Whizzer (comics)
| Whizzer | |
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The Whizzer and the Squadron Supreme as depicted on the cover of Avengers (vol. 3) #5 (June 1998). Art by George Pérez. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Frank: USA Comics #1 (Aug. 1941) Sanders: The Avengers #69 (Oct. 1969) Stewart: The Avengers #85 (Mar. 1971) |
| Created by | Frank: Al Avison (penciller; writer unknown) Sanders and Stewart: Roy Thomas and John Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Robert Frank James Sanders Stanley Stewart |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Squadron Supreme |
| Abilities | Superhuman speed |
| Marvel Comics alternate universes | |||
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| Marvel stories take place primarily in a mainstream continuity called the Marvel Universe. Some stories are set in various parallel, or alternate, realities, called the Marvel Multiverse. | |||
| The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 designates the mainstream continuity as "Earth-616", and assigns other Earth numbers to each specific alternate reality. | |||
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In this article the following characters, or teams, and realities are referred to: | |||
| Character/team | Universe | ||
| Robert Frank | Earth-616 | ||
| James Sanders | Earth-616 | ||
| Stanley Stewart | Earth-712 | ||
| Stanley Stewart | Earth-31916 | ||
Whizzer is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first character debuted during the Golden Age in USA Comics #1 (Aug. 1941), and was reintroduced in Giant-Size Avengers #1 (Aug. 1974). A second villainous version debuts during the Silver Age in The Avengers #69 (Oct. 1969), and a second heroic version debuting in The Avengers #85 (Feb. 1971).
The Whizzer appeared in the second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Jessica Jones, portrayed by Jay Klaitz.