Tabitha Smith
Tabitha Smith is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Tabitha Smith
She came to hear about a secret school for Mutants in Westchester and decided to make her way there on a train. (Secret Wars II v1 #5)
House of X
Following the establishment of Krakoa, the living island was declared a sovereign nation and a homeland for all Mutants who were all invited to reside on it. She was one of many Mutants that travelled to the island became a citizen of the newly formed nation. Whilst there, she learnt that Sunspot and the rest of her comrades had gone off into space on a mission. Tabitha then decided to help out Armor in finding the location of Barnell Bohusk. (New Mutants v4 #3) Afterwards, she came to learn that Armor and her comrades had not returned from their assignment to Nebraska and Boom Boom decided to investigate the matter. (New Mutants v4 #4)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Her old friends were responsible for giving her the nickname Boom-Boom. She had said that she hated the name Boom-Boom but hated her actual name of Tabitha even more. Ultimately, she came to accept it and noted that it was actually a funny kind of name considering her powers. When she manifested her powers, she considered giving herself the code name of Time Bomb. (Secret Wars II v1 #5)
Powers and abilities
As a Mutant, Tabitha had the power to create balls of energy of varying sizes going as small as a marble and she could set them to go off whenever she wanted thus causing them to explode. (Secret Wars II v1 #5)
Notes
- Tabitha Smith was created by Jim Shooter and Al Milgrom where she made her first appearance in Secret Wars II v1 #5 (November, 1985).
- In an interview on ComicCon, Warren Ellis wrote about his inclusion of the character on Nextwave, "I wanted a character who could blow things up. I was also looking for a team structure where the women outnumbered the men. I liked her white-trash criminal background, which had uses in the plot set-up. But mostly I wanted a character who could blow things up. I mean, these are characters who no-one at Marvel had any use for, and I could have been stopped at any time, Jen. But a skinny-ass blonde mutant with a kleptomaniac streak had both plot and entertainment value to me. Especially when played against the others."
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In X-Men, Tabitha Smith appeared in the 1990s animated television series in the episode "No Mutant is an Island".
- In X-Men: Evolution, Tabitha Smith appeared in the animated television series where she was voiced by actor Megan Leitch.
- In Wolverine and the X-Men, Tabitha Smith appeared in the animated television series where she was voiced by actor Jennifer Hale.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, Tabitha Smith appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game where she was voiced by actor Kari Wahlgren.
Other
Appearances
- Secret Wars II v1: (1985)
- New Mutants v1:
- Cable and X-Force v1:
- New Mutants v4: (2019)
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