Speedball (comics)

Robbie Baldwin
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (January 1988). Cover art by Ron Frenz.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	As Speedball: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (January 1988) As Penance: Civil War: Front Line #10 (January 2007)
Created by	Steve Ditko (artist) Tom DeFalco (writer)
In-story information
Alter ego	Robert "Robbie" Baldwin
Team affiliations	New Warriors Damage Control Avengers Academy Thunderbolts Shadow Initiative
Notable aliases	Speedball, Penance, Masked Marvel
Abilities	(As Speedball): Force field generation (As Penance): Energy blasts

Robert "Robbie" Baldwin is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics.

Created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Tom DeFalco, the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (January 1988) originally known as Speedball, as well as in Civil War: Front Line #10 (January 2007) as Penance.

The character's origin and early exploits as Speedball were depicted soon after in a solo series. After that series was cancelled, he appeared as a member of the superhero team the New Warriors, in the monthly title of the same name. In the Marvel Comics crossover "Civil War", the character changes his name and appearance to Penance. Following this change, he is a member of the Thunderbolts. As of the first issue of "Avengers Academy", he has reverted to Speedball and a modified version of his first appearance.

Created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Tom DeFalco, the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (January 1988) originally known as Speedball, (initially as a candidate for Marvel's separate New Universe imprint).

Marvel Comics published ten issues of the monthly comic book series Speedball from 1988 to 1989. The series was primarily plotted and penciled by Steve Ditko who also supplied the covers. It was scripted by Roger Stern and inked by several different artists.