Texas Twister
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| The Texas Twister | |
 Art by George Pérez |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four (1st series) #177 (Dec 1976) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas George Pérez |
| In story information | |
| Full name | Drew Daniels |
| Team affiliations | Thunderbolts The Rangers S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Abilities | Wind manipulation |
Texas Twister is a fictional comic book superhero who appears in books published by Marvel Comics.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Drew Daniels was born in Amarillo, Texas. He is working at a cattle ranch when a tornado and radiation from a nearby nuclear reactor affect him at the same time. The net effect was to give him the power to generate tornadoes at will.
Calling himself Texas Twister, he answers a newspaper ad placed by The Wizard to fill a vacancy in the Frightful Four. When he discovers they would not pay him to join, Twister declined membership and instead accepts the offer to join the Super-Agent program being developed by S.H.I.E.L.D.. However, two of the four super-agent trainees (Blue Streak and the Vamp) turn out to be traitors and the program was disbanded. Twister decides to use his powers to earn a living and joined Cody's Rodeo Extravaganza. There he meets Shooting Star, who would become his partner both professionally and personally. Trying to garner publicity for themselves, Star and Twister answer a summons from Rick Jones, seeking the help of The Avengers in containing a rampage by the Hulk. The pair meet up with Firebird, Night Rider and Red Wolf, and the five decided to continue to work together as The Rangers. However, because of the geographical separation among the members, the Rangers did not last long.[1]
Shooting Star's identity was at some point taken over by an unnamed demon in the employ of Master Pandemonium, who believed Firebird to be one of the possessors of his fragmented soul. To keep the Rangers from meeting regularly and perhaps posing a threat to him before he had completed his study of Firebird, Pandemonium dispatches the demon to take Shooting Star's place. Firebird nevertheless believed the demon to be hiding among the Avengers' West Coast branch and with her guidance the Rangers confronted the heroes. This serves to bring the demon out of hiding. The demon claims that Shooting Star was a human guise it had taken long before, that there never was a Victoria Star. The Avengers imprisoned the demon at their Compound and began an investigation of Master Pandemonium. For his own unrevealed reasons, the Texas Twister did not accompany them. [2]
Soon, however, Texas Twister returns to the Avengers Compound at a time when Hawkeye was alone, demanding to see the captive demon. Twister declares his love for the demon, which turns back into Shooting Star. Texas Twister went on to explain that the demon had come to him months ago when Twister's powers seemed to be fading, making him afraid that he'd lose Shooting Star if their rodeo act broke up on account of his lost powers. The demon offered to augment the Twister's powers in exchange for his soul, and the Twister agreed, but after his powers were restored he begged to be spared. The demon then takes over Shooting Star instead. The demon proceeds to cast a spell that prevents Twister from telling anyone about this. The spell did not prevent Twister from researching the occult on his own; this is how he finds a way to break the demon's original spell.
The demon then possesses Twister himself and battles Hawkeye and Shooting Star. Ultimately, Star threatens to kill the demon rather than allow the possession to continue, and the demon reluctantly imprisons itself in a statue. Texas Twister and Shooting Star were finally reunited.
[edit] Civil War/The Initiative
During the Civil War, Texas Twister was recruited by the Thunderbolts to help round up un-registed superheroes as a way of working off the public properties he accidentally destroyed when he was drunk.[3]
Weeks after the conclusion to the Civil War event, Texas Twister was seen as a member of Texas' new government-sponsored superhero team, the revived Rangers, as part of the 50 States Initiative Program.[4]
Using a floating base called a 'Terrorcarrier', HYDRA attacks Crawford, Texas, a vacation spot for the President of the United States. He and his fellow Rangers join a large group of heroes in attacking the carrier. Twister is injured in the firefight.[5]
[edit] Powers and abilities
Texas Twister has the psychokinetic ability to accelerate air molecules to high velocity, forming tornadoes. Although he usually creates the tornado with himself at the center, he can create tornadoes up to 100 feet away from his body. He can create a tornado 200 feet in diameter with outer winds moving at speeds up to 225 MPH. By sustaining a stable column of fast rotating air around the lower half of his body, he can fly.
Texas Twister is an expert rodeo rider.
[edit] In other media
Texas Twister appeared in the Fantastic Four episode "The Cure" as one of the heroes auditioning to fill in for Thing. He ended up accidentally destroying the headquarters when he triggered one of his twisters.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Sal Buscema (plot), Bill Mantlo (plot, script) (w), Sal Buscema (p), Sal Buscema (i). "You Can't Always Get What You Want, But If You Try Sometime You Just Might Find You Get What You Need!" Incredible Hulk, The #265 (November 1981) Marvel Comics
- ^ Steve Englehart (w), Al Milgrom (p), Joe Sinnott (i). "A Bird In The Hand" West Coast Avengers vol. 2, #8 (May 1986) Marvel Comics
- ^ Civil War Files
- ^ Mark Millar (w), Steve McNiven (p), Dexter Vines (i). Civil War vol. 1, #7 () Marvel Comics
- ^ Dan Slott (w), Stefano Caselli (p), Stefano Caselli (i). "Hero Moment" Avengers: The Initiative vol. 1, #2 (June 2007) Marvel Comics
- ^ YouTube link to the episode in question
