Ghost
Cover art for Iron Man: The Inevitable #2. Art by Frazer Irving.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Iron Man #219 (Jun 1987)
Created by	David Michelinie Bob Layton
In story information
Alter ego	Unknown
Abilities	Battle suit grants: Invisibility Intangibility Stealth Technology

Ghost is a supervillain from Marvel Comics. The first appearance of this character is in Iron Man #219. Ghost is a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics that chronicled the after-life of Elisa Cameron and her attempts to regain her lost memories as a result of her apparent death. ... Primarily a horror artist, Frazer Irving first sprang to prominence with the series Necronauts, written by Gordon Rennie and appearing in 2000AD. He has also enjoyed success with Storming Heaven, a psychedelic tale based around Timothy Leary and Charles Manson (written by Rennie), and Jack Point (the Simping Detective) and... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... David Michelinie is an American comic book writer. ... Bob Layton is a USA comic book artist. ... An example of how an object could appear to be invisible through the use of mirrors Invisibility is the state of an object which cannot be seen. ... F-117 stealth attack plane Stealth technology is a sub-discipline of electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with aircraft, ships and missiles, in order to make them less visible (ideally invisible) to radar, infrared and other detection methods. ... 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 superhero. ...

Fictional character biography

Virtually nothing is known as yet about the true identity of the Ghost. He claims to have been a business executive at one time, and that businessmen made him what he is. The Ghost works as a freelance industrial saboteur and seeks to destroy various corporations through sabotage, and is apparently most interested in attacking those dealing in electronics and high technology. He is willing to do this without financial re-compensation, but often hires himself out to corporations that wish to destroy rival companies, having developed a pathological hatred for high technology businesses and business executives. The Ghost is a brilliant inventor, technician, engineer, demolitions expert, and computer scientist. For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... A technician is generally someone in a technological field who has a relatively practical understanding of the general theoretical principles of that field, e. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Demolition (disambiguation). ... Computer science (informally: CS or compsci) is, in its most general sense, the study of computation and information processing, both in hardware and in software. ...

The Accutech Merger

The Ghost was initially hired by Carrington Pax, a leading executive of the Roxxon Oil Corporation, to destroy Accutech Research and Development. Accutech was trying to develop a beta particle generator and when they refused to sell it to Roxxon, the Ghost was hired to drive Accutech into bankruptcy. Tony Stark was interested in acquiring Accutech's technology and bought the company. Investigating a disturbance at the new facility as Iron Man, he first met the Ghost. Iron Man managed to drive the Ghost from Accutech, but the Ghost swore that he would have his revenge on Iron Man's employer, Tony Stark. Roxxon is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the superhero. ...

For the next few weeks, Tony Stark spent all his free time modifying his armor. Sometimes, for extra security, he would sleep in his armor, too. When Pax and the other executives at Roxxon heard that the Ghost had gone rogue, they feared his actions would make the company look bad, so they called in Spymaster to take care of him. After a fierce battle at Stark Enterprises, the Ghost killed Spymaster. Using a modified version of his intangibility circuits, the Ghost made Spymaster materialize in a wall. The shock caused Spymaster's whole body to shut down. Spymaster is a supervillain from Marvel Comics. ...

Tony finally took the offensive against the Ghost. He set up a trap and the Ghost walked right into it. After a short battle between Iron Man and the Ghost, Iron Man cornered the Ghost in the room with the beta particle generator. He had it turned on so he could see the cloaked Ghost better, since radiation from the generator would cause interference in the Ghost's sophisticated tech-suit. However, prolonged exposure to the generator was fatal, and Iron Man didn't want to stay in the room for too long. But the Ghost had sworn to bring down Stark Enterprises and nothing, not even the chance of dying, would stop him. As he tried to reach the generator to destroy it, the intense heat from his overloading costume caused the floor to melt and the Ghost fell through. As Iron Man searched for him, all he found of the Ghost was his burnt costume. Still, Tony didn't believe that the Ghost was dead.^[1]

Unholy Ghost

Indeed, fairly soon after, the Ghost reappeared - this time plaguing a company in Italy, owned by none other than Justin Hammer. The shrewd industrialist intended to sell the company, Electronica Fabbrizi, to Tony Stark, ridding him of a dangerous enemy and a useless asset, as well as sticking a business rival with a nasty problem. However, after Tony Stark discovered the true ownership of the floundering company, a compromise was reached: Hammer's forces and Iron Man would cooperate in taking out the Ghost. Hammer sent his operatives Blacklash, Blizzard, and Boomerang to help Iron Man fight the Ghost. However, Hammer's team betrayed Iron Man, planning to get rid of both their enemies. 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. ... Boomerang (Fred Myers) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe and first appeared in Tales to Astonish #81. ...

Ghost attempted to kill Iron Man by rendering him intangible. While Iron Man managed to save the lives of everybody involved, Electronica Fabbrizi was irrevocably destroyed and the Ghost escaped. However, when the mysterious villain confronted Hammer, it was revealed the ruthless business man had defenses developed against the Ghost's intangibility powers, and made his own escape, leaving his assailant trapped. Blasting his way out, the saboteur vowed to continue his crusade against Hammer and all companies anywhere.^[2]

Ghost was next hired by the Kingpin to steal the new Roxxon process to create synthetic vibranium, and battled Spider-Man and the Black Panther.^[3] The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a Marvel Comics supervillain who has battled many Marvel crime-fighters. ... Vibranium, is a fictional metal that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Black Panther (TChalla) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ...

The Ghost was then defeated by Sunturion, but escaped and was then defeated by Ultron.^[4] Sunturion is the name of two fictional characters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... For other uses, see Ultron (disambiguation). ...

The Big Bang Theory

Much later, several companies were suddenly and violently destroyed when bombs, apparently installed in personal computers, went off in inner-city offices. Tony Stark, who at the time was undercover as a common employee at one of the companies that went under, managed to track down the source of the attacks: the "Advanced Corp", a cover for AIM. It was then revealed that AIM, not usually operating in common business circles, on this occasion had employed a special agent to eliminate the competition: the Ghost. Nearly defeating Iron Man in their first fight and escaping without a hitch, he hit a nasty snag during their second fight when he attempted to phase his costumed hand into Iron Man's chest, and Tony Stark's then-artificial heart defended itself, knocking him unconscious. He was subsequently arrested, but his identity appears to have remained unknown. AIM is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: AOL Instant Messenger A I M Management Group Inc. ...

Inevitable

Later still, having apparently escaped, the Ghost (In a new, more streamlined outfit) was employed by the third Spymaster to help free the Living Laser, who was "held captive" by Stark Industries at the time. He attempted to kill Iron Man, and believed to have succeeded. In the end, he proved too unreliable and quirky, and was abandoned by his employer. He remains at large. Spymaster is a supervillain from Marvel Comics. ... The Living Laser (Arthur Parks) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, and an enemy of the Avengers. ...

The Initiative

The Ghost was mentioned by Gauntlet as the one who attacked him and left a NW mark on him. Gauntlet is a fictional character on the television show X-Men Evolution. ...

Powers and abilities

The Ghost wears a battlesuit that he designed, and that contains various devices powered by electricity. Cybernetic circuitry in the Ghost's hood enables him to control the devices in his costume by mental command. The Ghost's costume allows him to become invisible and to turn other objects invisible as long as he is touching them. The Ghost's costume also enables him to become intangible by placing him out of phase with this dimensional plane, granting him the ability to phase through objects. The battle-suit does not allow him to be both invisible and intangible simultaneously; it also does not allow him to pass through an unknown synthetic material developed by Justin Hammer's scientists. Circuitry in the battle-suit enables him to control and reprogram computers by touching the computers or equipment containing computers. His battle-suit renders the Ghost undetectable by most scanning devices. Powered armor (also mechanized, battle, personal armor and suits) is a science fiction concept referring to a type of armored self-powered exoskeleton that is typically intended for use in battle, construction and survival in dangerous enviroments. ... Electricity (from New Latin Ä“lectricus, amberlike) is a general term for a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. ... Justin Hammer is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Ghost also invented guns that fire bursts of electricity, and guns that fire concussive force blasts. He uses various explosive devices, including self-targeting Anson grenades and bombs activated by sound, and a large arsenal of high-tech weaponry.

The Ghost has a gifted intellect, and is a brilliant inventor, technician, engineer, demolitions expert, and computer scientist.

In other media

The Ghost made a brief appearance on the Iron Man TV series in the first part of "The Armor Wars" voiced by both Jennifer Hale and Tom Kane. It's revealed that he's the one who stole Stark's armor designs and sold them to Justin Hammer, who sold them to the highest bidders. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Jennifer R. Hale (born January 30, 1972 in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian-born actress best known for her voice over work in games like Tales of Symphonia, the Metroid Prime series, Metal Gear series, Mass Effect, and Disneys animated movies. ... Tom Kane was born in 1962 in Overland Park, Kansas. ... Justin Hammer is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Bibliography

• Iron Man #219-#221, #239-#240
• Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25
• Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #11
• Web of Spider-Man Annual #7
• Amazing Spider-Man v2, #16
• Iron Man v3, #42-45

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References

• The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe: Update '89 (Volume 3)

External links

• Marvel Guide:An UnOfficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe
• The Grand Comics Database Project
• The Marvel Appendix