3-D Man
3-D Man | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Marvel Premiere #35 (April 1977) |
Created by | Roy Thomas (writer) Jim Craig (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Charles "Chuck" Chandler Harold "Hal" Chandler |
Species | Human mutate |
Abilities | Charles Chandler
Harold Chandler
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3-D Man is the name of two fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The first incarnation, a composite of two brothers, Charles Chandler and Hal Chandler, first appeared in Marvel Premiere #35 (April 1977).[1][2] The second incarnation, Delroy Garrett, took on the name in Avengers: The Initiative #14, having debuted as Triathlon a decade before in Avengers (vol. 3) #8 (September 1998).[3]
Creation
In a text piece in Marvel Premiere #36, writer Roy Thomas described the 3-D Man as a homage to the Joe Simon and Jack Kirby character Captain 3-D, and was intended by Thomas as a commentary on contemporary societal themes using 1950s analogues.[4] Thomas was a noted user of retroactive continuity in his work for Marvel, notably on the World War II-set series The Invaders. Part of the inspiration was due to a relative dearth of Marvel Universe characters between the mid-1950s cancellation of most of Atlas Comics' superhero titles and the beginning of the company's Silver Age in Fantastic Four #1.[5]
There are conflicting accounts as to how the character received his name;
Publication history
The character debuted in a three-issue run of the anthology series
The character then spend the next 15 years in limbo before resurfacing in
Fictional character biography
Chuck Chandler and Hal Chandler
Brothers Chuck Chandler and Hal Chandler were born in Los Angeles, California. As a test pilot for NASA in 1958,[9] Chuck was piloting the experimental XF-13 rocket plane when he was captured by Skrull invaders. They attempted to interrogate him but Chuck escaped, damaging the Skrulls' warp drive in the process. The Skrull saucer exploded as Chuck flew away, exposing him to strange radiation. He crashed the XF-13 in the Mojave Desert and when his younger, crippled brother Hal attempted to rescue him, Chuck disappeared, and was believed dead.[10] Hal, a research scientist, discovered that Chuck's image had been imprinted on the lenses of his glasses, and that Chuck had been transformed into a two-dimensional being. When Hal wore the glasses and concentrated, he triggered a dimensional shift that caused Chuck to materialize into a three-dimensional existence. In his new form Chuck wore a green and red bodysuit, and his normal strength, speed, and durability had been tripled. As the costumed 3-D Man, Chuck fought another group of Skrull agents.[11] He battled more Skrull infiltrators,[9] and then battled the Cold Warrior.[12]
At some point after his 1950s adventures Hal Chandler decided to stop functioning as 3-D Man and left his brother floating around in another dimension. Hal married Peggy Clark, and they had two children, Chuck Chandler II and Hal Chandler, Jr. Hal later encountered a down-on-his-luck Bruce Banner and, afraid that the Hulk might show up, used the glasses to summon 3-D Man once more. After this encounter, 3-D Man returned into his brother's glasses, determined never to return.[13]
Delory Garrett
3D Man | |
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Publication information | |
Point Men Avengers | |
Notable aliases | Three Dimensional Man Triathlon 3-D Man |
Abilities |
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Events involving the former Avenger Triathlon revealed the true origins of 3-D Man's powers — one of a trio of pyramid-shaped "fragments of light", apparently created by the universe itself to counterbalance the emergence of an other-dimensional fragment of pure evil into Earth's dimension. The Skrull ship that had captured Chuck Chandler had also found one of the light pyramids, and the ship's explosion infused Chuck with the pyramid's power.[14]
The Chandler brothers' power was stolen by Jonathan Tremont, founder of the
After Garrett underwent and completed
Powers and abilities
The Chandler brothers received their superhuman abilities through exposure to an unknown radiation in the explosion of a
Other versions
What If
In
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ RAHAN, KALEON. "3-D who? Marvel Comics' 3-D Man is 40 years old!". The Star. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ a b Donohoo, Timothy (2022-07-28). "Triathlon: Will Avengers 5 Introduce the Most Three-Dimensional Avenger?". CBR. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w). "(untitled letters page)" Marvel Premiere, no. 36 (June 1977). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Fantagraphics Books.
- ^ a b c Brennaman, Chris (April 2014). "Marvel Premiere". Back Issue! (#71). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 26–27.
- ^ ""Hero Envy" the Blog Adventures: THE ROY THOMAS MARVEL COMICS CHARACTERS, CONCEPTS AND CREATIONS PART 1". January 2020.
- ^ Tandarich, Dan (June 2010). "The Story of Marvel's First Limited Series: Contest of Champions, a.k.a. Marvel's Road Not Taken to the 1980 Summer Oympics". Back Issue!. No. 41. TwoMorrows Publishing.
- ^ Glut, Don (w), Craig, Jim (p), Hunt, Dave (i). "The Devil's Music!" Marvel Premiere, no. 36 (June 1977). Marvel Comics.
- ISBN 978-1-59474-763-2.
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w), Craig, Jim (p), Hunt, Dave (i). "The 3-D Man!" Marvel Premiere, no. 35 (April 1977). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w), Craig, Jim (p), Hunt, Dave (i). "Code-Name: The Cold Warrior!" Marvel Premiere, no. 37 (August 1977). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Mantlo, Bill (w), Buscema, Sal (a). "Whatever Happened to the 3-D Man?" The Incredible Hulk, vol. 2, no. 251 (September 1980). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Busiek, Kurt (w), Dwyer, Kieron, Rick Remender (a). "Book of Revelations" The Avengers, vol. 3, no. 50 (March 2002).
- ^ Busiek, Kurt (w), Pérez, George (p), Vey, Al (i). "Turbulence!" The Avengers, vol. 3, no. 8 (September 1998). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Busiek, Kurt (w), Zircher, Patrick (p), Koblish, Scott (i). "The Last Farewell" The Avengers, vol. 3, no. 55 (August 2002). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Slott, Dan, Christos N. Gage (w), Caselli, Stefano (a). Avengers: The Initiative, no. 14 (August 2008). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Slott, Dan, Christos N. Gage (w), Tolibao, Harvey (a). Avengers: The Initiative, no. 15 (September 2008). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Slott, Dan, Christos N. Gage (w), Caselli, Stefano (a). Avengers: The Initiative, no. 16 (October 2008). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Slott, Dan, Christos N. Gage (w), Tolibao, Harvey (a). Avengers: The Initiative, no. 17 (November 2008). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Slott, Dan, Christos N. Gage (w), Kurth, Steve (p), Hennessey, Drew (i). Avengers: The Initiative, no. 18 (December 2008). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Slott, Dan, Christos N. Gage (w), Tolibao, Harvey, Bong Dazo (a). Avengers: The Initiative, no. 19 (January 2009). Marvel Comics.
- ^ McIntosh, Cody (2020-04-03). "Dragon Ball: 5 Superheroes That Hercule Can Defeat (& 5 He Would Get Crushed By)". CBR. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Glut, Don (w), Kupperberg, Alan, Bill Black (a). "What If... the Avengers Had Been Formed During the 1950s?" What If, no. 9 (June 1978). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Busiek, Kurt, Roger Stern (w), Pacheco, Carlos (p), Merino, Jesús (i), Oliff, Steve (col), Starkings, Richard, Albert Deschesne (let), Brevoort, Tom (ed). "Running Out of Time" Avengers Forever, no. 4 (March 1999). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Adams, Fletch (July 10, 2006). "Wonder What If No More!". Broken Frontier. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2007.
External links
- 3-D Man (Chuck and Hal Chandler) at Marvel.com
- 3-D Man (Chuck Chandler) at Marvel Wiki
- Hal Chandler at Marvel Wiki
- 3-D Man at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.