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Comics character
Tabitha Smith
Tabitha Smith on the cover to Weapon X #11. Art by Georges Jeanty.
Publication information
Publisher
Marvel Comics
First appearance
Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985)
Created by
Jim Shooter (writer) Al Milgrom (artist)
In-story information
Full name
Tabitha Smith
Species
Human mutant
Team affiliations
Fallen Angels X-Terminators New Mutants Underground X-Force Nextwave X-Men
Notable aliases
Time Bomb Boom-Boom Boomer Meltdown Firecracker Mutate #35
Abilities
Ability to create variably-sized yellow orbs of pure mental energy that explode with concussive and destructive force
Tabitha Smith is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with The X-Men and related titles. Created by Jim Shooter and Al Milgrom, the character first appeared in Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985). She then appeared as a member of X-Force and later as a member of Nextwave.
Tabitha is mentally able to create variably-sized yellow orbs of pure energy that explode with concussive and destructive force. Since her first appearance, she has used a number of different codenames, including Time Bomb, Boom-Boom, Boomer, and Meltdown.[1]
^Wyse, Alex (2018-04-11). "X-Force: 20 Powerful Members Ranked From Weakest To Strongest". CBR. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
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