Cannonball (Marvel Comics)
| Samuel Zachary Guthrie Cannonball | |
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Samuel Guthrie / Cannonball. Textless variant cover of Uncanny X-Men vol. 5 #5 (December 2018). Art by Shane Davis. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants (September 1982) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont (writer) Bob McLeod (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Samuel Zachary "Sam" Guthrie |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Mutant Liberation Front Jean Grey School X-Treme X-Men X-Corporation U.S.Avengers New Mutants Hellfire Club Avengers Hellions X-Force X-Men XSE |
| Notable aliases | Cannonball Starshine |
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Samuel Zachary "Sam" Guthrie is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod, the character first appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #4 (September 1982). Guthrie belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. He possesses the power to fly at jet speeds while encased in an impenetrable force field. He is known under the codename Cannonball.
The eldest of a large Kentucky coal mining family, Samuel Guthrie is a founding member of the X-Men's junior team, the New Mutants. Several of his siblings are also mutants who have joined X-Men-related teams. Guthrie served as X-Force's second-in-command and field leader, eventually joining the X-Men as the first member of a secondary team to "graduate" to the main team. He was also a member of the Avengers.
Since his original introduction in comics, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including video games, animated television series, and merchandise. Charlie Heaton portrayed Sam Guthrie in the 2020 film The New Mutants (2020).