Blue Marvel (Marvel Comics)

Blue Marvel
Blue Marvel (on right) vs King Hyperion from Age of Heroes #3. Art by M.C. Wyman.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1, (November 2008)
Created by	Kevin Grevioux (writer)
In-story information
Alter ego	Adam Bernard Brashear
Species	Human Mutate
Place of origin	Earth
Team affiliations	United States Marine Corps Mighty Avengers Ultimates
Abilities	Genius engineer and physicist Vast superhuman strength Superhuman speed, stamina, reflexes and senses Flight Energy generation Molecular manipulation Enhanced mental perception Nigh-invulnerability and durability Regenerative healing factor Light creation

Blue Marvel (Adam Bernard Brashear), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Blue Marvel debuted in Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1 (November 2008) and was created by actor/writer Kevin Grevioux, who originally conceived the character as a child.

Adam Brashear debuted in the five issue Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel mini-series created by Kevin Grevioux. A different version later appeared briefly in What If? Secret Invasion #1 (February 2010).

In 2013, Blue Marvel appeared as part of Luke Cage's new team of superheroes during the Infinity crossover, in the Marvel NOW! relaunch of Mighty Avengers.

Adam Brashear is a former fullback at Cornell University as well as a veteran of the Korean War, a member of the Marine Corps with two Silver Stars. While in the Marine Corps he met Conner Sims, the friend he would later know as Anti-Man. Brashear later became the project lead on a scientific attempt to harness anti-matter through the creation of a Negative Reactor which created a bridge between the Negative Zone and the positive matter universe. This reactor would be a source of unlimited clean energy by allowing devices to tap the stable event horizon balanced between the two universes. Due to the unexpected explosion of the reactor, both Brashear and Sims were subjected to mutagenic radiation generated by the unstabilized event horizon. While Sims' body dissolved into energy, Brashear became a stable "antimatter reactor" with superhuman abilities, which he used to fight crime under the superhero alias Blue Marvel.