Torpedo (Marvel Comics)

Torpedo
The Torpedo (Brock Jones) debuts on the cover of Marvel Premiere #39 (Dec. 1977). Art by Al Milgrom.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Daredevil #126 (Oct. 1975)
Created by	Marv Wolfman (writer) John Romita, Sr. (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Brock Jones
Team affiliations	"Defenders for a Day"
Partnerships	Rom

Torpedo is the name of five fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

A separate character called the Torpedo was not related to subsequent versions and debuted in a one-shot story in Daredevil #59 (Dec. 1969).

The second version debuted wearing the Torpedo suit that was to become a feature for successive characters, but also only appeared in one story in Daredevil #126 (Oct. 1975). The third version, Brock Jones, appeared in Daredevil #126, #127 (Nov. 1975) and #134 (June 1976) and then starred in a storyline in Marvel Premiere #39 - 40 (Dec. 1977 - Feb. 1978). After a guest appearance in Defenders #62 - 64 (Aug. - Oct. 1978) plot threads from the Marvel Premiere story were resolved in Rom #21 - 22 (Aug. - Sept. 1981). After appearing sporadically in the title, the character was killed in Rom #50 (Jan. 1984).

The battlesuit reappeared in New Warriors #28 (Oct. 1992), now shared between two characters under the alias of Turbo.

The first version of the Torpedo is a hitman sent by a crime boss to assassinate a witness, but is defeated by the hero Daredevil.

The second version is Michael Stivak, a young scientist brought to the United States by his uncle, U.S. Senator Eugene Stivak. Asked to design a battlesuit for national defense, Michael Stivak develops a costume equipped with turbo-jets that can propel the wearer through the air and magnify physical blows. Learning that his uncle is the leader of the criminal organization the Corporation, Michael Stivak designs an inferior battlesuit for his uncle and secretly develops another suit. Using the alias "Torpedo", Michael Stivak attempts to destroy the plans for the suit and flaunts the suit's power by attacking two policemen. Following Stivak's path of destruction, Daredevil attacks. During their battle the building collapses on them.