Power Man (Victor Alvarez)

Power Man (Victor Alvarez)
Power Man and other teen superheroes as part of the unofficial team "The Chosen" on the cover of Fear Itself: The Home Front #6. Art by Marko Djurdjević.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Shadowland: Power Man #1 (October 2010)
Created by	Fred Van Lente (writer) Mahmud Asrar (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Victor Alvarez
Species	Human (empowered)
Team affiliations	Avengers Academy Heroes for Hire Mighty Avengers The Chosen Avengers Idea Mechanics
Partnerships	Iron Fist
Abilities	Superhuman strength and fortitude via chi and memory absorption.

Victor Alvarez is a fictional comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics. He is the third person to use the Power Man alias after Erik Josten and Luke Cage.

The character first appeared in Shadowland: Power Man #1, part of Marvel's 2010 "Shadowland" crossover and was created by Fred Van Lente and Mahmud Asrar. The character subsequently appeared in a spin-off mini-series, Power Man and Iron Fist, the following year. Power Man would then appear in "The Chosen", a story in the anthology comic Fear Itself: The Home Front.

Power Man appeared as a supporting character in Avengers Academy beginning with issue #21 (Jan 2012), making occasional appearances throughout the series.

Starting in September 2013, he appears as one of the lead characters in the Marvel NOW! relaunch of Mighty Avengers.

Victor Alvarez was first introduced as a teenager from the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen in New York City. He is the son of Reina Alvarez and Shades. As a child, he was caught in an explosion caused by the villain Bullseye that resulted in the deaths of over 100 people including his father. Victor survived by somehow using a technique that drew the chi from the dead bodies around him and temporarily granted him superhuman strength and fortitude.