Blue Streak is the name of three

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s appearing in

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s published by

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Publication history

Blue Streak first appeared in ''

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'' #217-218 (Jan.–Feb. 1978), created by

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, and

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. He was killed by the

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in ''Captain America'' #318 (June 1986).

Fictional character biography

Don Thomas

In ''Captain America'' #217

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decides to put together a group of Super-Agents, of which Blue Streak becomes a member. Later in Captain America #218 Captain America outed Blue Streak as a spy for the

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. After the events of issues #217-218,

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re-designed Blue Streak's equipment and funded his operations. After leaving prison, the Blue Streak led a successful career as a professional criminal in the American Midwest. Blue Streak was contacted by

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about the serial killings of super-villains. Blue Streak was invited to join an underground network to locate and eliminate the killer, but he refused. Shortly afterwards, Blue Streak had a run-in with

, and while making his escape, was subsequently murdered by the

. In ''Captain America'' #427 the shape-shifter Dead Ringer obtained samples of dead tissue from Blue Streak's body so he could impersonate him. In ''Punisher'' vol.7 #5 Blue Streak appeared as one of the eighteen criminals, all murdered by the Scourge, to be resurrected by

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using the power of

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as part of a squad assembled to eliminate the

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. Blue Streak wound up fighting the Punisher's partner Henry instead, who broke Blue Streak's neck and apparently killed him.

Jonathan Swift

Blue Streak (Jonathan Swift) first appeared during the height of the "

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" storyline. He is the successor of the original Blue Streak. Using money from one of his heists, Blue Streak forms a team of similarly garbed thieves called Fast Five, consisting of Gold Rush, Silver Ghost, Green Light and Redline. During the " Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, Blue Streak and the rest of the Fast Five appear as inmates at Pleasant Hill which secretly serves as a S.H.I.E.L.D. Prison During the "Opening Salvo" part of the " Secret Empire" storyline, Blue Streak appears as a member of the Army of Evil.

Powers and abilities

The original Blue Streak's equipment included rocket-powered roller skates which allowed forward and backward movement and leaping, lasers mounted on the arms of his suit, and caltrops that he used to puncture the tires of pursuing cars. The Jonathan Swift version of the Fast Five wears an armored suit with the same type of roller skates.

Other versions

MC2 Bluestreak

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who appeared in the

series ''

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''. The character appears as a mutant capable of running at superhuman speeds. Her top velocity is unknown, but she is shown to be able to exceed the speed of sound. She is also shown to possess incredible stamina. She is a

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gifted with incredible speed, who left the newest incarnation of the

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(the

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) because they were not "flashy" enough for her. Bluestreak's real name is later revealed as Blue Kelso.''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' (2006) #2. Bluestreak appears as a member of the Dream Team, who soon become part of the new

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team. She quickly develops a crush on teammate J2 (a fact to which he is completely oblivious). Bluestreak is characterized as cocky and impulsive, with a cheerful attitude, and is shown having problems following the orders of

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. When Mainframe's inert body needs to be taken across the city in less than a minute, she places him on a gurney and covers the needed distance in virtually no time at all, even remarking afterwards that she could have stopped for a sandwich, but did not want to show off.

References

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