Human Top (David Mitchell)
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Human Top is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
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#27-28 (April-May 1978) and was created by Roy Thomas
and Frank Robbins
.
The character subsequently appears in The Invaders #38-39 (March-April 1979), #41 (September 1979), The Invaders #1 (May 1993), Citizen V and the V-Battalion #2 (July 2001), and Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting #1 (March 2002), and #3 (June 2002).
. He had the power to spin like a top at super-speed.
During World War II
, teenagers David "Davy" Mitchell and Gwenny Lou Sabuki, were present at a stateside battle in which sidekicks Bucky
(Bucky Barnes) and Toro
(Thomas Raymond) of the superhero team the Invaders
fought the supervillain Agent Axis. During the battle, one of Gwenny's father's inventions accidentally gave Gwenny and Davy superhuman powers. She became Golden Girl, he the Human Top. The four youthful heroes defeated Agent Axis, and later formed the Kid Commandos, who were allied with the adult Invaders.
After the war, he was a member of the Penance Council and V-Battalion
.
His son, as Twister, had tried using mechanical means to simulate the powers of the Human Top, but eventually decided to serve the V-Battalion in a scientific capacity. Davy is also the grandfather of Topspin
.
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
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Publication history
The Human Top first appeared in InvadersInvaders (comics)
The Invaders is the name of two fictional superhero teams in the . The original team was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema in The Avengers #71 . A present-day incarnation was introduced by writer Chuck Austen and artist Scott Kolins in The Avengers vol...
#27-28 (April-May 1978) and was created by Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
and Frank Robbins
Frank Robbins
Franklin "Frank" Robbins was a notable American comic book and comic strip artist and writer, as well as a prominent painter whose work appeared in museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art, where one of his paintings was featured in the 1955 Whitney Annual Exhibition of American...
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The character subsequently appears in The Invaders #38-39 (March-April 1979), #41 (September 1979), The Invaders #1 (May 1993), Citizen V and the V-Battalion #2 (July 2001), and Citizen V and the V-Battalion: The Everlasting #1 (March 2002), and #3 (June 2002).
Fictional character biography
David "Davy" Mitchell was a World War II hero, and member of Kid CommandosKid Commandos
The Kid Commandos is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:The Kid Commandos first appeared as a team in Invaders #28 , and were created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins....
. He had the power to spin like a top at super-speed.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, teenagers David "Davy" Mitchell and Gwenny Lou Sabuki, were present at a stateside battle in which sidekicks Bucky
Bucky
Bucky is the name of several fictional characters, masked superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. The original, James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby as a sidekick character in Captain America Comics #1 , published by Marvel's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics...
(Bucky Barnes) and Toro
Toro (comics)
Toro is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics. The first Toro was originally featured in Timely Comics and later as a Marvel Comics superhero who appeared as the partner of the original Human Torch.-Publication history:...
(Thomas Raymond) of the superhero team the Invaders
Invaders (comics)
The Invaders is the name of two fictional superhero teams in the . The original team was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema in The Avengers #71 . A present-day incarnation was introduced by writer Chuck Austen and artist Scott Kolins in The Avengers vol...
fought the supervillain Agent Axis. During the battle, one of Gwenny's father's inventions accidentally gave Gwenny and Davy superhuman powers. She became Golden Girl, he the Human Top. The four youthful heroes defeated Agent Axis, and later formed the Kid Commandos, who were allied with the adult Invaders.
After the war, he was a member of the Penance Council and V-Battalion
V-Battalion
The V-Battalion is the name of two incarnations of a fictional secret organization composed of Golden Age superheroes and their descendents in stories from Marvel Comics...
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His son, as Twister, had tried using mechanical means to simulate the powers of the Human Top, but eventually decided to serve the V-Battalion in a scientific capacity. Davy is also the grandfather of Topspin
Topspin (comics)
Topspin is a fictional character, a mutant in Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe. His first appearance was in Thunderbolts #37.-Fictional character biography:...
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External links
- http://web.archive.org/web/20091026205941/http://www.geocities.com/ratmmjess/top.html
- http://www.marveldatabase.com/Human_Top_(David_Mitchell)