Contents 1 HistoryEdit 2 Powers and AbilitiesEdit 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Strength level 2.4 Weaknesses 3 ParaphernaliaEdit 3.1 Transportation 3.2 Weapons 4 LinksEdit 4.1 Discover and Discuss 4.2 Footnotes

HistoryEdit

Jeff had a gambling problem. He started gambling as a way to get his mind off of his job as a missile propulsion engineer for the Department of Defense, but quickly found himself owing thousands to pool sharks. Eventually, he was fired because his employer was worried he would sell their secrets to pay his debts. Penniless and still owing the sharks, Hagees became 8-Ball to steal the money he owed.

Sleepwalker tracked down 8-Ball, and almost captured him twice.

8-Ball frequented The Bar With No Name, a popular super-villain hangout, where he often played pool with Oddball.

He challenged Hobgoblin (Jason Macendale) to a $100,000 round of pool, but Macendale changed the prize during the game to who got to kill Sleepwalker, Hagees' nemesis, who had almost caught him twice. The game of pool turned into the challenge of actually being the first to kill Sleepwalker, but during said challenge, both 8-Ball and Hobgoblin realized that Sleepwalker wasn't fighting as hard as he usually was (due to a mind-transfer with Rick Sheridan), and neither wanted to kill the weaker version.

Eventually Hagees was arrested and sent to prison in the Big House. He eventually escaped on She-Hulk's hand, (since the Big House stayed shrunk by Pym particles), along with a group of villains including the Mad Thinker. He was eventually returned to prison by She-Hulk, but managed to escape again, this time organizing thefts in order to help his sick grandmother instead of paying off his debts. When he helped Whirlwind, Humbug, and Freezer Burn steal a computer chip from Ricadonna, she put out contracts on their lives, and 8-Ball was subsequently killed by the Wrecker while being escorted back to prison by Misty Knight and Coleen Wing.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Intelligence: Gifted
Speed: Athlete
Stamina: Athlete
Durability: Athlete
Agility: Athlete
Reflexes: Athlete

Fighting skills: Average hand-to-hand combatant

Power Grid [1]
Intelligence	4
Strength	2
Speed	2
Durability	2
Energy Projection	1
Fighting Skills	2

Abilities

Skilled gymnast, expert pool player, experienced designer of missile propulsion systems, gifted inventor

Strength level

Athlete

Weaknesses

None

ParaphernaliaEdit

Transportation

Hover-rack (a four-man hover craft in the shape of a pool rack), floating 8-Ball

Weapons

Cue stick (equipped with mechanism enabling it to magnify any force applied to it more than a thousandfold and transmit that force to anything it strikes), ball-bombs (pool balls containing explosives which detonate on impact)
Special weaponry: Ball-bombs (pool balls containing explosives which detonate on impact
Other accessories: Giant floating explosive pool balls
Custome specifications: Synthetic stretch fabric and bulletproof metal helmet

LinksEdit

• 9 Appearances of Jeff Hagees (Earth-616)
• 3 Images featuring Jeff Hagees (Earth-616)
• Quotations by or about Jeff Hagees (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Jeff Hagees (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Jeff Hagees (Earth-616)

Discover and Discuss

• Search this site for: 8-Ball · Jeff Hagees · Jeff Hagees (Earth-616)
• Search the Forums for: 8-Ball · Jeff Hagees · Jeff Hagees (Earth-616)
• Discuss this and other characters on the forums

Footnotes

1. ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover Vol. 3