Cyclone (Marvel Comics)
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Character biography
André Gerard
- Cyclone
- First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #143 (Apr 1975)
- Created by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru
- Full name: André Gerard
- Abilities Costume grants:Ability to create whirlwinds
The original Cyclone first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #143.
Character biography
André Gerard was born in Lyons, France. Formerly a French engineer working for NATO, Gerard had a falling out with his former employees, supposedly related to political decisions over implementing his research, based on the development of a weapon that generates high velocity tornado-like winds. Cyclone took his invention and used it for his own criminal ends, developing his costume and other weapons. Like many criminal masterminds in Spider-Man comics, he decided to form a gang and capture J. Jonah Jameson, the owner of the Daily Bugle, and like so many criminal masterminds who follow this plan, he was defeated by Spider-Man. He also kidnapped Joseph "Robbie" Robertson, but was again defeated by Spider-Man.
He was subsequently broken out of prison by the Masked Marauder and employed by the Nefaria Family of the Maggia as an enforcer. He was sent to kill Spider-Man and Moon Knight, but was defeated by Moon Knight. He was doing relatively well for himself, in spite of his defeats at the hands of Spider-Man. Concerned over the deaths of various costumed villains by the vigilante Scourge organization, Cyclone attended a meeting at the "Bar with No Name" in Medinah County, Ohio, to deal with the Scourge and was shot to death by a Scourge agent posing as the bartender.
Gerard's DNA was later used by Arnim Zola to create a proto-husk. This proto-husk attacked and was killed by Deadpool.
André Gerard seemingly returned from the dead in the 2007-08 Captain Marvel mini-series, but it is revealed that this is really a Skrull impostor.
Powers and abilities
The original Cyclone was a man with gifted intelligence, with a Masters degree in mechanical engineering. He designed a costume for himself which contained mechanisms that enabled him to accelerate volumes of air up to 300 miles per house within a radius of 100 feet from his body in the form of tornado-force whirlwinds about himself. He was able to use these whirlwinds to fly, and could use them offensively against opponents.
Gregory Stevens
- Cyclone
- Publisher Marvel Comics
- First appearance Marvel Comics Presents #97/4
- Created by Sholly Fisch, Mark Bagley, Don Hudson
Team affiliations: Justin Hammer Industries/Hammer's operatives Abilities Costume grants: Ability to create whirlwinds
The second Cyclone appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #97/4 (December 1992). Gregory Stevens acquired the Cyclone costume, and at the "Bar with No Name," participated in a bar fight initiated by the Impossible Man posing as the Ace of Spades in a poker game. He later assisted various agents of Justin Hammer in attacking Silver Sable and her Wild Pack. Never saying a word in all of his appearances, Stevens was reported killed in a skiing accident.