Steeplejack (Marvel Comics)

Steeplejack is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe.

Jake Mallard

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real_name=Jake Mallard
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Luke Cage, Power Man" #18 (Apr 1974)
creators=Len Wein and George Tuska
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Publication history

The first Steeplejack appeared in "Luke Cage, Power Man" #18 (April 1974), and was created by Len Wein and George Tuska.

Fictional character biography

Jack Mallard was the first criminal to go by the name Steeplejack. He was a construction worker, and he and his two brothers were employed by contractor Maxwell Plumm. As Plumm unethically cut corners and safety and materials, Mallard's two brothers fell to their deaths when a girder slipped its cable in a sudden wind. He blamed Plumm and vowed vengeance, becoming the first Steeplejack. He attacked Plumm and was about to hurl him to his death from a construction site, when Power Man intervened. Steeplejack fought Cage, and then hurled Plumm from the building, and fled. Cage saved Plumm, who swiftly agreed to hire Cage for protection.

That night, Steeplejack returned to the construction site to sabotage it, and Power Man emerged from hiding to battle Steeplejack. During the fight, Steeplejack fell on one of the girders he had weakened, and it gave with the impact. Mallard plunged several stories towards the street, and the impact caused his fuel tanks to explode, apparently killing him. ["Luke Cage, Power Man" #18 (April 1974)]

Maxwell Plumm

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character_name=Steeplejack II
real_name=Maxwell Plumm
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Ms. Marvel" #14 (Feb 1978)
creators=Chris Claremont and Carmine Infantino
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Publication history

Maxwell Plumm first appeared in "Luke Cage, Power Man" #18 (April 1974), and was created by Len Wein and George Tuska. He first appeared as the second Steeplejack in "Ms. Marvel" #14 (February 1978), by Chris Claremont and Carmine Infantino.

The character subsequently appears in "Captain America" #319 (July 1986), in which he was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld.

Fictional character biography

Maxwell Plumm took the designs and outfit of the first Steeplejack. He fought Ms. Marvel and lost. He attended the final bash at the “Bar With No Name,” and was shot to death by the Scourge of the Underworld.

References

Equipment

Steeplejack's body suit offers protection from physical attacks. His multipurpose acetylene gun could fire force blasts, energy blasts, a wire slipknot, and heat and light.

External links

* http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/steeplj1.htm
* http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/steeplj2.htm