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This article is about the Real American Hero hypnotist; for the IDW Inquisitor General, see Crystal Ball (IDW).

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Crystal Ball is a Cobra character from the A Real American Hero series.

Bizarre, strange and uncomfortable to be around with. These are what best describes Crystal Ball. He may not be genetically or surgically enhanced but he has managed to unsettle his Cobra cohorts by his mad behavior and tales of European mysticism. He has also many claims that seem to give credence to his "mystical" powers of hypnotizing with a minimum of effort and even appears to be able to read minds. He is reputed to be the love child of a Romanian man with psychic powers and an American woman from Bangor, Maine. The man was said to be the seventh son of his family and when Crystal Ball was born to the woman, he was the seventh son she bore in her lifetime. Coincidence or bizarre fate?

Fiction

Comics

A Real American Hero continuity

Marvel Comics continuity

   Write up

Devil's Due Comics continuity

   Write up

Action Force (British) Comics continuity

   Write up

Ballantine books continuity

Toys

Generation 1
	A Real American Hero (1987) Crystal Ball was among the number of single-pack carded action figures for the 1987 series of A Real American Hero toys. Appearance: black mustache and hair with white locks; red eyes; brown short-sleeved shirt with fur collar and gold bat design on chest; brown wristbands; dark grey pants with brown belt and holster; black boots Accessories: black hypno shield with multi-colored reflective surface and arm clip. YoJoe.com page/Filecard

Trivia

Crystal Ball is almost universally considered the most disliked figure.
Was the "pegwarmer" of the 1987 assortment, to the extent that he was still on some store shelves as late as 1990.
Reportedly developed at the suggestion of Stephen King's son, who was a G.I. Joe fan and wanted a magician on the team. Depending on how the story is told, either King or his son, Owen, created Crystal Ball and wrote the filecard.
His facial features and hair vaguely resemble horror actor Vincent Price.

External links

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Footnotes

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 Bizarre, strange and uncomfortable to be around with. These are what best describes '''Crystal Ball'''. He may not be genetically or surgically enhanced but he has managed to unsettle his Cobra cohorts by his mad behavior and tales of European mysticism. He has also many claims that seem to give credence to his "mystical" powers of hypnotizing with a minimum of effort and even appears to be able to read minds. He is reputed to be the love child of a Romanian man with psychic powers and an American woman from Bangor, Maine. The man was said to be the seventh son of his family and when Crystal Ball was born to the woman, he was the seventh son she bore in her lifetime. Coincidence or bizarre fate?
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 Crystal Ball was among the number of single-pack carded action figures for the [[1987]] series of [[A Real American Hero (toyline)|A Real American Hero toys]].
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 ==Trivia==
-*Crystal Ball is almost universally considered the most disliked carded figure.
+*Crystal Ball is almost universally considered the most disliked figure.
 *Was the "pegwarmer" of the [[1987]] assortment, to the extent that he was still on some store shelves as late as [[1990]].
 *Reportedly developed at the suggestion of [[Sneak Peek (King)|Stephen King's son]], who was a G.I. Joe fan and wanted a magician on the team. Depending on how the story is told, either King or his son, Owen, created Crystal Ball and wrote the filecard.