| Cannonball | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Cannonball.jpg) Cannonball from the cover of X-Men #201 (September 2007). Art by Humberto Ramos. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (Sept. 1982) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Bob McLeod |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Samuel Zachary Guthrie |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | X-Men New Mutants X-Force X-Corporation X-Treme X-Men XSE Mutant Liberation Front Hellions Hellfire Club Jean Grey School Avengers U.S.Avengers |
| Notable aliases | Samson Guthry |
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Cannonball (Samuel Zachary Guthrie) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod, Cannonball first appeared in The New Mutants (Sept. 1982).
Cannonball is a mutant who uses the ability to fly at jet speeds while encased in an impenetrable force field. Cannonball was a founding member of the X-Men's junior team, the New Mutants, and served as X-Force's second-in-command and field leader. He eventually joined the X-Men, becoming the first member of a secondary team to "graduate". The eldest of a large Kentucky coal mining family, several of his siblings, such as Husk, Aero, Icarus and Jeb, are also mutants and have joined X-Men-related teams.
Charlie Heaton portrayed Sam Guthrie in the 2020 film The New Mutants (2020).