The Religious Affiliation of
Speedball
Robbie Baldwin

Religion: Presbyterian

Name: Speedball

Alter Ego: Robbie Baldwin

Other Names: Penance; Robert "Robbie" Baldwin; The Masked Marvel

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (Sep. 1988): "Enter: Speedball! The Masked Marvel"

Creators: Steve Ditko, Tom DeFalco

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

Number of Appearances: 359

   Comic Book Appearances: 355

   TV, Film Appearances: 1

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 3

Teams/Affiliations: League of Losers; The New Warriors; The Thunderbolts

Occupation: intern, laboratory assistant, student

Birth Place: Springdale, Connecticut, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 108 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22 (Sep. 1988): "Enter: Speedball! The Masked Marvel"
Avengers Academy #1 (Aug. 2010): "Permanent Record"
Avengers/Invaders #1 (July 2008): "Book One: Old Soldiers, New Wars"
Avengers: The Initiative

Avengers: The Initiative #25 (Aug. 2009): "Avengers: The Initiative Disassembled: Conclusion" (9-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #26 (Sep. 2009): "Up Is Down" (6-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #27 (Oct. 2009): "Even The Losers / The Taking of 42" (2-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #28 (Nov. 2009): "Uprising" (4-panel cameo)
Avengers: The Initiative #29 (Dec. 2009): "Nightmares"

Captain America (vol. 1) #352 (Apr. 1989): "Refuge"
Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs #2 (June 1993): "Drug Lords"
Captain America: Drug War #1 (Apr. 1994): "Drug Lords"
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1 (Mar. 2007)
Civil War: Front Line

Civil War: Front Line #1 (Aug. 2006): "The Accused: Part One" (lead character)
Civil War: Front Line #3 (Sep. 2006): "The Accused: Part Three" (lead character)
Civil War: Front Line #4 (Sep. 2006): "The Accused: Part Four" (lead character)
Civil War: Front Line #7 (Nov. 2006): "The Accused: Part Seven" (lead character)
Civil War: Front Line #8 (Nov. 2006): "The Accused: Part Eight" (lead character)
Civil War: Front Line #9 (Dec. 2006): "The Accused: Part Nine" (lead character)

Contest of Champions II #3 (Oct. 1999): "Culling the Hero"
Darkhawk

Darkhawk #26 (Apr. 1993): "The Fury of Time"
Darkhawk #27 (May 1993): "Shattered Fates, Part 2: The Future is Prologue"
Darkhawk #28 (June 1993): "Shattered Fates, Part Three: Time to Kill"
Darkhawk #29 (July 1993): "Shattered Fates, Part Four: Past Shock"
Darkhawk #30 (Aug. 1993): "This Evil Unleashed"
Darkhawk #50 (Apr. 1995): "A Hawk Supreme, Conclusion: Glory!"

Deadpool / GLI - Summer Fun Spectacular #1 (Sep. 2007): "Squirrel Girl Interludes"
Defenders (vol. 3) #4 (Dec. 2005): "It's Dormammu's World -- You're Just Living in It!" (alternative reality version)
I [heart] Marvel: Masked Intentions #1 (May 2006): "First Kiss" (lead character)
Marvel Age Annual #4 (Aug. 1988): "The Mystery of Crooked Face!" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #14 (Early Mar. 1989): "The Feathered Felon" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #56 (Mid-Aug. 1990): "Any Number Can Play" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #85 (Late Sep. 1991): "...The Dude in the Really Rad Armor!" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #96 (Early Feb. 1992): "Class Clown" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #122 (Late Feb. 1993): "Taped Confessions" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #127 (May 1993): "The Big Time" (lead character)

Marvel Super-Heroes

Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #1 (May 1990): "Pulitzer Patty" (lead character)
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #2 (July 1990): "The Price of Their Toys" (lead character)
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #3 (Fall 1990): "How Speedball's Powers Work!" (lead character)
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #4 (Winter 1990): "This is Our Story" (lead character)
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #5 (Spring 1991): "Jolly Roger" (lead character)
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #6 (July 1991): "The Bouncer" (lead character)
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #14 (July 1993): "Downtown Demolition" (lead character)

Marvel Team-Up

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #15 (Feb. 2006): "League of Losers: Part 1"
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #16 (Mar. 2006): "League of Losers: Part 2"
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 3) #25 (Dec. 2006): "Titannus Lives! Part Two"

Marvel Universe: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "The Godsend"
Maximum Security #3 (Jan. 2001): "Whatever the Cost!"
Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
The New Warriors

The New Warriors (vol. 1) #20 (Feb. 1992): "The Breaking Point"
The New Warriors (vol. 1) #59 (May 1995): "Radicals" (someone disguised or dressed as)
New Warriors (vol. 1) #68 (Feb. 1996): "Just Yesterday" (someone disguised or dressed as)
The New Warriors (vol. 2) #2 (Nov. 1999): "Artificial Lives"
New Warriors (vol. 3) #1 (Aug. 2005): "Pilot"
New Warriors (vol. 3) #2 (Sep. 2005): "Animal House"
New Warriors (vol. 3) #3 (Oct. 2005): "How Many Super Heroes Does It Take...?"
New Warriors (vol. 3) #4 (Nov. 2005): "Nutown, Nucar, Numember..."
New Warriors (vol. 3) #5 (Jan. 2006): "The New Warriors' Excellent Adventure"
New Warriors (vol. 3) #6 (Feb. 2006): "The Valley of the Jerks"
The New Warriors Annual #1 (July 1991): "To Bounce or not to Bounce" (lead character)
The New Warriors Annual #2 (1992): "Speedball's Top Ten List of Villains, Ne'er-Do-Wells, and Geeks" (lead character)
The New Warriors Annual #3 (1993): "Tough Choices" (lead character)
The New Warriors Annual #4 (1994): "Two Sides"

Speedball

Speedball #1 (Sep. 1988): "Speedball, The Masked Marvel" (lead character)
Speedball #1 (Sep. 1988): "The Origin of a Masked Marvel" (lead character)
Speedball #2 (Oct. 1988): "Stuck On You" (lead character)
Speedball #2 (Oct. 1988): "Graffiti Guerrillas?" (lead character)
Speedball #3 (Nov. 1988): "Leaper Logan" (lead character)
Speedball #3 (Nov. 1988): "For Kicks" (lead character)
Speedball #4 (Dec. 1988): "The Ghost of Springdale High" (lead character)
Speedball #5 (Jan. 1989): "Beware the Basher!" (lead character)
Speedball #5 (Jan. 1989): "The Two-Legged Rat" (lead character)
Speedball #5 (Jan. 1989): "The Freak of Science" (lead character)
Speedball #6 (Feb. 1989): "The Bug-Eyed Voice!" (lead character)
Speedball #6 (Feb. 1989): "Cat's Eye!" (lead character)
Speedball #7 (Mar. 1989): "The Case of the Harlequin Hit Man" (lead character)
Speedball #7 (Mar. 1989): "Good Stuff!" (lead character)
Speedball #8 (Apr. 1989): "School of Hard Knocks" (lead character)
Speedball #8 (Apr. 1989): "Cold Comfort" (lead character)
Speedball #9 (May 1989): "The Hidden Past" (lead character)
Speedball #10 (June 1989): "Some Pig" (lead character)

Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997): "Too Many Heroes -- Too Little Time" (character based on)
Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #1 (May 1994): "Shadow-Games" (cameo)
Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #1 (Apr. 1997): "Justice... Like Lightning!" (cameo)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #57 (Dec. 2001): "Storm Clouds Gathering" (cameo)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #110 (Mar. 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 1"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #111 (Apr. 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 2"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #112 (May 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 3"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #113 (June 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 4"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #114 (July 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 5"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #115 (Aug. 2007): "Faith in Monsters: Part 6"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #116 (Oct. 2007): "Caged Angels"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #117 (Dec. 2007): "Caged Angels: Part 2"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #118 (Feb. 2008): "Caged Angels: Part 3"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #119 (May 2008): "Caged Angels: Part 4"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #120 (July 2008): "Caged Angels: Part 5"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #121 (Aug. 2008): "Caged Angels: Part 6"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #122 (Sep. 2008): "Running the Asylum: Part 1"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #123 (Oct. 2008): "Running the Asylum: Part 2"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #124 (Nov. 2008): "Die, Spider-Man!"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #125 (Dec. 2008)
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #126 (Jan. 2009): "Burning Down the House: Part 1"
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #134 (Sep. 2009) (mentioned)

Thunderbolts: Breaking Point #1 (Jan. 2008): "Breaking Point"
Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures #1 (Sep. 2007): "Desperate Measures"
Thunderbolts: International Incident #1 (Apr. 2008): "International Incident"
Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness #1 (July 2008): "Reason in Madness"
Wolverine (vol. 2) #149 (Apr. 2000): "Resurrection"
X-Factor Annual #6 (1991): "Kings of Pain, Part 4: King of Pain"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Penance.html
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Baldwin
  - http://www.comicvine.com/robbie-baldwin/29-2104/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=406
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=30825
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/83359/
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/s4.html
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/MC2Handbook/smc2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/spasph.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/pbpep.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/nesnh.htm