Parnell Jacobs is a fictional

Character (arts)

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 comic book

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 character from the Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 universe. Originally a villainous version of the superhero War Machine

War Machine

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, Jacobs became an ally of War Machine and joined his efforts to defeat the Eaglestar Corporation and Norman Osborn

Green Goblin

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.

Publication history

Parnell Jacobs first appeared in Iron Man

Iron Man

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Vol. 3, #11 (December 1998) by writer Kurt Busiek

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 and artist Sean Chen

Sean Chen

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. The character subsequently appeared in Iron Man Vol. 3 #12 (January 1999), #14 (March 1999), #18-20 (July–September 1999), Punisher War Journal #17 (May 2008), and War Machine Vol. 2 #1-12 (February 2009-February 2010). Jacobs was also featured in the Marvel MAX

MAX (comics)

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 series U.S. War Machine by Chuck Austen

Chuck Austen

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and the sequel series U.S. War Machine 2.0 by Austen and Christian Moore.