Puma (character)
| Puma | |
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Puma. Art by Clayton Crain. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #256 (Sept. 1984) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco (writer) Ron Frenz (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Thomas Fireheart |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Assassins Guild Daily Bugle Fireheart Enterprises MODOK's 11 Outlaws Wild Pack |
| Notable aliases | Riot |
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Puma is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #256 (September 1984), as an adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. Despite this, the character does not lack morals or a sense of justice, and eventually reforms and becomes an ally of Spider-Man. Puma is the alter ego of Thomas Fireheart, a Native American who was bred to be a perfect warrior prophesied to stop a future threat that might destroy the world, gaining the ability to transform into an anthropomorphic mountain lion. He later became a businessman and the CEO of Fireheart Enterprises, as well as a mercenary.