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Random (comics)

Random (Marshall Evan Stone III) is a fictional character and antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Peter David for the series X-Factor. He was originally presented as an opponent of X-Factor, but he later became their reluctant ally.

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AntiheroAmerican comic booksMarvel ComicsPeter DavidX-Factor
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Publisher
Marvel Comics
Abilities
Protoplasmic physiology Shapeshifting Ability to counter other mutant powers · Shapeshifting · Ability to counter other mutant powers
Alter ego
Marshall Evan Stone III
Created by
Peter David Joe Quesada
First appearance
X-Factor #88 (March 1993)
Notable aliases
Alex

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Random (comics)

Nodes69
Edges68
Triples10
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028986
Components1

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Abilities · 3
Random (comics) → Ability to counter other mutant powers, Protoplasmic physiology Shapeshifting Ability to counter other mutant powers, Shapeshifting
Alter ego · 1
Random (comics) → Marshall Evan Stone III
Created by · 1
Random (comics) → Peter David Joe Quesada
First appearance · 1
Random (comics) → X-Factor #88 (March 1993)
Notable aliases · 1
Random (comics) → Alex
Publisher · 1
Random (comics) → Marvel Comics
Species · 1
Random (comics) → Human mutant
Team affiliations · 1
Random (comics) → Acolytes Brotherhood of Mutants Dark Descendants Strikeforce X-Factor Utopians S.W.O.R.D.

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Random (comics)AbilitiesProtoplasmic physiology Shapeshifting Ability to counter other mutant powers1.00infobox
Random (comics)AbilitiesShapeshifting1.00infobox
Random (comics)AbilitiesAbility to counter other mutant powers1.00infobox
Random (comics)Alter egoMarshall Evan Stone III1.00infobox
Random (comics)Created byPeter David Joe Quesada1.00infobox
Random (comics)First appearanceX-Factor #88 (March 1993)1.00infobox
Random (comics)Notable aliasesAlex1.00infobox
Random (comics)PublisherMarvel Comics1.00infobox
Random (comics)SpeciesHuman mutant1.00infobox
Random (comics)Team affiliationsAcolytes Brotherhood of Mutants Dark Descendants Strikeforce X-Factor Utopians S.W.O.R.D.1.00infobox

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