Tabitha Smith

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Tabitha Smith
Tabitha Smith on the cover to Weapon X #11. Art by Georges Jeanty.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985)
Created by	Jim Shooter (writer) Al Milgrom (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Tabitha Smith
Species	Human mutant
Team affiliations	Fallen Angels X-Terminators New Mutants Underground X-Force Nextwave X-Men
Notable aliases	Time Bomb Boom-Boom Boomer Meltdown Firecracker Mutate #35
Abilities	Ability to create variably-sized yellow orbs of pure mental energy that explode with concussive and destructive force

Tabitha Smith is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with The X-Men and related titles. Created by Jim Shooter and Al Milgrom, the character first appeared in Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985). She then appeared as a member of X-Force and later as a member of Nextwave.

Tabitha is mentally able to create variably-sized yellow orbs of pure energy that explode with concussive and destructive force. Since her first appearance, she has used a number of different codenames, including Time Bomb, Boom-Boom, Boomer, and Meltdown.^[1]