Geiger (comics)
- Geiger is not to be confused with "Count Geiger", the superhero title character of Michael Bishop's novel Count Geiger's Blues.
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Geiger. Art by Stefano Caselli. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Doc Samson #1 (Jan 1996) |
| Created by |
Dan Slott Ken Lashley |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Delilah Dearborn |
| Team affiliations |
Empire State University The Initiative |
| Abilities | Ability to mimic the powers of any gamma-powered beings in her immediate vicinity |
Geiger (Delilah "Dee Dee" Dearborn) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in Doc Samson #1 (Jan 1996), created by Dan Slott.
Fictional character biography
Delilah "Dee Dee" Dearborn was a student at Empire State University who gains superhuman powers from an accident with a gamma accelerator at the school.[1] Doc Samson mistakes her for a murderer and they fight.[2] She later helps him track and confront the real killer.[3]
Initiative
Geiger is seen at the military base Camp Hammond, as an official recruit for the Initiative, which is a super-human military draft. She is introduced to Camp Hammond along with Ant-Man, Crusader, Melee, Geldoff, Dragon Lord, Red Nine, and Diamondback.[4]
She was one of the trainees that attacked KIA and was defeated.[5]
Dark Reign
During the Dark Reign storyline, Geiger graduated from the Initiative[6] and was assigned to New Mexico's Initiative team the Mavericks.[7]
Fear Itself
During the Fear Itself storyline, Geiger appears at a meeting held by Prodigy regarding magical hammers that have crashed into the earth.[8] She saves Gravity from a grenade thrown by Crossbones, but is injured when it explodes.[9]
Powers and abilities
Due to a Gamma radiation accident, Geiger has the ability to mimic the powers of any gamma-powered beings in her immediate vicinity, potentially making her as strong as the Hulk, as intelligent as the Leader, etc. However, she has little control over these powers, a downside exacerbated by the fact that she also takes on personality aspects of whoever she is mimicking as well.
References
External links
- Geiger at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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