), Gilgamesh, Hellcat (Patsy Walker), Hercules (Heracles), Hulk (Bruce Banner), Human Torch (Jim Hammond), Invisible Woman (Susan Richards), Iron Fist (Danny Rand), Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart), Justice (Vance Astrovik), Living Lightning (Miguel Santos), Machine Man (X-51/Aaron Stack), Mantis, Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), Moon Knight (Marc Spector), Moondragon (Heather Douglas), Quasar (Wendell Vaughn), Rage (Elvin Holiday), Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Scarlet Witch (Loki), Sandman (William Baker), Sentry (Robert Reynolds), Sersi, She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters), Silverclaw (Lupe Santiago), Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter), Starfox (Eros), Stingray (Walter Newell), Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie), Swordman (Jacques Duquesne), Thing (Benjamin Grimm), Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson), Tigra (Greer Nelson), Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Jr.), Two-Gun Kid (Matt Hawk), U.S.Agent (John Walker), War Machine (James Rhodes), Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Wonder Man (Simon Williams)

Other Members (Honorary, Reserve, etc.)
Moira Brandon, Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell), Charlie-27, Deathcry, Iron Man (alternate-timeline teenage Tony Stark), Rick Jones, Magdalene, Major Victory (Vance Astro, alternate future Vance Astrovik), Marrina (Marrina Smallwood), Martinex (Martinex T'Naga), Masque (Whitney Frost, bio-duplicate, deceased), Nikki (Nicholette Gold), Starhawk (Aleta Ogord), Starhawk (Stakar Ogord), Swordsman (Phillip Jarvert), Whizzer (Bob Frank), Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara), Yondu (Yondu Udonta)

Other Info
The five founding members of the Avengers first banded together when Loki tricked the Hulk into destroying a railway line. So, the Hulk's friend, Rick Jones, radioed the Fantastic Four for help; however, Loki instead relayed the information to Thor to draw him out in the open so he could battle him. Unknown to Loki, Iron Man, Wasp, and Ant-Man (Hank Pym) also received the radio signal and arrived at the scene in an attempt to reason with the Hulk. Not falling for the trick, Thor confronted Loki and exposed his scheme to the others. The heroes then teamed-up and defeated Loki. Afterward, the group agreed they worked well together and wanted to formalize their team. The Wasp suggested the name "Avengers" and thus the legend was born. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn more about the characters. Note: Beware of the low-cut outfit worn by the female-version of Loki on his bio page.)

Iron Man provided the group with financing and high-tech equipment in his dual identity as rich industrialist Tony Stark, donating his Manhattan residence to serve as their headquarters--Avengers Mansion. Stark's butler, Edwin Jarvis, stayed on as the mansion's principal servant and chief of staff, becoming a valued friend, confidant, and adviser to the group. In addition, the team drew up a charter and by-laws to govern their operations. Also, the Avengers tried to receive A-1 security clearance from the federal government; however, they encountered resistance from the team's first National Security Council liaison, Special Agent Murch, and from the general public--mostly due to the uneasily feelings concerning the uncontrollable Hulk. Due to this, the Hulk ended up quitting the team. Fortunately for the Avengers, the team's image improved dramatically when they discovered (and recruited) the long-lost World War II hero, Captain America. A born leader, the living legend was given retroactive "founding member" status in place of the Hulk. Thanks largely to Cap's presence, the team eventually won its A-1 security status and rapidly became the most respected super-hero team of its generation. (To learn about the highlighted characters above, just click on their names.)

The team fought many battles against a variety of villains. Eventually, due to the high stress of being under constant attack (and for other personal reasons), most of the Avengers decided to take a leave-of-absence for a time. This left Captain America alone to lead a roster of unlikely new recruits, all former criminals: Hawkeye, Quicksilver, and Scarlet Witch. The new roster ("Cap's Kooky Quartet") proved their worth by defeating the Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne), Power Man, and Doctor Doom. (Click on the names above to learn more about the highlighted characters. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by Scarlet Witch on Quicksilver, and her own, bio pages.)

Over the coming years, the Avengers membership proved very fluid. Thor, Iron Man, Hank Pym, and Wasp all returned for further tours of duty. Also, the four returning founders would all serve stints as team leader. New recruits during the team's early years included Hercules, the Black Panther, Vision, and the Black Knight. The alien hero Captain Mar-Vell became one of the team's staunchest allies during the cosmic Kree-Skrull War. The Black Widow even joined the team after years as an unofficial ally. (To learn about the highlighted characters and/or war above, just click on their names. Note: Beware of the form-fitting outfit worn by the Black Widow on her bio page.)

Eventually, the paranoid and combative federal agent Henry Peter Gyrich had become the team's new government liaison. He imposed reductions and modifications of the team's membership, during which time Falcon and Ms. Marvel joined; however, he was eventually reassigned. After a few more liaisons though, a humbled Gyrich later redeemed himself by serving admirably as the Avengers liaison to the United Nations. Meanwhile, the team continued to add new members such as such as Wonder Man, Tigra, and She-Hulk to the team. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn more about the characters. Note: Beware of the really revealing/form-fitting outfits worn by Ms. Marvel, Tigra, and She-Hulk on their bio pages.)

The group's expansion accelerated after they opened a second headquarters on the West Coast in Los Angeles. Hawkeye was sent their to be the new team's chairman. The West Coast Avengers consisted of famous heroes including War Machine, Thing, Mockingbird, and Moon Knight. Unfortunately, the West Coast expansion team gradually deteriorated under later leaders and was shut down after major losses of resources and personnel. Regardless, the original eastern roster continued to grow including heroes such as the Sub-Mariner, Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Spider-Man, Thunderstrike, and Captain Britain. (To learn more about the the characters listed above, just click on their highlighted names.)

The group suffered setbacks, going through many changes of leadership and several changes of headquarters, losing various members and even disbanding more than once (most notably following a disastrous conflict with and Onslaught). In addition, there were some Avengers' allies who even refused membership into the Avengers. Some of the more notable ones are the Silver Surfer, Archangel, Iceman, Doc Samson, and Songbird. (To learn more about the characters above, just click on their highlighted names above.)

After a time when the Avengers was disbanded, a random gathering of heroes during a massive super-criminal prison (known as the Raft) breakout sparked the reformation of the "New Avengers." Iron Man and Captain America invited Spider-Man, Luke Cage, and Spider-Woman to join them as "New Avengers" and to capture the escaped criminals. Leading intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D. was reluctant to sanction a new Avengers team; however, Captain America reminded them that his "full champion license" status with the government gave him the authority to assemble any team he required for any given mission, so he required no approval from the authorities to reassemble the Avengers. Iron Man offered the top floors of his new Stark Tower skyscraper to serve as the team's high-tech headquarters (staffed again by ever-faithful Jarvis). (To learn more about the the characters listed above, just click on their highlighted names.)

On their many adventures to find runaway criminals, the New Avengers were able to capture Electro and track down Sauron to the Savage Land. In fact, the New Avengers teamed-up with Wolverine to oppose an illegal Vibranium mining operation run by Sauron's Savage Land Mutates. After the mission, the team recruited Wolverine--whose espionage background and ruthless attitude were seen as assets for the team. (Click on the highlighted characters, place, and/or item above to learn more about them.)

The Avengers also tracked down another Raft escapee, the Silver Samurai, to Japan where they ended up fighting against both Hydra and the Hand. Shortly afterward, Spider-Woman freed Madame Hydra. When the Avengers interrogated her, she revealed that long before the Avengers had recruited her, she had lost her powers. At that time, Hydra approached her with the chance to regain her abilities provided she become a double agent for them within S.H.I.E.L.D. When Nick Fury learned about this, he agreed to reinstate Spider-Woman into S.H.I.E.L.D. provided that she play a double agent for him. (Click on the highlighted characters, place, and/or item above to learn more about them.)

Soon after this, Professor X and Dr. Strange called a meeting with the Avengers and the X-Men to determine the fate of the Scarlet Witch. This, ultimately, is what triggered the events of M-Day where the world's mutant population was mostly de-powered. (Click on the highlighted characters, team, and/or event to learn more about them. Note: Beware of the revealing outfits worn by some on the M-Day bio page.)

Later, when the passage of the Superhuman Registration Act happened, the superhuman community was split. One side, led by Iron Man, approved and upheld the law that required the registration of superhumans. The other half was led by Captain America who rebelled against the new registration law. The superhuman "Civil War" made many Avengers take sides against one another. In the end, however, the Pro-registration side emerged victorious when Captain America was assassinated. (To learn about the Act above, just click on the highlighted name.)

More recently, after the Skrulls' Secret Invasion, Norman Osborn's Dark Reign, and the Siege on Asgard, the Avengers were reassembled, organized by the resurrected Captain America and backed by three splinter teams. Earth's mightiest heroes were whole again and ready to lead the universe into a new Age of Heroes. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the race, events, and character.)

To learn more about the Avengers, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Avengers.

In the movies, the Avengers seem to be connected with S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury. But, in the comics this in not the case. However, I'm sure the movie is going to be awesome anyway!

Friday, March 23, 2012

X-Men

Team Name
X-Men

Base of Operations
in San Francisco, California; formerly Xavier Institute For Higher Learning, Westchester, New York; Reaver's base, Northern Territory, Australia; Mutant Research Center, Muir Island, Scotland; Magneto's Island, Bermuda Triangle

Current Members:
Angel (Warren Worthington III), Armor (Hisako Ichiki), Colossus (Piotr Rasputin), Cyclops (Scott Summers), Dazzler (Alison Blaire), Emma Frost, Gambit (Remy LeBeau), Husk (Paige Guthrie), Iceman (Robert Drake), Magneto, Namor, Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner), Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier), Pixie, Professor X (Charles Xavier), Psylocke (Elisabeth Braddock), Rogue (Anna Marie), Storm (Ororo Munroe), Wolverine (James Howlett)

Former Members
Banshee (Sean Cassidy), Beast (Henry McCoy), Bishop (Lucas Bishop), Cable (Nathan Summers), Cannonball (Sam Guthrie), Chamber (Jonothon Starsmore), Changeling (Kevin Sidney), Dark Beast (Henry McCoy), Darwin (Armando Munoz), Forge, Havok (Alex Summers), Hepzibah, Joseph, Jubilee (Jubilation Lee), Juggernaut (Cain Marko), Karma (Xi'an Coy Manh), Lady Mastermind (Regan Wyngarde), Lifeguard (Heather Cameron), Lockheed, Longshot, Maggott (Japheth), Marrow (Sarah), Marvel Girl (Rachel Summers/Grey), Mimic (Calvin Rankin), Moonstar (Danielle Moonstar), Mystique (Raven Darkhölme), Omega Sentinel, Petra, Phoenix (Jean Grey), Phoenix (Phoenix Force), Polaris (Lorna Dane), Revanche (Kwannon), Cecilia Reyes, Sabretooth (Victor Creed), Sage (Tessa), Shadowcat (Katherine Pryde), Slipstream (Davis Cameron), Stacy X (Miranda Leevald), Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida), Sway (Suzanne Chan), Thunderbird (John Proudstar), Thunderbird (Neal Shaara), Vulcan (Gabriel Summers), Warpath (James Proudstar), Xorn (Kuan-Yin Xorn), Xorn (Shen Xorn)

Other Members (Honorary, Reserve, etc.)
Anole, Ariel, Blindfold, Bling, Boom-Boom, Joanna Cargill, Cipher, Cloak, Tom Corsi, Cypher, Dagger, Danger, Dust, Fantomex, Fiz, Sharon Friedlander, Gentle, Graymalkin, Hellion, Indra, Ink, Legion (David Haller), Loa, Moira MacTaggert, Magik (Amanda Sefton), Magik (Illyana Rasputin), Magma (Amara Aquilla), Match, Mercury, Multiple Man (James Madrox), Omerta (Paulie Provenzano), Onyxx, Prodigy, Rockslide, Alysande Stuart, Siryn (Theresa Rourke), Stepford Cuckoos, Sunder, Sunpyre (Leyu Yoshida), Sunspot (Roberto DaCosta), Surge, Trance, Warlock, Wolf Cub, Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair), Wraith (Hector Rendoza), X-Man (Nate Grey)

Other Info
Under a cloud of increasing anti-mutant sentiment, Professor Xavier created a safe haven at his Westchester Mansion where he could train young mutants to use their powers for the betterment of mankind. Aided by F.B.I. agent Fred Duncan, Xavier spent months recruiting his early students--Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast and Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), dubbing them "X-Men" because each possessed an "extra" ability normal humans lacked. (To learn about the original X-Men and/or the X-Mansion, click on the highlighted names above. Note: Beware of the woman in revealing and/or form-fitting outfits on Cyclops and Jean Grey's bio pages. Also, the original X-Men are shown in the first picture posted.)

The X-Men made their public debut when the thwarted Magneto's seizure of the Cape Citadel missile base. The U.S. military was grateful, and the youngsters were initially regarded as heroes. Over the coming years, Magneto would battle the X-Men--sometimes leading his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. In addition, the X-Men battled such threats as the immovable Blob, the untouchable Unus, the alien Lucifer, the enigmatic Stranger, the unstoppable Juggernaut, and the giant mutant-hunting Sentinel robots. (To learn about the highlighted characters and/or teams above, just click on their highlighted names.)

Later on, after the supposed tragic death of Professor X during a battle Grotesk (it was actually the shape-shirting mutant named Changeling under Professor X's orders to impersonate him), the X-Men briefly disbanded. However, when the real Xavier came out of hiding (requiring seclusion to prepare for the forthcoming invasion), the team regrouped and repelled the alien Z'Nox and his attack on Earth with the help of the Fantastic Four. Afterward, Polaris and Havok joined the team and they all eventually befriended Avia of the Savage Land's Nhu'Gari race, and fought the likes of African mutant Deluge (alongside young future member Storm), the mutant slave-runner Krueger, the criminal Dazzler (Angel's uncle, Burt Worthington), and the Secret Empire. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters, places, and/or teams. Note: Beware of the EXTREMELY revealing outfits on Storm's bio page.)

When the sentient island Krakoa captured most of Xavier's students, he hastily assembled a second squad of X-Men. Traveling the world, he recruited Nightcrawler in Germany, Wolverine in Canada, Banshee in Ireland, Storm in Kenya, Sunfire in Japan, Colossus in Russia, and Thunderbird in America. Led by Cyclops, these all-new, all-different X-Men were able to rescue their predecessors. (To learn more about the above highlighted characters, click on their names above.)

Sometime later, when Jean Grey was touched by the cosmic Phoenix Force, which replicated Jean's form and absorbed a portion of her consciousness. (Jean was secretly placed by the Phoenix Force within a cocoon-like pod in stasis at the bottom of Jamaica Bay.) Then it took her place in the X-Men. Soon after, the X-Men battled foes such as the Juggernaut, Magneto, Emperor D'Ken of the intergalactic Shi'ar Empire, the eccentric assassin Arcade, the prehistoric mutant Sauron, and the Hellfire Club. Ultimately, Jean's psyche did resurface and convinced the Phoenix Force to sacrifice itself to save the universe. Believing Jean to be dead, Cyclops quit the team, leaving Storm to lead them in his absence. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the different characters, race, and/or team. Note: Beware of Jean Grey's form-fitting outfit on the Phoenix Force's bio page. And beware of the revealing outfits worn by women on the Hellfire Club's bio page.)

The X-Men soon welcomed more new members, including Kitty Pryde, Rogue, and Rachel Summers. When the X-Men were believed dead after an encounter with the alien Brood, Xavier formed a new team of students dubbed the New Mutants. However, after the X-Men returned, Xavier continued to mentor both teams. The New Mutants even served temporarily as X-Men to save the team from the inter-dimensional media mogul Mojo. (To learn about the highlighted

Eventually, the real Jean Grey revived and was reunited with the original X-Men members. Together they established X-Factor (supposedly a business dedicated to hunting and capturing dangerous mutants, but secretly a group formed to protect, recruit and mentor mutants in need of guidance--like Xavier before them). The X-Men seemingly died battling the Adversary in Dallas, but they secretly survived and relocated to the Australian Outback. Here the X-Men battled threats such as the cyborg Reavers and Master Mold. Afterward, while seeking the missing X-Men, Forge and Banshee helped form an ad-hoc team of X-Men to defend Muir Island from the Reavers. However, then this team fell under the thrall of the psychic Shadow King, it took the combined efforts of the X-Men and X-Factor to defeat him. Afterwards, the members of X-Factor rejoined the X-Men which then split into two teams, Blue and Gold. (Click on the names above to learn about the different highlighted characters and/or teams. Also, part of the Blue and Gold teams is shown in the third picture posted above.)

Some time later, when Xavier and the X-Men were publicly outed as mutants by Xavier's genetic twin--Cassandra Nova--the Xavier Institute became overwhelmed with an influx of young mutants seeking safety and education. To cope with the large student body, Professor X decided to recruit some new faculty members into the Institute, including former Alpha Flight member Northstar and a reformed Juggernaut. (Click on the different highlighted names above to learn about the characters and/or teams. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by one member on the Alpha Flight's bio page.)

Following an all-out assault on Manhattan by Xorn posing as Magneto, Xavier left the X-Men to help the true Magneto rebuild Genosha after it was devastated by a Sentinel attack. Therefore, Cyclops and Emma Frost became co-headmasters of the Institute and reorganized the X-Men into three separate teams: leading one team themselves in an effort to improve the X-Men's standing with the public; a second team was led by Havok; and a third team (X-Treme Sanctions Executive) led by Storm, acting as a global mutant police force until its license was revoked in the wake of "M Day"--the vast majority of mutants were suddenly de-powered. (To learn about the characters, team, and/or event, click on the highlighted names above. Note: Beware of the revealing outfits worn by some on Emma Frost, X-Treme X-Men, and M-Day's bio pages.)

Following the events of the M-Day, the X-Mansion became home to a refugee camp housing the 198--the world's remaining powered mutants. Despite the new stresses placed upon them, the X-Men continued to engage in field missions, including combating a newly resurgent Apocalypse. (To learn about the 198 and/or Apocalypse, click on the highlighted names above.)

More recently, the student population at the Xavier Institute has significantly dropped after a series of attacks by Purifiers (a religious cult led by Reverend William Stryker). However, after a mass escape attempt by the mutant refugees was resolved peacefully, tensions between the government and the X-Men decreased significantly. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the Purifier and/or Stryker.)

To learn more about the X-Men, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/X-men.

Obviously, the X-Men movie series has messed up the order of the different X-Men joining the team. However, I think they did a great job with the movies--they are awesome!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Mr. Bumpo

Real Name
Nathaniel Stanley Bumpo

Occupation
Work-at-home envelope-stuffer

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
Unknown

Known Relative
Father (unnamed)

Group Affiliation
Joan the Mouse, Punisher, Spacker Dave (former neighbors); possibly Spider-Man

Education
Unrevealed

Height
6' 5"

Weight
1200 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Brown

Powers
None

Abilities
Mr. Bumpo is morbidly obese and can barely walk down the street, provided he's even able to make it out of his apartment. His primary assets are a virtually unlimited ability to consume mass quantities of food, and the fact that he's heavy enough that no normal human can lift him unaided.

Other Info
Nathaniel Bumpo loved fast food. His days were never-ending journeys from pizza to french fries to burritos and back again--all consumed in vast quantities. Due to this, Nathaniel became morbidly obese--weighing in at 1,200 lbs. Mr. Bumpo usually stayed in his apartment in lower Manhattan, living off disability checks, his envelope-stuffing business, and his neighborhood's wide variety of fast-food home delivery services. However, Nathaniel shared his joy whenever possible. Bumpo was very friendly to his fellow residents and would often say hello and even engage in friendly conversations with them.

One day, Mr. Bumpo received some coupons for the All-You-Can-Eat lasagna at Vito's Pasta Trough. Nathaniel decided that he wanted to test the boundaries of this "All-You-Can-Eat" buffet. While eating his food at the restaurant, Spider-Man came crashing through the window--having fallen victim to a devastating blast from Electro. After asking Bumpo to play along, Spider-Man took Bumpo's plate of lasagna and dumped it on his chest to form a mound of food that even close-up looked like a horrific wound of ripped flesh. Spider-Man topped of the illusion by taking a shard of glass off the table and impaled the food to make it look like it had pierced his heart. Fortunately, Electro fell for the trick, and flew away screaming his success at being the man who finally killed Spider-Man. After a few minutes of rest, Spider-Man got up and thanked Mr. Bumpo for his help. Spider-Man then took off after the criminal again. Surprised from the whole situation, Mr. Bumpo sat there for a few moments--thinking about how interesting the experience had been. He also thought of how hungry he was now. (To learn about Spider-Man and/or Electro, click on the highlighted names above.)

Later, a Mr. Smith moved into the same apartment complex as Mr. Bumpo. (At the time, he did realize that "Mr. Smith" was actually the Punisher (Frank Castle). One day, "Mr. Smith" even helped dislodge Bumpo from his own doorway. (Click on the highlighted name above to learn about the Punisher.)

On one occasion, Mr. Bumpo had a minor stroke and called 911. The paramedics couldn't physically get him out the door, so they had to smash a hole in the wall to get him out. Mr. Bumpo retunred home soon afterward with orders to get more exercise. So, Bumpo decided to walk down to Sal's and pick up five pizzas inside of ordering in. Soon after returning home, Nathaniel was enjoying his pizzas when the Punisher came crashing into his apartment--thrown there by the Russian. When the Punisher realized that the pizzas Mr. Bumpo had were fresh and steaming hot, he hurled one of the pizzas into the Russian's face, scalding him, and then he tripped him. The Punisher then used Mr. Bumpo as weapon by pushing Bumpo on top of the Russian. Mr. Bumpo's massive bulk smothered the Russian, who was unable to move due to the mass weight of the man (the Punisher was on top of him to steady him). (To learn about the Russian, click on the highlighted name above.)

Soon after, the Punisher moved out of the apartment complex. However, he left behind a large stack of bills (Gnucci's mob money) for Bumpo and his neighbors, Spacker Dave and Joan the Mouse. A brief note told them to leave the apartments to avoid anyone else who would come looking for the him.

More recently, Mr. Bumpo's obesity caught up with him and he now spends his life in a hospital.

There is nothing there, but here is link to the bio of Mr. Bumpo on Marvel.com, http://marvel.com/universe/Mr._Bumpo.

Mr. Bumpo was played by John Pinette in the 2004 movie, The Punisher. In the movie, however, Mr. Bumpo was not pushed on top of the Russian killing him like in the comics though. Also, the movie version of Mr. Bumpo is not even close to how obese the character is in the comics.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Edie Eisenhardt

Real Name
Edie Eisenhardt

Occupation
Unknown

Citizenship
German (assumed)

Place of Birth
Germany (assumed)

Known Relative
Jakob Eisenhardt (husband, deceased); Erich Eisenhardt (brother-in-law, deceased); Ruth Eisenhardt (daughter, deceased); Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) (son); Magda Lehnsherr (daughter-in-law, presumed deceased); Anya Lehnsherr (granddaughter, deceased); Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) (granddaughter); Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver) (grandson); Lorna Dane (Polaris) (granddaughter); Zala Dane (Zaladane) (alleged granddaughter, presumably deceased); The Vision (former grandson-in-law); Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff (Crystal) (former granddaughter-in-law); Luna Maximoff (great-granddaughter); Thomas Maximoff (great-grandson, deceased); William Maximoff (great-grandson, deceased); Thomas Shepherd (Speed) (reincarnation of great-grandson); William Kaplan (Wiccan) (reincarnation of great-grandson); Joseph (Magnus) (son's clone, deceased)

Group Affiliation
None

Education
Unrevealed

Height
Unrevealed

Weight
Unrevealed

Eyes
Unrevealed

Hair
Unrevealed

Powers
None

Abilities
None

Other Info

After WWI, Edie married a man by the name of Jakob Eisenhardt. Soon after, Jakob obtained a job working for the German government. Edie and Jakob would eventually have a daughter and a son: Ruth and Max. (Click on the highlighted name above to learn more about Magneto.)

Later on, after her brother-in-law--Erich Eisenhardt--was beaten and forced to wear a sign saying that he had shamed a German woman, Edie told her husband that they should leave Nurnberg, Germany. But, Jakob decided to stay and try to ask a wartime associate to try to give them immunity. However, when the associate turned on Jakob and beat him. Even with all the hard times, the Eishenhardts decided to stay in Germany and try to "figure out the rules" of living in Berlin.

Soon after November 7, 1938, when Herschel Grynszpan assassinated the German attache--Ernst vom Rath--Edie and her family fled to Poland. Then after the Nazi invaded Poland in September of 1941, Edie and her family continued to flew--this time to Warsaw, Poland. However, once they arrived, they were all placed in a concentration camp. (To learn more about the Nazi Party, click on the highlighted name above.)

In the end, while attempting to escape Warsaw, Edie and her family were captured and executed. However, her son Max (aka future Magneto) lived.

There is nothing there, but here is link to the bio of Edie Eisenhardt on Marvel.com, http://marvel.com/universe/Edie_Eisenhardt.