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Encyclopedia > Airborne (comics)
Airborne
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Iron Man v3 #1 (1998)
Created by Kurt Busiek Sean Chen
Character information
Real name unrevealed
Status Active
Affiliations Death Squad
Previous affiliations None
Notable aliases None
Notable relatives Unrevealed
Notable powers special armor giving her the ability to flight and fire several weapons

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Character biography

The origin of the Airborne, or how she got her armor, is yet to be revealed. Once she got it though, she was hired by a mysterious employer who wanted Tony Stark, the armored Avenger known as Iron Man, dead. The Death Squad managed to track Iron Man down at his main office, and a battle began. Though Airborne (and the rest of the Death Squad) gave Stark a good run for his money, they weren't able to defeat the super-hero. Airborne helped her teammates escape, and Stark was unable to follow them due to the damage on his jet-boots. This article is about Iron Man, the Marvel Comics superhero. ... The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of many of Marvel Comics most popular heroes. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


Later, the Death Squad decided to give the murder attempt another try. They murdered ionically-powered beings, at least enough people to get the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury informed Stark about this and he investigated the matter, with the track eventually leading toward the Death Squad, who were hiding out at the old castle of Count Nefaria. Nefaria himself was also revealed to be involved, and after Iron Man managed to defeat his old enemy, the Death Squad members, including Airborne, all managed to escape in the heat of the battle. S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, subsequently changed to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day superspy in the Marvel Comics universe Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Fury first appeared in #1 (May 1963), a combat series that portrayed the cigar-chomping Fury as leader of an elite U... Count Luchino Nefaria is a fictional character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics universe. ...



 
 

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