Mirage (Marvel Comics)
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Mirage is the name of two fictional villains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
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Mirage first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #156 and was created by Len Wein and Ross Andru.
Fictional character biography
Desmond Charne
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #156 (May 1976) |
Created by | Len Wein Ross Andru |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Desmond Charne |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Grapplers Sinister Sixteen |
Notable aliases | Master of Illusion |
Abilities | Genius electrician, physicist and laser technologist Carries a handgun and tranquilizer gun Costume grants: Three dimensional holographic image projection |
Desmond Charne was a former holography technician who wanted to be a supervillain. To that end, he used holograph technology which could make him invisible or create 3-D illusions. He also became the leader of his own criminal gang at some point.[1]
He made his criminal debut at Betty Brant and Ned Leeds' wedding, intending to rob them and their guests, but Spider-Man interfered. After a lengthy battle, Spider-Man defeated Mirage by dropping a chandelier on him.[2][3]
Mirage then planned to kidnap the
Mirage attended the "Bar With No Name" in Medinah County, Ohio and was massacred along with all the other villains present at the incident by the Scourge of the Underworld, sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.[5] He was reported to have survived, as part of a ploy to lure the Scourge into a trap. Dressed as Mirage, Captain America captured Scourge, who was then shot to death by another mysterious assailant.[6] Arnim Zola later created a "proto-husk" replica of him only for it to be killed by Deadpool.[7]
During the "
Mirage resurfaces at a Super Villains Anonymous meeting, where he elaborates on his origin, and reveals that he had fallen into a coma for three months after being shot.
During the "Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy" storyline, Mirage was cloned by Jackal and his company New U Technologies.[16] He was involved in a fight with the other supervillain clones until it was broken up by a clone of Prowler.[17] Mirage later died from clone degeneration.[18]
During the "Damnation" storyline, Mirage is revived when Doctor Strange uses his magic to restore Las Vegas.[19]
During the "Hunted" storyline, Mirage was seen as a patron at the Pop-Up with No Name.[20]
Unnamed
A new character named Mirage has appeared as a
Mirage was ordered not to focus on Samson, but she ignored her fellow prisoners to pry into his mind anyway, and this time he noticed her psychic probing. He used his pent-up rage to send some psychic feedback to her that stunned her painfully and broke the connection.[22] Bullseye killed Mirage and her allies in their cells by throwing scalpels into their heads.[23]
Powers and abilities
Desmond Charne was an electronics and laser technology genius, and held a master's degree in physics. He designed a costume of synthetic stretch fabric lined with micro-circuitry and miniature devices with which Mirage could project three-dimensional laser-induced images called holograms. These tiny holographic projectors, located in the costume's cowl, enabled him to disguise himself as others, or to project multiple images, or to project three-dimensional images of himself several yards from his actual location while rendering himself "invisible" by bending light rays appropriately. He also often carried a handgun with a silencer, and a tranquilizer gun.
The second Mirage has telepathic abilities.
Other versions
The Desmond Charne version of Mirage appears as one of the guardians of Krona's stronghold in JLA/Avengers, and as a criminal apprehended by Spider-Man in Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane.[24][25]
References
- ^ The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition vol. 2 #18. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #156. Marvel Comics.
- ISBN 978-0756692360.
- ^ Marvel Two-in-One #96. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Mark Gruenwald (w), Paul Neary (p), Dennis Janke (i). "Overkill" Captain America, no. 319 (July 1986). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Captain America #320. Marvel Comics
- ^ Deadpool vol. 3 #0. Marvel Comics
- ^ The Punisher vol. 7 #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ "Mirage". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 2, 2015
- ^ The Punisher vol. 7 #7. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Punisher vol. 7 #8. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Punisher: In the Blood #2. Marvel Comics
- ^ Nick Spencer (w), Steve Lieber (p), Steve Lieber (i), Rachelle Rosenberg (col), VC's Joe Caramagna (let), Tom Brennan (ed). The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, no. 3 (4 Sept. 2013). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Nick Spencer (w), Steve Lieber (p), Steve Lieber (i), Rachelle Rosenberg (col), Clayton Cowles (let), Lauren Sankovitch (ed). "Department of Revenge-Ucation" The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, no. 12 (4 June 2014). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Nick Spencer (w), Steve Lieber (p), Steve Lieber (i), Rachelle Rosenberg (col), Clayton Cowles (let), Lauren Sankovitch (ed). "Goodbye, Farewell and Good Riddance" The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, no. 17 (26 Nov. 2014). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Prowler vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Prowler vol. 2 #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Doctor Strange: Damnation #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #19.HU. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thunderbolts #117. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thunderbolts #119. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thunderbolts #121. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Kurt Busiek (w), George Perez (p), George Perez (i), Tom Smith (col), Comicraft (let), Tom Brevoort, Mike Carlin, Dan Raspler, Stephen Wacker, Andy Schmidt, and Marc Sumerak (ed). "The Brave and the Bold" JLA/Avengers, no. 4 (Dec. 2003). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Sean McKeever (w), Takeshi Miyazawa (p), Takeshi Miyazawa (i), Christina Strain (col), Dave Sharpe (let), Nathan Cosby and MacKenzie Cadenhead (ed). "The Boyfriend Thing" Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, no. 1 (Feb. 2006). United States: Marvel Comics.
External links
- Mirage I at Marvel Wiki
- Mirage I at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Mirage I at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Mirage II at Marvel Wiki
- Mirage II at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)