Who Is 8-Ball? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

8-Ball is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jeff Hagees, with over 122 comic issue appearances. 8-Ball went from a brilliant inventor to a bitter re-occurring villain for the hero Sleepwalker. He was eventually killed and brought back. Since his resurrection, Moon Knight has been keeping tabs on him.

Who is 8-Ball?

(for Eight-ball, the young boy from the skater group named Fatboys whom often met Daredevil, click here ). Origin 8-Ball's gambling problem Brilliant inventor and designer, Jeff Hagees was once a creator of missile propulsion technologies for a defense contractor. The stress of his job became too much to bare so he developed a habit. The bad habit of gambling. He had lost thousands in the pool halls. His gambling problem eventually spilled over into the work place and when his employers got wind of it they fired him. The feared he had been trading company secrets to pay of his debts. They were wrong.

Key facts

8-Ball is of human origin and first appeared in "To Sleep Perchance to Scream!". The character is published by Marvel. With 122 recorded issue appearances, 8-Ball ranks among the most featured characters in comics.