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52 (Event)
What is 52? That question echoes in the wake of Infinite Crisis after Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman temporarily retire. The remaining heroes spend their year battling villains, uncovering mysteries, living, dying and just trying to get back home. But at the end of 52 weeks, what will change the DCU forever?
Major Participants:
Booster Gold, Elongated Man, Steel, Rene Montoya, The Question, Adam Strange, Starfire, Animal Man, Black Adam, Mr. Mind
ALFRED PENNYWORTH (LE) (None) (good) (Detective Comics #83)
Actor, detective, physician, gentleman's gentleman, butler Alfred Pennyworth is a father figure to Bruce Wayne, raising the boy after his parent's murder. Years later, when Bruce started his crimefighting career as Batman, Alfred proved to be a loyal confidant in his war against crime. Allies: Batman, Robin, Robin (Icons Starter), Nightwing, Batgirl (REV), Batgirl (Unique), Azrael, Oracle, Commissioner Gordon Enemies: Bane, Joker, Hush (Detective, Friend, Golden Age, Alt. Costume) (Active)

The ALL NEW ATOM/ATOM (II) (Ryan Choi) (good) (DCU: Brave New World) Arriving at Ivy Town university, Chinese physics professor Ryan Choi not only assumed Ray Palmer's teaching position but also his superhero identity. Using the original Atom's bio-belt, Choi can alter his size and density. This all-new Atom has learned that Ivy Town is actually the battleground between science and magic. Allies: None Enemies: Giganta (Scientist, Legacy, Modern Age) (Active) AMANDA WALLER (Bystander) (None) (good/neutral) (Legends #1)
After Amanda Waller's family was killed, she turned her attention to politics. She resurrected Task Force X as the new Suicide Squad, becoming the team's leader. Manipulative and tough, Waller came into conflict with the Justice League and Batman in particular. She later served as a member of President Lex Luthor's cabinet. Allies: Batman, Deadshot, Poison Ivy, Oracle, Suicide Squad Enemies: Lex Luthor (Modern Age, Government, Anti-Hero) (Active)

ANIMAL MAN (Animal Master LE) (Buddy Baker) (good) (Animal Man #1) When stuntman Buddy Baker was abducted by aliens, he was merged with the Morphogenetic Field known as the Lifeweb. By tapping into the Lifeweb, Buddy is able to temporarily gain the ability of any animal on Earth from bird's flight to a rhino's strength. Between raising a family in San Diego, Animal Man acted as a part-time hero; teaming up occasionally with the Forgotten Heroes and Justice League Europe. After the Infinite Crisis, Buddy was stranded in space. During his attempt to return to Earth, he was killed. The Aliens that first gave him his powers resurrected as the Animal Master with the ability to gain the powers of extraterrestrial lifeforms. Allies: Starfire, Adam Strange, Superman, Vixen, JLA Enemies: Mirror Master (Silver Age, Married, Alt. Costume) (Active) BATMAN (Unique)/(2007 Free Comic Book Day LE) (Bruce Wayne) (good) (Detective Comics #27) The Bat-Man is a mysterious and adventurous figure fighting for righteousness and apprehending wrong doers in Gotham City. His true identity of wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne was unknown even to his friend Commissioner Gordon. Despite his victories against the Chemical Crime Syndicate, the Monk and the Scarlet Horde, the Bat-Man remains hunted by the police for the first year of his career. Allies: Commissioner Gordon Enemies: GCPD (1st Appearance, Golden Age, Detective, Killer, Hunted) (Dead)

BATMAN YEAR ONE (Event)
Returning to Gotham City to begin his war on crime, young Bruce Wayne discovers the city's police force is riddled with corruption. As he battles the city's crime bosses and develops his costumed identity as the Batman, Bruce gains the trust of the only honest cop left in Gotham, Captain James Gordon. Major Participants: Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Catwoman
BLACKHAWK (Jamos Prohaska) (good) (Military Comics #1) A world-renowned pilot during the Spanish Civil War, Janos Prohaska of Poland led a team of international fliers against the Axis during World War II after his home country was invaded. Known as Blackhawk, Prohaska was an excellent pilot, shot and brawler. Allies: Sgt. Rock, JLA Enemies: None (WWII, Golden Age, Military) (Dead)

BLACKHAWKS (Group) (good)
Operating from Blackhawk island, the Blackhawks were an international team of pilots who fought against the axis during World War Two. Led by Janos Prohaska, known as Blackhawk, the team consisted of polish Stanislaus Drozdowski, Danish Olaf Friedricksen, French Andre Blanc-Dumont, Italian Carlos "Chuck" Sirianni, Dutch Ritter Hendrickson and Chinese Weng Chan also known as "Chop Chop." Allies: Sgt. Rock, JLA Enemies: None (WWII, Golden Age, Military) (Inactive)
BLUE BEETLE III (Unique) (Jaime Reyes) (good) (Infinite Crisis #5) After Ted Kord is murdered, the blue beetle scarab is given to the wizard Shazam. But when the Rock of Eternity is destroyed, the scarab crash-lands in El Paso, Texas, and is discovered by teenager Jaime Reyes. While asleep, the scarab fuses to Jaime's spine. The magical scarab creates armor, weapons and defensive systems for Jaime and appears to have a dislike of Green Lanterns. After helping destroy the Brother Eye during the Infinite Crisis, Jamie returns to Earth where he learns he has been missing for a year. Allies: Booster Gold, Batman, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan and John Stewart), Green Arrow, Mr. Terrific, Black Canary, Metamorpho, Black Lightning  Enemies: OMAC (Legacy, Modern Age, Magic, Tech, Teen, Armor) (Active)

BOOSTER GOLD (Michael Carter LE) (Michael Carter) (good) (Booster Gold #1) Disgraced football player Jon Michael Carter fled the 25th century using a stolen time machine. Accompanied by this robot pal Skeets, Booster used a LSH flight ring and force-field generator to become the first commercial hero and a member of the Justice League and leader of the Conglomerate. The good times didn't last when Booster went bankrupt and was his career was considered a joke. After his best-friend Blue Beetle was murdered and Superman's disappearance, Booster strived to recapture his hero image as Metropolis' premiere hero. Allies: Blue Beetle, Superman, Captain Atom, Fire, JLA Enemies: Doomsday, OMAC (Future, Tech, Bronze Age) (Active) CATMAN (Rookie and Experienced) (Thomas Blake) (bad) (Detective Comics #311) Bored with big-game hunting, millionaire Thomas Blake turned to a life of crime. Protected by a mystical cape (that was originally the wrapping of a sacred cat carving) Blake became the Cat-Man. However, his nine lives seemed to be up after many near-escapes from Batman, Robin and Catwoman when Catman ended up overweight and in hiding after informing on Monsieur Mallah. Allies: Batman Enemies Enemies: Batman, Robin (Icons Starter), Catwoman, Green Arrow, Monsieur Mallah (Silver Age) (Active)

CATMAN (Veteran) (Thomas Blake) (neutral) (Villains United #1)
A shadow of his former self, Thomas Blake fled to Africa to live with a pride of lions where he rebuilt himself physically and psychologically. When Lex Luthor's society tried to recruit Blake, he refused. The villains killed the pride in retaliation which only motivated Catman to join the Secret Six, who was dedicated in destroying the Society. Allies: Deadshot, Knockout, Mad Hatter, Suicide Squad Enemies: Cheshire, Dr. Psycho, Talia, Lex Luthor, Calculator (Alt. costume, Modern Age, Hunted) (Active)
COPPERHEAD (Unknown) (bad) (Brave and the Bold #78) The thief known as Copperhead first appeared in Gotham City but was stopped thanks to the combined team of Batman, Batgirl and Wonder Woman. Able to squeeze through narrow spaces, contort himself around victims and armed with poison fangs, Copperhead became an super-assassin. He gained even more power when he was transformed into a true snake-man by the demon Neron. After doing battle with Starman Jack Knight, Copperhead was killed by Manhunter Kate Spencer. Allies: Shadow Thief, Suicide Squad, Calculator Enemies: Batman, Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Starman (REV), Manhunter, JLA (Silver Age, Killer) (Dead)

CYBORG SUPERMAN (Hank Henshaw) (bad) (Adventures of Superman #466) When Superman failed to save the space shuttle Excalibur, astronaut Hank Henshaw was transformed in an energy being. His consciousness merged with Superman's abandoned birthing matrix. Hank's hatred with Superman grew as he travelled through space, eventually growing a cybernetic body combined with Kryptonian DNA. Returning to Earth, Hank posed as a reborn Superman. His true nature was revealed when he allied with Mongul to destroy Coast City. Hal Jordan seemingly destroyed the Cyborg Superman. But Henshaw has proved extremely resilient; escaping death in the bottle city of Kandor, the Phantom Zone, Apokolips and even the Marvel Universe. Allies: Mongul, Doomsday, Manhunters Enemies: Superman. Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), Steel, Superboy, Supergirl, Darkseid, Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, Galactus, Parallax, Ganthet, Green Lantern Corps (Robot, Killer, Alt. Costume, Modern Age) (Active) DAMAGE (Grant Emerson) (good) (Damage #1) The genetically created son of the golden age Atom, Grant Emerson gained his father's nuclear based powers which allows him to explode himself. Grant went on the run, eventually joining the Teen Titans. After suffering facial injuries during World War III, Grant has followed in his father's footsteps as a member of the Justice Society. Allies: Teen Titans, JSA Enemies: Vandal Savage (Legacy, Modern Age, Teen, Radioactive) (Active)

DANE DORRANCE (Bystander) (None) (good) (Showcase #27) As a member of the aquatic adventurers the Sea Devils, Dane Dorrance and his teammates protected the seas from all manner of threats - from the villainous Scorpio to giant octopi. After the team disbanded, Dane reappeared as a member of the Forgotten Heroes. Allies: Animal Man, Superman Enemies: None (Silver Age, Underwater) (Active) DETECTIVE JOHN JONES (LE) (J'onn J'onnz) (good) (Detective Comics #225) After arriving on Earth, Martian J'onn J'onnz created the identity of police detective John Jones to allow him to move undetected and help mankind. Allies: GCPD, Batman Enemies: None (Detective, Silver Age, Alien) (Active)

DR. FATE (BrickClix LE) (Kent Nelson) (good) (More Fun Comics #55) After his archeologist father was killed, Kent Nelson was taken in by the Lord of Order known as Nabu and trained in the ways of magic. Wearing a mystical helmet, amulet and cloak, Nelson became Dr. Fate and a founding member of the Justice Society of America. Using his powerful magic, Fate can fly, fire magical blasts, become intangible, travel through time and space. Kent married Inza Cramer and the couple lived for years in their mysterious tower in Salem, Massachusetts. Seemingly immortal, the two alternated between sharing the Dr. Fate identity until they were both killed during the Zero Hour event. Allies: Starman (Unique), Sandman, Hawkman, Flash (Unique), Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Wonder Woman (Unique), Spectre, JSA Enemies: Vandal Savage, Shade, Ultra-Humanite, Mordru (Golden Age, Magic, Alt. costume, Married) (Dead) DUO DAMSEL (LE) (Luornu Durgo) (good) (Adventure Comics #341) When one of Triplicate Girl's bodies was killed by Computo, Luornu  Durgo discovered that she could still split into two. Renaming herself Duo Damsel, Luornu remained a member of the Legion. She later married fellow teammate Bouncing Boy. Each of Duo Damsel's bodies are identical but can operate independently from each other. When rejoined, all memories are shared. Even in singular form, Duo Damsel has twice the strength of a normal human and can fly with the aid of a Legion flight ring. Allies: Duo Damsel, Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Supergirl, LSH Enemies: Emerald Empress, Validus, Mano, Persauder, Mordru (Silver Age, Future, Teen, Married) (Active)

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