Vance Astrovik, known as Justice and formerly known as Marvel Boy, is a fictional mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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21 Facts About Vance Astrovik
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Vance Astrovik usually appeared with Firestar, who was his girlfriend and then later fiancee.
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Vance Astrovik was a major character in Avengers: The Initiative early in the series.
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Vance Astrovik was visited as a teenager by an alternate, time-travelling version of his future self, Major Vance Astro of the Guardians of the Galaxy, an astronaut who had volunteered for an experimental space flight and consequently been lost in space in cryogenic suspension for a thousand years.
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The elder Vance Astrovik Astro convinced his younger self not to become an astronaut and, in the process, sparked the premature emergence of the younger Vance Astrovik's telekinetic powers.
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In one burst of his ever-growing superpowers and pent-up emotion, Vance Astrovik lashed out at his abusive father and unintentionally killed him.
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Vance Astrovik turned himself in and went to trial, charged with first-degree murder and negligent homicide.
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The Thing was a character witness for Vance Astrovik and helped establish the history of abuse that he suffered, as did Vance Astrovik's mother, Norma; other testimony established the good he had done as a costumed hero and his increasing competence with his powers.
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However, the prosecuting attorney pursued the latter angle, using testimony from Firestar and cross-examination of Norma Astrovik to establish that Vance could have used his powers to stop his father without lethal force.
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Vance Astrovik was acquitted of murder, but he was convicted of negligent homicide.
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Vance Astrovik was sentenced to serve his time at the superhuman restraint facility known as the Vault.
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Vance Astrovik was shown enjoying the occasional free walkabout on the long road trip to the Vault, joking and playing around with the officers.
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Vance Astrovik said he was going to be paroled in fourteen months, so they would see him again then.
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Vance Astrovik discovered that Arnold, his father, was a homosexual who was bullied into accepting a heterosexual lifestyle by his own abusive father.
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Understanding that his father was as much a victim as he was, Vance Astrovik attempted to change history by threatening his grandfather but stopped when he realized that he was, in his own way, perpetuating the cycle of violence handed down from father to son.
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Vance Astrovik found himself coming to his senses despite never being an Avenger, a fact that surprised the remaining heroes; thus, he joined the resistance.
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Vance Astrovik is clearly unaware of some of the shadier aspects of the program, and is growing increasingly irritated by the Initiative "Drill Sergeant" Gauntlet's constant demeaning and disparaging remarks about the deceased New Warriors.
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Vance Astrovik becomes one of the teaching staff of "Avengers Academy", alongside former Avengers teammates Hank Pym, Tigra, Quicksilver, and former New Warriors teammate Speedball.
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Vance Astrovik has shown the ability to hold a large number of people.
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