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image=[[Image:Moses Magnum in Dark Wolverine 78.jpg|250px]] |
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|caption=Moses Magnum in court; art by Stephen Segovia and Marte Garcia |
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|character_name=Moses Magnum |
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|real_name=Moses Magnum |
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|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |
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|debut=''Giant-Size Spider-Man'' #4 (Apr 1975) |
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|creators=[[Gerry Conway]] (Writer)<br>[[Ross Andru]] (Artist) |
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|powers=Releasing seismic energy through his fingertips, using it to create earthquakes, shockwaves or otherwise transport earth matter. |
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'''Moses Magnum''' is a fictional [[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. He is an arms dealer and terrorist. According to Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, he is the "closest Marvel has gotten to a true black [[supervillian]]."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Phillip Cunningham |first1=Phillip Lamarr |title=Superheroes and Identities |date=2016 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |page=40 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O8HOCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA40 |accessdate=21 September 2019 |chapter=The absence of black supervillians in mainstream comics}}</ref> |
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==Publication history== |
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Moses Magnum first appeared in ''Giant-Size Spider-Man'' #4 (April 1975), and was created by [[Gerry Conway]] and [[Ross Andru]]. |
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Moses Magnum received an entry in the ''All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'' #6 (2006). |
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==Fictional character biography== |
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Magnum was born in [[Ethiopia]], but sided with [[Benito Mussolini]]'s occupying army against his own people. Magnum later became a naturalized American citizen. |
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[[Image:Dark Wolverine 79 Page 8.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Moses Magnum battling [[Daken]], Art by Stephen Segovia, Jay Leinstein and Cam Smith]] |
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He became president of the [[Deterrence Research Corporation]] (DRC), the world's foremost independent weapons manufacturing firm. As an arms expert, Magnum battled [[Spider-Man]] and the [[Punisher]]. Magnum surprisingly survived after the Punisher exposed him to chemical weapons.<ref>''Giant-Size Spider-Man'' #4 (April 1975)</ref> Then, he seemingly fell to his death after a battle with [[Luke Cage]].<ref>''Power Man Annual'' #1 (1976)</ref> However, Magnum was rescued by [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]] and granted superhuman powers which Magnum dubbed his "Magnum Force".<ref>''Classic X-Men'' #25</ref> His powers included superhuman strength and geologically-based powers to cause earthquakes and sense disruptions in the Earth. |
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[[Tyrannus (comics)|Tyrannus]] and his allies, [[They Who Wield Power]], secretly gave Magnum technology which enhanced his superhuman strength and the power to focus vast amounts of energy so as to trigger earthquakes.<ref>''X-Men'' #119 (March 1979)</ref> Magnum next threatened to create earthquakes to sink [[Japan]] unless he was named the nation's ruler. His plan was foiled by an assault by the [[X-Men]] and [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] on Magnum's [[Kuril Islands]] headquarters. [[Banshee (comics)|Banshee]] disrupted Magnum's earthquake beam, but suffered a long-term loss of his own sonic powers in the process.<ref>''X-Men'' #118-119 (February–March 1979)</ref> |
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Magnum later became an adversary of [[Deathlok]] and the [[Black Panther (comics)|Black Panther]].<ref>''Deathlok (vol. 2)'' #22-25 (April–July 1993)</ref> |
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Later, Magnum's efforts to regain control of his power and destroy a floating resort using a stolen experimental seismic cannon were foiled by the combined efforts of the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and future Avenger [[Triathlon (comics)|Triathlon]]. His own powers opened a fissure beneath him, seemingly sending him falling to his doom.<ref>''Avengers (vol. 3)'' #8-9 (September–October 1998)</ref> |
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Magnum somehow survived the fall, though how has not been revealed. At that time. He was present at the Pan-African Congress on the Treatment of Superhumans.<ref>''Civil War: Battle Damage Report'' #1</ref> |
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He next encountered Spider-Man.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=10203 |title=Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #577 | Comic Books | Comics |publisher=Marvel.com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-06}}</ref> |
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During the ''[[Dark Reign (comics)|Dark Reign]]'' storyline, Moses escaped from prison through a plot by [[Norman Osborn]] to give [[Daken]] good publicity and was almost killed by a massive explosion intended by Osborn to clean up the resulting mess.<ref>''Dark Wolverine'' #78-80</ref> |
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Magnum next appeared in ''Iron Man/Thor'' attempting to sell a special satellite he invented.<ref>''Iron Man/Thor'' #1 (January 2011)</ref> |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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Moses Magnum’s body generates seismic force which amplifies his natural strength, gives him an unknown degree of durability and attunes him to seismic vibrations. He can unleash this energy to cause vibratory shockwaves, minor tremors or devastating earthquakes. These waves will emanate from his body in all directions unless he purposefully tries to channel them in a single direction, usually along the length of his arms and through the tips of his fingers. |
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==In other media== |
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===Television=== |
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* Moses Magnum appears in ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]''. This version is responsible for [[T'Chaka]]'s death (thanks to a [[Coup d'etat|coup]] with a group of mercenaries) and does not demonstrate any super powers. In the episode "Panther's Prey", he manages to steal a piece of Vibranium from [[Wakanda]] and plans to give it to A.I.M. for them to make into a harness for their [[MODOK]] project. This was thwarted by Black Panther and [[Iron Man]]. Magnum was later taken back to Wakanda to face justice. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/magnummoses.htm|Moses Magnum}} |
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[[Category:Comics characters introduced in 1975]] |
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[[Category:Characters created by Gerry Conway]] |
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[[Category:Characters created by Ross Andru]] |
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[[Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength]] |
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[[Category:Marvel Comics supervillains]] |
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