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Answer is the name of several
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s appearing in
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s published by
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. The first incarnation of Answer, Aaron Nicholson, first appeared in ''
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'' #91 (June 1984). The second incarnation, David Ferrari, debuted in ''
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'' (Vol. 3) #20 (June 1999). The third incarnation, an unnamed criminal, made his first appearance in '' Superior Spider-Man'' #26 (January 2014).


Publication history

Aaron Nicholson debuted in ''
Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...
'' #91 (June 1984), created by writer
Al Milgrom Allen L. Milgrom (born March 6, 1950) is an American comic book artist (penciller and inker), writer, and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of '' Marvel Fanfare''; his long involvement as writer, penci ...
and artist
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. David Ferrari debuted under the codename Answer after Aaron Nicholson's "death" in ''Captain America'' (Vol. 3) #20 (June 1999), created by
Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...
. An unnamed criminal debuted under the codename Answer in '' Superior Spider-Man'' #26 (January 2014), created by
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and
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.


Fictional character biography


Aaron Nicholson

Aaron Nicholson is a criminal genius and a former member of the Kingpin's criminal organization. He is also a former hitman in the Las Vegas division of HYDRA and was empowered by the laboratory machines of Dr.
Farley Stillwell Farley Stillwell is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a scientist best known for transforming Mac Gargan into the Scorpion. Publication history Stillwell first appeared in ''The Amazing Spi ...
's brother Dr. Harlan Stillwell where he became the Answer. The Answer studies
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's powers, and then attacks Spider-Man and the
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to test the limits of their powers. He then kidnaps the Black Cat to misdirect Spider-Man's attention as he steals Silvermane's body from the police morgue, and assisted the Kingpin in partially restoring Silvermane's life. He then kidnapped
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in hopes that her powers would cure the Kingpin's ailing
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. Silvermane rampages mindlessly; to end the rampage, the Answer sacrifices his corporeal form and converts himself to energy to revive Dagger, who possesses Silvermane's life-force. The Answer later telepathically contacts Doctor Octopus who restores his corporeal existence. The Answer ends up fighting with Octavius and is defeated by him. He later appears in the Raft where he escapes but is captured by
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. It is later revealed that he had been feigning bad luck in order to reunite with his unrequited love
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, before her body is killed by Bullseye. During the '' Civil War: War Crimes'' storyline, he is seen among an army of super-villains organized by Hammerhead that is captured by
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and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Later, the Answer is a self-confessed loser at the wake of Stilt-Man. Almost all of the supervillains at the wake were the victims of murder/attempted murder. The Punisher disguises himself as a barman, poisons drinks, and then blows up the bar. Answer has since been hired by the Hood to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act. He helps them fight the
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but is taken down by
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. He appeared in '' Brand New Day'' as one of the villains in the bar confronting
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
. He was one of many prisoners who escaped from the Raft at the start of the
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. He is one among many supervillains who joined the Hood's crime syndicate and attacked an invading Skrull force. He joins with the Hood's gang in an attack on the New Avengers, who were expecting the
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instead. Answer leads a group of the Hood's gang, would go to war with Mister Negative over the ownership of various criminal operations in
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. He was seen during the
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of
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as part of the Hood crime syndicate. During the "Search for Tony Stark" arc, Answer rejoined Hood's gang and assisted in the attack on Castle Doom.


David Ferrari

David Ferrari was a former agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. as well as a member of the U.S. Army and Furnace. He was also the former ally of the Crimson Dynamo and the brother of Connie. He led a mission to an A.I.M. base to prevent the release of the Omega Compound, however he released two drops to destroy the base. He later uses drugs to control
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, at which point he had allied himself with the Crimson Dynamo in attempt to steal missiles from Khamistan to take over the world. He was opposed by
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.


Unnamed criminal

After Aaron Nicholson lost his physical form, his gear was sold to Roderick Kingsley who gave it to an unknown criminal. He was present when
Hobgoblin A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his '' A Midsummer Nigh ...
(who was actually Roderick Kingsley's butler Claude) led his forces into battle against the Goblin King's Goblin Nation. After Hobgoblin was killed by Goblin King, Answer was among the villains that defected to the Goblin Nation. Following Spider-Man's victory over the Goblin King, Answer was with the other former Hobgoblin minions at the Bar with No Name where they encounter Electro.


Powers and abilities

Aaron Nicholson The first Answer underwent genetic manipulation to grant him the ability to develop any power needed in a certain situation. For example, if surrounded by thugs, he will gain superhuman strength and durability, allowing him to defeat them. In another situation, he may obtain pyrokinesis or the ability to turn himself into pure energy. Flight may be an ability that is always active. Other than that, at rest or not in any sort of situation, he will display no abilities. The powers he manifests typically last for five minutes, and he can display up to two separate powers at once.''I ♥ Marvel: Outlaw Love'' #1 Additionally, Aaron Nicholson is highly intelligent and has a superhuman-like level of intuition. The Answer wears body armor that was created with the help of the Kingpin's scientists. The armor is coated with a friction-eliminating chemical that allows him to slip from any grasp or prevent anything from adhering to him.


References


External links

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