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Attributes

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 175 lbs

Eyes: Black

Hair: Gray

Features: Blue, red and yellow costume with red sunglasses.

Summary

Created By: Bill Mantlo, Bob Hall

Real Name: James Sanders

Current Aliases: The Whizzer

Former Aliases: Jim

Dual Identity: None

Current Occupation: Criminal

Former Occupation: Pharmaceutical chemist

Citizenship: United States

Legal Status: Criminal record

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Marital Status: Single

Known Relatives: None

Known Confidants: Unrevealed

Known Allies: The Beetle (Mach-IV)

Major Enemies: Spider-Man, Avengers, The Fabulous Frog-Man

Usual Bases: Mobile

Former Bases: Mobile

Current Groups: Thunderbolts

Former Groups: Sinister Syndicate & Squadron Sinister

Education: High school, college, Ph.D?

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Super strength in his legs which allows him to run as fast as he can.

Powers: Speed Demon, as his name suggests, can run at super human speed roughly 160 miles per hour.

Abilities: Just his super speed.

Equipment: None

Weapons: None

Limitations: All the Speed Demon has is his super speed. To be able to run at such fast velocity the Speed Demon needs room to maneuver. If Spidey can get him in a confined space and fill it with webs, Speed Demon can't run away.

Background

Later Sanders improved the formula that the Grandmaster gave him and increased his super speed, at the same time leaving the name of the Whizzer behind, now calling himself the Speed Demon. With his new and improved powers and his new name, the Speed Demon joined the Sinister Syndicate (Hydro-Man, Rhino, Beetle, Boomerang) to help eliminate Silver Sable, who just recently had Spider-Man in her employ. With Spider-Man's help and that of the Sandman, the Syndicate was defeated. (He has also been "defeated" by the Fabulous Frog Man.)

The syndicate rejoined later to pull some robberies together for some quick cash. During their first bank job, another member of the Syndicate, Boomerang, was arrested for going back to the scene of the crime to try and finish off a fallen Spider-Man. With Boomerang out of the picture, Speed Demon made many attempts to get together with Boomerang's girl-friend, Leila Davis, who was also the new get-away driver for the Syndicate.

Leila was just using Boomerang to get close enough to the Beetle who she blamed for being a factor in the Scourge killing her husband, the Ringer. With Boomerang now in prison and the Speed Demon showing her so much attention, Leila decided to now use Sanders to help her enact her revenge. Of course she doesn't get to kill the Beetle and everyone goes their separate ways after the Syndicate is broken up by Spider-Man and the Kingpin, who was working in the background against them.

Later still, James joined up with the Thunderbolts, a newly-formed team made up of ex-super-villains trying to make it as super heroes. The new team is led by MACH-IV, formerly known as the Beetle. In the team, James, constantly walking the line between good guy and bad, acts as the bad influence on his fellow teammates, especially that of the Blizzard.

Thanks To:

The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

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