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Amazing-Man is the name used by four fictional characters published by DC Comics. The first three are African-American superheroes and are members of the same family. The first Amazing-Man debuted in All-Star Squadron #23 (July 1983), and was created by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway. The second Amazing-Man debuted in Justice League America #86 (March 1994), and was created by Dan Vado and Marc Campos. The third Amazing-Man debuted in Justice Society of America vol. 3 #12 (March 2008), and was created by Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham. The fourth Amazing Man debuted in OMAC vol. 3 #2 (December 2011), and was created by Dan DiDio and Keith Giffen.
Publication history
Although a 1980s creation of writer Roy Thomas, the Amazing-Man published by DC Comics was placed in the 1940s and made a contemporary of various Golden Age superheroes. The character was created by Roy Thomas as a tribute to Bill Everett's Amazing-Man, a character he created for Centaur Publications during the so-called Golden Age of Comic Books.[1]
Fictional character biography
Will Everett
Will Everett is a promising young African-American Olympian who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Following this, he becomes a janitor at a laboratory owned by Terry Curtis. After an accident where his equipment explodes, Everett develops the ability to mimic whatever properties he touched.[2]
The Ultra-Humanite initially employs Everett as a henchman along with Curtis (as Cyclotron) and Deathbolt.[3] He later reforms and joins the All-Star Squadron.[4][5]
During Crisis on Infinite Earths, Amazing-Man is among the heroes chosen by the Monitor to stop the Anti-Monitor.[6][7] He loses his original abilities and gains the ability to manipulate magnetism.
In the 1950s, J. Edgar Hoover reveals Everett's secret identity to the public, which endangers his family. He becomes involved in the Civil Rights Movement after his nephew is murdered before dying from cancer.[8][9]
Will Everett III
Will Everett III is Will Everett's grandson and his successor.[10][11] As a member of the Justice League, he is instrumental in defeating the Overmaster alongside the other members of the League and reformed members of the Cadre.[12] Soon after this, Will joins a splinter group of the JLA nicknamed Extreme Justice.[13][14][15][16]
Later, Will joins the Crimson Fox's unofficial re-grouping of Justice League Europe, during which he is killed by Mist.[17][18]
Markus Clay
The third Amazing-Man is Markus Clay, Will Everett III's cousin and a member of the Justice Society of America.[8][19][20]
Rocker Bonn
A fourth incarnation of Amazing-Man, Rocker Bonn, is introduced following The New 52 continuity reboot. He is a former Checkmate agent who was given metahuman abilities by Project Cadmus.[21][22]
Powers and abilities
All versions of Amazing-Man can mimic other materials via touch. The Will Everett Sr. incarnation later developed the ability to manipulate magnetism.
In other media
The Will Everett incarnation of Amazing-Man appears in Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, voiced by Ike Amadi.[23]
References
External links
- World of Black Heroes: Amazing man 1 Biography
- World of Black Heroes: Amazing Man 2 Biography
- World of Black Heroes: Amazing Man 3 Biography
- DCU Guide: Amazing-Man
- DCU Guide: Amazing-Man
- Who's Who in the DC Universe: Amazing-Man (Archived 2009-10-25)
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