Gunfire (character)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Bldgunfire.jpg |
| image_size | 200 |
| caption | Gunfire as depicted on the cover of Gunfire #1 (May 1994). Art by Steve Erwin. |
| character_name | Gunfire |
| publisher | DC Comics |
| debut | Deathstroke Annual #2 (October 1993) |
| creators | Len Wein (writer) |
| Steve Erwin (artist) | |
| alter_ego | Andrew Van Horn |
| species | Metahuman |
| homeworld | |
| alliances | Blood Pack |
| partners | |
| aliases | |
| supports | |
| powers | Agitation of particles to either cause objects to explode or fire energy projectiles |
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|image = Bldgunfire.jpg |image_size = 200 |caption = Gunfire as depicted on the cover of Gunfire #1 (May 1994). Art by Steve Erwin. |character_name = Gunfire |publisher = DC Comics |debut = Deathstroke Annual #2 (October 1993) |creators = Len Wein (writer) Steve Erwin (artist) |alter_ego = Andrew Van Horn |full_name = |species = Metahuman |homeworld = |alliances = Blood Pack |partners = |aliases = |supports = |powers = Agitation of particles to either cause objects to explode or fire energy projectiles Gunfire (Andrew Van Horn) is a DC Comics superhero and freelance anti-terrorist operative. He first appeared in Deathstroke Annual #2 (October 1993), created by Len Wein and Steve Erwin, and was one of the "New Bloods", several superpowered individuals introduced during the 1993 DC Comics Bloodlines crossover event.
Fictional character biography
Andrew Van Horn is the son of an unnamed business executive who inherits the family business following his death. During the Bloodlines crossover, he is attacked by the alien parasite Venev and gains the ability to manipulate kinetic energy.
In Infinite Crisis, Gunfire battles the Secret Society of Super Villains during their attack on Metropolis, during which Prometheus cuts off his hands.
In Final Crisis, Superman rescues Gunfire, among others, from Limbo, a void inhabited by forgotten characters.
In Heroes in Crisis, Gunfire is among the patients of the Sanctuary therapy center who are killed in an unexpected attack.
Other versions
- In Hitman One Million, an unnamed citizen obtains Gunfire's eyepiece and gains his abilities. John McCrea, who illustrated the issue, admitted to disliking the character.
- In The New 52, police officer Blake gains similar abilities to Hitman after being infected by an alien parasite. However, he is overcome by the parasite and subsequently killed.
Powers and abilities
Gunfire can charge any object via touch, causing it to emit energy and act like a gun before disintegrating.
References
References
- Jimenez, Phil. (2008). "The DC Comics Encyclopedia". [[Dorling Kindersley]].
- (2015). "The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half Baked Heroes from Comic Book History". Quirk Books.
- (2016). "The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe". DK Publishing.
- ''Bloodbath'' #1-2
- ''Infinite Crisis'' #5
- ''Faces of Evil: Prometheus'' #1
- ''Final Crisis Superman Beyond 3D'' #1-2 (October 2008)
- ''Heroes in Crisis'' #3 (January 2019)
- ''Hitman One Million'' (November 1998)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070708192253/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=119704 HITMAN: AN APPRECIATION, II - JOHN McCREA], by Zack Smith; at [[Newsarama]]; published July 6, 2007; retrieved January 27, 2014 (via [[archive.org]])
- ''Bloodlines'' #1
- ''Bloodlines'' #3
- ''Bloodlines'' #6
- ''Gunfire'' #0
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