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Orb (comics)
The Orb is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily adversaries of Ghost Rider.
The Drake Shannon version of Orb debuted in Marvel Team-Up #15 (November 1973) and was created by writer Len Wein and artist Ross Andru.
The second Orb first appeared in Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #26 (October 2008) and was created by Jason Aaron and Tan Eng Huat.
Orb appeared as one of the villains in the 2014 crossover story Original Sin, which involved the theft of the eyes of the Watcher. Writer Jason Aaron said, "It was Tom [Breevort]'s ideally initially to use the Orb; no one will believe me on that, though. Using him is an obvious idea, but something I didn't think of until Tom mentioned it. Tom's thinking, rationally so, was that since we were doing a story which revolves around eyeballs being stolen then using a villain who got an eyeball for a head was perfect."
Drake Shannon was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. An accomplished motorcycle stunt rider, he owned one-half of the traveling motorcycle stunt show starring Johnny Blaze (who would later become Ghost Rider). The other half of the show was owned by Blaze's mentor, Crash Simpson.
While the partnership was initially amiable, Shannon and Simpson grew apart and eventually an intense rivalry developed. Neither wanted to work with the other, but neither wanted to sell their half of the show. To settle the dispute, the two men agreed to a lengthy race, with the winner receiving full ownership of the traveling show. During the race, Shannon deliberately swerves towards Simpson in an attempt to force Simpson to crash. Simpson manages to avoid crashing, while Shannon loses control of his motorcycle and crashes, leaving his face disfigured.
After recovering, Shannon is given a powerful motorcycle helmet by They Who Wield Power. The helmet is modeled to resemble a giant eyeball and can hypnotize others. A later version could shoot powerful laser beams from its "pupil".
Calling himself "the Orb", Shannon attempts to take over the traveling motorcycle stunt show which he had once half-owned. He puts dozens of civilians at risk, but informs Johnny Blaze (now the sole owner of the stunt show) that he would let them go unharmed in exchange for him gaining sole ownership. Although Blaze surrenders, Shannon instructs his minions to kill the hostages regardless. At this point, Ghost Rider and Spider-Man team up to defeat Orb.
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Orb (comics)
The Orb is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily adversaries of Ghost Rider.
The Drake Shannon version of Orb debuted in Marvel Team-Up #15 (November 1973) and was created by writer Len Wein and artist Ross Andru.
The second Orb first appeared in Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #26 (October 2008) and was created by Jason Aaron and Tan Eng Huat.
Orb appeared as one of the villains in the 2014 crossover story Original Sin, which involved the theft of the eyes of the Watcher. Writer Jason Aaron said, "It was Tom [Breevort]'s ideally initially to use the Orb; no one will believe me on that, though. Using him is an obvious idea, but something I didn't think of until Tom mentioned it. Tom's thinking, rationally so, was that since we were doing a story which revolves around eyeballs being stolen then using a villain who got an eyeball for a head was perfect."
Drake Shannon was born in Wheeling, West Virginia. An accomplished motorcycle stunt rider, he owned one-half of the traveling motorcycle stunt show starring Johnny Blaze (who would later become Ghost Rider). The other half of the show was owned by Blaze's mentor, Crash Simpson.
While the partnership was initially amiable, Shannon and Simpson grew apart and eventually an intense rivalry developed. Neither wanted to work with the other, but neither wanted to sell their half of the show. To settle the dispute, the two men agreed to a lengthy race, with the winner receiving full ownership of the traveling show. During the race, Shannon deliberately swerves towards Simpson in an attempt to force Simpson to crash. Simpson manages to avoid crashing, while Shannon loses control of his motorcycle and crashes, leaving his face disfigured.
After recovering, Shannon is given a powerful motorcycle helmet by They Who Wield Power. The helmet is modeled to resemble a giant eyeball and can hypnotize others. A later version could shoot powerful laser beams from its "pupil".
Calling himself "the Orb", Shannon attempts to take over the traveling motorcycle stunt show which he had once half-owned. He puts dozens of civilians at risk, but informs Johnny Blaze (now the sole owner of the stunt show) that he would let them go unharmed in exchange for him gaining sole ownership. Although Blaze surrenders, Shannon instructs his minions to kill the hostages regardless. At this point, Ghost Rider and Spider-Man team up to defeat Orb.