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Encyclopedia > Bloke (comics)
Bloke
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance X-Force vol. 1 #117 (June 2001)
Created by Peter Milligan
Mike Allred
Characteristics
Alter ego Mickey Tork
Species Human Mutant
Team
affiliations
X-Force
Notable aliases Rainbow
Abilities Superhuman strength, endurance, reflexes, and durability,
Camouflage

Bloke (Mickey Tork), also known as Rainbow, is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. He was created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred in X-Force (vol. 1) #117 (2001). Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Peter Milligan is an Irish writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work. ... Cover to the Madman Adventures collected edition Mike Allred is an American comic book artist and writer. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, one of many spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Peter Milligan is an Irish writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work. ... Cover to the Madman Adventures collected edition Mike Allred is an American comic book artist and writer. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Contents

Ficitional character biography

Bloke works as a vigilante in San Fransisco, where he is known by the code-name of Rainbow. There, he gains control over his skin color, but seemingly prefers pink while in action. According to X-Statix intelligence, Bloke kills an average of six people per mission and has done so over two years, mainly from his own side. Part of his career includes being deployed agains a Balkan terrorist group. He is shown literally pulling off the head of a tank driver. He is recruited for the team and accepts, hoping to gain "fame… money… a place in history and the opportunity to put a four-hundred pound guy like me on the cultural map. And chicken would be nice." This article is about the city in California. ...


His first X-Force mission involves a trip to the South American nation of Bastrona. Their goal is to gain control of a refugee child named Paco Perez with the mutant potential to cure many diseases; the mission commander, Coach, wants to sell Paco to The Hand. The Greenpeace forces learn of the mission and attack. While outside, Bloke leaps to protect their informat, taking several pointless wounds. [1]. The Coach is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe, he was the leader and member of the second team of X-Force. ...


Bloke's body is burned by his teameats; the child himself is secretly sent to live with the father of Saint Anna, Bloke's teammate, who has also died saving Perez. Saint Anna is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. ...


Powers and abilities

Bloke's mutant powers give him superhuman strength, endurance, reflexes, and durability, as well as the ability to blend in with his surroundings by changing the color of his skin, like a camouflage similar to a chameleon's. However, when using this camouflage, his strength was temporarily reduced to that of a normal human. Countershaded Ibex are almost invisible in the Israeli desert. ... Genera Bradypodion Calumma Chamaeleo Furcifer Kinyongia Nadzikambia Brookesia Rieppeleon Rhampholeon Chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are squamates that belong to one of the best-known lizard families. ...


References

  1. ^ X-Force vol. 1 #118 (2001)

Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

External link

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Bloke - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios. (179 words)
Bloke was a mutant who possessed super-human strength, durability, and a high resistance to physical injury.
Bloke came to the attention of the Coach, manager of the new media savvy X-Force team, after a successful mission against a Balkan terrorist group, and he was recruited into the team following the death of several members in the botched rescue attempt of popular musical group Boyz R Us.
An openly homosexual hero, Bloke was killed during his first mission with X-Force in the Republic of Bastrona as he tried to shield the team's Bastronan informant from missiles fired by gunships of the Bastronan Army.
X-Statix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1312 words)
In 2001, the X-Men family of titles were being revamped by the newly appointed Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada, with the aim to make the titles more critically and commercially successful.
In January of 2006, Marvel Comics released the first issue of X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl, a new series where Dead Girl is paired with Doctor Strange to combat a series of villians that have returned from the dead.
Bloke, a mutant with the ability to change the color of his skin, like a chameleon; certain color changes would enhance his strength.
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