some people might call him a
featherweight but this is a hero whose
career really took flight welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of Warren
Worthington the third also known as
angel as with most comic book characters
they’re often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1969 uncanny x-men
number 54 to 56 which was expanded upon
in 2008 angel revelations issues 1 to 5
Angell debuted in the very first issue
of the uncanny x-men in 1963
however readers didn’t get the lowdown
on his backstory until six years later
when a three-part backup story
chronicled the genesis of Angel Warren
Worthington the third was born into a
life of wealth and comfort but young
Warren terrified his parents with his
recklessness and disregard for his own
safety he was sent to an exclusive
boarding school to learn discipline once
there he excelled at all things whether
academic or physical earning a
reputation as a show-off and egotist
while at school Warren became aware of
strange changes taking place in his body
his shoulder blades were growing
abnormally large and before long a pair
of wings sprouted from them Warren
responded by making himself finally
disliked by other students allowing him
the privacy he needed to hide the wings
as they grew one night a fire broke out
in the dormitories Warren flew to safety
then used costume pieces from the drama
club to disguise himself as an angel and
saved the other students
Warren liked the taste of heroics and
soon created a costume for himself and
began looking for opportunities to catch
criminals Professor X leader of the
x-men became aware of angel and sent to
Cyclops and Iceman to recruit him they
encountered angel just after he had
retrieved a vial that crooks had stolen
from the atomic Institute’s Professor X
realized that angels mutant body had
activated the vial turning it into a
bomb that was about to explode Iceman
and Cyclops tried to capture angel to
secure the vial initially leading to a
fight but when Professor X was able to
explain what had happened to the vial
angel heroically flew up high into the
atmosphere this put his own life in
danger but it effectively neutralized
the bomb his wings frozen angel fell
back down towards Earth but was guided
to safety by Professor X’s telepathic
encouragement soon the x-men had gained
a new member over the years
angel went through several changes
becoming the character known as arc
angel along the way after an unfortunate
run-in with apocalypse
my angel in 2008 angel’s origins were
retold in the angel revelations
miniseries once again Warren was a
wealthy high school student who began
sprouting wings however in the retelling
he made an enemy of Brandan Hardy a
student who bullied Warren’s best friend
Andrew he also infuriated his girlfriend
Amanda Cobb when he broke up with her
when his wings began emerging Warren
then found himself being hunted down by
a lunatic who believed that mutants like
Warren were an abomination when the
maniac set fire to the school Warren
rescued Brandon Amanda and Andrew and
all three agreed to keep secret the fact
that he had wings angel has appeared in
numerous episodes of the various
animated Marvel TV series including
x-men evolution got chilly give me your
hand
and Wolverine and the x-men as well as
the film x-men the last stand
undoubtedly he will continue to wing his
way into various media in the coming
years well yes so I’ve been hearing are
you a fan of angel for more lofty comic
book origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
featherweight but this is a hero whose
career really took flight welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we will explore
the comic book origins of Warren
Worthington the third also known as
angel as with most comic book characters
they’re often reimagining and different
versions to a character’s past we have
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
which unfolded in 1969 uncanny x-men
number 54 to 56 which was expanded upon
in 2008 angel revelations issues 1 to 5
Angell debuted in the very first issue
of the uncanny x-men in 1963
however readers didn’t get the lowdown
on his backstory until six years later
when a three-part backup story
chronicled the genesis of Angel Warren
Worthington the third was born into a
life of wealth and comfort but young
Warren terrified his parents with his
recklessness and disregard for his own
safety he was sent to an exclusive
boarding school to learn discipline once
there he excelled at all things whether
academic or physical earning a
reputation as a show-off and egotist
while at school Warren became aware of
strange changes taking place in his body
his shoulder blades were growing
abnormally large and before long a pair
of wings sprouted from them Warren
responded by making himself finally
disliked by other students allowing him
the privacy he needed to hide the wings
as they grew one night a fire broke out
in the dormitories Warren flew to safety
then used costume pieces from the drama
club to disguise himself as an angel and
saved the other students
Warren liked the taste of heroics and
soon created a costume for himself and
began looking for opportunities to catch
criminals Professor X leader of the
x-men became aware of angel and sent to
Cyclops and Iceman to recruit him they
encountered angel just after he had
retrieved a vial that crooks had stolen
from the atomic Institute’s Professor X
realized that angels mutant body had
activated the vial turning it into a
bomb that was about to explode Iceman
and Cyclops tried to capture angel to
secure the vial initially leading to a
fight but when Professor X was able to
explain what had happened to the vial
angel heroically flew up high into the
atmosphere this put his own life in
danger but it effectively neutralized
the bomb his wings frozen angel fell
back down towards Earth but was guided
to safety by Professor X’s telepathic
encouragement soon the x-men had gained
a new member over the years
angel went through several changes
becoming the character known as arc
angel along the way after an unfortunate
run-in with apocalypse
my angel in 2008 angel’s origins were
retold in the angel revelations
miniseries once again Warren was a
wealthy high school student who began
sprouting wings however in the retelling
he made an enemy of Brandan Hardy a
student who bullied Warren’s best friend
Andrew he also infuriated his girlfriend
Amanda Cobb when he broke up with her
when his wings began emerging Warren
then found himself being hunted down by
a lunatic who believed that mutants like
Warren were an abomination when the
maniac set fire to the school Warren
rescued Brandon Amanda and Andrew and
all three agreed to keep secret the fact
that he had wings angel has appeared in
numerous episodes of the various
animated Marvel TV series including
x-men evolution got chilly give me your
hand
and Wolverine and the x-men as well as
the film x-men the last stand
undoubtedly he will continue to wing his
way into various media in the coming
years well yes so I’ve been hearing are
you a fan of angel for more lofty comic
book origins be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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