Speed
Speed is a comic book character that first appeared in The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #12
| Super Name: | Speed |
| Real Name: | Thomas Shepherd |
| Aliases: | Thomas Shepherd |
| Publisher: | Marvel |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #12 |
| Appears in: | 29 issues |
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Batman ( 16 - 0 ) |
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Hulk ( 14 - 29 ) |
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Black Bolt ( 12 - 16 ) |
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Nightwing ( 11 - 21 ) |
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Flash ( 11 - 36 ) |
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Bruce Lee ( 10 - 5 ) |
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Superman ( 9 - 3 ) |
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Android 17 ( 9 - 1 ) |
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Storm ( 9 - 9 ) |
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Mr. Majestic ( 9 - 1 ) |
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Spider-Man 2099 ( 9 - 7 ) |
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M ( 9 - 5 ) |
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Jeice ( 8 - 0 ) |
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Puma ( 8 - 0 ) |
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Dreadstar ( 8 - 0 ) |
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Goten ( 8 - 0 ) |
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Cloud ( 8 - 18 ) |
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Black Adam ( 8 - 1 ) |
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Azrael ( 8 - 1 ) |
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Jon Talbain ( 7 - 5 ) |
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Flash ( 11 - 36 ) |
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Hulk ( 14 - 29 ) |
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Nightwing ( 11 - 21 ) |
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Wally West ( 6 - 19 ) |
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Mimic ( 6 - 19 ) |
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Cloud ( 8 - 18 ) |
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Black Bolt ( 12 - 16 ) |
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Quicksilver ( 1 - 15 ) |
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Captain America ( 4 - 13 ) |
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Peter Petrelli ( 4 - 13 ) |
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Thor ( 1 - 12 ) |
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Dante ( 6 - 12 ) |
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Angel ( 6 - 11 ) |
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Colossus ( 2 - 11 ) |
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Sentry ( 1 - 10 ) |
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Robin ( 5 - 10 ) |
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The Darkness ( 2 - 9 ) |
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Deadpool ( 1 - 9 ) |
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Storm ( 9 - 9 ) |
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Obsidian ( 1 - 8 ) |
Thomas Shepherd was found using a program that was devised by the Vision to locate new members for the Avengers, After they found him Thomas joined as Speed because of is superspeed powers. Edit
When the Scarlet Witch became desperate to have children, she used her reality-altering powers to create twin boys from two lost souls. Scarlet Witch and Vision named their children William and Thomas and lived normal lives until Mephisto claimed the two souls as his own.
When the Scarlet Witch used her powers to recreate the world after the House of M event, she inadvertently recreated both William and Thomas as well. However instead of recreating them as her children, they ended up as the children of other parents. Thomas ended up as the son of the Shepard family while William ended up as the son of the Kaplans family. The two boys had no idea of their true past until Super-Skrull told them enough information to have Vision verify and research the information.
After the Young Avengers stopped the Kree and the Skrulls from declaring Earth their battleground for a second time, Thomas decided to join the Young Avengers.
POWERS
Speed is superhumanly fast and his top speed is unknown, but he can exceed the speed of sound. He can also generate hyperkinetic vibrations that accelerate the molecules in matter, causing any solid object he directs his vibrations at to explode.
Avengers: The Crossing
Rumor has it that Speed was kidnapped by Mantis as a baby, and came back to attack the Avengers during the Crossing as Tobias.
