Editing Robbie Baldwin (section)

{{short description|Fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics}}
{{Other people|Robert Baldwin}}
{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
|character_name=Robbie Baldwin
|image=Speedball (Robbie Baldwin).png
|converted=y
|caption= Speedball on the cover of ''Speedball'' #6 (February 1989) by [[Steve Ditko]].
|alt = Speedball leaping in the air, surrounded by multi-colored orbs
|real_name=Robert "Robbie" Baldwin
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut='''As Speedball:'''<br>''[[The Amazing Spider-Man Annual]]'' #22<br>(January 1988)<br>'''As Penance:'''<br>''[[Civil War: Front Line]]'' #10<br>(January 2007)
|creators='''Speedball:'''<br>[[Steve Ditko]]<br>[[Tom DeFalco]]<br>'''Penance:'''<br>[[Paul Jenkins (writer)|Paul Jenkins]]<br>[[Steve Lieber]]
|species=Human mutate
|alliances=[[New Warriors]]<br>[[Damage Control (comics)|Damage Control]]<br>[[Avengers Academy]]<br>[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]<br> Shadow Initiative<br>C.R.A.D.L.E.
|aliases=Speedball<br>Penance<br>Masked Marvel
|powers=*Hyperkinetic shockwave
*Kinetic energy field
|cat=super
|subcat=Marvel Comics
|hero=y
|sortkey=Robbie Baldwin
}}

'''Robert''' "'''Robbie'''" '''Baldwin''' is a [[superhero]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by artist [[Steve Ditko]] and writer [[Tom DeFalco]], the character [[first appearance|first appeared]] in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man Annual]]'' #22 (January 1988) originally known as '''Speedball''',<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=341}}</ref> as well as in ''[[Civil War: Front Line]]'' #10 (January 2007) as '''Penance'''.

The character's origin and early exploits as Speedball were depicted soon after in a solo series. After that series was cancelled, he appeared as a member of the superhero team the [[New Warriors]], in the monthly title of the same name. In the Marvel Comics [[Crossover (comics)|crossover]] ''[[Civil War (comics)|Civil War]]'', the character changes his name and appearance to Penance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Thompson |date=2021-01-22 |title=The Biggest Marvel Characters That Still Have No Plans To Debut In The MCU |url=https://www.looper.com/318287/the-biggest-marvel-characters-that-still-have-no-plans-to-debut-in-the-mcu/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Looper |language=en-US}}</ref> Following this change, he is a member of the [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=2020-06-26 |title=Every Roster of The Thunderbolts, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/thunderbolts-every-roster-ranked/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> As of the first issue of ''[[Avengers Academy]]'', he has reverted to Speedball and a modified version of his original costume.