Vapor (Ann Darnell) is a fictional character in Marvel Comics who first appeared as a member of the villainous group, the U-Foes . She is the sister of teammate X-Ray. Publication history Vapor's first appearance was in Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #254 (December 1980), and she was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% The character subsequently appears in Incredible Hulk #275–278 (September 1982-January 1983), 304–305 (February-March 1985), Avengers vol. 1 #304 (June 1989), Avengers West Coast #53 (December 1989), Marvel Graphic Novel: Avengers: Deathtrap: The Vault (1991), Captain America vol. 1 #387–390 (July-August 1991), #391-392 (September 1991), Darkhawk #6 (August 1991), Incredible Hulk #397 (September 1992), Heroes for Hire #1-2 (July-August 1997), 4 (October 1997), Thunderbolts Annual 1997, Heroes for Hire #12 (June 1998), She-Hulk #6 (October 2004), New Avengers #1–4 (January-April 2005), Spider-Man: Breakout #1–5 (June-October 2005), Thunderbolts #104 (September 2006), Civil War: Thunderbolts - Swimming With Sharks (January 2007), She-Hulk #17 (May 2007), and The Astonishing Spider-Man #1 (May 2007). Vapor appeared as part of the "U-Foes" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #13.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Fictional character biography Ann Darnell was a life support specialist before gaining her powers. With her teammates, she attempted to duplicate the original rocket flight of the Fantastic Four through a cosmic ray belt, and gained superhuman powers just as the Fantastic Four did. Her team then first battled the Hulk.Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #254 They again battled the Hulk and this time defeated him. In triumph, they exhibited the captive Bruce Banner on national television. However, Banner was freed by Rick Jones, Betty Ross, and the alien Bereet, and Banner transformed into the Hulk and defeated the U-Foes.Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #275-277 During the Civil War storyline, she along with the U-Foes joined Thunderbolts Army.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% The Hood later hired her and the rest of the U-Foes as part of his criminal organization to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act. During the Dark Reign storyline, Vapor and the U-Foes are revealed as members of the Initiative's North Carolina team.Avengers: The Initiative #26%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Powers and abilities Vapor can transform her body into any form of gas, either pure elements or complex compounds. She can only return to solid form for brief periods. She is vulnerable to any chemical interaction that would affect the chemical-form she is currently in. On one occasion, the Hulk defeated her by spraying her with oxygen while she had taken the form of hydrogen, turning her into water. While generally immune to physical harm, she could still be harmed by different types of energy, such as Thor's winds and lightning, or the sonic booms the Hulk produces by clapping his hands together, and even X-Ray's radiation. Other Vapor An unrelated Dr. Vapor appeared in Wolverine vol. 3 #17 as an employee of the Workshop (an offshoot of Weapon X). She experimented on the Native and was killed by Wolverine in Wolverine vol. 3 #18.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% In other media Television Vapor (alongside the other U-Foes members) appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey. In "Hulk vs the World," she is seen as an inmate of the Cube. In "Gamma World" Pt. 1, Vapor assists the rest of the U-Foes and Zzzax in attacking the Avengers. Video games Vapor (alongside the other U-Foes) appears in The Incredible Hulk video game voiced by Rachael MacFarlane. If the player defeats the other U-Foes before Vapor, she will make a statement akin to fear at being left to face the Hulk all by herself. The video game differs from the comics in that rather than copy the Fantastic Four, they seek to emulate the Hulk's gamma radiation experiment. Prior to her transformation into Vapor, when Simon Utrecht is attempting to duplicate the Hulk's experiment, she is impressed and asks Utrecht to refer to her as Ann, implying a limerence between Simon Utrecht and Ann Darnell. Vapor is featured as a boss in the Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% References External links Vapor at Marvel.com MarvelDatabase:Character Gallery Vapor
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Publication history Vapor's first appearance was in Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #254 (December 1980), and she was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema.
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The character subsequently appears in Incredible Hulk #275–278 (September 1982-January 1983), 304–305 (February-March 1985), Avengers vol. 1 #304 (June 1989), Avengers West Coast #53 (December 1989), Marvel Graphic Novel: Avengers: Deathtrap: The Vault (1991), Captain America vol. 1 #387–390 (July-August 1991), #391-392 (September 1991), Darkhawk #6 (August 1991), Incredible Hulk #397 (September 1992), Heroes for Hire #1-2 (July-August 1997), 4 (October 1997), Thunderbolts Annual 1997, Heroes for Hire #12 (June 1998), She-Hulk #6 (October 2004), New Avengers #1–4 (January-April 2005), Spider-Man: Breakout #1–5 (June-October 2005), Thunderbolts #104 (September 2006), Civil War: Thunderbolts - Swimming With Sharks (January 2007), She-Hulk #17 (May 2007), and The Astonishing Spider-Man #1 (May 2007).
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Vapor appeared as part of the "U-Foes" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #13.
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Fictional character biography Ann Darnell was a life support specialist before gaining her powers. With her teammates, she attempted to duplicate the original rocket flight of the Fantastic Four through a cosmic ray belt, and gained superhuman powers just as the Fantastic Four did. Her team then first battled the Hulk.Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #254 They again battled the Hulk and this time defeated him. In triumph, they exhibited the captive Bruce Banner on national television. However, Banner was freed by Rick Jones, Betty Ross, and the alien Bereet, and Banner transformed into the Hulk and defeated the U-Foes.Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #275-277
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During the Civil War storyline, she along with the U-Foes joined Thunderbolts Army.
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The Hood later hired her and the rest of the U-Foes as part of his criminal organization to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act.
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During the Dark Reign storyline, Vapor and the U-Foes are revealed as members of the Initiative's North Carolina team.Avengers: The Initiative #26
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Powers and abilities Vapor can transform her body into any form of gas, either pure elements or complex compounds. She can only return to solid form for brief periods. She is vulnerable to any chemical interaction that would affect the chemical-form she is currently in. On one occasion, the Hulk defeated her by spraying her with oxygen while she had taken the form of hydrogen, turning her into water. While generally immune to physical harm, she could still be harmed by different types of energy, such as Thor's winds and lightning, or the sonic booms the Hulk produces by clapping his hands together, and even X-Ray's radiation.
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Other Vapor An unrelated Dr. Vapor appeared in Wolverine vol. 3 #17 as an employee of the Workshop (an offshoot of Weapon X). She experimented on the Native and was killed by Wolverine in Wolverine vol. 3 #18.
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In other media Television Vapor (alongside the other U-Foes members) appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes voiced by Colleen O'Shaughnessey. In "Hulk vs the World," she is seen as an inmate of the Cube. In "Gamma World" Pt. 1, Vapor assists the rest of the U-Foes and Zzzax in attacking the Avengers.
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Video games Vapor (alongside the other U-Foes) appears in The Incredible Hulk video game voiced by Rachael MacFarlane. If the player defeats the other U-Foes before Vapor, she will make a statement akin to fear at being left to face the Hulk all by herself. The video game differs from the comics in that rather than copy the Fantastic Four, they seek to emulate the Hulk's gamma radiation experiment. Prior to her transformation into Vapor, when Simon Utrecht is attempting to duplicate the Hulk's experiment, she is impressed and asks Utrecht to refer to her as Ann, implying a limerence between Simon Utrecht and Ann Darnell. Vapor is featured as a boss in the Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
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External links Vapor at Marvel.com MarvelDatabase:Character Gallery Vapor