Who Is Colonel Brass? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Colonel Brass is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Brass, with over 5 comic issue appearances. Former street punk turned militant madman. A childhood rival of Thomas Wayne. Aided Jack Wayne in the construction of Wayne Manor.

Who is Colonel Brass?

The year was 1920 and Gotham was undergoing an extensive renovation thanks to the vision of Jonathan "Jack" Patrick Wayne. Jack greases the palms of Gotham's finest to clean up the slums of the criminal element in order to make his future establishments appealing to outside businesses. Unfortunately, police brutality soon followed and those less fortunate suffered for the abuse of authority. This series of unjust arrests gained the attention of a young brute named Brass. Brass got his moniker because he was a natural born leader who organized his own army of juvenile thugs. Brass would instigate bouts between Jack's construction workers and lead Gotham PD into bottlenecks where they would come under attack by bricks that were thrown from the rooftops. Eventually, the law caught up with Brass when Detective Loeb set a trap for Brass. Loeb presented Brass to Jack Wayne because Jack wanted to know who was responsible for the constant delays in his projects.

Key facts

Colonel Brass is of human origin and first appeared in "Siege: Part 1 of 5 - Assembly". The character is published by DC Comics. With 5 recorded issue appearances, Colonel Brass ranks among the most featured characters in comics.