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Crossbones (Brock Rumlow) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Kieron Dwyer in Captain America #360. Crossbones usually appears as a henchman of the The Red Skull. His most recent activity involved the assassination of Captain America, although Sharon Carter, who was under hypnosis at the time, is believed to have fired the fatal shots. 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. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Mark Gruenwald (June 18, 1953-August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer and editor. ... Cover to Avengers (vol. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Mark Gruenwald (June 18, 1953-August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer and editor. ... Cover to Avengers (vol. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Red Skull is the name of three Marvel Comics supervillains who are enemies of Captain America, other superheroes, and the United States in general. ... Sharon Carter, alias Agent 13, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Fictional character biography

Crossbones first appeared during the "Bloodstone Hunt" storyline in the issues of Captain America. Technically, he first appears in issue #359, in one panel as a figure watching from the shadows. In the next issue, he is shown in costume, but again he simply observes the Captain and his allies from afar. In issue #362, he reveals his name to Diamondback before knocking her unconscious. Crossbones is sent by the Red Skull to obtain the Bloodstone, but is instead forced to destroy it when the alien entity known as the Hellfire Helix uses it to take control of the body of Heinrich Zemo. Knowing that his master would be infuriated by the loss of the Bloodstone, Crossbones kidnaps Diamondback, taking her to Madripoor as bait for Captain America. The Captain defeats him, Diamondback escapes, and Crossbones is ordered to return to headquarters. Biography Diamondback (real name Rachel Leighton) is a reformed supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Baron Zemo is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in various Marvel Comics comic books, notably Captain America and the Avengers. ... Madripoor is a fictional island in Southeast Asia in the X-Men canon. ...

Crossbones prepares to strike Captain America on the cover of Captain America Vol.1 #364. Art by Kieron Dwyer and Danny Bulanadi.

Crossbones becomes the leader of the Skeleton Crew, an assemblage of the Skull's henchmen, leading missions against the Avengers, the Kingpin, and the Hellfire Club. Crossbones always remains loyal to the Red Skull, even tracking him down when he is imprisoned and is left to die by Magneto. However, he is eventually fired for questioning the Red Skull's decision to ally himself with the Viper. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (666x1020, 161 KB) Summary User-made scan of the cover to Captain America, Vol. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (666x1020, 161 KB) Summary User-made scan of the cover to Captain America, Vol. ... The Skeleton Crew is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe. ... The Avengers is an elite fictional comic book superhero team in the Marvel Universe. ... 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. ... The Hellfire Club is a Marvel Comics supervillain team that frequently battle the X-Men. ... Magneto (Eric Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Viper a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is a foe of the Avengers and the X-Men. ...

Desperate to regain his position as leader of the Skeleton Crew, Crossbones kidnaps Diamondback, imprisoning her in an abandoned subway station and forcing her into a brutal regime of combat training. Crossbones believes that he has brainwashed her into betraying Captain America, but Diamondback is actually laying a trap for Crossbones. She steals samples of Captain America's blood from the Avengers' mansion, then accompanies Crossbones to the Red Skull's mountain fortress. The two are captured and imprisoned, and Crossbones is rehired by the Red Skull on a temporary basis. He is later attacked by Cutthroat, new leader of the Skeleton Crew, who fears that Crossbones will try to take back his position as the Red Skull's right-hand man. Crossbones kills him, never realizing that Cutthroat is actually Diamondback's older brother, Danny. Crossbones later stabs Diamondback during her escape attempt, only to later save her with a blood transfusion in order to use her as bait. Ironically, he is critically wounded by flying shrapnel during an assault on the fortress by Captain America and Falcon, and imprisoned. Red Skull is the name of three Marvel Comics supervillains who are enemies of Captain America, other superheroes, and the United States in general. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

After he escapes from prison, Crossbones hires himself out as a mercenary to a number of villainous organizations, until he is rehired by the Red Skull, who is later apparently assassinated by the Winter Soldier. Since then, Crossbones and his new lover, Synthea Schmidt (the Red Skull's daughter), have been hunting the Soldier's commander, Aleksander Lukin. They plot to crash a stolen World War II era plane into the new Kronas Headquarters in London, only to have their plane destroyed by Red Skull's Sleeper robot. While they escape the destruction of the plane, they find Agent 13, and are about to kill her, only to be stopped by the appearance of the Red Skull. They are currently working with Red Skull/Lukin, whose minds both share Lukin's body. Bucky is the name of several fictional masked heroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Sin is also the name of the little girl who Black Canary adopted Sin (real name Synthia Schmidt) is a fictional character, a villainness in the Marvel Universe. ...

During Marvel's Civil War event, Captain America and his Anti-Registration heroes are defeated by Iron Man and his Pro-Registration heroes. While being led from Federal Courthouse, Captain America is shot in the shoulder by Crossbones, who is taking orders from Red Skull. Crossbones tries to escape in a helicopter but is tracked by Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Winter Soldier then beats Crossbones into unconsciousness, while Crossbones simply laughs in his face. Falcon then turns Crossbones over to SHIELD custody. Most recently, in Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America, Wolverine along with Daredevil and the help of Doctor Strange, broke into S.H.I.E.L.D to interrogate Crossbones and threatened to kill him. Crossbones revealed no knowledge of his hiring by the Red Skull. Wolverine leaves him a bloody mess on the floor after being convinced by Daredevil to spare his life. He is currently still being detained by S.H.I.E.L.D under Director Tony Stark. Civil War is a Marvel Comics summer 2006 crossover event, based around a core limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Daredevil (Matt Murdock) is a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Powers and abilities

Although Crossbones does not have any superhuman powers, he is still a very dangerous combatant; he kills lesser superheroes and villains with ease and has gone toe-to-toe with Captain America on a number of occasions. Crossbones is one of the world's best hand-to-hand combatants, with extensive training in street-fighting, military combatives, and is student of the Taskmaster. Physically, Crossbones is tall and very heavily muscled, but moves with an athletic grace uncommon for men of his bulk. He is also a skilled pilot and an expert marksman with guns, bows, and throwing knives. Crossbones usually arms himself with a fighting knife and a small crossbow. He also has some experience with torture and brainwashing, having effectively "reprogrammed" Sin and nearly so with Diamondback. Combatives FM 21-150 Figure 4-1, Vital Targets. ... Taskmaster is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Biography Diamondback (real name Rachel Leighton) is a reformed supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In other media

In the video game Captain America and the Avengers, Crossbones appears as a Boss. Captain America and the Avengers is the title of a side-scrolling coin-op arcade game released by Data East in 1991 and based on the Marvel Comics series The Avengers. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is a particularly challenging computer-controlled character in video games. ...