Who Is Benny Beckley? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Benny Beckley is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Ben Beckley, with over 33 comic issue appearances. Benny Beckley is the son of Comet Man. He is also known as the Skull, who nearly conquered the United States before being slain by Captain America.

Who is Benny Beckley?

History Benny Beckley was a young boy from a happy home. His Mom and Dad were the directors of the Edmund Project which worked with NASA and MIT to study comets. It was during one of these studies that Benny's father was seemingly killed when his space ship exploded. Later, Steven Beckley came back to Earth now as Comet Man to find his family only to be tricked by David Hilbert an agent of BRIDGE. Hilbert then forcibley escorted Ann and Benny to a Goverment Detention Center in Virginia. There Hilbert planned on studying and experimenting on Benny Beckley to see if he had the same powers as his father. Ann tried to escape with Benny, but was killed by an electrical fence when running away from a helicopter. Bennty witnessed her death.

Key facts

Benny Beckley is of human origin and first appeared in "The Coming of Comet Man". The character is published by Marvel. With 33 recorded issue appearances, Benny Beckley ranks among the most featured characters in comics.