J.
B. DESALVIO
Real
Name: J. B.
Desalvio (full name unrevealed)
Identity/Class: Normal human(
Occupation: Gambler
Group
Membership: None
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Goliath
(Hank Pym), Philbert (last
name unrevealed),
Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Wilma
(last name unrevealed),
numerous
Las Vegas casino-goers
Known
Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base
of Operations: Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA
First
Appearance: Avengers
I#48 (January, 1968)
Powers/Abilities: J. B.
Desalvio had no superhuman
powers but used a small, pocket-sized magnetic device to affect the
outcomes of
a casino roulette wheel.
History:
(Avengers
I#48) –
J. B. Desalvio visited a Las Vegas
casino, where he used a magnet to affect the outcome of the roulette
wheel. After
winning five times in a row, fellow roulette table patron Janet Van
Dyne began
to suspect Desalvio of cheating. When Hank Pym received an Avengers
distress
call, Janet informed Pym of her suspicions. Investigating at insect
size, the
two Avengers discovered a magnetic device in Desalvio’s pocket that
allowed
Desalvio to affect the outcome of the wheel. Goliath then controlled a
group of
ants to secretly remove the device from Desalvio’s pocket. Just as
Desalvio
realized his device was missing, the wheel landed on 16 despite
Desalvio’s
betting on 11. Upon losing, J. B. Desalvio left the roulette table as
the
nearby Mr. Philbert won.
Comments: Created by Roy
Thomas and George Tuska.
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
J. B. Desalvio has no known connections to
- any other "J. B." or "Desalvio"
characters
Philbert
has no known connections
to
- any other "Philbert” characters
Wilma
has no known connections to
- any other "Wilma" characters
Philbert
and Wilma were patrons of the Las Vegas casino where J. B. Desalvio was
cheating. Unaware of Desalvio’s cheating, Philbert was shocked to see
that
Desalvio had won five times in a row. When Goliath and Wasp secretly
had ants
removed Desalvio’s magnetic device from his pocket, Wilma commented
that there
were ants on the roulette wheel. Hoping that might be good luck,
Philbert bet
his money on 16 and sure enough, the roulette ball did land on 16, much
to
Desalvio’s surprise. Happy to see Desalvio lose, Wasp exclaimed “he did
it!”
and Philbert reminded her that he had bet on 16, meaning that he had
won and
wondered why Wasp was so happy, considering that she had lost again.
--Avengers
I#48
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Avengers I#48, p5, pan4 (J. B. Desalvio, main image)
Avengers I#48, p7, pan1 (J. B. Desalvio headshot)
Avengers I#48, p5, pan3 (Philbert & Wilma)
Appearances:
Avengers I#48 (January, 1968) – Roy Thomas (writer), George Tuska
(pencils,
inks), Stan Lee (editor)
Last
updated:
01/01/13
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