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| Will O' The Wisp | |
| Aliases: | Will-o'-the-Wisp |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Type: | Supervillain |
| Occupation: | Scientist |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Altered human |
| Location: | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
| Associations: | Brand Corporation |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Amazing Spider-Man #167 |
Jackson Arvad is a fictional comic book super-villain who goes by the code name of Will O' The Wisp. He is featured in titles published by Marvel Comics and is frequently presented as a foe of Spider-Man. He first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #167 in April, 1977 in a story titled "...Stalked by the Spider-Slayer!"
Biography[]
Jackson Arvad was the chief scientist for electromagnetic research at the Brand Corporation, a subsidiary of the Roxxon Oil Company. His superior in the Brand bureaucracy, James Melvin, drove Arvad relentlessly to develop projects for Melvin under the threat of being fired. [1]
During a laboratory mishap, a gravitic energy surge shattered the "magno-chamber" in whose vicinity Arvad was working. The accident plunged Arvad's body directly into the magno-chamber's self-sustained electromagnetic field, and the residual high frequency field weakened the electromagnetic attractions between the molecules of Arvad's body. This caused the molecules of Arvad's body to gradually disperse. Melvin held Arvad in the magno-chamber long enough to question him on any useful scientific applications the accident might have had, and then left Arvad to die. Arvad emerged from the magno-chamber, swearing revenge against the efforts of the Brand Corporation. He became known as the Will O' the Wisp. [2]
The Will O' the Wisp raided the Boston facility of the Brand Corporation. A security guard named Jenkins tried to drive him off by shooting at him, but the bullets from his revolver passed harmlessly through him. The Will-o'-the -Wisp warned Jenkins to flee before he used his powers to demolish the entire facility. Jenkins activated an evacu-alarm, and the site's staff began racing for the exits. The Will-o'-the -Wisp reached the central utilities core and began ripping apart pipes and hoses, exclaiming about how he had warned Brand against running natural gas lines so close to high voltage terminals. His efforts at sabotage caused the entire lower floor of the building to explode. [3]
Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Density control
- Intangibility
- Phasing
- Superhuman strength: 12 ton upper range limits.
Skills[]
- Electromagnetics
- Electrical engineering
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Jackson Arvad was created by writer Len Wein and artist Ross Andru.
See also[]
External Links[]
- Jackson Arvad at MDP
- Jackson Arvad at Wikipedia
- Jackson Arvad at the Spider-Man Wiki
- Jackson Arvad at the Marvel Universe
Appearances[]
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Video Games
- Marvel: Avengers Alliance (Referenced only)
References[]
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man 235
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man 235
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man 234