Slingers (Marvel Comics)

The Slingers are a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They starred in their own eponymous short-lived comic book.

Publication history

The group first appeared in Slingers #0, a free promotional comic book included in an issue of Wizard. Slingers #1 had four versions produced, each telling a fourth of the first issue's story from the point of view of one of the four team members.[1] The series acquired a small fan base, but failed to sustain sales and was cancelled with issue #12.[1]

The Slingers appeared in the series Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider, written by Peter David.[2]

Fictional team history

Team members

The four members of the Slingers were:

Dusk (Cassie St. Commons): The Goth daughter of a rich socialite couple from Connecticut. She died in Slingers #0, and mysteriously returned from the dead in Slingers #1. Dusk has many supernatural abilities. Her primary power is the ability to teleport herself, or others, anywhere she wishes. She can manipulate shadows to form objects or constructs of solid dark energy. She also has the ability to sense the whereabouts of her teammates, and knows if they are in danger.[1]

Hornet (Eddie McDonough): A freshman at Empire State University who was born with cerebral palsy, he wore a suit of flight-capable powered armor which enabled him to fly at high speeds. Micro-servos in the armored suit enhanced his strength beyond normal levels and allowed him to use his withered right arm. His gauntlets contained wrist blasters that could fire darts filled with a fast-acting sedative, which he called "Stingers," as well as powerful laser beams.[1] After the group dissolved, he and Ricochet eventually returned to fighting crime together until Hornet was killed battling a brainwashed Wolverine. His costume was later acquired and used by the villain Cyber.

Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore): The leader of the group; a wrestler who attended Empire State University. He is an athletic, stubborn loner. Prodigy's costume is mystically infused with power, giving him superhuman strength, durability, and the ability to leap incredible distances, appearing to fly. Prodigy gave up his powers at the conclusion of the Slingers series. However, he later resurfaced, having apparently regained his powers.

Ricochet (Johnny Gallo): A mutant with superhuman agility, enabling him to leap great distances. He has incredible reflexes, which, combined with his leaping powers, enable him to seemingly bounce off walls. His mutant powers also give him a "Danger Sense", which functions much like Spider-Man's Spider-Sense. Ricochet originally used discs that he rebounded off walls, much as he himself did.[1] Hornet later provided Ricochet with special "gimmick" discs, which can return to him after a short time, or even self-destruct.

publisher	Marvel Comics
debut	Slingers #0 (1998 September)
creators	Joseph Harris (writer) Adam Pollina, ChrisCross (artists)
members	Dusk Hornet Prodigy Ricochet
subcat	Marvel Comics
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Slingers (Marvel Comics)

Publication history

Fictional team history

Team members

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