Stunt-Master (comics)

Stunt-Master
250x450px Stunt-Master on the cover of Daredevil Vol. 4, #11 (December 2014) Art by Chris Samnee and Matthew Wilson
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Daredevil #58 (Nov 1969)
Created by	Roy Thomas and Gene Colan
In-story information
Alter ego	George Smith
Species	Human
Abilities	Skilled stuntman and motorcyclist Use of a flying motorcycle

Stunt-Master is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.

Publication history

Stunt-Master first appears in Daredevil #58 (November 1969) and was created by Gene Colan and Roy Thomas.

George Smith

Fictional character biography

George Smith was a retired overage stuntman who was offered $1000.00 by Crime-Wave to kill Daredevil. Later, after redeeming himself, Stunt-Master became a hero.

Later, Smith became a television actor, working with Johnny Blaze on the Stunt-Master TV show. The Enforcer and Water Wizard menaced Blaze on the set of the show. The original Eel worked on his show for a time as a technical advisor.

Smith joined model Chili Storm in reporting on the Avengers Day parade that was disrupted by the Grim Reaper. When various heroes tried to breech a forcefield created by the Reaper, Stunt-Master tried to help by driving his motorcycle into it. The effort failed and Stunt-Master was saved from a damaging fall by Invisible Woman.

Smith returned, having been retired for some time due to injuries and age, seemingly trying to hire Matt Murdock to help him sue a company misusing his name and likeness, and then killing himself when Matt reluctantly refuses. However, it turns out this was a ruse, and Smith orchestrated the whole situation as part of a 'big comeback', forcing Murdock to have him incarcerated. He reveals at the end he only has a year left to live, thanks to a series of drugs he has used to allow himself to lie without detection.

Powers and abilities

Though he possesses no superhuman abilities, Stunt-Master is a skilled stuntman and motorcyclist. He also built himself a motorcycle which could fly through the air.

Steve Brooks

Fictional character biography

A man named Steve Brooks joined the Fifty State Initiative using the Stunt-Master identity and was assigned membership in the Georgia-based team The Cavalry. He battled a Skrull posing as Thor Girl during the Secret Invasion.

Other versions

MC2

Stunt-Master is mentioned in A-Next #1 as being Los Angeles' only superhero. In A-Next #5, Thunderstrike, who comes from that city, is seen to have a Stunt-Master poster on the wall in his New York apartment.

External links

• Stunt-Master at Comicvine
• Stunt-Master at Marvel.com
• Stunt-Master at Marvel Wiki
• Stunt-Master at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe