Michael van Patrick is a hero in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli, first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #1 in March, 2007. Within the context of the stories, van Patrick is recruited to the Avengers as MVP and accidentally killed during training. He is later cloned.
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