Charlie-27 first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (Jan. 1969).[3] According to
Roy Thomas, all of the original Guardians of the Galaxy were created in a conference between
Arnold Drake and
Stan Lee, but it remains uncertain whether Drake, Lee, or both created each individual character.[4] The team was featured in several Marvel titles: Marvel Two-In-One #4-5 (July-Sept. 1974), Giant Size Defenders #5, and The Defenders #26-29 (July-Nov. 1975), and writer
Steve Gerber included the character when he revived the team in Marvel Presents #3-#12 (Feb. 1976-Aug. 1977).[4]
Charlie-27 is a recurring character in the 1990s Guardians of the Galaxy series and appeared along with the rest of the original Guardians of the Galaxy team in the 2014 series Guardians 3000.[5][2] He was also one of the characters featured in the 2016 Guardians of Infinity series.[6]
Fictional character biography
Charlie-27 is a soldier and space militia pilot, genetically engineered to live in
Jupiter's gravity, born in Galileo City, Jupiter. As such, he has eleven times the muscle mass of a normal human. He was also a captain in the United Lands of Earth Space Militia.
In the year 3007, he returns from a six-month space mission to find his city taken over by the
Badoon. He hears a Badoon mention he is the last surviving Jovian, so he escapes in a teleporting pod to Pluto. Unknown to him,
Starhawk had keyed in the location. He joins forces with
Martinex, the only survivor of Pluto. The two go to Earth using the telepod and meet
Yondu and
Vance Astro to form the
Guardians of the Galaxy, a band of freedom fighters.[7] In 3014, he teams with the time-traveling
Thing,
Captain America, and
Sharon Carter to retake New York City from Badoon forces.[8] He later time-travels to the 20th century, and meets the
Defenders. He returns to 3015 with Starhawk and the Defenders to defeat a Badoon invasion force.[9]
Charlie-27 departs post-war Earth on a space mission and meets
Nikki, who joins the Guardians of the Galaxy. He then visits the Asylum planet[10] and helps defeat the Topographical Man.[11] Charlie learns how the
Silver Surfer repulsed the original Badoon invasion in the 20th century.[12] He meets
Aleta Ogord and learns the origin of Starhawk.[13] Charlie then discovers the space station Drydock. The Guardians use it as a base of operations.[14]
Charlie teams with the time-traveling
Thor to battle
Korvac and his minions.[15] With the Guardians of the Galaxy, Charlie-27 pursues Korvac to the present. He meets the
Avengers,[16] who saved the life of a young
Vance Astrovik.[17] Charlie assists the Avengers in battling Korvac.[18] He attends an Avengers membership meeting but leaves early.[19] Charlie battles the Thing to prevent the meeting of Vance Astro's 20th and 31st century selves. With the Guardians, he then returns to the 31st century.[20]
Charlie's romantic relationship with fellow Guardian Nikki is broken up.[volume & issue needed] They still remain friends.
Charlie-27 becomes involved in the
Infinity War. He and his team save Avengers Mansion from an invasion by the
Masters of Evil. Both teams fight evil doppelgangers of themselves sent by the
Magus.[25]Rita DeMara earns his friendship by performing an impromptu surgery with her stings on a massive internal blood-clot, saving his life.[volume & issue needed]
As with the rest of the team, Charlie becomes lost in space and time.[26]
Powers and abilities
Charlie-27 is a member of a genetically engineered offshoot of humanity whose traits were designed for survival under the heavy gravity conditions of the planet Jupiter. As such, he has superhuman strength, and enhanced durability and stamina.
Charlie is trained in hand-to-hand combat as a militiaman. He also has the ability to pilot most air and spacecraft of the 31st century, including the Guardians' starships such as the Freedom's Lady, Captain America I, and Captain America II.
Charlie-27 appears in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, portrayed by
Ving Rhames.[27] This version is a member of the
Ravagers. After attending
Yondu Udonta's funeral with the other Ravagers, Charlie-27 later appears in a mid-credits scene in which he interacts with members of Udonta's original team.
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