Stanley Stewart (Earth-712)

Whizzer
Name	Stanley Stewart
Current Alias	Whizzer
Aliases	Boomer, Hiram Arnold
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Squadron Supreme
Relatives	Spouses: Maddy (wife, deceased) Children: Tina (daughter, deceased)
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′11″ (1.8 m)
Weight	180 lbs (81.65 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	White
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human Mutates; After passing through a strange fog, Stanley Stewart learned he could run at superhuman speeds.
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-712
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Occupation	Crimefighter, adventurer; former post office worker, government agent
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Roy Thomas, John Buscema
First	Avengers #85 (December, 1970)
First	Avengers #85 (December, 1970)
Death	Squadron Supreme (Vol. 4) #9 (July, 2016) (Off-Panel)
Death	Squadron Supreme (Vol. 4) #9 (July, 2016) (Off-Panel)

History

Stanley Stewart was an avid runner, a mail carrier and a devoted family man. One night while running, Stanley passed through a strange glowing fog bank. Afterwards, he noticed that he was faster and could perceive events as if they were in slow motion. As he continued to train, he noticed he was getting faster every day. He became a founding member of the Squadron Supreme. He considered Dr. Spectrum and Arcanna to be his closest friends among his teammates.

For a time, Stanley went along with Squadron's plans in implementing the Utopia Program. The results of the Utopia Program led to the death of Stanley's former teammate Nighthawk and temporarily breaking up the Squadron. However, Stanley was reunited with the Squadron and became stranded in Earth-616 after their battle against the Nth Man and offered sanctuary at Project Pegasus by Quasar.

After numerous adventures on Earth-616, Stanley and the Squadron were able to return to their Earth, only to discover it to be taken over by the Global Directorate. Stanley took the initiative in checking the welfare of his family only to find them under arrest by the Directorate's Blue Eagles. Fortunately, Stanley's family was saved by the resistance group called the Nighthawks, named after the deceased Nighthawk. However, the Nighthawks kept his family under their protection and were highly distrustful of him and the Squadron until they were released to him by Nighthawk's successor Neal Richmond.

Whizzer was killed along with the other natives of Earth when his reality was destroyed.

Attributes

Powers

• Superhuman Speed: Stanley possesses super-speed, including heightened speed and reflexes. He is able to run at great speed. While he normally prefers to travel at a few hundred miles per hour, he can increase to supersonic and above if needed, however he needs to accelerate for 500 feet to reach sonic speed. Stanley can also run up walls (approximately 500 feet with a 1000-foot approach) and across water (approximately 1000 feet with a 500-foot approach). He can strike multiple times in a second and can easily catch bullets out of midair. By fanning his arms and legs rapidly, Stanley can simulate flight by 'air-walking'.
  • Invisibility: Stanley can make his body blur, rendering him invisible to the naked eye.
  • Intangibility: By further vibrating, Stanley can phase through objects.
  • Air Manipulation: Stanley can create small vortexes and tornadoes by running in circles.
  • Accelerated Perception: Stanley's perception of time is heightened and allows him to see everything in slow motion.
• Superhuman Stamina: Stanley possesses superhuman levels of physical stamina.
• Superhuman Reflexes: Stanley's speed grants him superhuman reflexes that allow him to react far faster than a common human.
• Superhuman Strength: Stanley's strength in his legs and lower body is enhanced to superhuman levels.
• Superhuman Durability: Stanley body is highly resistant to friction and it has been theorized he generates a force field to protect him from its effects while running.

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat: Stanley is a good hand-to-hand combatant and has received training from Nighthawk, although his style relies more on speed rather than combat skill.

Weaknesses

• Sleep: Stanley must rest in a 'hyper metabolic' trance for each minute he uses his speed powers which means that he usually needs to sleep for eight hours each night. If he does not fully rest, he will be weaker.
• Insecurity: Stanley is also unsure of himself at times.
• Caloric Intake: Stanley needs to consume large quantities of food in order to fuel his superhuman metabolism.

Notes

• Stanley Stewart was loosely based on DC Comics' the Flash.
• The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #10 has an entry for the Squadron Supreme incorrectly naming the Whizzer "Hiram Arnold" and his occupation as a chemist.

See Also

• 62 appearance(s) of Stanley Stewart (Earth-712)
• 7 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Stanley Stewart (Earth-712)
• 5 minor appearance(s) of Stanley Stewart (Earth-712)
• 1 mention(s) of Stanley Stewart (Earth-712)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Stanley Stewart (Earth-712)
• 29 image(s) of Stanley Stewart (Earth-712)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Stanley Stewart (Earth-712)

Links and References

• Stanley Stewart on Marvel.com