Cannonball (Marvel Comics)

Cannonball (Samuel Zachary Guthrie) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod, Cannonball first appeared in The New Mutants (Sept. 1982).

This article is about Samuel Zachary Guthrie, the Marvel Comics superhero character. For other characters appearing in comics, see Cannonball (disambiguation).
Cannonball
Cannonball from the cover of X-Men #201 (September 2007).
Art by Humberto Ramos.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceMarvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (Sept. 1982)
Created byChris Claremont
Bob McLeod
In-story information
Alter egoSamuel Zachary Guthrie
SpeciesHuman mutant
Team affiliationsX-Men
New Mutants
X-Force
X-Corporation
X-Treme X-Men
XSE
Mutant Liberation Front
Hellions
Hellfire Club
Jean Grey School
Avengers
U.S.Avengers
Notable aliasesSamson Guthry
Abilities
  • Jet propulsion
  • Creation of a protective "blast field" while in flight

Cannonball is a mutant who uses the ability to fly at jet speeds while encased in an impenetrable force field. Cannonball was a founding member of the X-Men's junior team, the New Mutants, and served as X-Force's second-in-command and field leader. He eventually joined the X-Men, becoming the first member of a secondary team to "graduate". The eldest of a large Kentucky coal mining family, several of his siblings, such as Husk, Aero, Icarus and Jeb, are also mutants and have joined X-Men-related teams.

Charlie Heaton portrayed Sam Guthrie in the 2020 film The New Mutants (2020).

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