Peter Corbeau


Peter Corbeau is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

Peter Corbeau first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #148 and was created by Archie Goodwin and Herb Trimpe.

Fictional character biography

Peter Corbeau is a college roommate of Bruce Banner and the creator of Starcore. When the army manages to capture the Hulk with tranquilizer bombs, they bring him to Corbeau. Corbeau uses a device that manipulates the sun's rays, which neutralizes the gamma energy enough to regress the Hulk back to Banner.
Peter Corbeau calls Colonel Jack Armbruster upon learning that he had captured the Hulk and states that he has found a solution that would end the Hulk. The Hulk awakens upon Corbeau's arrival as Corbeau collaborates with several scientists to create a device that will banish the Hulk to a time-space warp. The device works, but ends up freeing Juggernaut from his mystical exile. When Corbeau tries to use the machine to send the Juggernaut back, it malfunctions and the Hulk returns. The two fight throughout the base until the X-Men arrive.
As an old friend of Charles Xavier, Peter Corbeau rescues Xavier and some of the X-Men from the Sentinels during Christmas. Corbeau assists the X-Men in rescuing Professor X, Cyclops and Jean Grey, who have been captured by Sentinels. Steven Lang informs the captive X-Men that he has been given funding to initiate Project: Armageddon and wipe out the mutant race. Cyclops frees himself from his containment and then frees the others. When the space station is about to explode, Jean maneuvers the Starcore shuttle to safety.
Peter Corbeau meets with Jimmy Carter, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four to discuss a strange force that is threatening to destroy the universe. During The Dark Phoenix Saga, Corbeau learns that the threat in question is the Phoenix Force.
Tony Stark meets with Peter Corbeau, who believes that Stark Enterprises has won the United Nations over in order to make the company the new main contractor of Starcore.

Powers and abilities

Peter Corbeau has genius-level intellect.

Other versions

  • An alternate universe version of Peter Corbeau from Earth-295 appears in Age of Apocalypse. This version works in the library of Apocalypse.
  • An alternate universe version of Peter Corbeau from Earth-51518 appears in Secret Wars. This version is a representative of the Human Compound.

    In other media

  • Peter Corbeau appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series multi-part episode "The Phoenix Saga".
  • Peter Corbeau appears in the Iron Man: Armored Adventures episode "Fun with Lasers", voiced by Alex Zahara. This version is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Peter Corbeau appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Operation Galactic Storm", voiced by Chris Cox. This version is a commander of S.W.O.R.D. who is in charge of the ship Falchion.