Maxwell Plumm (Earth-7045)


 * This article refers to the second Steeplejack. For his predecessor, see Jacob Mallard.

Marvin Plumm was a corrupt contractor who became the second Steeplejack some years after the death of the original, Jake Mallard. Like most of his ilk, Plumm seemed respectable and professional, yet had a vague, hard-to-pin shady vibe. He seemed to be prideful, living the good life and pretending that he had no debt problem or mob connections. But he reacted in a violent and underhanded way whenever he felt that he could crush the opposition and get away with murder. As often happens, wearing a special costume and wielding a superweapon made him uninhibited. He seems somewhat intoxicated by a feeling of power and impunity.

History
Maxwell Plumm was a building contractor in New York City. He was indebted with crime boss Dominic Varone. To pay his debts, he was forced to perform budget cuts in his projects (including sub-standard materials and security practices), which caused a variety of security failures. Of course, he kept it as a secret to his employees.

Eventually, two of his construction workers, Brian & Will Mallard, fell to their deaths due to a sudden wind slipping the cable of a girder. A surviving worker was Jake, brother of the two victims. Mallard discovered Plumm's illicit activities and swore to get revenge on him. He made some construction-tool-like weapons and used a secret identity as the Steeplejack. He tried to kill Plumm by throwing him from the top of one of his buildings. However, Luke Cage was coincidentially near the area, witnessing the scene, and rushed to save Plumm. After exchanging some punches, the Steeplejack threw Plumm from the building, and Cage had to save him. Plumm was knocked out because of the fight.

However, when the police arrived after Steeplejack was long gone, Plumm awoke and hired Cage as his bodyguard. He did not explain to Cage the motivations of Steeplejack - although Steeplejack himself would. During a second fight with Cage, Steeplejack used advanced weaponry but was nevertheless defeated and ended up falling to his death like his brothers.

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Powers & Abilities

 * Heightened durability with Steeplejack costume

Powers
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Abilities

 * Business Management

Equipment

 * Steeplejack Suit

Weapons
A rivet gun that could also fire several forms of energy and force (including light and heat), red-hot rivets, and a cable.