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3-D Man

Main articles: 3-D Man and Delroy Garrett

3-D Man was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Jim Craig. The character was originally created as a tribute to the unsuccessful Harvey Comics character Captain 3-D. 3-D Man was originally supposed to appear as the back-up feature in a stereoscopic comic book featuring Spider-Man, but the idea was cancelled and 3-D Man made his premiere in Marvel Premiere #35 (1977).^[1] 3-D Man is described as having three times the strength, speed and physicality of an average man.^[2] 3-D Man is the alternate persona of Chuck Chandler, a test pilot who was abducted by the Skrulls. Chandler was imbued with powers by a Skrull artifact during his escape, but the same incident connected him with his brother Hal Chandler, with Hal giving up his energy and going into a coma whenever Chuck needs to access the power of 3-D Man. The character retained his association with the Skrulls, and they became his main adversaries.^[3] The original 3-D Man remained an obscure character.^[2]

The character of Delroy Garrett was created by Kurt Busiek and George Pérez.^[2] The character of Garrett is described as a former Olympic sprinter who joined a cult, the Triune Understanding, after he was disgraced for using steroids.^[4] Originally known as Triathlon and first appearing in Avengers #8 (1988),^[4] he is given the powers of 3-D Man by the Triune Understanding after they steal them from Chandler. Triathlon joined the Avengers as the new 3-D Man, but he believed himself to be a token hire as he was an African American and the team was being accused of racism at the time they allowed him to join. The character played a prominent role during the Kang Dynasty story arc, but he was unpopular with readers and was not heavily used.^[2] He played another prominent role in Avengers: The Initiative #19, in which he joins the Skrull Kill Krew and uses his abilities to see through the disguises of shapeshifting Skrulls.^[5] This ability brings him to kill a defecting Skrull who he believed to be hostile.^[4]

An alternate version of Chandler's 3-D Man portrayed him as a hero in the 1950s who joined that world's version of the Avengers.^[3]

4D Man

4D Man is the version of Kyle Richmond from Earth X, first appearing in Universe X #0 (2000).^[6] He was cursed by Mephisto to see the future, and he works alongside Isaac Christians, the Gargoyle, to document all of history. This is used as a framing device for 4D Man to be a narrator for the story.^[7] 4D Man is ultimately betrayed by the Gargoyle.^[6]

8-Ball

8-Ball was created by Bob Budiansky and Bret Blevins, and first appeared in Sleepwalker #2 (1991).^[8] 8-Ball has no superhuman powers.^[9] Wearing a spherical helmet designed to look like a billiards 8 ball, he wields a concussive cue stick and exploding balls.^[10] Screen Rant listed him among the worst Marvel Comics villains introduced in the 1990s.^[9] Jeff Hagees is introduced as a defense contractor and engineer who is also a skilled pool player.^[8][9] He develops problem gambling and adopts the villainous persona of 8-Ball to recoup his losses. Initially a Sleepwalker villain, 8-Ball goes on to fight various superheroes. He did not achieve popularity as a villain, and he was eventually killed off when he was murdered by the Wrecker.^[8]

An unnamed character wearing the 8-Ball costume appears in a fight sequence in The Amazing Spider-Man #600. The third version of 8-Ball is introduced in The Superior Spider-Man #26. Created by Dan Slott, Humberto Ramos, and Victor Olazaba, this version of 8-Ball is created by the Hobgoblin when he forms a team of newly created supervillains.^[11] The Hagees version of 8-Ball was later resurrected, and for a time he was the cellmate of Moon Knight, giving him another character to interact with and allowing for character growth.^[12] Hagees questions his choices in Moon Knight #25 (2023) after luring Moon Knight into a trap: unhappy with his identity as a failed supervillain and the assumptions that this creates about him, he changes his mind and goes back to save Moon Knight.^[8]

803

803 is a service robot who joins Agent Venom (Flash Thompson)'s crew.^[13] He appears in the series Venom: Space Knight, where he plays a sidekick role. The character was created by Robbie Thompson, who described his history as if "C-3PO had stayed with Jabba for thousands of years", saying that this made the character "self effacing" and "somewhat suicidal".^[14] To help Agent Venom move without his legs, 803 builds him a set of prosthetic legs. This idea inspired editor Jake Thomas to focus on the wounded veteran aspect of Thompson's character, including a partnership between Marvel Comics and the Wounded Warrior Project.^[15]

88

88 is a member of a white supremacist militia near Clutier, Iowa. The character was created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Pete Garcia, appearing in Nomad #23–25 (1994). The number 88 is a reference to the number's use as a substitute for the Nazi slogan Heil Hitler. 88 wields the S.I.C.C.A.E.L. gun and wears a spike-studded outfit.^[16] Nomad meets 88 after finding a baby, who he calls Bucky, and discovers that 88 had killed Bucky's mother while she was infiltrating the militia.^[17] After a fight, Nomad reprograms the S.I.C.C.A.E.L. gun, forces 88 to turn it on the other members of the militia, and then shoots 88 in the head.^[16]