Jarvis defended the floating Hydrobase against a horde of robots built by Doctor Doom during the Acts of Vengeance crisis. Jarvis has also been personally involved in many adventures, including leading the evacuation of a stalled subway train during a citywide disaster and battling a demonically possessed car. 1970), he was assaulted by intruders in the mansion and bound and gagged. īeing a manservant to the Avengers meant that Jarvis has had to deal with their enemies on several occasions. He also served as the sponsor to Silverclaw while the latter was growing up, and the future Avengers member has come to regard him as an uncle. Jarvis spent some time as the primary babysitter for Franklin Richards, the super-powered son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, when the two Fantastic Four members were residing at the mansion.

As a result, Captain America has stated that Jarvis should be regarded just as much of an Avenger as he is. He was the only one to stay with the Avengers for their entire existence, a distinction not even Captain America can claim. Jarvis was there when the first guest, the time-lost Captain America (Steve Rogers), became a member of the Avengers. When Iron Man (Tony Stark) called the Avengers' first meeting and donated the Stark house as the Avengers Mansion headquarters, Jarvis grew accustomed to the guests and served the Avengers for many years thereafter, acting as a father figure to some of the newcomers. His name and English origin bears resemblance to Jeeves, the fictional sagacious valet in the books by P. He later moved to the United States where he became manservant to Howard Stark and Maria Stark and watched over the Starks' mansion even after their deaths. Fictional character biography Backstory īorn of the most modest origins, Edwin Jarvis served in the Royal Air Military during World War II and was its champion boxer three years running. Jarvis received an entry in the Official Mightiest Heroes! from an Avengers backup story featuring Jarvis. 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Jarvis first appeared in Tales of Suspense #59 (Nov.

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