īoomerang and the Syndicate were among the mercenaries provided by Justin Hammer to assist the Sphinx in his endeavors. The Sinister Syndicate went on a crime spree and Boomerang fought with Speed Demon over Leila Davis. He was also employed by Hammer to battle Cardiac and Spider-Man. īoomerang, along with Blacklash and the second Blizzard were guarding the grounds of one of Justin Hammer's front companies in Rome, Electronica Fabrizzi when Ghost, and later Iron Man, easily dispatched them. He then battled Hawkeye under the order of a disguised Loki.
īoomerang also engaged in solo criminal operations in San Diego, where he was again defeated by Spider-Man. The Syndicate were seldom seen together afterwards, and eventually disbanded. Although Boomerang was easily overpowered by Silver Sable, the Syndicate defeated the duo and were about to finish them off when they were interrupted by the reformed villain Sandman, who helped the pair defeat the Syndicate. The team clashed with the hero Spider-Man and the mercenary Silver Sable when they were hired by the villain Jack O'Lantern, who the pair were hunting at the time. Sinister Syndicateīoomerang later joined the supervillain team the Sinister Syndicate. Bruce Banner's gamma ray to cure his cancer, but wound up battling the Hulk again. Afterward, Myers was released and hired by Max Stryker to get Dr. Myers later helped the Punisher escape from prison, but was betrayed by the Punisher and re-captured. īoomerang tried to kill Spider-Man to impress the Kingpin and hopefully work for him however, he was defeated and arrested. He was hired by Viper to participate in a plot against S.H.I.E.L.D., and battled Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Shang-Chi, and the Black Widow. He was next hired as part of the Evil Defenders, employed by Libra to battle the Defenders. His first mission was to assassinate Iron Fist, though he was defeated. Obtaining a new arsenal of weapons designed and financed by underworld financier Justin Hammer, Boomerang came back to America to pursue his criminal ambitions. There he incessantly practiced the art of throwing and decided to become a freelance assassin. When the Secret Empire crumbled, Boomerang went to Australia to hide out and recuperate. One of the first heroes he battled was the Hulk. They designed special weaponry for him to exploit his pitching ability and he became their special operative, code-named Boomerang. Embittered, he was eventually contracted by the subversive criminal organization, the Secret Empire, and offered employment. Within a year he was suspended for accepting bribes.
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He became a professional baseball player in the minor leagues after graduating high school, and a few years later entered the major leagues. In America, his great love was baseball and he developed an extraordinary pitching arm. Fred Myers was born in Australia but moved to America when he was a small child.