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Texas Twister

Texas Twister is a very minor hero in the Marvel Universe, who has the power to generate and control tornadoes. As a Western-themed character he is a personal favorite of mine, so I wanted to make him part of my customized Eaglemoss collection.  Created by Roy Thomas and George Perez in 1976, Texas Twister first appeared as a potential Fantastic Four villain, but over the years he shifted into more heroic territory alongside a team of western-themed heroes called the Rangers. The character has not changed much at all in over 40 years of continuity. Drew Daniels was a Texas cowboy who had the misfortune of running into a typical Marvel-style catastrophe: when a sudden tornado violently collided with a nearby power plant, Daniels was bathed by radioactive particles. He soon discovered that this accident gave him the power to generate and control powerful cyclones, which he can use to propel himself through the air or launch concussive blasts of wind. But Daniel