Doorman (character)
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #46 (July 1989) |
Created by | John Byrne |
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Alter ego | DeMarr Davis |
Species | Human Mutant (formerly) Angel of Death (currently) |
Team affiliations | Great Lakes Avengers |
Notable aliases | The Living Portal Man of Doors |
Abilities | (As a mutant)
(As the Angel of Death):
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Doorman (DeMarr Davis) is a fictional mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Created by John Byrne, Doorman first appeared in West Coast Avengers #46 in 1989.[1]
Fictional character biography
Little is known of Doorman's life before he responded to
Before joining the Great Lakes Avengers, DeMarr Davis was an average American. Sometime during his years in college, DeMarr's mother died. After completing four years of college and three years of graduate school, DeMarr decided to answer Mr. Immortal's newspaper ad asking "costumed adventurers" to work together and form a team. DeMarr, being a mutant with a unique teleporting ability, is able to allow his teammates entrance into almost any structure. He was a founding member of the Great Lakes Avengers.[3]
He was first seen in public with the team by
Doorman is, however, the most cynical of the Great Lakes Avengers, constantly comparing the team to the real Avengers, usually at inappropriate times, and sometimes feeling embarrassed by his friends. Nonetheless, DeMarr cares for them deeply, and values each and every member of the team.
GLA: Misassembled
During the G.L.A. mini-series, the team took on
During the final battle, Doorman gets killed, sacrificing himself so that Mr. Immortal could stop Maelstrom. In the afterlife, he met the other deceased GLA members including Grasshopper who forgave him. Doorman was, however, intrigued by the absence of Hawkeye, until Mockingbird tells him that he became the new Swordsman. Shortly afterwards, the
GLX-Mas Special
During the GLX-Mas Special, the team confronted Dr. Tannenbaum, who had released an army of living Christmas trees on the citizens of Wisconsin. Later, Doorman informed the team that he had to go and visit his father. Upon reaching his father's house, his father quickly complained that DeMarr was throwing his life away and needed to join the real world. He told his son that he had "stupid powers" and "all the other heroes have better powers than you". Realizing that his own happiness was more important than his father's respect, DeMarr finally admitted the truth to his father: that he had died and came back as an angel of death. He had not come back to visit his father but rather to collect his soul, as he had fallen off the roof while setting up Christmas lights and died. The revelation of DeMarr's new role in the universe greatly pleased his father, who couldn't wait to brag to all his friends in heaven about how his son was the new angel of death.[12]
Great Lakes Champions
The team participated in a charity superhero poker tournament hosted by the
Civil War/The Initiative
All of the Great Lakes Champions have registered with the United States government as required by the
DeMarr has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book Avengers: The Initiative #1.[15]
Doorman and his teammates became the Initiative group in charge of
Secret Invasion
During the
Fear Itself
During the
Great Lakes Avengers (2016 series)
In the ongoing series The Great Lakes Avengers, it is revealed that the team had disbanded and gone their separate ways. During that time, Doorman continued on his role as an angel of death. He then meets Flatman and
Powers and abilities
Doorman has the ability to teleport people or objects through solid matter with his own body that serves as a portal of sorts. His mutant powers operates by tapping into the Darkforce Dimension. Originally, his all-black appearance was a costume of apparently conventional material with stark white eyepieces in the mask as contrast. However, since becoming Oblivion's servant, his "body" seems to be an assumed shape rather than a simple costume and he can transform into it at will. As the Angel of Death, he possesses mediumship, Darkforce constructs, lightspeed flight, and supernatural durability.[25]
DeMarr had some unarmed combat training and is an experienced card player.[26]
Appearance
After dying and being resurrected by Oblivion to become its new "angel of death", Doorman's appearance has changed as he now possesses white gloves, boots, a cape, and skis: the trademarks of his predecessor, Deathurge. In fact, the only difference in appearance from Deathurge are the white "eyes" that were once the eyepieces of his original costume.
References
- ISBN 978-1465455505.
- ^ a b GLA: Misassembled #4
- ^ Seen in flashback in GLA: Misassembled #4 (2005)
- ^ West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #46
- ^ West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #48-49
- ^ The Avengers Annual #19
- ^ Thunderbolts #15–17 (June–Aug. 1998) and #25 (Apr. 1999)
- ^ Deadpool #10–11 (Nov.–Dec. 1997) and #61 (2002)
- ^ GLA: Misassembled #1
- ^ GLA: Misassembled #2
- ^ GLA: Misassembled #3
- ^ GLX-Mas Special #1
- ^ The Thing vol. 2 #8 (2006)
- ^ Cable & Deadpool #30
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #1 Character Map
- ^ Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #19 (Dec. 2008)
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #25
- ^ Fear Itself: The Home Front #6
- ^ The Great Lakes Avengers #1 (2016)
- ^ The Great Lakes Avengers #2 (2016)
- ^ The Great Lakes Avengers #3 (2016)
- ^ The Great Lakes Avengers #6 (2016)
- ^ The Great Lakes Avengers #7 (2016)
- ^ Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide Vol 1 #2 (March 2015)
- ^ Avengers: Roll Call Vol 1 #1 (June 2012)
External links
- Doorman at Marvel.com