Blood Brothers (comics) Blood Brothers (comics) The Blood Brothers are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Blood Brothers first appeared in "Iron Man" #55 (Feb. 1973) and were created by Jim Starlin. Following their debut, the Blood Brothers returned in a Starlin/Friedrich story in "Marvel Feature" #12 (Nov. 1973), again fighting the superhero Iron Man, here teamed with Fantastic Four member The Thing. The Blood Brothers continued as Iron Man antagonists in "Iron Man" #88-89 (Aug.-Oct. 1976), then disappeared from publication for several years before resurfacing to battle the titular superhero team in "The Avengers" #252-253 (Feb.
Longshot (Marvel Comics) Longshot (Marvel Comics) Longshot is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Ann Nocenti and artist Art Adams, he first appeared in "Longshot" #1 (September 1985), the first issue of a six-issue miniseries that represents the first major work of both Nocenti and Adams. The "Longshot" series established Longshot as an amnesiac fugitive from another dimension who discovers that he has favorable probability outcomes, or "good luck," that protect him when his motives are pure, and that he was a genetically engineered slave who led