Cowboy is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

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. He is a mutant and a member of Team America.

Publication history

Cowboy first appeared in Team America #2 (July 1982), and was created by Bill Mantlo

Bill Mantlo

Bill Mantlo is an American comic-book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics, best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: the Eagle Award-winning Micronauts and the long-running Rom. An attorney, he also worked as a public defender...

 and Mike Vosburg

Mike Vosburg

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The character subsequently appears in Team America #3-12 (August 1982-May 1983), The New Mutants #5-6 (July-August 1983), #8 (October 1983), and The Thing #27 (September 1985).

Cowboy appeared as part of the "Thunderiders" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

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#13.

Fictional character biography

Luke Merriweather was born in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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. He once worked as a rodeo performer. With Wrench

Wrench (comics)

Wrench is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He is a member of Team America/Thunderiders.-Publication history:Wrench first appeared in Team America #2 , and was created by Bill Mantlo and Mike Vosburg....

, he joined the professional motorcyclist team called Team America, which was eventually known as the Thunderiders

Thunderiders

Thunderiders, originally known as Team America, is a fictional superhero/motorcycle team from the Marvel Comics. They first appeared in Captain America #269 as Team America and were created by J. M...

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Cowboy and Team America are permorning at a carnival and bike show when they are attacked by gunmen under the command of Silver Samurai

Silver Samurai

The Silver Samurai is a fictional character in Marvel Comics' universe, occasionally a superhero and more often a supervillain. His first appearance was in Daredevil #111...

. The New Mutants

New Mutants

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 happen to be in attendance, and spring into action, not knowing that Team America are themselves mutants. The Silver Samurai captures the Dark Rider, but instead it turns out the person he captured is Mirage

Danielle Moonstar

Danielle "Dani" Moonstar, originally codenamed Psyche and later Mirage, is a fictional Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men....

. Viper

Viper (Madame Hydra)

Viper, formerly known as Madame Hydra, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is a foe of the Avengers and the X-Men...

 uses her as a hostage to blackmail Team America into accepting a mission; Professor X

Professor X

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 finds them using Cerebro and proposes to help them accomplish the mission. Team America moves against an AIM

Advanced Idea Mechanics

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 base, retrieving a strange crystal from it. Elsewhere, Team America escapes pursuit by summoning the Black Rider into El Lobo

Wolf (comics)

Wolf is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Publication history:Wolf first appeared in Captain America #269 , and was created by J. M...

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Powers and abilities

Cowboy is a mutant

Mutant (Marvel Comics)

In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...

who shares a mental link with the four other members of the Thunderiders. The five mutants can project their collective physical skills, strength, and knowledge into another person without diminishing their own abilities in any way.