Overdrive (Marvel)

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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Overdrive
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'''James Beverley'''
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Forced to stay on the run, the panicked Overdrive ended up going through a crowded area and nearly ran people over in his desperation to escape Sin-Eater. Spider-Man managed to save the bystanders and went on the car to convince Overdrive to stop driving but James was too scared to stop. eventually, the Sin-Eater appeared before the car and caused it to crash with Spider-Man pulling Overdrive from the vehicle. He attempted to defend him against the now supernatural Sin-Eater but the spectral foe seemingly killed Overdrive with a gun shot to the chest. The body of James Beverley was taken to the morgue where he was examined [[Carlie Cooper]] when he awoken and was seemingly still alive. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #45)
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
===Personality and attributes===
 
===Personality and attributes===
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He was known for being an African male who was 32 years old. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #45)
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James said he never wanted to be a supervillain and in fact actually wanted to be a hero like Spider-Man when he first started out. However, he struggled for money and engaged in heists though he made it a point to never hurt people. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #45)
  
 
===Powers and abilities===
 
===Powers and abilities===
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
*Overdrive was created by Dan Slott and Phil Jimenez where he made his first appearance in Free Comic Book Day Vol 2007 Spider-Man v1 (July, 2007).
 
*Overdrive was created by Dan Slott and Phil Jimenez where he made his first appearance in Free Comic Book Day Vol 2007 Spider-Man v1 (July, 2007).
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*In Amazing Spider-Man v5 #45 (2020), the character was given his real name as being '''James Beverley'''.
  
 
==In other media==
 
==In other media==
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==Appearances==
 
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*''Free Comic Book Day Vol 2007 Spider-Man v1'': (2007)
 
*''Amazing Spider-Man'':
 
*''Amazing Spider-Man'':
 
*''Superior Foes of Spider-Man v1'':
 
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*''Amazing Spider-Man v5'':
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Overdrive_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdrive_(comics) Wikipedia Entry]
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdrive_(comics) Wikipedia Entry]
  
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Revision as of 14:13, 29 July 2020

Overdrive is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.

Contents

Biography

James Beverley

Forced to stay on the run, the panicked Overdrive ended up going through a crowded area and nearly ran people over in his desperation to escape Sin-Eater. Spider-Man managed to save the bystanders and went on the car to convince Overdrive to stop driving but James was too scared to stop. eventually, the Sin-Eater appeared before the car and caused it to crash with Spider-Man pulling Overdrive from the vehicle. He attempted to defend him against the now supernatural Sin-Eater but the spectral foe seemingly killed Overdrive with a gun shot to the chest. The body of James Beverley was taken to the morgue where he was examined Carlie Cooper when he awoken and was seemingly still alive. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #45)

Overview

Personality and attributes

He was known for being an African male who was 32 years old. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #45)

James said he never wanted to be a supervillain and in fact actually wanted to be a hero like Spider-Man when he first started out. However, he struggled for money and engaged in heists though he made it a point to never hurt people. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #45)

Powers and abilities

Notes

  • Overdrive was created by Dan Slott and Phil Jimenez where he made his first appearance in Free Comic Book Day Vol 2007 Spider-Man v1 (July, 2007).
  • In Amazing Spider-Man v5 #45 (2020), the character was given his real name as being James Beverley.

In other media

Television

  • In Spider-Man, Overdrive appeared in the 2017 animated television series in the episode "Bring on the Bad Guys Pt. 1" where he was voiced by actor Ryan Blaney. He was shown as being a nanotechnology using supervillain that could transform any mechanical vehicle and customise it to his designs. Overdrive was among the supervillains that responded to the bounty placed on Spider-Man and attempted to capture or kill the Wall-Crawler.

Video games

Appearances

  • Free Comic Book Day Vol 2007 Spider-Man v1: (2007)
  • Amazing Spider-Man:
  • Superior Foes of Spider-Man v1:
  • Amazing Spider-Man v5:

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