American Eagle (Marvel)
American Eagle is a male superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Jason Strongbow
As a representative of the Navajo Nation of Native Americans, he attempted to stop a mining company from excavating a mountain sacred to the tribe by obtaining a court order. Failing in that, he led a peaceful protest group at the mining site. When the night watchman panicked and shot a protester, Strongbow followed him into the mine. There, he discovered that the mining company was in league with Ulysses Klaw who sought uranium found in the mine to fortify his sonic powers. Strongbow also discovered his brother, Ward, who did not share his ideas of preserving the tribal grounds, and an argument between them soon led to violence. (Marvel Two-In-One Annual v1 #6)
Upon arriving in Chicago, he met with Steel Spider who first believed Strongbow to be part of the government forces sent to apprehend him. American Eagle revealed that he had come to help curb Osnick's vigilante activity as he feared it would bring about a harsh response from the authorities. However, they were too late as the Thunderbolts arrived thus forcing Jason to team up with Steel Spider to fight them. American Eagle fired an arrow that pinned Karla Sofen to the dropship thus leaving her out of the fight. (Thunderbolts v1 #114)
Shortly afterward he turned away the Desert Stars who were in pursuit of Cottonmouth whose rampage had taken him onto the Rez, Eagle's territory. Finding that Cottonmouth had taken a hostage, Jason defused the situation and forced Cottonmouth to do some restorative justice as recompense. (American Eagle: Just a Little Old-Fashioned Justice v1 #1)
During Fear Itself, a few drug-dealers took MGH to give them the strength, size, and aura of Natives Americans devils, and create a clash between the natives and their white neighborhood. Their plot was revealed by Jason who also defeated them. (Fear Itself: The Home Front v1 #5)
As the Avengers chairman, T'Challa began to recruit numerous super-powered beings as part of his Agents of Wakanda who served as a support staff for the heroes when they were based at Avengers Mountain. Among those recruited was American Eagle who joined the group. (Avengers v8 #12)
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was noted that he had a brother by the name of Ward Strongbow. Unlike Jason, Ward did not believe in his people's customs and traditions. In fact, he was perfectly willing to destroy sacred land in order to sell it to outsiders for a profit. (Marvel Two-in-One Annual v1 #6)
Powers and abilities
Originally, Strongbow was noted to had been a normal human being with no inherent powers. This changed though when he was exposed to sonic energy and Uranium when he attempted to protect his people's sacred mountain from Klaw. (Marvel Two-in-One Annual v1 #6)
Notes
- American Eagle was created by Doug Moench and Ron Wilson where he made his first appearance in Marvel Two-in-One Annual v1 #6 (October 1981).
Appearances
- Marvel Two-in-One Annual v1: (1981)
- Thunderbolts v1:
- American Eagle: Just a Little Old-Fashioned Justice v1:
- Fear Itself: The Home Front v1:
- Avengers v8:
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