Gauntlet (Joseph Green)
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| Gauntlet | |
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 Gauntlet as depicted in Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007). Art by Stefano Caselli. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | She-Hulk (vol. 2) #3 (January 2006) |
| Created by | Dan Slott Stefano Caselli Eric Powell |
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| Alter ego | Joseph Green |
| Team affiliations | Avengers Resistance The Initiative United States Army New Warriors Force Works |
| Abilities | Right hand controls large, robotic gauntlet. Allows for projection of energy "hand". |
The Gauntlet (Joseph Green) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
[edit]Gauntlet made his first appearance in She-Hulk #100 and was created by Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli and Eric Powell. He was not referred to by name until the first issue of Avengers: The Initiative. His origin was revealed in the 2007 Avengers: The Initiative Annual.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Two aliens of unknown origin–one fully armored, the other multi-limbed—were killed after entering Earth's atmosphere during a battle, with their weapons being scattered across Earth's surface. The US government tracks the crash site of two of the weapons to the Middle East, where Sergeant Joseph Green is dispatched to secure the area. On arrival, Green's unit is attacked by Hydra troopers. Green uses the right gauntlet of the alien's armor to defeat them, but is unable to remove the gauntlet. Some time later, Henry Peter Gyrich recruits Green to be a drill sergeant at Camp Hammond.[1]
After the events of World War Hulk, Gauntlet is angered at the many cadets who disobeyed orders to confront the Hulk themselves. He is badly beaten by Slapstick and left with a "NW" (New Warriors) signature on his chest, daubed in his blood. The team had learned of a social movement, indicated by "NW" graffiti, of young people in general defiance of the current power structure.[2] After Gauntlet is incapacitated, Taskmaster takes over his drill instructor duties.[3]
During Gauntlet's coma, Gyrich attempts to equip KIA, a clone of Michael Van Patrick, with the Tactigon. After the weapon successfully bonds with KIA, he is flooded with memories of the original Michael Van Patrick's death, seeking vengeance on those involved.[4] Arriving at Gauntlet's hospital room, KIA is surprised to find Gauntlet's bed empty. Gauntlet's gauntlet takes control of him, forcing him to acquire the sword element of the alien's armor. KIA's attacks cause the gauntlet to lose its control over Gauntlet, causing him to revert to normal.
Following the events of "Secret Invasion", Gauntlet is placed in charge of Camp Hammond. Many of the other instructors left, unwilling to place themselves under Norman Osborn's control. Hank Pym declines to be a part of the Initiative, leaving Gauntlet to reluctantly assume the position.[5]
When Osborn threatens to take Gauntlet's arm, Gauntlet escapes and joins the Avengers Resistance.[6] His wife pretends to be ashamed of him for abandoning his family, so that she will not be harassed when he is not there to protect her. As Osborn's regime ends following the Siege of Asgard, Gauntlet is sent to Afghanistan.[7]
During the Iron Man 2020 event, Gauntlet joins Force Works.[8] In the "Reckoning War" storyline, he is attacked by Cormorant, who removes his gauntlet as part of his plan to reassemble the Gauntlet Armor.[9]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Gauntlet wields a robotic alien gauntlet that is fused to his body and can envelop itself in energy and enable him to fly. Additionally, the gauntlet can take control of Gauntlet's body, specifically when he is in a state of low-brain activity.[10]
Other versions
[edit]In one possible future, Gauntlet inspires Southpaw to reform and become a superhero, while his daughter Kid Glove acts as her sidekick. He sports a more traditional superhero costume and is seemingly linked to a cosmic event known as the Reckoning War.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Dallas, Keith (April 8, 2007). "Sunday Slugfest - Avengers: The Initiative #1". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
This is exemplified more than anything in the form of new hero and camp drill sergeant, Gauntlet. He gets his name from the big f***ing gauntlet he wears on his right arm.
- ↑ "The Weekly Crisis - Comic Book Review Blog: Avengers - The Initiative #6 Review". The Weekly Crisis. September 26, 2007. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
The issue ends with a very freaky looking Slapstick recalling how he beat Gauntlet half to death in one of the coolest, and most disturbing, scenes I've seen in a while.
- ↑ Dallas, Keith (December 23, 2007). "Sunday Slugfest - Avengers: The Initiative #8". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
The clash of giants is only topped by the Taskmaster's entry into the fray, immediately demonstrating why he's been chosen as the new Drill Instructor by taking down the three combatants with surgical precision.
- ↑ McCoy, Paul Brian (January 29, 2008). "Avengers: The Initiative #9 Review - Line of Fire Reviews". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
Last issue we saw another of MVP's clones wearing the Tactigon ("an Omega-Level weapon of alien origin") and hunting down an injured Yellowjacket (not the bug, silly -- the self-loathing scientist, Hank Pym). This month picks up right from that spot and doesn't let up.
- ↑ Hodum, David (January 27, 2009). "Avengers: The Initiative #21 Review". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
Gauntlet is having a hard time finding anyone (other than Baron Von Blitzschlag) who is willing to run the Initiative. Most veterans have become the sole or lead members of their state teams, trying to salvage the good part of what was originally a Skrull plot. It is beginning to look like the future of the Initiative lies squarely on the shoulders of Gauntlet.
- ↑ Zawisza, Doug (July 25, 2009). "Review: Avengers: Initiative #26". CBR. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
I'm not the biggest fan of "Dark Reign", but the collection of heroes –- Tigra, Gauntlet, Ultragirl, Justice, and the rest of the New Warriors –- forced to try and clear their names is such an awkwardly interesting collection of heroes that making them outsiders makes them more compelling.
- ↑ Deeley, Michael (June 18, 2010). "Age of Heroes #2 Review - Line of Fire Reviews". Comics Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
Avengers Initiative trainer Gauntlet joins Marines in Afghanistan.
- ↑ Mills, Sean Ian (February 29, 2020). "Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 2/29/20". Henchman-4-Hire. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
War Machine, Gauntlet and Solo are part of Force Works, which seems to be run by Maria Hill as a way for the government to fight the robot uprising.
- ↑ Fludd, J. A. (May 20, 2022). "Fantastic Four #43: Doom it May Concern". Comic Watch. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
We begin with the alien Cormorant, whom we last saw destroying the previous Baxter Building and proving to be unstoppable when the FF and Doom went up against him in issue #25, in Washington, DC, flattening the former Great Lakes Avengers and painfully ripping off the alien armor-weapons of some characters named Gauntlet and the Grasshopper.
- ↑ Tony Stark: Iron Man #9 (May 2019)
- ↑ She-Hulk (vol. 2) #3 (February 2006)
External links
[edit]- Gauntlet at Marvel Wiki
- Gauntlet at Comic Vine
- Gauntlet at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
