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Stanley Stewart

Stanley Stewart

84 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1971–2023 Β· 6 key issues
Who is Stanley Stewart?

Stanley Stewart gained superhuman speed after passing through a mysterious glowing fog, transforming him into the Whizzer. He became a founding member of the Squadron Supreme, serving as the team's resident speedster with enhanced reflexes and perception to match his extraordinary velocity.

Stanley Stewart is one of Marvel's most enduring alternate-reality creations, a Bronze Age original who first blazed onto the scene in The Avengers #85 in 1971, conjured by the legendary trio of Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and John Buscema. A proud member of both the Avengers and the Squadron Supreme, he's spent over five decades weaving through some of Marvel's most ambitious corner-of-the-multiverse storytelling, racking up 84 catalog appearances and six collector-significant key issues along the way. His heaviest footprint falls across Supreme Power, Quasar, and Squadron Supreme β€” series that represent Marvel at its most expansive and idea-driven β€” where he shares adventures with fascinating figures like Power Princess, Arcanna Jones, and Whizzer. For readers who love deep-cut characters with genuine Bronze Age roots and a surprisingly long arc through the modern era, Stanley Stewart is absolutely worth tracking down.

Identity

Real name. Stanley Stewart

Powers. Superhuman speed (gained after passing through a strange glowing fog), enhanced reflexes/perception

Teams & affiliations
AvengersSquadron Supreme
β˜… First appearance
The Avengers #85
Feb 1971

Part of the Whizzer legacy

Stanley Stewart is one of 2 heroes to carry the Whizzer mantle. See the whole Whizzer family β–Έ

Trivia

  • Mark Gruenwald has written more of Stanley Stewart's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 29 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1971–2021

The Avengers #85 β˜… 1971
The Avengers #85
The Avengers #144 β˜… 1976
The Avengers #144
Squadron Supreme #1 1985
Squadron Supreme #1
Web of Spider-Man Annual #5 β˜… 1989
Web of Spider-Man Annual #5
Quasar #13 1990
Quasar #13
Quasar #54 1994
Quasar #54
Avengers #5 1998
Avengers #5
Supreme Power #1 2003
Supreme Power #1
Supreme Power #14 2005
Supreme Power #14
Squadron Supreme: Power to the People #[nn] 2009
Squadron Supreme: Power to the People #[nn]
Avengers: The Serpent Crown #[nn] 2012
Avengers: The Serpent Crown #[nn]
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #10 2021
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #10

Appearances

The Avengers (1963)
What If? (1977)
#1
Spider-Man Comic (1979)
Marvel Age Annual (1985)
#1
Squadron Supreme (1985)
The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986)
#4
The Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe (1989)
Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985)
#5
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
#28
Siren (1995)
#2
The Phoenix Resurrection (American Entertainment Edition) (1995)
#0
The Phoenix Resurrection: Genesis (1995)
#1
The Phoenix Resurrection (1996)
#0
Avengers (1998)
Squadron Supreme: New World Order (1998)
#1
Avengers / Squadron Supreme '98 (1998)
Avengers Assemble (2004)
#1
Avengers: The Serpent Crown (2005)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 (2005)
Exiles (2001)
#77
Squadron Supreme: Power to the People (2009)
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003)
Supreme Power: Contact (2010)
Squadron Supreme by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus (2010)
Marvel's Mightiest Heroes (2014)
#24
Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus (2014)
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003)
#10
Avengers Epic Collection (2013)
#8
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003)
#25
Secret Wars II (1986)
#60