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Boomerang

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Fred Myers

Aliases
None

Identity
Publicly known

Occupation
Professional criminal, assassin; former baseball player

Citizenship
Commonwealth of Australia

Place of Birth
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Known Relatives
None

Group Affiliation
Thunderbolts Army; former employee of the Secret Empire, the Kingpin, Hammerhead, former ally of Viper and Silver Samurai, formerly Sinister Syndicate, Sinister Six, Masters of Evil, Sinister Twelve

Education
Unrevealed

Height
5’11”

Weight
175 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Brown

Powers
None

Abilities
Myers is a world-class athlete and marksman.

Weapons
Boomerangs and thrown weapons. Several boomerangs are custom-designed deadly gimmicks. So far, Myers has used "shatterangs" (fragment grenades,) "razorangs" (bladed boomerangs,) "screamerangs" (producing a debilitating noise,) "gravityrangs" (creating intense local gravitational pulls,) and "reflexerangs" (solid-weighted boomerangs delivering instant knock-outs.)

Paraphernalia
Myers uses jet boots enabling him to fly, and he has been known to use them in close range as weapons.

First Appearance
Tales to Astonish #81 (1966)

Origin
Tales to Astonish #81 (1966)

Born in Australia, Fred Myers’ family moved to America when he was still very young. He developed a talent and passion for baseball, quickly becoming a top-notch pitcher and moving from a minor league position to one in the majors. Many sports writers agreed that Myers could have been one of the world’s greatest pitchers, but within a year, he was suspended for taking bribes.

He found employment (and fulfillment) as an assassin for the subversive society known as the Secret Empire, who gave him the equipment and identity of Boomerang. One of his first known exploits on behalf of the Empire occurred when the Empire was investigating the U.S. Army’s Orion missile program, one that was being used against the Hulk. Boomerang kidnapped the General’s daughter, Betty Ross, in order to ask for the missile plans in ransom. Instead, he was defeated by the Hulk.

Upon the collapse of the Secret Empire, Myers returned to Australia briefly but eventually was hired by the criminal financier Justin Hammer who offered him new equipment and employment. Myers soon found work with other crime bosses, including the Kingpin and Hammerhead on separate occasions, or otherwise engaged in solo criminal activities. Never one to turn down a lucrative criminal opportunity, he has joined many groups over the years, such as the Sinister Syndicate, the Masters Of Evil, and the Sinister Twelve.

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