Speed Demon (James Sanders), originally known as the Whizzer, is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema, the character first appeared in The Avengers #70 (November 1969). A member of the supervillain group known as the Squadron Sinister, he is later recruited to join the Thunderbolts, a group of reformed supervillains.
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