Justin Hammer

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Justin Hammer
Hammer Industries
AbilitiesGenius-level intellect
Expert strategist

Justin Hammer is a

Tony Stark
.

the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Iron Man 2 (2010),[1] the short film All Hail the King (2014), and the second season of the animated television series What If...?
(2023).

Publication history

Justin Hammer first appeared in

Tony Stark might have become if he stayed on his path as a global war profiteer, as well as a tribute to actor Peter Cushing; in Layton's words, Stark and Hammer are essentially in the same line of work, but with diametrically opposed moral views.[4]

Fictional character biography

Justin Hammer was born in

Blacklash
) to attack the rogue and confiscate his assigned equipment.

At the start of the

Porcupine I, Stiletto, and Water Wizard) against Iron Man. Ultimately, Tony Stark not only cleared his name and destroyed the control device, but finally learned that a major enemy was behind multiple attacks on his interests for years.[7]

With help from the supervillain Force, Hammer next hijacked yachts to smuggle opium into the United States. They battled Iron Man and were defeated.[8] When Stark lost his company to Obadiah Stane, Hammer left the destitute Stark to his own devices while continuing with his own enterprises. When Stark recovered and re-entered the business world with Stark Enterprises, Hammer sent the Adap-Tor (a robotic attack drone disguised as a helicopter) to attack the new company as a way of "welcoming" Stark back.[9]

For a time, Hammer frequently hired the villain group known as the

Death Squad in an attempt to kill both Tony Stark and Iron Man, but fired the group after they constantly failed.[10]

When Force later attempted to go straight, Hammer sent Beetle, Blacklash, and Blizzard II to retrieve Force, but they were defeated by Force with help from Iron Man and Jim Rhodes.[11]

During the "

Guardsmen, leading him into conflict with The Captain and his fellow Avengers
.

Hammer later sent the

Boomerang) to battle Ghost and Iron Man.[14]

Hammer redesigned

Taskmaster to train the second Spymaster.[18]

Later, Hammer agreed to design a new costume for Rhino.

Brand Corporation, he abducted a number of superhuman beings to analyze their abilities. He also helped the first Sphinx to reclaim the Ka-Stone.[21]

Years later, it was revealed that Hammer had obtained Stane International after the death of its chairman Obadiah Stane, causing problems for Tony Stark through his old company. With operatives of HYDRA, Roxxon Oil, Moroboshi International, and the Trinational Commission, he tricked the Masters of Silence into attacking Stark Enterprises. Even when forced to sell his stock in Stane International to Stark for the sum of one dollar,[22] Hammer had the last laugh when all the shady dealings and irresponsible, or even criminal actions of Stane International came back to bite Tony later.

Hammer later sent Barrier, Blacklash, and Ringer to recruit Luis Barrett to become the new Thunderbolt. The three villains were foiled by the Pantheon.[23]

In the mini-series Bad Blood, Hammer discovered that he had been diagnosed with an incurable cancer-like illness, and resolved to destroy Tony Stark before he died. Hammer infected Stark's bloodstream with mood-altering nanites that made Stark irrational and temperamental. In a final confrontation with Iron Man on Hammer's own space station, Hammer was accidentally frozen in a block of ice when the water he fell into leaked out into space and instantly froze and is currently lost in space. While observing his body in a block of ice drifting in Earth's orbit, Iron Man reflected that his foe would now "live forever".[24]

Powers and abilities

Justin Hammer is a normal, middle-aged man. He has a degree in commerce and business, and is an extremely efficient administrator with a genius-level intellect. He has access to various forms of advanced technology designed by his technicians.

Family

Justin is later revealed to be the father of

Sasha Hammer who have each run Hammer Industries in his absence.[25]

Other versions

Earth X

In the

Terrigen epidemic mutates most of the world population, Hammer is murdered by Norman Osborn on his rise to being President of the United States.[26]

Ultimate Marvel

The Ultimate Universe version is referred to as Justin Hammer Jr. and is depicted as an industrialist. His late father Justin Hammer Sr. was a head industrialist and now he is the CEO of Hammer Industries and is from the south of the US rather than from Britain. He was rivals with Norman Osborn and was Osborn Industries's main competitor. In an effort to surpass Osborn Industries, Hammer hired Osborn's top scientist Otto Octavius for inside information.[27] Octavius gets caught in a lab accident which grafted with four metal arms, blaming Hammer for this and sought him out for revenge. Doctor Octopus attacked Hammer in his limo, and Hammer subsequently died from a heart attack during Doctor Octopus' fight with Spider-Man.[28]

Justin Hammer Jr. has also been secretly funding superhuman testing directly violating the Superhuman Test Ban Treaty; two of his more significant subjects were Electro and Sandman.[29]

Justin Hammer Jr. is also responsible for the tech changes made on his daughter

Justine Hammer.[30]

In other media

Television

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Justin Hammer appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed by Sam Rockwell:

Video games

References

  1. ^ a b Rappe, Elisabeth (January 16, 2009). "Sam Rockwell Confirms Himself For 'Iron Man 2'". Cinematical. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  2. ISBN 978-0756641238. Tony Stark's billionaire nemesis Justin Hammer made his first appearance in The Invincible Iron Man #120 by writer David Michelinie and artist John Romita, Jr. and Bob Layton. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  3. ^ Betancourt, David (February 22, 2016). "Frank Miller on his 'Dark Knight Returns' 30 years later: 'I was rooting for Batman all the way'". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.
  4. ^ García, Vicente (April 2014). "Interview with Bob by Dolmen Magazine". Dolmen Magazine.
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  6. ^ Iron Man #118, 120, 123
  7. ^ Iron Man #124–127. Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ Iron Man #140–141. Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ Iron Man #217. Marvel Comics.
  10. ^ Iron Man vol. 3 #1. Marvel Comics.
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  12. ^ Iron Man #225. Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ Iron Man #238. Marvel Comics.
  14. ^ Iron Man #239–240. Marvel Comics.
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  16. ^ Iron Man #243. Marvel Comics.
  17. ^ Avengers Spotlight #27. Marvel Comics.
  18. ^ Iron Man #254. Marvel Comics.
  19. ^ The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #4. Marvel Comics.
  20. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #344–345. Marvel Comics.
  21. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #26; The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12; Web of Spider-Man Annual #8; The New Warriors Annual #2. Marvel Comics.
  22. ^ Iron Man #281–283. Marvel Comics.
  23. ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 Annual #17. Marvel Comics.
  24. ^ Iron Man: Bad Blood #1-4. Marvel Comics.
  25. Salvador Larocca (a
    ). "Stark Resilient Part 1" The Invincible Iron Man, vol. 5, no. 25 (August 2011). Marvel Comics.
  26. ^ Earth X #5. Marvel Comics.
  27. ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #16 (February 2002). Marvel Comics.
  28. ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #20 (June 2002). Marvel Comics.
  29. ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #17 (March 2002). Marvel Comics.
  30. ^ Ultimate Comics Armor Wars #1 (Dec. 2009). Marvel Comics.
  31. ^ a b c d e f "Justin Hammer Voices (Iron Man)".
  32. ^ "Marvel Animation Age - the Marvel Animation News Resource". Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  33. ^ "Supreme-Adaptoid". Avengers Assemble. Season 1. Episode 6. July 28, 2013. Disney XD.
  34. ^ "What if Robert Downey Jr. Were Never Iron Man?". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 May 2018.
  35. ^ Costain, Kevin (February 7, 2014). ""Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King" – Review". Movie Viral. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.

External links

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