Speed (character)

Speed
Tommy Shepherd as Speed.
Art by Jim Cheung.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAs Thomas Maximoff:
The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #12 (September 1986)
As Thomas Shepherd:
Young Avengers #10 (March 2006)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoThomas "Tommy" Shepherd
SpeciesHuman mutant
Team affiliationsChampions
Young Avengers
PartnershipsWiccan (twin brother)
Notable aliasesSpeed
Not-Patriot
Abilities
  • Supersonic speed
  • Molecular acceleration
  • Superhuman strength, durability, and agility
  • Accelerated perception
  • Concussive Blasts
  • Superhumanly fast reflexes
  • Fast metabolism
  • Intangibility
  • Whirlwind Creation

Speed (Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a member of the Young Avengers, a team of teenaged superheroes in the Marvel Universe. His powers are similar to his uncle Quicksilver. Created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, Speed first appeared in the comic book Young Avengers #10 (March 2006).[1] In the 12th issue, he adopts the costumed identity Speed and joins the Young Avengers.

His story sees him discovering that he and the magical teen hero Wiccan are in fact long-lost twin brothers, and that the pair are the reincarnations of the illusory sons of the Scarlet Witch and her former husband Vision, Tommy being the reincarnation of Thomas Maximoff, a character created by Steve Englehart and Richard Howell who first appeared in The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #12 (September 1986). As a bisexual individual, Tommy has dated Kate Bishop and David Alleyne.

An illusory Tommy appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Disney+ miniseries WandaVision (2021) played by Gavin Borders and Jett Klyne. Klyne returned as a human version of Tommy from an alternate reality in the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).

  1. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 341. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.