DeMarr Davis, aka Doorman, is mutant who is intangible and can generate portals, then later he gained the power to bring souls to the afterlife and fly using skis. A creation of John Byrne, little is known about the Marvel hero’s life before he was introduced in West Coast Avengers Vol. 2 #46 (July 1989).
When Mr. Immortal advertised for a new hero team that would become the Great Lakes Avengers, Doorman answered the call. By using his teleportation abilities, he could help his team enter any building or structure. With the West Coast Avengers, he assisted Hawkeye to defeat “That Which Endures” and worked with Mockingbird against Terminus. A cynical man, he often poked fun at his team, comparing them to the real Avengers.
In the G.L.A. miniseries, Doorman and Flatman went on a recruiting mission to New York City. They convinced Squirrel Girl to join them, and then attempted to recruit Grasshopper while he was fighting Batroc. Unfortunately, one of Batroc’s henchmen threw a sai that went through Doorman and killed Grasshopper, leaving Doorman to feel responsible.
Doorman slipped into a depression and sacrificed himself in a battle so that Mr. Immortal could stop Maelstrom. In the afterlife, Oblivion summoned him because of Doorman’s connection to the Darkforce Dimension. Doorman became Oblivion’s angel of death, taking Maelstrom to the afterlife, and returning to the Great Lakes Avengers.
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This article originally appeared in Gemstone Publishing’s e-newsletter Scoop.
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Amanda Sheriff is Gemstone Publishing’s Associate Editor, serving as the writer/editor of the e-newsletter, Scoop. She is the author of The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Movie Posters, The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Concert Posters, and The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Horror, and co-author of The Overstreet Price Guide to Star Wars Collectibles and The Overstreet Price Guide to Batman.
