Chris Bradley (comics)

Chris Bradley
Chris Bradley as he appeared on the cover of X-Men Unlimited volume 1 issue 8 Art by Adam Polina and Ian Arkin.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Men Unlimited vol. 1 #8 (October, 1995)
Created by	Howard Mackie (writer), Tom Grummett, Dan Lawlis (co-artists)
In-story information
Alter ego	Christopher "Chris" Bradley
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	New Warriors Underground Gene Nation New Mutants
Notable aliases	Bolt, Maverick
Abilities	Able to generate and control electricity (electrokinesis)

Christopher Bradley, formerly known as Bolt and Maverick, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring the X-Men. He is a young mutant who first appeared in X-Men Unlimited #8.

Chris Bradley was first introduced as a young boy who began suffering from increasingly painful headaches. The headaches resulted from his electrical mutant powers, which manifested and grew out of control in the middle of a class at school, leaving him unconscious. He was rescued by Jean Grey and Gambit, who had been sent by Professor Xavier to keep an eye on him and approach him should his powers reveal themselves. After taking him home, the X-Men offered him training at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. At first Chris was reluctant, but after being shunned by his best friend, agreed to join the school.

Chris spent several weeks at the school, quickly developing close friendships with the X-Men, particularly Iceman, whose own youthful personality seemed to connect well with Chris'. However, when the Beast ran a medical test on Chris, it was revealed that he was infected with the Legacy Virus, which would eventually kill him. Chris was afraid of what his future would hold, but Iceman and the other X-Men offered him aid should he ever need it.

During the "X-Men: Zero Tolerance" storyline, in which the mutant hating Bastion began to target the X-Men, they lost touch with Chris. This left Bradley hurt with feelings of abandonment, particularly as his illness was growing steadily worse.

He soon found a mentor in Maverick who was also suffering from the Legacy Virus. Chris stayed with him for a while before joining the New Warriors. After the break-up of his New Warriors team, he teamed up again with Maverick.