Crossfire (William Cross) is the name of a supervillain in the Marvel Comics fictional Marvel Universe. He was created by writer Steven Grant and artist Jim Craig in Marvel Two-in-One #52 (June 1979). This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, 1977. ... Steven Grant is a writer of comics who has worked for both Marvel and DC, as well as various independent companies. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... Steven Grant is a writer of comics who has worked for both Marvel and DC, as well as various independent companies. ... Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, 1977. ...

Fictional character biography

William Cross was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He is a former CIA agent and master of brainwashing techniques, out to save the world by destroying all superheroes. Nickname: Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Coordinates: , Municipality City Incorporated 1848 Government  - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area  - City 219. ...

A vengeful Crossfire stalked Hawkeye and Mockingbird to the estate of former film star Moira Brandon who helped the heroes recapture Cross and was then declared an honorary Avenger. The criminal mercenary jugglers known as the Death-Throws freed Cross from police custody, but when he proved unable to pay them, they held him for ransom until Captain America, Hawkeye, and Mockingbird captured the whole gang. Crossfire later escaped and placed a bounty on Hawkeye's arm, hoping to destroy the hero's archery skills and break his spirit. Cross and his small army of superhuman bounty hunters were defeated and captured by Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and Trickshot. Hawkeye (Clint Barton) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a longtime member of the Avengers. ... Mockingbird is the codename of Bobbi Morse-Barton, a superhero of the Marvel Comics universe. ... Moira Brandon , is a fictional character, a Honorary member of the Avengers. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... The Death-Throws are a fictional villainous group in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about the superhero. ... Trick Shot is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ...

At some point during one of his prison stays he befriended Vector of the U-Foes whose secret power nullification technology Cross had hoped to exploit. Recaptured following an encounter with S.H.I.E.L.D., Cross was imprisoned in the Vault where Rozalyn Backus (long since exonerated) was a member of the Vault's Guardsman force. Seemingly aiding and then foiling an escape plot by the U-Foes and Crossfire, Backus turned the criminals against each other, faked her own death, and stole a fortune in cash and goods from the criminals, including Vector's power nullification chamber (which Backus later claimed she secretly destroyed since she felt it was too dangerous to preserve). The criminals were later transferred to the new Raft super-prison and all escaped during Electro's mass breakout, with Crossfire leading a gang of his fellow mind-manipulators: Controller, Corruptor, Mandrill, and Mister Fear (Alan Fagan). Pursuing Backus, the chamber and their grudges against each other, the U-Foes and Crossfire's gang fought a super-powered gang war in New York until the Avengers broke it up. Crossfire and his gang were recaptured (except the Corruptor) and Backus surrendered herself to the authorities. U-Foes is the name of a Marvel comic book supervillain team that gained their superpowers by taking a cue from the Fantastic Four and going up into outer space, and getting hit by cosmic rays. ... 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. ... Electro is the name of several fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, including two from Marvels predecessors, Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. ... Controller is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... The Corruptor is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Mandrill is a fictional mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Categories: | ...

Crossfire has been leater hired by the Hood to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act.^[1] The Hood (Parker Robbins) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artists Kyle Hotz and Eric Powell. ...

Bibliography

• Marvel Two-In-One #52
• Spider-Man: Breakout #1-5
• Hawkeye vol. 1 #2-4
• Avengers West Coast #100
• Captain America vol. 1 #317
• Avengers Spotlight #22-25
• Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD vol. 3 #40-41
• Agent X #6
• New Avengers #1-4

External links

• http://www.marveldatabase.com/Crossfire