Razorback (comics)
| Razorback | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
In shadow: Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #12 (November 1977) Full appearance: Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1 #13 |
| Created by |
Archie Goodwin Bill Mantlo Sal Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Buford T. Hollis |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Fifty State Initiative |
| Abilities | Skilled mechanic Self-taught engineer Excellent street fighter Considerable strength and endurance Costume grants: Electrically charged mane Formerly: Innate ability to operate, pilot, and drive any vehicle |
Razorback (Buford Hollis) is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Buford Hollis version of Razorback first appeared in shadow in Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1 #12. His first full appearance is in Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 1 #13 where he was created by Archie Goodwin, Bill Mantlo, and Sal Buscema.
Buford Hollis, a muscular truck driver and costumed adventurer from Texarkana, Arkansas, was in New York looking for his younger sister Bobby Sue who had joined a religious cult. This was in fact led by the villainous Man-Beast (disguised as the Hate-Monger) and it takes the combined efforts of Razorback and Spider-Man to defeat him and free Razorback's sister.
Taryn O'Connell, a female truck driver, spends some time searching for Razorback before he arrived in his oversized rig. They team up and use the rig itself to hijack NASA's experimental faster-than-light spacecraft, the Star Blazer. Though opposed by Mister Fantastic and She-Hulk, they nevertheless succeed in stealing the spaceship.
Their purpose is to find Taryn's lover, Ulysses Solomon Archer, who had left for deep space several years prior, establishing himself as a space trucker. They arrive (with She-Hulk as a stowaway, thanks to Mister Fantastic's assistance) only to discover that Archer had already married Taryn's rival for his affections, Mary McGrill, a woman who had traveled into space with him. Razorback assists She-Hulk and U.S. Archer in defeating Xemnu the Titan, who intended to transform Archer and Mary's as-yet-unborn child into a member of his own species. With the help of the She-Hulk's persuasion, NASA soon realizes that Razorback, with his mutant skill allowing him to drive anything, is the perfect pilot for their craft, and allows him and U.S. Archer to remain in space aboard the Star Blazer with NASA's approval. Taryn joins Buford on his travels, having fallen in love with him. Star Blazer is renamed the Big Pig III, which Razorback calls all his vehicles.
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