Adam Bernard Brashear, aka Blue Marvel debuted inĀ Adam: Legend of the Blue MarvelĀ #1 (Marvel November 2008) and was created by actor/writerĀ Kevin Grevioux. Adam Brashear is a formerĀ fullbackĀ atĀ Cornell UniversityĀ as well as a veteran of theĀ Korean War, a member of theĀ Marine CorpsĀ with twoĀ Silver Stars.Ā While in the Marine Corps he met Conner Sims, the friend he would later know asĀ Anti-Man. Brashear later became the project lead on a scientific attempt to harnessĀ anti-matterĀ through the creation of a Negative Reactor which created a bridge between theĀ Negative ZoneĀ and the positive matter universe. This reactor would be a source of unlimited clean energy by allowing devices to tap the stableĀ event horizonĀ balanced between the two universes. Due to the unexpected explosion of the reactor, both Brashear and Sims were subjected toĀ mutagenicĀ radiation generated by the destabilized event horizon. While Sims' bodyĀ dissolvedĀ into energy, Brashear became a stable "antimatter reactor" with superhuman abilities, which he used to fight crime under the superhero alias Blue Marvel. In 1962, Adam received theĀ Presidential Medal of FreedomĀ from PresidentĀ John F. KennedyĀ on the day the President asked him to retire, since it had been discovered by the public that he is an African-American.There was a massive controversy as the era of 1962 was tooĀ racist to accept a black superhero. Although Kennedy personally approved of Brashear's actions, the President reluctantly decided to ask Brashear to step down, and the Blue Marvel conceded.He came back when Conner Sims, the Anti-Man, was a radical who, partly because of his history with Adam Brashear, violently hated racism, and in his power-fuelled insanity sought to eradicate it. When Anti-Man returned and defeated theĀ Avengers, Tony Stark (Iron Man) tracked down Brashear and with the help ofĀ Mister FantasticĀ they came up with a plan to stop Anti-Man.Ā #blacksuperheroes #bluemarvel #marvel #comic #comicbooks #kevingrevioux #misfitcomics
