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While he has never been particularly notorious on his own (possibly due to his similarities to the more popular villain Bullseye), he has been a member of several prominent supervillain teams and clashed with several heroes throughout his career. Bullseye is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Fictional character biography

Fred Myers was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia and raised in the United States. As a young boy he developed a love for baseball, and spent years training and perfecting his pitching arm. By the time he was a young adult, Fred had realized his dream of pitching for a major league team. However, he foolishly began accepting bribes, and when this was discovered he was drummed out of the major leagues. Now aimless, Myers was shortly thereafter contacted by the Secret Empire, an international criminal organization that saw the potential his skills could bring. Myers agreed and was given a new costume and an arsenal of deadly boomerangs, from which he derived his new codename.^[1] Aerial, Alice Springs Alice Springs Landsat image Alice Springs is a town and the second largest centre in the Northern Territory of Australia. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the player in baseball. ... The Secret Empire is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the wooden implement. ...

After the Secret Empire collapsed, Boomerang returned to his native Australia and laid low for a few years, perfecting his deadly aim and making modifications to his weapons. Once he was ready, he returned to America and began offering his services as a freelance assassin-for-hire. His first mission was to assassinate Iron Fist, though he battled Iron Fist and was defeated.^[2] He was next hired as part of a large group of superhuman criminals employed by Libra to battle the Defenders.^[3] He was hired by the Viper to participate in a plot against S.H.I.E.L.D., and battled Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Shang-Chi, and the Black Widow.^[4] Boomerang next sought to kill Spider-Man in order to impress the Kingpin of Crime and thereby gain employment; however, he was instead apprehended by the police.^[5] He was next seen helping the Punisher escape from prison.^[6] Boomerang was eventually released from prison. He was hired by Max Stryker to coerce Bruce Banner into using an experimental cancer cure on Stryker, but wound up battling the Hulk (Banner's alter ego) instead.^[7] Iron Fist (Daniel Rand) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a practitioner of martial arts. ... This article covers the Marvel Comics character named Libra, for the DC Comics character with the same name, see Injustice Gang Libra (Gustav Brandt) is a former super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe, most notably a member of the Zodiac Cartel. ... The Defenders are a Marvel Comics superhero group — usually presented as a non-team of individualistic outsiders each known for following their own agendas — that usually battles mystic and supernatural threats. ... Viper a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is a foe of the Avengers and the X-Men. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 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. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... For the French hip hop artist, see Nikkfurie. ... Shang-Chi (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally rising of the spirit) is a Marvel Comics character, often called the Master of Kung Fu. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics characters. ... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics villain who has battled many Marvel crime-fighters; most often Spider-Man, Daredevil and The Punisher. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ... Incredible Hulk, The Hulk and The Incredible Hulk redirect here. ...

Boomerang was then recruited by Jack O'Lantern into the Sinister Syndicate. As part of that team, he battled Spider-Man, Silver Sable, and the Sandman.^[8] He was next hired by Louis Baxter III to attack a yacht, and again battled Spider-Man.^[9] He then battled Hawkeye at the instigation of a disguised Loki.^[10] He then teamed with Blacklash and Blizzard to help Iron Man battle the Ghost.^[11] He was then employed by Justin Hammer, and battled Cardiac and Spider-Man.^[12] With the Sinister Syndicate again, he participated in a crime spree. During these events, Boomerang vied with Speed Demon for Leila Davis's affections.^[13] For other uses, see Jack-o-lantern (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Silver Sable Issue #3 (1992) In Marvel Comics, Silver Sable (real name Silver Sablinova) is a female mercenary, hunter of war criminals, the leader of the Wild Pack and CEO of Silver Sable International. ... Sandman (a. ... Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Loki (Loki Laufeyson) is a fictional comic book character, a Marvel Comics supervillain, based upon the Loki of Norse mythology. ... Blacklash (Mark Scarlotti), formerly known as Whiplash, is a deceased fictional character and a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... Blizzard (Donnie Gill) is a fictional character, both a supervillain and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... For the upcoming film and video game based on the superhero, see Iron Man (film) and Iron Man (video game). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Justin Hammer is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article or section on a comics-related subject may need to be cleaned up and rewritten because it describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. ... This article is about the Amalgam Comics character. ... Leila Davis was a super villain and later costumed hero in the Marvel Universe, first under the name Hardshell and later as the second Beetle. ...

Boomerang has also been employed by the Silver Samurai, among others. He has been a member of the Masters of Evil, and the Sinister Twelve. Boomerang has also battled the Thunderbolts. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Sinister Twelve was a fictional group of supervillains from the Marvel comics universe, some of the greatest foes of Spider-Man. ... For other uses, see Thunderbolt (comics). ...

The Sandman has claimed that Boomerang is married to his cousin. Sandman (a. ...

Civil War/The Initiative

Boomerang reappears teamed with Hydro-Man and Shocker, on the rooftop of Bailey's auction house. Their battle is cut short by War Machine and Komodo's attempt to capture Spider-Man; the three villains escape but are pursued by the Scarlet Spiders.^[14] War Machine (Jim Rhodes) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Komodo is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Powers, abilities, and equipment

Fred Myers has no superhuman powers, but he has the strength, speed, agility, dexterity, reflexes, coordination, and endurance of a professional athlete from his days as a baseball player. He can throw small objects with nearly unerring accuracy, and his aim is nearly the peak of what a non-superpowered human can accomplish. Only characters like Bullseye, Hawkeye, and Taskmaster can match his accuracy. Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Taskmaster is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

Boomerang's most dangerous asset is, naturally, his arsenal of specialized boomerangs designed by Justin Hammer. He has modified and improved on them over the years, but the most common ones are exploding "shatterangs" (with enough explosive power to destroy an automobile), "gasarangs" that release large doses of tear gas to disable a target razor-bladed "razorangs", sonic blasting "screamerangs", and whirling "bladarangs" which cut like buzzsaw blades. Justin Hammer is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Boomerang wears light body armor supplied by Hammer, with a wide variety of hidden pockets and pouches for his smaller, specializied boomerangs, in addition to attachments for securing the seven larger primary boomerangs. Boomerang also has jet boosters in his boots which are controlled by mental command through cybernetic circuitry in the cowl, that allow him to fly through the air at speeds up to 30 miles per hour, and can be used as an offensie weapon when fired at close range.

Boomerang has knowledge of basic street-fighting techniques.

In other media

Television

• Boomerang appears as a member of the Masters of Evil in the 6th episode of the animated series The Avengers: United They Stand.

• Boomerang will soon appear in The Spectacular Spider-Man Show, his voice actor will be Quinton Flynn^{[citation needed]}

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Other versions

Ultimate Boomerang

The Ultimate version of The Boomerang appeared briefly in Ultimate Spider-Man. Spider-Man saved him from being shot by the Punisher during a heist. Boomerang offers Spider-Man thousands of dollars to save him from the police, but Spider-Man webs him up along with his would-be assassin. Like The Shocker, his Ultimate self is a much weaker, almost parody version of himself. He also appeared in the Ultimate Spider-Man video game as a thug, being the only name villain who is not a boss. For the video game of the same title, see Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ... The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. ... The Shocker is a fictional character and a supervillain from the Spider-Man comic book published by Marvel Comics. ... Ultimate Spider-Man is a video game based on the comic book of the same name by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. ...

Computer and video games

• He also makes an appearance as the boss of the first level of the first X-Men video game, in which, interestingly enough, the manual defines him as a mutant, with the power of accuracy with thrown objects.

• Boomerang appears as a minor villain in the Ultimate Spider-Man videogame.

• He appears in the game Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom's Revenge.

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References

External links

• Profile at Spiderfan.org
• Boomerang on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki