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Hybrid (Marvel Comics)
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Hybrid is a fictional character
, a supervillain
appearing in the Marvel Comics
universe
. He first appeared in Rom # 17 (April 1981) by writer Bill Mantlo
and artist Sal Buscema
.
and artist Sal Buscema
.
The character subsequently appears in Rom #30-32 (1982), Rom Annual #3 (1984), and X-Man
#31 (1997). He was seen (on a TV screen) in New Avengers #18 (2006).
Hybrid received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #5 (2006).
who lived in the fictional town of Clairton, West Virginia
under the identity of "Jacob Marks" married a human woman named Marjorie whom he had fallen in love with, and allowed himself to be convinced by her to sire a son. The baby instinctively used his powers to assume a human form at birth, and so was believed by everyone to be a normal child. Jimmy himself was not aware of his true nature. He is said to be the first hybrid offspring of a human and a Dire Wraith.
When Jimmy turned 15, however, he was visited by strange men. Jacob allowed this despite his wife’s protests. The men revealed themselves to Jimmy to be Dire Wraiths as well, and they told him the truth about his origin. They then began to teach Jimmy to use his latent powers, as well as the ways of evil. Eventually Marjorie tried to run away with Jimmy, but he refused, and frightened her with a display of his mental powers.
One day, however, Jimmy's teachers stopped coming. Unknown to him, this was because they had been banished to Limbo
by Rom. This infuriated him, and in his anger he lashed out against his parents, even using his powers to turn his mother into an extremely old woman.
That same night, Rom arrived at the Marks' farmhouse to investigate Jimmy. The boy revealed his true, monstrous forms to the cyborg
hero, and then fought against him. Finally overcoming his guilt in allowing his Wraith masters to use Jimmy, his father tried to kill him with a pitchfork, only to be himself killed with it by Hybrid. Rom tried to banish Hybrid to Limbo with his neutralizer weapon, but it failed, and Jimmy knocked the weapon out of his hands.
Just then, the X-Men
arrived at the farm, seeking a powerful mutant they had detected with Cerebro
. Jimmy reverted to his human form, giving the appearance that he was a normal child attacked by a robot. This led to a battle between Rom and the X-Men. Eventually, Jimmy revealed his true form to the X-Men as well and fought them, until Sprite used Rom's neutralizer at full power to dematerialize him. Jimmy's mother died of old age during these events.
Months later, Hybrid was able to reform himself. This time he temporarily allied himself with the mutant villainesses Mystique
, Rogue
and Destiny against Rom. However, both Rogue and Destiny came to realize that Hybrid's ultimate goal was to use super-powered females as breeding stock, and they joined with ROM to defeat him.
Hybrid reformed again in the fictional town of Cumberland, Kentucky, where he passed himself off as a miracle worker. This brought him into conflict with the New Mutants
since the town was the home of one of its members, Cannonball
. Rom found him again but couldn't prevent him from transforming his ally Starshine
back into a human. Once again, Hybrid was disintegrated in the end.
Hybrid reconstituted himself a fourth time, but this time his memories were affected; he couldn’t remember being anything else than Jimmy Marks. The mutant hero X-Man found him and helped him to recover his memory, accidentally recreating the evil Hybrid again. However, a part of his mind was still the innocent Jimmy, and with his help X-Man seemingly destroyed him.
Hybrid was listed by S.H.I.E.L.D.
as one of the mutants who lost their powers as a result of the events of House of M
.
, including the ability to take control of other mutants' powers. He can reform himself after being destroyed, though it takes time. He knows Dire Wraith magic
. He also suffers from a split personality (has a child persona and an evil one.)
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a supervillain
Supervillain
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appearing in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
. He first appeared in Rom # 17 (April 1981) by writer Bill Mantlo
Bill Mantlo
Bill Mantlo is an American comic-book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics, best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: the Eagle Award-winning Micronauts and the long-running Rom. An attorney, he also worked as a public defender...
and artist Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
Silvio "Sal" Buscema is an American comic book artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of The Incredible Hulk...
.
Publication history
Hybrid was featured in the comic book series Rom # 17-18 (1981), and was created by writer Bill MantloBill Mantlo
Bill Mantlo is an American comic-book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics, best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: the Eagle Award-winning Micronauts and the long-running Rom. An attorney, he also worked as a public defender...
and artist Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
Silvio "Sal" Buscema is an American comic book artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of The Incredible Hulk...
.
The character subsequently appears in Rom #30-32 (1982), Rom Annual #3 (1984), and X-Man
X-man
X-Man is a fictional character and superhero in the Marvel Universe.X-Man may also refer to:*X-Man , a South Korean game show*Xavier Carter, nicknamed X-Man, American track and field athlete...
#31 (1997). He was seen (on a TV screen) in New Avengers #18 (2006).
Hybrid received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #5 (2006).
Fictional character biography
Hybrid was conceived when a male Dire WraithDire Wraith
The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial species published by Marvel Comics. The Dire Wraiths first appeared in Rom #1 , and were created by Bill Mantlo and Al Milgrom. The Dire Wraiths are the main opponents of Rom the Spaceknight....
who lived in the fictional town of Clairton, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
under the identity of "Jacob Marks" married a human woman named Marjorie whom he had fallen in love with, and allowed himself to be convinced by her to sire a son. The baby instinctively used his powers to assume a human form at birth, and so was believed by everyone to be a normal child. Jimmy himself was not aware of his true nature. He is said to be the first hybrid offspring of a human and a Dire Wraith.
When Jimmy turned 15, however, he was visited by strange men. Jacob allowed this despite his wife’s protests. The men revealed themselves to Jimmy to be Dire Wraiths as well, and they told him the truth about his origin. They then began to teach Jimmy to use his latent powers, as well as the ways of evil. Eventually Marjorie tried to run away with Jimmy, but he refused, and frightened her with a display of his mental powers.
One day, however, Jimmy's teachers stopped coming. Unknown to him, this was because they had been banished to Limbo
Limbo (Marvel Comics)
Limbo, may refer to several fictional locations in titles published by Marvel Comics. The concept debuted in The Avengers #2, , and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-History:...
by Rom. This infuriated him, and in his anger he lashed out against his parents, even using his powers to turn his mother into an extremely old woman.
That same night, Rom arrived at the Marks' farmhouse to investigate Jimmy. The boy revealed his true, monstrous forms to the cyborg
Cyborg
A cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial parts. The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S...
hero, and then fought against him. Finally overcoming his guilt in allowing his Wraith masters to use Jimmy, his father tried to kill him with a pitchfork, only to be himself killed with it by Hybrid. Rom tried to banish Hybrid to Limbo with his neutralizer weapon, but it failed, and Jimmy knocked the weapon out of his hands.
Just then, the X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
arrived at the farm, seeking a powerful mutant they had detected with Cerebro
Cerebro
In the Marvel Comics universe, Cerebro is a device that the X-Men use to detect humans, specifically mutants. It was created by Xavier and Magneto, and was later enhanced by Dr. Hank McCoy...
. Jimmy reverted to his human form, giving the appearance that he was a normal child attacked by a robot. This led to a battle between Rom and the X-Men. Eventually, Jimmy revealed his true form to the X-Men as well and fought them, until Sprite used Rom's neutralizer at full power to dematerialize him. Jimmy's mother died of old age during these events.
Months later, Hybrid was able to reform himself. This time he temporarily allied himself with the mutant villainesses Mystique
Mystique (comics)
Mystique is a fictional character associated with the Marvel Comics' franchise X-Men. Originally created by artist David Cockrum and writer Chris Claremont, she first appeared in Ms...
, Rogue
Rogue (comics)
Rogue was first slated to appear in Ms. Marvel #25 , but the book's abrupt cancellation left her original introduction story unpublished for over a decade, before seeing print in Marvel Super Heroes #11 in 1992. Rogue's first published appearance was in Avengers Annual #10...
and Destiny against Rom. However, both Rogue and Destiny came to realize that Hybrid's ultimate goal was to use super-powered females as breeding stock, and they joined with ROM to defeat him.
Hybrid reformed again in the fictional town of Cumberland, Kentucky, where he passed himself off as a miracle worker. This brought him into conflict with the New Mutants
New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
since the town was the home of one of its members, Cannonball
Cannonball (comics)
Cannonball is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod, Cannonball first appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants ....
. Rom found him again but couldn't prevent him from transforming his ally Starshine
Starshine (comics)
Starshine is the name of three fictional American comic book characters owned by the Marvel Comics and appearing in that company's Marvel Universe....
back into a human. Once again, Hybrid was disintegrated in the end.
Hybrid reconstituted himself a fourth time, but this time his memories were affected; he couldn’t remember being anything else than Jimmy Marks. The mutant hero X-Man found him and helped him to recover his memory, accidentally recreating the evil Hybrid again. However, a part of his mind was still the innocent Jimmy, and with his help X-Man seemingly destroyed him.
Hybrid was listed by S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
as one of the mutants who lost their powers as a result of the events of House of M
House of M
House of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...
.
Powers and abilities
Hybrid possesses the ability to switch between human and alien form at will. In his alien form he possesses incredible strength; in both forms he can use telekinesis and telepathyTelepathy
Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
, including the ability to take control of other mutants' powers. He can reform himself after being destroyed, though it takes time. He knows Dire Wraith magic
Magic (paranormal)
Magic is the claimed art of manipulating aspects of reality either by supernatural means or through knowledge of occult laws unknown to science. It is in contrast to science, in that science does not accept anything not subject to either direct or indirect observation, and subject to logical...
. He also suffers from a split personality (has a child persona and an evil one.)