Archie Corrigan is a fictional character appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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.
Fictional character biography
He is a friend of
Patch
Patch or Patches may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Patch Johnson, a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives''
* Patch (''My Little Pony''), a toy
* "Patches" (Dickey Lee song), 1962
* "Patches" (Chairmen of the Board song) ...
and is a
pilot
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. He owns and operates South Seas Skyways, of which he was the entire company. He lives in
Madripoor
The Principality of Madripoor or Madripoor is a fictional island located in maritime Southeast Asia appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, mostly associated with stories from the ''X-Men'' series. Based on illustrations, it ...
.
Corrigan helps Patch out on several encounters with the criminal elements of Madripoor. Early on he works with Patch in a confrontation with governmental elements, also criminals, of Madripoor, two of whom are the powerful
Nguyen Ngoc Coy
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By some estimates 39 perc ...
and Madripoor's ruler,
Prince Baran. Soon joined by
Karma
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they battle the super-powered enforcement duo of
Bloodscream
Bloodscream (originally Bloodsport) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Wolverine.
Publication history
Bloodscream's first appearance was in ''Wolverin ...
and
Roughhouse. Archie's hand-scar, on his chest, is shown, a result from Bloodscream's aborted assault on his body. The three heroes proceed to save each other's lives multiple times.
Archie's father passes away, leaving him thirty dollars, one dollar for every year of aggravation. His brother Burt, a mentally unstable man, gains the majority of the inheritance. Archie's Aunt Ruth calls a competency hearing for Burt. Archie asks Patch to come with him as moral support. All believe Ruth is simply after Burt's money. Archie's brother manifests a disconnect with reality, seeing life in terms of action movie stars.
Archie, Patch, and
Jessica Drew
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Marvel Spotlight'' #32 (cover-dated February 1977), and 50 issues of an ongoing series title ...
fly from Madripoor to San Francisco for the hearing, using old smuggling skills to avoid custom agents and other aspects of the law. They soon become involved in an international chase for the 'Gehenna Stone'; it causes people to act irrationally in order to own it. This adventure soon involves another friend of Archie, O'Donnell. Not his real name, he is a tall blonde man who runs the Princess Bar, a popular Madripoor location. The group also confronts the Annunaki deity Ba'al-Hadad. The demon can manifest vampire like creatures, which consistently pursue Archie and his allies. The demon is killed back in Madripoor, in the home of
Prince Baran. Burt moves on with his life, later seen breaking the bank at a casino.
Wolverine rescues Archie from
Abdul Alhazred
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, who is trying to take control of Tiger Tyger. During this adventure, Archie's plane is destroyed.
An assassination attempt on leads to Archie almost being slain as an ally. He is spared only because the Yakuza criminal elements making a move on Madripoor and Logan in particular value Archie's piloting skills. In an attempt to get help Archie gets a first hand look at how corrupt the local police force is. This soon dovetails into Archie helping Logan combat an attempt by the Yakuza to control a cancer cure via monkeys native to Madripoor. Or so he believes. Archie works closely with underworld figure
Tyger Tiger
The Principality of Madripoor or Madripoor is a fictional island located in maritime Southeast Asia appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, mostly associated with stories from the ''X-Men'' series. Based on illustrations, i ...
to break the back of the conspiracy targeting Logan and his allies. This falls apart when the Yakuza head is betrayed and slain by an operative from within. He later rejoins his friends for a party at the Princess Bar in honor of Wolverine. This is attacked by Hand ninjas but the party goers are saved by
Maverick
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History
* Maverick (animal), an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick
Aviation
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* General Aviation Design Burea ...
, an ill mercenary.
Later General Coy and Prince Baran lead an attack on the Princess Bar, slaying many of Wolverine's friends, including Archie. Other fatalities are Rick O'Donnell and Rose Wu, a shape-shifting employee of "
Landau, Luckman, and Lake". This is an attempt to frame Wolverine, as the victims were slain with faux claws. In the result confrontations, Baran and Coy die; Tiger Tyger is the one to kill the Prince.
Despite this, Archie later assists Wolverine, the
Silver Samurai
Silver Samurai is the name of two different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, both acquaintances of Wolverine.
The character has appeared in several X-Men-related animated series and video games before ma ...
and other allies in transport to an ancient mystical temple. There Wolverine destroys a magical being called the 'Doombringer'. This was a demonic entity that could disrupt the flow of time and human aging.
[''Wolverine: Doombringer'' One-shot (Nov. 1997)]
Powers and abilities
Although he had no actual super powers, Archie was a good
fighter, pilot, and smuggler. His piloting skills were widely renowned in the criminal underworld.
References
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Comics characters introduced in 1988
Fictional aviators
Marvel Comics characters