GADGET
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Designer
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Former agent of
Bushmaster and
Diamondback;
former ally of
Shades
and
Commanche
Enemies: Misty Knight;
formerly Cage
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: Gadget Man
Base of Operations: New York City
First Appearance: Luke Cage, Hero for Hire#2 (August, 1972)
Powers/Abilities: Gadget is a genius, able to design a variety of advanced weapons, etc. He is apparently severely vision-impaired, requiring thick glasses.
History:
(Power Man#49 (fb) - BTS) - Gadget was hired by Willis Stryker, Diamondback. As
insurance against Willis ever turning against him, Gadget secretly videotaped
Stryker's activities, including his planting two kilograms of uncut heroin in
Carl Lucas' (Cage)apartment.
(Hero for Hire#2) - Gadget designed the weapons for Diamondback.
(Power Man#49 (fb) - BTS) - Gadget was hired by Bushmaster, and he shared that he had tapes of Stryker's activities.
(Power Man#49 (fb)) - With Bushmaster, Gadget gave proof of the tapes to Cage, offering to give them to him in exchange for Cage kidnapping Misty Knight for him.
(Power Man#49) - Cage turned against Bushmaster and foiled his plans, but Misty Knight captured Gadget and coerced him into handing over the tapes to Cage.
Comments: Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, and Billy Graham.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
No known connection to:
GADGETS - creations of Machinesmith, sealed
inside of Baron Strucker robot, sent to monitor Dragon Man,
release sonic pulses
--Captain America I#248
any other gadgets
images:
Hero for Hire#2, p10, panel 4;
Power Man#49, p31, panel 3
Power Man#49 (February 1978)
Last updated: 08/30/04
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