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3-D Man (Delroy Garrett)

Delroy Garrett
Ati si 16.jpg
Cover art for Avengers: The Initiative #16.
3-D Man is at the right.
Art by Mark Brooks.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Avengers (vol. 3) #8 (September 1998)
Created by Kurt Busiek (writer)
George Pérez (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego Delroy Garrett, Jr.
Species Human Mutate
Team affiliations Skrull Kill Krew
Secret Avengers (Civil War)
The Initiative
Point Men
Avengers
Triune Understanding
Agents of Atlas
Astonishing Avengers
Notable aliases Triathlon, 3-D Man
Abilities Superhuman strength, speed, durability, senses, healing and endurance
Enhanced sight, hearing and smell
Seeing true forms:
Detecting Skrulls, illusions, possessions, etc.

Delroy Garrett, Jr. is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the second character to use the name 3-D Man.

Triathlon first appeared in Avengers vol. 3 #8 (September 1998), and was created by Kurt Busiek and George Pérez.

The character appeared as a member of the Agents of Atlas in 2011.

Delroy Garrett is an Olympic track medalist whose career was derailed when it was found he used steroids. Dejected, Delroy joined the Triune Understanding to restore his faith. Triune leader Jonathan Tremont imbued Delroy with the powers stolen from the former superhero, the 3-D Man. Delroy had no idea of the source of his new powers thinking that the teachings of the Triune had simply unlocked his superhuman potential. Delroy became the costumed superhero, Triathlon, and became the Triune's celebrity spokesman.

Garrett's first involvement with the Avengers came while he was using the identity of Triathlon, he assisted them in defeating arms dealer Moses Magnum. Soon after, Garrett also helped the Avengers battle Lord Templar and Pagan at the dedication ceremony of a new Triune Understanding building. The battle ended with Lord Templar and Pagan escaping. Jonathan Tremont publicly blamed the Avengers for the destruction, and then covertly set up a smear campaign against the team to suggest they were religiously intolerant and racist. Tremont then had the mercenary Taskmaster frame a number of Avengers for the destruction of an important Triune building. Tremont then publicly "forgave" the Avengers which the team grudgingly went along with to avoid further bad publicity. It was during Tremont's media event at Avengers Mansion that the building was attacked by a terrorist. Triathlon aided the Avengers in defeating the terrorist. In the aftermath, Duane Freeman, the Avengers' government liaison suggested that the team add Triathlon as a member to quell the bad publicity that the team had recently engendered. With some animosity on both sides, Triathlon was made a member of the Avengers when their new line-up was announced to the public.


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