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Guardsman (character)

The Guardsman is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of the Guardsman, Kevin O'Brien, first appeared in Iron Man #43 (November 1971). The second incarnation, Michael O'Brien, was introduced in Iron Man #97 (March 1977). The codename has also been used collectively for a squad…

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Publisher
Marvel Comics
Abilities
Powered armor grants: Superhuman strength and durability Repulsor rays Flight · Superhuman strength and durability · Repulsor rays · Flight
Alter ego
Kevin O'Brien
Created by
Allyn Brodsky (writer) Don Heck (artist)
First appearance
Iron Man #31 (November 1970)
Species
Human

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Guardsman (character)

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples10
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
Components1

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Abilities · 4
Guardsman (character) → Flight, Powered armor grants: Superhuman strength and durability Repulsor rays Flight, Repulsor rays, Superhuman strength and durability
Alter ego · 1
Guardsman (character) → Kevin O'Brien
Created by · 1
Guardsman (character) → Allyn Brodsky (writer) Don Heck (artist)
First appearance · 1
Guardsman (character) → Iron Man #31 (November 1970)
Publisher · 1
Guardsman (character) → Marvel Comics
Species · 1
Guardsman (character) → Human
Team affiliations · 1
Guardsman (character) → Stark Industries

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Guardsman (character)AbilitiesPowered armor grants: Superhuman strength and durability Repulsor rays Flight1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)AbilitiesSuperhuman strength and durability1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)AbilitiesRepulsor rays1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)AbilitiesFlight1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)Alter egoKevin O'Brien1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)Created byAllyn Brodsky (writer) Don Heck (artist)1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)First appearanceIron Man #31 (November 1970)1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)PublisherMarvel Comics1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)SpeciesHuman1.00infobox
Guardsman (character)Team affiliationsStark Industries1.00infobox

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