Jackhammer (Matthew Banham) is a fictional character appearing in

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s published by

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Publication history

Jackhammer was first mentioned as a

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leader in ''Daredevil'' #121; he first appeared in ''Daredevil'' #123 (July 1975) and was created by

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and

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. The character subsequently appears in ''Captain America'' #371 (June 1990), #373-378 (July–October 1990), ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' #28-29 (September–October 1992), ''Captain America'' #412-414 (February–April 1993), ''Thunderbolts'' #24-25 (March–April 1999), and ''Union Jack'' #1-2 (November–December 2006).

Fictional character biography

Jackhammer is a costumed agent/division leader of

when it was under the leadership of the crime lord

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. When they arranged a kidnapping of

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, Daredevil, Black Widow, and

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pursued them. Jackhammer was among those who fought Daredevil and was defeated. Jackhammer later left HYDRA and gained superhuman strength from a treatment at

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, Inc. and started a relationship with female wrestler

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whose rebuff threatened the first date of

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and

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and Asp rendered Jackhammer and Poundcake unconscious. Dr.

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of Power Broker, Inc. formed Power Tools with Jackhammer and other villains in their plot to capture Battlestar and other characters when they de-powered them. He was among the villains that fought Captain America. Jackhammer left Power Tools once when there was an occasion that

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recruited him to join his incarnation of the

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during the ''

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''. He was among the villains that turned on Doctor Octopus causing him to take flight. He would participate in an attack on the Thames Tunnel, threatening many civilians inside. He was swiftly defeated by the superhero

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Powers and abilities

Originally, Jackhammer is an accomplished

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and inventor, who wears devices similar to the Shocker's vibro-shock gauntlets. They increase the concussive force of his blows by generating pulsed

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on contact. Now, he received immense physical attributes due to the Power Broker treatment, but it somewhat diminished his mind.''Captain America'' Vol 1 #373 (July 1990)

References

External links

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