Fan Boy is a comic book character in the X-Statix

X-Statix

X-Statix was a fictional team of mutant superheroes in Marvel Comics, specifically designed to be media superstars. The team, created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred, first appears in X-Force #116 and originally assumed the moniker X-Force, taking the name of the more traditional superhero team,...

series. He 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...

 with superhuman powers in the Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 Universe.

Fictional character biography

Arnie Lundberg is a mutant who was born with the right hand side of his face hideously scarred. Children in his local town mocked and ridiculed him, as did many others. The result of this was a beating that left him badly hurt and comatose. As he lay comatose, he heard the recorded voice of Edith Sawyer (U-Go Girl

U-Go Girl

U-Go Girl was a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the superhero team X-Force, as well as X-Statix. She first appeared in X-Force vol...

), recorded for publicity reasons, which stirred him out of his inert state. He soon revived completely.

Arnie Lundberg claimed to be the biggest X-Force

X-Force

X-Force is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team, one of several spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team was formed in New Mutants, vol. 1 #100 and soon afterwards was featured in its own series.The group was a new incarnation of the 1980s...

 fan in the world, especially of U-Go Girl. He blamed the Orphan for killing his favorite member. It was eventually revealed that he was a mutant and was using his powers to control a small town in the Midwest. He was also psychically sending images of U-Go Girl into the Orphan's mind in hope that Guy would attack him. Preparing for the attack, he unleashed an army of the dead to attack Solomon O'Sullivan

Solomon O'Sullivan

Solomon O'Sullivan is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in X-Force vol. 1 #129.-Fictional character biography:...

's superteam, O-Force

O-Force

The O-Force is a superhuman mutant team in the Marvel Comics Universe. Their first appearance was in X-Statix #1 and was created by Peter Milligan and Michael Allred.-Publication history:...

. The Orphan arrived and saved the team and confronted Arnie. Arnie sent him flying out a window and into the undead army. Guy was saved by X-Statix and Guy convinced Arnie to turn his powers to healing the mess he has caused. The Orphan then nominated Arnie for X-Statix membership so that they could keep an eye on him.

Arnie joined the X-Statix as the "Mysterious Fan Boy", with his identity concealed from the public with a mask. Lacuna, who could move between seconds, removed his mask on live TV, revealing his identity to the world. To prove that he has changed his ways, "Fanboy" joined X-Statix on a mission against the indestructible Razorhead where he had a heart attack after killing Razorhead and saving the team. After he died, the Orphan argued with Lacuna

Lacuna (comics)

Lacuna is a fictional character, a mutant and the occasional ally of the superhero group X-Statix.-Fictional character biography:...

 over his decision to have Lacuna inject him with a chemical that caused Arnie's heart attack.

Powers and abilities

He was a mutant reality warper who could bend the world around him at will. He could restructure matter, both organic and inorganic, teleport objects or/and beings, etc. He could also raise and animate corpses, though that is probably just a use of his other powers. However, he apparently could not heal his scarred face.