The Marvel Boy Legacy

3 heroes have worn the Marvel Boy mantle.

Successorheld the mantle from 1975

Vance Astrovik

Giant-Size Defenders #5 (1975) · 186 appearances

Powers. Research: Vance is a capable researcher, having near-encyclopedic knowledge about super-heroes in particular.; Computer Operation: Vance is highly skilled with computers.; Driving: He is a capable motorcycle rider.; Aviation: He can pilot a Quinjet.; Hand-to-Hand Combat: Trained in unarmed combat by Night Thrasher, Andrew Chord and Captain America.

Origin

Vance Astrovik is a young man from New York who discovered he possessed powerful telekinetic abilities. Inspired by a lifelong admiration for super-heroes, he eventually stepped into the spotlight himself, channeling his psionic powers through a containment suit to become the hero Justice.

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Successorheld the mantle from 2000

Noh-Varr

Marvel Boy #1 (2000) · 84 appearances

Powers. Half-Kree/half-insectoid genetic engineering granting superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability; can run on walls/ceilings; nanotech-enhanced senses; pocket battlefield (white-event) abilities and advanced Kree weaponry/technology

Origin

A genetically engineered Kree/insectoid hybrid soldier, Noh-Varr was a crew member of the 18th Kree Diplomatic Gestalt whose spacecraft crashed on Earth after a devastating attack, leaving him stranded and declaring war on humanity from a prison cell.

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The originalheld the mantle from 1951

Robert "Bob" Grayson

Astonishing #5 (1951) · 29 appearances

Powers. Human raised on Uranus with genetically engineered Uranian physiology granting superhuman longevity, durability, and reflexes; chief abilities derive from his Uranian wristbands which emit blinding light/solar flares and concussive energy blasts; later telepathic and energy manipulation as the Uranian.

Origin

Robert Grayson is a human raised among the Uranian Eternal colony, whose unique upbringing granted him superhuman longevity and durability. His signature Uranian wristbands channel solar energy into blinding flares and concussive blasts, making him a formidable cosmic-powered hero and key member of the Agents of Atlas.

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