Jetstream (comics)
| Jetstream | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Mutants #16 (Jun 1984) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont (writer) Sal Buscema (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Haroum ibn Sallah al-Rashid |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Hellions |
| Abilities | Concentrates thermo-kinetic energy beneath his feet to aid him in jet-like propulsion; also has various technological components surgically inserted into his legs and back which help to focus his abilities and direct his flight path |
Jetstream (Haroum ibn Sallah al-Rashid) is a fictional Moroccan mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created as a part of the group known as the Hellions, he exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. His first appearance was in New Mutants #16.
Haroum ibn Sallah al-Rashid was born in the Rif Mountains in Morocco. As Jetstream, he was a student and operative of the White Queen and member of the original group of Hellions, the trainee group of mutants set up by the Hellfire Club to be a rival to the New Mutants. Haroum felt obligated to be part of the group; they gave him cybernetics to stop his powers from causing self-injury. Jetstream was the antithesis of Cannonball, who could also propel himself through the air and was also the team leader. He engaged in several battles with the New Mutants—mostly petty competition—but occasionally got along with the students, sometimes having dances for socialization.
On the first mission of the Hellions, Jetstream helped to capture Doug Ramsey and Kitty Pryde from the X-Mansion. When the New Mutants came to reclaim their own, Jetstream was defeated by Magma, and quarreled with fellow Hellion Empath. The two teams decided to solve the dispute their own way: a duel between Cannonball and Jetstream with the winner getting to keep the captives. Jetstream lost, but Emma Frost returned in time with Sebastian Shaw to deter the New Mutants from retrieving their friends. Kitty was able to create a diversion for Magik to be able to transport the team to safety.
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