List of Marvel Comics characters: 0–9
3-D Man
4D Man
4D Man is a version of Kyle Richmond from Earth X, first appearing in Universe X #0 (2000).[1] He was cursed by Mephisto to see the future, and he works alongside Isaac Christians, the Gargoyle, to document all of history. This is used as a framing device for 4D Man to be a narrator for the story.[2] 4D Man is ultimately betrayed by Gargoyle.[1]
8-Ball
8-Ball is the name of multiple characters appearing in Marvel Comics.
Jeff Hagees
| First appearance | Sleepwalker #2 (May 1991) |
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| Created by | Bob Budiansky and Bret Blevins |
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8-Ball was created by Bob Budiansky and Bret Blevins, and first appeared in Sleepwalker #2 (1991).[3] 8-Ball has no superhuman powers.[4] Wearing a spherical helmet designed to look like a billiards 8 ball, he wields a concussive cue stick and exploding balls.[5] Screen Rant listed him among the worst Marvel Comics villains introduced in the 1990s.[4]
Jeff Hagees is introduced as a defense contractor and engineer who is also a skilled pool player. He develops problem gambling and adopts the villainous persona of 8-Ball to recoup his losses. 8-Ball first appears as an enemy of Sleepwalker, confronting him alongside 6-Ball, 9-Ball, and 11-Ball. Sleepwalker nearly captures 8-Ball until Rick Sheridan (the human to whom Sleepwalker is bound) wakes up, forcing Sleepwalker to return to Rick's mind. 8-Ball escapes.[3][4]
When 8-Ball and Sleepwalker next meet, 8-Ball proves victorious; he distracts the hero by shooting civilians. He attempts to kill Sleepwalker, who manages to escape.[6] Later, when Rick and Sleepwalker had switched bodies, 8-Ball and Hobgoblin each attack Rick, trying to kill Sleepwalker to win a $100,000 bet. The inexperienced Rick is no match for them, which makes 8-Ball realize that Rick is not Sleepwalker.[7]
8-Ball joins Freezer Burn and Humbug into stealing a chip from Ricadonna's house, during which he is killed by Wrecker. Misty Knight and Colleen Wing later have Ricadonna arrested for orchestrating the hit.[3]
8-Ball is later resurrected by Hood. For a time during the "Devil's Reign" storyline, he is the cellmate of Moon Knight at the Myrmidon, giving him another character to interact with and allowing for character growth.[8] 8-Ball questions his choices after luring Moon Knight into a trap: unhappy with his identity as a failed supervillain and the assumptions that this creates about him, he changes his mind and goes back to save Moon Knight.[3]
Second 8-Ball
An unnamed character wearing the 8-Ball costume appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #600. He is among the villains who battle Spider-Man and Daredevil at the Bar With No Name. 8-Ball escapes when the police raid the Bar With No Name.[9]
Third 8-Ball
The third version of 8-Ball is introduced in The Superior Spider-Man #26. Created by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, and Victor Olazaba, this version of 8-Ball is recruited by Hobgoblin, who gives him one of Jeff Hagees' old costumes.[10]
During the AXIS storyline, 8-Ball is among the supervillains gathered by Missile Mate to work with the Goblin Nation, claiming that Hobgoblin had abandoned him.[11] 8-Ball goes on to join Swarm's Sinister Six before eventually returning to Hobgoblin's service.[12][13]
803
| First appearance | Venom: Space Knight #1 (November 2015) |
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| Created by | Robbie Thompson |
| Teams | Agent Venom's crew |
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803 is a service robot who joins Agent Venom (Flash Thompson)'s crew.[14] He appears in the series Venom: Space Knight, where he plays a sidekick role. The character was created by Robbie Thompson, who described his history as if "C-3PO had stayed with Jabba for thousands of years", saying that this made the character "self effacing" and "somewhat suicidal".[15] To help Agent Venom move without his legs, 803 builds him a set of prosthetic legs. This idea inspired editor Jake Thomas to focus on the wounded veteran aspect of Thompson's character, including a partnership between Marvel Comics and the Wounded Warrior Project.[16]
References
- 1 2 "Fos–Foz". The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe. 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ↑ Lawrence, Christopher (September 2000). "Battlefield Earth". Wizard Magazine. No. 108. p. 43.
- 1 2 3 4 Dodge, John (July 28, 2023). "How Moon Knight Just Gave a D-List Marvel Villain a Shot at Being a Hero". CBR. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- 1 2 3 Chrysostomou, George (January 11, 2023). "10 Worst Marvel Comics Characters That Debuted In The '90s". ScreenRant. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ Stanford, Jerry (October 9, 2021). "10 Marvel Villains Who Had No Business Being In The Sinister Six". CBR. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ Sleepwalker #19 (December 1992)
- ↑ Sleepwalker #21-22 (February-March 1993)
- ↑ Devil's Reign: Moon Knight #1 (March 2022)
- ↑ The Amazing Spider-Man #600 (September 2009)
- ↑ Cronin, Brian (January 10, 2020). "Eightball is an Oddly Popular Name for Comic Book Characters". CBR. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ AXIS: Hobgoblin #2 (January 2015)
- ↑ Spider-Man and the X-Men #4 (May 2015)
- ↑ Spider-Woman (vol. 6) #14 (February 2017)
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Mike; Farmer, Carl, eds. (2021). King in Black Handbook. Marvel Comics.
- ↑ Richards, Dave (August 25, 2015). ""Supernatural's" Thompson Goes Errant in Marvel's "Venom: Space Knight"". CBR. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ↑ Richards, Dave (March 7, 2016). "Thompson's "Venom: Space Knight" Explores the Cosmos -- with Giant Alien Panda Bears". CBR. Retrieved September 26, 2023.