Doorman (character)

DeMarr Davis is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer and artist John Byrne, the character first appeared in West Coast Avengers #46 (July 1989).^[1] Davis belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities.^[2] He is known under the codename Doorman.^[3] Following his death, he was resurrected by Oblivion to serve as an Angel of Death, granting him new abilities. In addition to his portal-based powers, he gained flight, teleportation, and the ability to create objects using Darkforce energy.^[4] The character has also been a member of the Great Lakes Avengers at various points in his history.^[5]

DeMarr Davis Doorman
Art for West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #49.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #46 (July 1989)
Created by	John Byrne
In-story information
Alter ego	DeMarr Davis
Species	Human mutant/Angel of Death hybrid
Team affiliations	Great Lakes Avengers
Notable aliases	The Living Portal Man of Doors Deathurge Doorman
Abilities	As a mutant: Teleportation Intangibility As the Angel of Death: Darkforce manipulation Superhuman durability Costume summoning Death sense Immortality Flight

Publication history

DeMarr Davis debuted in West Coast Avengers #46 (July 1989), created by John Byrne.^[6] He appeared in the 2005 G.L.A. series,^[7] and the 2016 Great Lakes Avengers series.^[8]

Fictional character biography

Before joining the Great Lakes Avengers, DeMarr Davis was an average American. Sometime during his years in college, DeMarr's mother died. After completing four years of college and three years of graduate school, DeMarr decided to answer Mr. Immortal's newspaper ad asking "costumed adventurers" to work together and form a team. DeMarr, being a mutant with a unique teleporting ability, is able to allow his teammates entrance into almost any structure.^[9]

During the G.L.A. mini-series, the Great Lakes Avengers battle Maelstrom, who is attempting to destroy the universe. Doorman sacrifices himself to help Mr. Immortal stop Maelstrom, but the cosmic entity Oblivion resurrects him as an angel of death.^{[9][10][11][12][13][14]}

Powers and abilities

Doorman has the ability to transform his body into a portal, allowing others to pass through solid objects. Functioning as a living doorway, he enables movement through barriers such as walls.^[11][15][16] As an Angel of Death, he possesses the additional abilities of flying at high speeds, creating Darkforce constructs, and perceiving supernatural beings.^[17][18]

Other versions

World War Hulk

An alternate version of DeMarr Davis / Doorman appears in the "World War Hulk" storyline. The character was one of the heroes who tried to stop the Hulk during his rampage across Earth, but he witnessed as his teammates were beheaded by the Hulk.^[19]

In other media

Miscellaneous

• DeMarr Davis / Doorman is referenced in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. He is listed as one of the unregistered superhumans that S.H.I.E.L.D. was aware of at the onset of the Civil War.^[20]
• In 2011, HeroClix released a DeMarr Davis / Doorman figure.^{[citation needed]}