Debuting in “Miles Morales: Spider-Man” #7 (by Saladin Ahmed, Javier Garron, David Curiel, and VC’s Cory Petit), Quantum is a henchman to the Assessor, an artificial intelligence-powered being that works for the Beyond Corporation, where it runs trials and tests scientific research. With the Space Stone, Quantum can teleport, manipulate space, and has the ability to create portals. He encounters and captures Miles, leading the Assessor to experiment on the web-slinging superhero to learn more about his powers.
Despite doing the bidding of the Assessor and helping him battle and capture heroes for the Beyond Corporation’s research, Quantum isn’t in full control of his actions. After the Assessor’s eventual defeat, Quantum’s blue costume disappears, allowing him to speak. He reveals that the A.I. and Beyond kept him like an animal in a cage, promising to remove the Space Stone from his body in exchange for doing whatever the villains wanted. This lasted for two years.
Quantum is last seen escaping the Assessor’s hideout while providing Spider-Man with the information needed to continue his investigation into what the Beyond Corporation has been up to. In “Thanos Annual” #1, Quantum tries to adjust to a normal life but is pulled into the Mad Titan’s attempts to take the Infinity Stones from their hosts. After initially escaping, he helps teleport some of the Stone bearers across the universe, where they team up to fight the titular villain.
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