Crossfire (comics)

Crossfire
Crossfire in Spider-Man: Breakout #2 (2005). Art by Manuel Garcia and Raul Fernandez.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Two-in-One #52 (June 1979)
Created by	Steven Grant Jim Craig
In-story information
Alter ego	William Cross
Team affiliations	Central Intelligence Agency Cross Technological Enterprises Masters of Evil Villains for Hire
Notable aliases	Agent Cross, Prisoner V22503
Abilities	Proficient unarmed combatant Robotics and cybernetics expert Master brainwasher Expert marksman Gifted intellect Cybernetic enhancements Use of twin handguns and a sniper rifle

Crossfire (William Cross) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Crossfire is the cousin of Darren Cross and the second cousin of Augustine Cross.

Crossfire's first appearance was in Marvel Two-in-One #52 (1979) and was created by writer Steven Grant and artist Jim Craig. His next appearance in Hawkeye Vol. 1 #4 (1983) was the first of many encounters with the title character. Crossfire would later face off against Hawkeye in the pages of Captain America #317 (1986), Avengers Spotlight #24-25 (1989), Avengers West Coast Vol. 2 #100 (1993) and Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1-6 (2010). Crossfire has also battled Nick Fury in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol. 3 #40-41 (1992).

The character was one of the central villains in Spider-Man: Breakout #1-5 (2005). Flashback scenes revealed elements of Crossfire’s life before his supervillain exploits. He also went on to appear as a central character in the limited series Villains for Hire #1-4 (2011-2012), a supervillain spin-off of Marvel's Heroes for Hire series.

Crossfire has made minor appearances in Agent X #6 (2002), Secret War #3-5 (2004) and Union Jack Vol. 2 #1-2 (2006). He appeared as a member of the Hood’s criminal syndicate in New Avengers Vol. 1 #35, 46, 50, 55-57, 60-61, 63-64 (2007–2010), New Avengers Annual #2 (2008), Secret Invasion #6, #8 (2008), Dark Reign: The Hood #1-2, 4-5 (2009), Marvel Zombies 4 #2 (2009), Dark Reign: The Cabal #1 (2009), Captain America: Siege #1 (2010) and New Avengers: Finale #1 (2010).