BEDLAM, THE BRAIN-BLAST
Real Name: Unknown
Group Affiliation: The Derangers
First Appearance: Alpha Flight #52
Last Appearance: Alpha Flight #53
Origin: Alpha Flight #52
Creators: Bill Mantlo & June Brigman

        Bedlam was a convicted murderer sitting in a Nova Scotia prison when he was found by James MacDonald Hudson. At the time Hudson was being pressured for results with his "super-powers" program, so he went looking for prospects using a device that located people with latent mutant powers. James had the prisoner released and worked on causing his powers to manifest themselves. Needless to say though, a psychotic with super-powers is still a psychotic... the man attacked Hudson and Wolverine, and was barely defeated by Hudson.

        Years later Bedlam was released from captivity by Cary Cody, Alpha's then-liaison with the federal government. Cody's reward was to be rendered brain dead by Bedlam's telepathic powers. In a flury of activity Bedlam then proceeded to a) gather the super-humans known as the Derangers, b) create a base of operations in the Canadian arctic and c) kidnap Alpha Flight.

        Bedlam instigated a fight between Alpha and the Derangers. During the battle he was defeated and killed by Heather Hudson.

        [Compiler's notes: Bedlam was part of Bill Mantlo's campaign to make James Hudson into an EXTREMELY flawed human being. I simply don't buy it. If you like, email me and I'll go into detail as to why.

        Like quite a bit of Mantlo's continuity, I prefer to ignore Bedlam. However, since Laura Dean and Goblyn went on to play major roles in Alpha Flight, Bedlam can't be completely cast aside.]