Who Is Shortpack? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Shortpack is a Marvel comic book character, with over 74 comic issue appearances. Shortpack is a mutant of diminutive size and telepathic communication. He was employed by Xavier in the Mutant Underground and partnered with Mystique.

Who is Shortpack?

Biography Shortpack's mutation also came with a severe price: his body began shrinking at puberty. If not for the meditative exercises he learned from Professor X , he likely would have shrunk to a microscopic size. Unfortunately for him, he cannot control his power to grow and shrink further, and so he remains about 8 inches tall. Shortpack was recruited by Professor Charles Xavier to be a field handler for the clandestine operatives in his employ. Shortpack's first agent was Prudence Leighton (Agent 16), who was seemingly killed by the arms dealer Steinbeck . The next agent to be assigned to him was the former mutant terrorist/freedom fighter, Mystique , but when the two met in Cuba for the first time, Shortpack did not know about her terrorist background. After handling Mystique on a few missions, Shortpack was contacted by the Quiet Man, who offered him a way to exact vengeance on Steinbeck for killing Prudence. He tried to get Fantomex to kill Steinbeck for him, but was refused, though Fantomex brought him to what he thought was Steinbeck's lair.

Key facts

Shortpack is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Drop Dead Gorgeous, Part 3". The character is published by Marvel. With 74 recorded issue appearances, Shortpack ranks among the most featured characters in comics.