Lance Hunter
Fictional character
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| character_name | Lance Hunter |
| image | File:A_picture_of_Marvel_Comics_character_Lance_Hunter.jpg |
| caption | Lance Hunter |
| publisher | Marvel Comics |
| debut | Captain Britain Weekly #19 |
| (February 16, 1977) | |
| creators | Gary Friedrich (writer) |
| Herb Trimpe (artist) | |
| species | Human |
| homeworld | |
| alliances | Royal Navy |
| MI-13 | |
| MI6 | |
| S.T.R.I.K.E. | |
| S.H.I.E.L.D. | |
| partners | Mockingbird |
| supports | |
| powers | Trained special agent |
| Spy and munitions expert | |
| :: |
|character_name=Lance Hunter |image= File:A_picture_of_Marvel_Comics_character_Lance_Hunter.jpg |caption= Lance Hunter |publisher=Marvel Comics |debut=Captain Britain Weekly #19 (February 16, 1977) |creators=Gary Friedrich (writer) Herb Trimpe (artist) |alter_ego = |full_name = |species = Human |homeworld = |alliances=Royal Navy MI-13 MI6 S.T.R.I.K.E. S.H.I.E.L.D. |partners = Mockingbird |supports = |aliases = |powers=Trained special agent Spy and munitions expert Lancelot "Lance" Hunter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly #19 (February 16, 1977) and was created by writer Gary Friedrich and artist Herb Trimpe.
Hunter is a Royal Navy Commander who became Director of S.T.R.I.K.E. before later gaining the rank of Commodore and becoming Joint Intelligence Committee Chair.
The character made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Nick Blood.
Publication history
Created by Gary Friedrich, and first penciled by Herb Trimpe, Hunter made his debut in Captain Britain Weekly #19 on February 16, 1977. He was the UK, and S.T.R.I.K.E., counterpart to Marvel's Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Hunter continued to appear within the pages of Captain Britain Weekly throughout the rest of 1977 but would not appear on panel again until 30 years later in the Civil War: Battle Damage Report one-shot in 2007.
Fictional character biography
After Tod Radcliffe, a S.T.R.I.K.E. traitor secretly working for the Red Skull, is exposed, Commander Lance Hunter introduces himself as the director of S.T.R.I.K.E. to Nick Fury. The agents of S.T.R.I.K.E. and S.H.I.E.L.D. worked together to track down the Red Skull's Nazi activities. It was then revealed that Red Skull has kidnapped the British Prime Minister, James Callaghan, and set a germ bomb on Big Ben to be detonated at midnight. Hunter, aided by Fury, Captain Britain, and Captain America, stops the bomb.
Hunter aids Captain Britain in the capture of villain Lord Hawk, and takes him to S.T.R.I.K.E. headquarters to recover. However, Captain Britain's spirit is summoned away by Merlin to another realm, where he battles a monstrous giant. Injuries suffered in this spirit realm transfer to Captain Britain's real body. When Hunter finally admits defeat at the bed side of Captain Britain's lifeless body, the Captain returns to Earth.
Sometime after S.T.R.I.K.E. is dissolved, Hunter gained the rank of commodore and was seen alongside Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine, and Alistaire Stuart briefing British superhumans on the details of the British Superhuman Registration Act. Following the Skrull invasion of Earth, and the revelation that the then-Joint Intelligence Committee chair person was a Skrull impostor, Hunter was made the new JIC Chair.
Hunter the appears as a supporting character in the 2016 Mockingbird series. He is reintroduced as a much younger man and given a romantic connection to Mockingbird, echoing the character's live-action adaptation in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Powers and abilities
Lance Hunter has years of Naval training, with an expertise in munitions, as well as experience in espionage from working for British Intelligence.
Other versions
In Earth-22110, Lance Hunter is Rifleman. He is a Captain Britain Corps member.
In other media
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Nick_Blood_as_Lance_Hunter.png" caption="[[Nick Blood]] as Lance Hunter in the television series, ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''"] ::
- Lance Hunter appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Nick Blood. This version is a decorated member of the SAS, freelance mercenary, and ex-wife of Bobbi Morse who works for Phil Coulson's reconstituted S.H.I.E.L.D.
- During the airing of the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., it was reported that Blood and Morse would appear in the spin-off series Marvel's Most Wanted. However, the series was put on hold indefinitely and eventually cancelled.
References
References
- ''[[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics). Mockingbird]]'' #2 (June 2016)
- ''Civil War: Battle Damage Report'' (2007)
- Noted on [[Paul Cornell]]'s canon Captain Britain [[Twitter]]. "new JIC Chair, head of Brit intelligence, appointed: Lance Hunter. Good man. We go way back. We hear about new MI5 Director tomorrow." ''12:52 AM Jan 10th from web''
- ''[[Captain Britain Weekly]]'' #19 (February 1977)
- ''Captain Britain Weekly'' #20-23 (February - March 1977)
- ''Captain Britain Weekly'' #24-27 (March - April 1977)
- ''Captain Britain Weekly'' #32-35 (May - June 1977)
- ''Captain Britain Weekly'' #37 (June 1977)
- ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'' #2 (May 2008)
- ''[[Excalibur (comic book). Excalibur]]'' (vol. 2) #1 (February 2001)
- Abrams, Natalie. (July 25, 2014). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Reveals New Characters, Carter Adds Captain Directors".
- Abrams, Natalie. (September 8, 2017). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Nick Blood returning as Lance Hunter".
- (September 23, 2014). "[[Shadows (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)".
- Andreeva, Nelie. (April 20, 2015). "Adrianne Palicki & Nick Blood Eyed To Topline Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Spinoff".
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth. (August 20, 2015). "Marvel's Mocking Series Starring Adrianne Palicki Lands ABC Pilot Order (EXCLUSIVE)".
- Andreeva, Nelie. (May 7, 2015). "'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Spinoff Grounded By ABC".
- Wagmeister, Elizabeth. (May 12, 2016). "'Marvel's Most Wanted' Not Going Forward at ABC".
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