Geldoff

A Latverian orphan who was experimented on in the womb, Geldoff was born a mutant; unaware of this, he grew up fearing mutants as the "devil's children" . Adopted and brought to America as a teenager, he eagerly embraced American culture, especially football. While drunk at a party, Geldoff showed off by blowing up random cars with his mutant powers. The next day, the principal suspended half the football team for their involvement in the destructive party; Geldoff demanded the team be reinstated. When the principal refused, Geldoff blew up the principal's car, and then a car belonging to another teacher who called him a name (presumably "mutant"). Aware of Geldoff's rampages, Spider-Man confronted theyouth, denounced his irresponsible behavior, and tried to contain Geldoff's powers with webbing; however, Geldoff simply exploded the webbing. When the police arrived, Spider-Man made to leave, and Geldoff begged to go with him, realizing he had overstepped himself. Spider-Man refused, but Geldoff clung onto the back of his costume as Spider-Man swung away; he lost his grip high in the air, and Spider-Man rescued him.

Taking Geldoff to a nearby rooftop, Spider-Man again tried to make Geldoff realize how irresponsible he had been. They also disgussed the nature of Geldoff's powers, but the mutant-phobic Geldoff insisted he was a "magic man" rather than a mutant. Spider-Man tried to convince him to use his abilities to help people. When Spider-Man paused to foil a robbery in a shop below, Geldoff blew up a vehicle outside the shop, injuring those inside indiscriminately. Geldoff believed he had performed a good deed, and was shocked when an enraged Spider-Man attacked him. Geldoff threatened to use his powers directly on the hero, but was interrupted by the arrival of the X-Men. Confronted by actual mutants who told him he was a mutant, too, Geldoff fainted...twice.

Geldoff was loaded onto the X-Men's jet, to be taken back to their mansion for examination. Awakening in a panic en route, Geldoff blew the outside of the plane. He and Spider-Man were sicked out, but Jean Grey rescued them while Storm saved the plane. Later, at the mansion, Professor X telepathically sedated Geldoff and determined his experimental origins. Horrified, Xavier decided to present Geldoff to scientific organizations and the U.N. as proof of immoral and illegal genetic research. Spider-Man headed home, but not before the woozy Geldoff apologized for threatening him.