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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Incredible Hulk v2, #254 (December 1980) |
| Created by | Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema |
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| Alter ego | Ann Darnell |
| Team affiliations | U-Foes Femizons |
| Abilities | transform into any form of gaseous matter |
Vapor (Ann Darnell) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe who first appeared as a member of the villainous group, the U-Foes. She is the sister of teammate, X-Ray.
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Publication history
Vapor's first appearance was in Incredible Hulk v2, #254 (December 1980), and she was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema.
The character subsequently appears in Incredible Hulk #275–278 (September 1982-January 1983), 304–305 (February-March 1985), Avengers #304 (June 1989), Avengers West Coast #53 (December 1989), Marvel Graphic Novel: Avengers: Deathtrap: The Vault (1991), Captain America #387–390 (July-August 1991), #391-392 (September 1991), Darkhawk #6 (August 1991), Incredible Hulk #397 (September 1992), Heroes for Hire #1-2 (July-August 1997), 4 (October 1997), Thunderbolts Annual 1997, Heroes for Hire #12 (June 1998), She-Hulk #6 (October 2004), New Avengers #1–4 (January-April 2005), Spider-Man: Breakout #1–5 (June-October 2005), Thunderbolts #104 (September 2006), Civil War: Thunderbolts - Swimming With Sharks (January 2007), She-Hulk #17 (May 2007), and The Astonishing Spider-Man #1 (May 2007).
Vapor appeared as part of the "U-Foes" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #13.
Fictional character biography
Ann Darnell was a life support specialist before gaining her powers. With her teammates, she attempted to duplicate the original rocket flight of the Fantastic Four through a cosmic ray belt, and gained superhuman powers just as the Fantastic Four did. Her team then first battled the Hulk.[1] They again battled the Hulk and this time defeated him. In triumph, they exhibited the captive Bruce Banner on national television. However, Banner was freed by Rick Jones, Betty Ross, and the alien Bereet, and Banner transformed into the Hulk and defeated the U-Foes.[2]
Civil War
During the Civil War she along with the U-Foes joined Thunderbolts Army.[volume & issue needed]
Hood
The Hood has hired her as part of his criminal organization to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act.[volume & issue needed]
Dark Reign
Vapor and the U-Foes are revealed as members of the Initiative's North Carolina team.[3]
Powers and abilities
Vapor can transform her body into any form of gas, either pure elements or complex compounds. She can only return to solid form for brief periods. She is vulnerable to any chemical interaction that would affect the chemical-form she is currently in. On one occasion, the Hulk defeated her by spraying her with oxygen while she had taken the form of hydrogen, turning her into water. While generally immune to physical harm, she could still be harmed by different types of energy, such as Thor's winds and lightning, or the sonic booms the Hulk produces by clapping his hands together, and even X-Ray's radiation.
Notes
- An unrelated Dr. Vapor appeared in Wolverine v3, #17 as an employee of the Workshop (an offshoot of Weapon X). She experimented on the Native and was killed by Wolverine in Wolverine v3, #18.
In other media
Video Games
- Vapor (alongside the other U-Foes) appears in The Incredible Hulk video game voiced by Rachael MacFarlane. If the player defeats the other U-Foes before Vapor, she will make a statement akin to fear at being left to face the Hulk all by herself. The video game differs from the comics in that rather than copy the Fantastic Four, they seek to emulate the Hulk's gamma radiation experiment. Prior to her transformation into Vapor, when Simon Utrecht is attempting to duplicate the Hulk's experiment, she is impressed and asks Utrecht to refer to her as Ann, implying a limerence between Simon Utrecht and Ann Darnell.
References
External links
- Vapor at Marvel.com
- MarvelDatabase:Character Gallery Vapor
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