Alexander Thorne (Earth-616)

Smart Alec
Name	Alexander "Alec" Thorne
Current Alias	Smart Alec
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Former member of The Flight, Gamma Flight, Omega Flight
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	0′6″ (15.24 cm) (currently), 5′10″ (1.78 m) (originally)
Weight	0.88 lbs (396.2 gram) (currently), 125 lbs (56.7 kg) (originally)
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Brown
Unusual Features	Shrunken down to the size of a doll
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Super-genius Mutant who was later shrunk
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	London, England
Place of Death	New York City
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Canadian
Occupation	Professional criminal; Scientist
Education	Ph.D.s in multiple fields
Base of Operations	Formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Creators and Appearances
Creators	John Byrne
First	Alpha Flight #1 (May, 1983)
First	Alpha Flight #1 (May, 1983)
Death	Alpha Flight #45 (December, 1986)
Death	Alpha Flight #45 (December, 1986)

History

Alec Thorne was a highly intelligent citizen who soon came to the attention of James Hudson. Hudson recruited Thorne to serve as a member of The Flight, Canada's super-human response team. Thorne accepted the position, though often lamented that this level of activity was "beneath" him. Thorne demonstrated a careless nature in training exercises, endangering his teammates. During the Flight's first mission, he was unable to deal with the pressure of a combat situation.

After the reorganization of the Flight into various training groups, Thorne was demoted to the most junior ranking of them: (Gamma Flight). After the Canadian government closed Department H, Thorne found himself without direction or ambition. He made money by demonstrating his superior intelligence at exhibition chess matches.

Thorne was later approached by Delphine Courtney and offered a position within Omega Flight. Thorne accepted the offer and traveled to New York City. There, he used the resources of Roxxon Oil to build weapons and tools that would enable him to battle Alpha Flight.

James Hudson was lured to New York and Omega Flight proceeded to attack him. Once Alpha Flight arrived to assist him, Thorne grabbed Shaman's Medicine Pouch and looked inside, robbing him of his sanity. This act essentially killed him (though his physical body lived on). When the battle was completed, Shaman shrunk Thorne's body to the size of a toy and stored him in the pouch, hoping to one day find a way to restore his mind which was lost in the universe inside his pouch.

Thorne's body was later used by Walter Langkowski to escape from transdimensional space. Langkowski's soul took over the body and escaped from the pouch. After escaping, Thorne's miniature body was crushed when the Box robot fell on him.

Attributes

Power Grid

Abilities

• Super Genius-Level Intellect: Smart Alec was one of the smartest people on the planet and a highly gifted inventor.

Weaknesses

Smart Alec once suffered from performance anxiety and could not work under stress.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Encephalo-Helmet: designed to heighten his intelligence, speed his response time and allow him to see far beyond the visual spectrum.

See Also

• 14 appearance(s) of Alexander Thorne (Earth-616)
• 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Alexander Thorne (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Alexander Thorne (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Alexander Thorne (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Alexander Thorne (Earth-616)
• 8 image(s) of Alexander Thorne (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Alexander Thorne (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Alec Thorne at the Marvel Appendix