It has been a while since I have done a Showcase post due to work. Hell, the last ones I did were on Sunday instead of Saturday, but now my schedule is clear to where I should be able to return to a somewhat regular schedule of Saturday Showcase posts. With that said, I needed a post that packed a punch! So, I decided to introduce you to a character I believe we could see make there appearance in the new hit series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. That character is Buford Hollis aka Razorback.
Buford Hollis, a muscular truck driver and costumed adventurer from Texarkana, Arkansas, was in New York looking for his younger sister Bobby Sue who had joined a religious cult. This cult was led by the villainous Man-Beast (disguised as the Hate-Monger). During this struggle, Buford would develop a lifelong ally with the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. The Man-Beast put up one hell of a fight, coming close to killing Spidey and Razorback on several occasions. In the long run, our heroes won and Bobby Sue was saved. [Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #13-15]
Another one of Buford's adventures would have him team up with the sensational She-Hulk to stop the galactic villain known as Xemnu. He was not alone when the two heroes joined forces. Buford's original companion was Taryn O'Connell, a female truck driver, who spends some time searching for Razorback before he arrived in his oversized rig. They team up and use the rig itself to hijack NASA's experimental faster-than-light spacecraft, the Star Blazer.
Their purpose is to find Taryn's lover, Ulysses Solomon Archer, who had left for deep space several years prior, establishing himself as a space trucker. They arrive (with She-Hulk as a stowaway, thanks to Mister Fantastic's assistance) only to discover that Archer had already married Mary McGrill, a woman who had traveled into space with him. Razorback assists She-Hulk and Archer in defeating Xemnu the Titan, who intended to transform Archer and Mary's as-yet-unborn child into a member of his own species. With the help of the She-Hulk's persuasion, NASA soon realizes that Razorback, with his mutant skill allowing him to drive anything, is the perfect pilot for their craft, and allows him and U.S. Archer to remain in space aboard the Star Blazer with NASA's approval. Taryn joins Buford on his travels, having fallen in love with him. Star Blazer is renamed the Big Pig III, which Razorback calls all his vehicles. Razorback and Taryn eventually return to Earth. [The Sensational She-Hulk #6-7]
Publication Information
Publisher: Marvel Comics
First Appearance:
- In shadow: Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #12 (November 1977)
- Full appearance: Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #13
Created by Archie Goodwin, Bill Mantlo, & Sal Buscema
Alter Ego: Buford T. Hollis
Species: Human/Mutant
Team Affiliations: Fifty State Initiative
Abilities
- Skilled Mechanic
- Self-taught Engineer
- Excellent Street Fighter
- Considerable Strength and Endurance
- Innate Ability to operate, pilot, and drive any vehicle
- Costume has an electrically charged mane
Another reason I chose to do a post on Razorback is the fact that he is included in the upcoming Marvel Legends Amazon Exclusive Spider-Man Pack (Pack will also include Silvermane, the Human Fly, Molten Man, and a unique symbiote Spider-Man).
Well, I hope you enjoyed this backstory on Razorback. I believe I might feature either Silvermane or the Human Fly next. We will have to see. If you have a comic character you would like to see featured, just let me know who.
Until next time, get your READ on!
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