Stonewall
is the codename of two fictional characters appearing in
American comic books
published by
Marvel Comics
.
Publication history
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The first Stonewall first appeared in
Uncanny X-Men
#215 and was created by
Chris Claremont
and
Alan Davis
.
The second Stonewall first appeared in
Mighty Avengers
#18 and was created by
Brian Michael Bendis
and
Alex Maleev
.
Fictional character biography
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Louis Hamilton
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Comics character
Stonewall and his allies,
Crimson Commando
and
Super Sabre
, were all super-powered U.S. veterans of
World War II
. The trio wished to continue their government service after the war by combatting communism during the
Cold War
, but they were rebuffed by the U.S. government and forced into retirement. Angered by what they perceived as a decline in morals in the United States, the group became vigilantes. They captured criminals, whom they released and hunted in the wilderness of
upstate New York
. They killed the criminals, both to reduce the criminal element in society and for the enjoyment of hunting them.
Mistaking
Storm
(the leader of the
X-Men
) for a criminal, the team captured and then hunted her. When Storm and
Wolverine
eventually defeated the three, Stonewall and Crimson Commando agreed to turn themselves in to law enforcement authorities and confess their vigilantism.
[1]
Stonewall, Crimson Commando, and Super Sabre (who had been presumed dead) agreed to join
Freedom Force
, a U.S. government sponsored team of superhumans, in exchange for a commutation of their sentences.
[2]
Stonewall's first mission with Freedom Force took place during
The Fall of the Mutants
storyline. Freedom Force tried to prevent the X-Men from entering a building in which
Destiny
had prophesied that they would die.
[3]
In the aftermath of the Fall of the Mutants, Stonewall aided Freedom Force in protecting
Forge
from the
New Mutants
[4]
and attempting to apprehend
Cyclops
and
Marvel Girl
.
[5]
In an attempt to lure the pro-mutant terrorist group known as
The Resistants
into a trap, Freedom Force staged a fake trial of an evil mutant. For the fake trial, Stonewall acted as one of the lawyers but he was a disaster since he was inspired by the TV series
L.A. Law
and issued an objection without any cause.
Stonewall was part of the Freedom Force's expedition to defend
Muir Island
from the
Reavers
. During that mission, Stonewall was killed by
Donald Pierce
while trying to protect
Mystique
.
[6]
Stonewall is resurrected by means of the
Transmode Virus
to serve as part of
Selene
's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene and
Eli Bard
, he takes part in the assault on the mutant nation of
Utopia
.
[7]
Jerry Sledge
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Comics character
During the
Secret Invasion
storyline, a man named
Jerry Sledge
is recruited by
Daisy Johnson
to be a member of
Nick Fury
's new
Secret Warriors
. While in battle, Daisy refers to Jerry as "Stonewall".
[8]
It is later revealed that Stonewall is the son of
Absorbing Man
. He was conceived before his father got his power. One day, he came into contact with his father which caused Stonewall to gain his powers.
[9]
During the
Chaos War
storyline, Stonewall assisted in the fight against
Amatsu-Mikaboshi
.
[10]
Stonewall and the rest of the Secret Warriors are taken to Heaven's Hell, a secret base in orbit. There, Nick Fury explained the plan for the main team to hit HYDRA while the other teams take on the last
Leviathan
bases. Using Eden's portal they traveled to Gehenna where they attempt to blow it up, but they were expected and the bomb was already armed.
[11]
Following the fight against HYDRA reunites with the team and joining up with Team Black and the Howling Commandos.
[12]
Powers and abilities
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Stonewall's mutant physiology granted him tremendous superhuman strength and endurance, including incredible resistance to physical injury. He was especially resistant to blunt physical force, resisting blows from
Rogue
and the
Blob
without falling. He was also a skilled physical fighter. He could, however, be grappled and made to lose his footing through indirect attacks. In these cases, his dense body could put him at a disadvantage, as he nearly
drowned
in a mountain lake after Storm threw him in. Unable to get back to shore on his own, she had to help pull him out. During a fight in the Necrosha event, Stonewall states he is immovable and invulnerable as long as he has solid footing on the ground. He is defeated through the combined forces of Sunspot and Colossus. Stonewall was also vulnerable to energy based attacks that were not kinetic in nature. Donald Pierce killed him with
electrocution
, flooding his body with electrical energy.
Stonewall II displayed superhuman strength and endurance. But when he lost his temper during a battle with
Gorgon
, he suddenly changed into a rock-skinned giant.
[13]
Similar to his father, Stonewall is able to absorb the properties of elements.
[14]
References
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- ^
Uncanny X-Men
#215-216 (March?April 1987).
- ^
Uncanny X-Men
#223 (November 1987).
- ^
Uncanny X-Men
#225-226 (January?February 1988).
- ^
New Mutants
#64 (July 1988).
- ^
X-Factor
#30-31 (July?August 1988).
- ^
Uncanny X-Men
#255 (Mid December 1989).
- ^
X-Force
(vol. 3) #21, January 2010
- ^
Secret Invasion
#4
- ^
Secret Warriors
#12
- ^
Chaos War
#1
- ^
Secret Warriors
#20
- ^
Secret Warriors
#28
- ^
Secret Warriors
#6
- ^
Secret Warriors
#9
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