Speed Demon
James Saunders

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Speed Demon

Alter Ego: James Saunders

Other Names: Whizzer; "Jim Sanders"; "Harvey James"; James Sanders; Speedster

Classification:  villain  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: (as Whizzer) Avengers (vol. 1) #69 (Oct. 1969); (as Speed Demon) The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #222 (Nov. 1981): "Faster Than the Eye!"

Creators: Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Sam Grainger

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 86

Teams/Affiliations: Hood's Army; Sinister Syndicate; Squadron Sinister; The Thunderbolts

Enemy of: Spider-Man

Worked for: Justin Hammer

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 49 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #222 (Nov. 1981): "Faster Than the Eye!"
The Avengers

The Avengers (vol. 1) #70 (Nov. 1969): "When Strikes the Squadron Sinister!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #71 (Dec. 1969): "Endgame!" (vision)

Dark Reign: Mr. Negative

Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #1 (Aug. 2009): "The Last Stand of Mr. Negative" (8-panel cameo)
Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #2 (Sep. 2009): "Battle for Chinatown" (5-panel cameo)
Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #3 (Oct. 2009): "Negative Reinforcement" (3-panel cameo)

The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man

The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1 (May 1991): "Book I: Punishment and Crime"
The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #2 (June 1991): "Book II: The Price of Justice"
The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #3 (July 1991): "Book III: Shattered Dreams"
The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #4 (Aug. 1991): "Book IV: While the City Screams!"

The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #13 (May 1974): "For Sale: One Planet--Slightly Used!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #14 (July 1974): "And Who Shall Inherit the Earth?"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #36 (June 1976): "A Garden of Earthly Demise!" (cameo)

Giant-Size Defenders

Giant-Size Defenders #3 (Jan. 1975): "Games Godlings Play!" (cameo)
Giant-Size Defenders #4 (Apr. 1975): "Too Cold a Night For Dying!"

Marvel Atlas #1 (Jan. 2008)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #6 (Nov. 2004): "Venomous: Part Two" (1-panel cameo)
New Thunderbolts

New Thunderbolts #1 (Jan. 2005): "One Step Forward..." (only on cover)
New Thunderbolts #2 (Jan. 2005): "The Games People Play"
New Thunderbolts #3 (Feb. 2005): "Heavy Burdens"
New Thunderbolts #4 (Mar. 2005): "Sword and Claw"
New Thunderbolts #5 (Apr. 2005): "Call to Battle?"
New Thunderbolts #6 (May 2005): "City of Heroes?"
New Thunderbolts #7 (June 2005): "Modern Marvels"
New Thunderbolts #8 (July 2005): "A Shock to the System"
New Thunderbolts #9 (Aug. 2005): "Let Them All Die!"
New Thunderbolts #10 (Sep. 2005): "Purple Reign, Part One: Of Mice and Maze"
New Thunderbolts #11 (Oct. 2005): "Purple Reign, Part Two"
New Thunderbolts #12 (Nov. 2005): "Purple Reign, Part Three: Living Lies"
New Thunderbolts #13 (Dec. 2005): "Ditch"
New Thunderbolts #14 (Late Dec. 2005): "Made Perfect"
New Thunderbolts #15 (Jan. 2006): "Does Anyone Remember the Squadron Sinister?"
New Thunderbolts #16 (Feb. 2006): "Supreme Power!"
New Thunderbolts #17 (Mar. 2006): "Bad Blood" (cameo)

Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #17 (Oct. 1993): "Silver Sable, Early Tales: The Webslinger"
Sleepwalker #20 (Jan. 1993): "Mindfield, Part 2: Split Decision!"
Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #35 (Feb. 2000): "The Inheritance"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #36 (Mar. 2000): "How is Justice Best Served?"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #100 (May 2006): "The War at Home" (cameo)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #100 (May 2006): "The Origin of the Thunderbolts!"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #102 (July 2006): "Rush"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #104 (Sep. 2006): "Taking Civil Liberties [Part 2]" (cameo)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #105 (Oct. 2006): "Swimming with Sharks"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #106 (Nov. 2006): "Power Hungry"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #107 (Dec. 2006): "Power Full, Part 1"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #108 (Jan. 2007): "Power Full, Part 2"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #109 (Feb. 2007): "Beyond Redemption" (cameo)
Thunderbolts Annual '97 (June 1997): "Chapter 8: Showdown at the Vault"

Web of Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #7 (1991): "Fast Feud II: Speed Demon's Revenge"

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.marvel.com/universe/Speed_Demon
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=9323
  - http://www.comicvine.com/speed-demon/29-2128/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/spasph.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/sqss.htm
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=17414
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/23035/
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/s4.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/simsir.htm