Cover to Marvel Premiere #56
Art by Howard Chaykin and Terry Austin

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Dominic Fortune was created by Howard Chaykin. Based on the Scorpion, Chaykin's failed character for Atlas/Seaboard Comics, Dominic Fortune is a 1930s costumed adventurer. Howard V. Chaykin (born 1950) is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material. ... Cover to The Scorpion #1 Art by Howard Chaykin The Scorpion is a comic book series published by the 1970s version of Atlas Comics that only lasted three issues. ... Atlas/Seaboard is the term that comic book historians and collectors use to refer to the short-lived line of comics published as Atlas Comics by Seaboard Periodicals, to differentiate it from Atlas Comics, the former name of Marvel Comics. ...

Publication history

Dominic Fortune first appeared in 1975's Marvel Preview #2 and made another appearance in issue #20. Other appearances include Marvel Super-Heroes (third volume) #3, Marvel Super-Action #1, Hulk Magazine #21-25, Web of Spider-Man #10, 71-72, Marvel Premiere #56, Marvel Team-Up #120 and Iron Man (first volume) #212-213. Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and specials published by Marvel Comics: Marvel Super-Heroes #22 (Sept. ... Cover to Web of Spider-Man #118. ... Marvel Premiere is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. ... Marvel Team-Up is the name of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Iron Man (Anthony Edward Tony Stark) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Character history

Born in New York City, Duvid Jerome Fortunov grew up on that city's Lower East Side during the Great Depression. After ratting out Olga Cimaglia, a powerful ganster, Fortunov relocated to California where he changed his name to Dominic Fortune. Living aboard the Mississippi Queen, a floating casino moored just outside of US territorial waters, Fortune set up shop as an adventurer. He also enjoyed a romantic relationship with the Mississippi Queen's owner Sabbath Raven with whom he shared many of his adventures. Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Mural on Orchard Street and Houston Street by artist Marco The Lower East Side is a neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... The Great Depression redirects here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. ...

After eventually retiring, Fortune returned to being Duvid Fortunov and established himself as a Pontiac salesman in Nassau County, New York where he married and had two children. Retirement didn't suit him very well and he reclaimed his identity as Dominic Fortune in order to aid Iron Man in his battle with the Iron Monger. Fortune's son Jerry witnessed the battle and swore vengence when he was incorrectly told that his father had been killed. Donning his father's costume, Jerry Fortunov became the new Dominic Fortune. This article concerns the automobile; for the Native American leader, see Chief Pontiac, for the city in Michigan, see Pontiac, Michigan. ... Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Iron Monger is an identity used by several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe, most of whom have been supervillains. ...

Unfortunatly, Jerry Fortunov's career as Dominic Fortune was short. Discovering that his father was alive Jerry, with help from Iron man, attacked the estate of Simon Steele -- the current Iron Monger. Jerry was fatally injured in the battle and died in his father's arms.

Now seeking vengence for his son's murder, Dominic Fortune tracked Steele to New York where he was hiding aboard the aging remains of the Mississippi Queen. Fortune captured Steele with help from Silver Sable and her Wild Pack. 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. ...

2006

Sable and Fortune, a 2006 limited series saw the return of the name Dominic Fortune to published work. In that series a new version of Dominic Fortune joins forces with Silver Sable to stop the plans of traitors from within Silver Sable's own Wild Pack. The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ...

In the back of issue #1, editor John Barber states:

What relationship, if any, the man in this magazine has to the original Dominic Fortune -- remains to be revealed. I know their relationship, but my lips are sealed

Sable and Fortune was originally solicited as a six issue series, but was shortened to four after the first issue was released. The story that would have revealed this realtionship was never printed. Image File history File links Cquote1. ... Image File history File links Cquote2. ...

External links

• Fan page
• Atlas Archives article about The Scorpion mentioning the connection to Dominic Fortune