Ricochet (comics)

Ricochet
Ricochet from Slingers #1. Art by ChrisCross.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Slingers #0 (Dec. 1998)
Created by	Joseph Harris Adam Pollina
In-story information
Alter ego	Jonathan "Johnny" Gallo
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Slingers Loners Avengers Academy
Abilities	Superhuman agility, reflexes and coordination Danger sense Use of throwing discs

Ricochet was an alternate identity used by the fictional superhero Spider-Man and later adopted by college student Johnny Gallo, who appeared in the Marvel Comics series Slingers.

When Spider-Man was accused of murder during the Identity Crisis storyline, he donned several different costumes to disguise his identity so that he could continue saving lives. One of the personas that he adopted was Ricochet. Starting with a leather jacket with an R on it, Parker's wife Mary Jane created a costume and weapons. Ricochet was similar to Spider-Man, but even more jocular. He relied primarily on his agility, and posed as a criminal for hire. Using this identity, Parker collaborated for a time with his old foe Delilah in searching for information about the new villain Black Tarantula, and they battled Roughouse and Bloodscream together. In the final fight, Parker used all four of his new identities, to confuse his foes, and to contradict speculation that the new heroes were all, in fact, the same person. Once Parker had cleared his name, he abandoned all of his new personas, and returned to his Spider-Man identity.

Although the hero Black Marvel later gave Johnny Gallo a duplicate Ricochet costume, Spider-Man remained in possession of the original.

In addition to his regular abilities - although Peter noted that he tried to move slightly slower as Ricochet and ignore his spider-sense to prevent anyone realizing the truth - the Ricochet costume had flying discs on the sleeves of its jacket which he used as weapons.

Johnny Gallo first appeared as Ricochet in Slingers #0 (Dec. 1998). The character was created by Joseph Harris and Adam Pollina.

Ricochet appeared as a supporting character in Avengers Academy, first in issue #21 (Jan. 2012), and occasionally thereafter in the series.