Blue Streak (comics)

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Blue Streak is the name of three supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history[]

Blue Streak first appeared in Captain America #217-218 (Jan.–Feb. 1978), created by Roy Thomas, Don Glut, and John Buscema. He was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld in Captain America #318 (June 1986).

Fictional character biography[]

Don Thomas[]

Blue Streak
Blue Streak battles Captain America. From Captain America #318
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America #217 (Dec. 1978)
Created by	Roy Thomas (Writer) John Buscema (Artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Don Thomas
Team affiliations	S.H.I.E.L.D. Corporation
Abilities	Jet-skating suit grants: Various built in weapons Rapid healing[1] Ability to skate at superhuman speeds

S.H.I.E.L.D. decides to put together a group of Super-Agents, of which Blue Streak becomes a member.^[2] Captain America later outed Blue Streak as a spy for the Corporation.^[3]

Justin Hammer later re-designed Blue Streak's equipment and funded his operations.^[4] After leaving prison, the Blue Streak led a successful career as a professional criminal in the American Midwest. Blue Streak was contacted by Gary Gilbert about the serial killings of super-villains. Blue Streak was invited to join an underground network to locate and eliminate the killer, but Blue Streak refused. Later on, Blue Streak had a run-in with Captain America, and while making his escape, he was subsequently murdered by the Scourge of the Underworld.^[5]

The shape-shifter later obtained samples of dead tissue from Blue Streak's body so he could impersonate him.^[6]

Blue Streak was later among the eighteen criminals, all murdered by the Scourge, to be resurrected by Hood using the power of Dormammu as part of a squad assembled to eliminate the Punisher.^[7] Blue Streak wound up fighting the Punisher's partner Henry instead, who broke Blue Streak's neck and apparently killed him.^[8]

Jonathan Swift[]

Blue Streak (Jonathan Swift) first appeared during the height of the "Civil War" storyline. He is the successor of the original Blue Streak.^[10]

Using money from one of his heists, Blue Streak forms a team of similarly garbed thieves called Fast Five, consisting of Gold Rush, Silver Ghost, Green Light and Redline.^[11]

During the "Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, Blue Streak and the rest of the Fast Five appear as inmates at Pleasant Hill which secretly serves as a S.H.I.E.L.D. Prison^[12]

During the "Opening Salvo" part of the "Secret Empire" storyline, Blue Streak appears as a member of the Army of Evil.^[13]

Powers and abilities[]

The original Blue Streak's equipment included rocket-powered roller skates which allowed forward and backward movement and leaping, lasers mounted on the arms of his suit, and caltrops that he used to puncture the tires of pursuing cars.

The Jonathan Swift version of the Fast Five wears an armored suit with the same type of roller skates.

Other versions[]

MC2 Bluestreak[]

Bluestreak (Blue Kelso) is a fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comics series A-Next. Though not related to Quicksilver, her powers and costume certainly invoke him, in the same way many of the MC2 universe characters resemble those of Earth-616.

Little is known about the energetic Bluestreak's past. It is known that she is a mutant gifted with incredible speed, who left the newest incarnation of the X-Men (the X-People) because they were not "flashy" enough for her. Bluestreak's real name is later revealed as Blue Kelso.^[14]

Bluestreak joins the Dream Team, who soon become part of the new Avengers team. She quickly develops a crush on teammate J2 (a fact to which he is completely oblivious). Cocky and impulsive, Bluestreak often has problems following the orders of Mainframe. The only thing that surpasses her exuberant attitude is her skill at using her speed. When Mainframe's inert body needs to be taken across the city in less than a minute, she places him on a gurney and covers the needed distance in virtually no time at all, even remarking afterwards that she could have stopped for a sandwich, but did not want to show off.

Bluestreak is not to be confused with the deceased similarly named, techno-based villain Blue Streak.

Powers and abilities[]

Bluestreak is a mutant capable of running at superhuman speeds. Her top velocity is unknown, but she can exceed the speed of sound. She also possesses incredible stamina and can run for long periods of time without showing any signs of fatigue.

References[]

External links[]

• Blue Streak (Don Thomas) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• Blue Streak (Don Thomas) at Marvel Database wiki
• Blue Streak (Don Thomas) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Blue Streak (Jonathan Swift) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• Blue Streak (Jonathan Swift) at Marvel Database wiki
• Blue Streak (Jonathan Swift) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Bluestreak (psychic) at Marvel Database wiki
• Bluestreak (psychic) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)