Human Cannonball (Marvel Comics)
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| Human Cannonball | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Incredible Hulk #3 (Sep 1962) |
| Created by | Stan Lee and Steve Ditko |
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| Alter ego | Jack Pulver |
| Team affiliations | Circus of Crime The Masters of Menace |
| Notable aliases | Cannonball The Man Called Cannonball |
The Human Cannonball is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
[edit] Fictional character biography
Jack Pulver was born in Burbank, California. He is a member of the criminal organization, the Circus of Crime, and works as a human cannonball and acrobat who specializes in being shot out of a cannon. He wears a costume and helmet that protects him from injury. He initially wears a red crash helmet and purple jumpsuit. In a battle with the Hulk, he has himself shot out of his cannon at the green goliath with no other weapon but a replica of Thor's hammer. The Hulk punches him right up through the top of the circus tent. This stunt, and subsequent dialogue, makes it pretty clear that Jack is not all that smart.
When the Circus of Crime next appears, Jack has changed his outfit. His costume is now orange and he has replaced the crash helmet with a metal bullet- shaped hat so he can use his head as a battering ram. It doesn't help him. Spider-Man and Daredevil rides him through the air like a bucking bronco and steers him into a crash with a whole group of circus rubes.
Frustrated by this defeat, Cannonball are more than willing to throw in with the The Clown, Princess Python and Great Gambonnos. They kick the Ringmaster out and become the Masters of Menace. When Spider-Man attacks the Masters at their hideout, the web-slinger "wonks" Cannonball on the top of his bullet hat, crumpling it and knocking it down over his eyes. He is rejoin the Ringmaster when he tries to lure Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch into the group.
And so it goes for them against the Namor, the Shroud, the Hulk again, the She-Hulk, Power Pack, Ben Reilly, Spider-Man, Howard the Duck, Generation X, Devil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy.
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Human Cannonball wears padded steel to protect his head, shoulders, wrists and feet from the effects of his attack. The armour also offers some protection from physical attacks. He usually uses a trailer mounted air-cannon to fire himself at opponents or onto buildings. Sometimes carries a mace to hit opponents as he flies by them.
