Who Is Cyclone? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Cyclone is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Maxine Hunkel, with over 194 comic issue appearances. Maxine Hunkel is the granddaughter of the original Red Tornado and with her powers is a member of the Justice Society of America as the superhero Cyclone.

Who is Cyclone?

History Maxine Hunkel is incredibly intelligent. With an SAT score of 1300 she's a 4.0 student of Harvard University. This intelligence alongside her naturally bubbly nature has made her somewhat of an outcast due to her unintentional seemingly oblivious know-it-all nature. Except she's not completely oblivious. At the age of six, she was kidnapped by T.O. Morrow and infected by nanobots. These nanobots are the apparent source of her powers, but luckily the kidnapping didn´t cause her psychological damage or negative effects, as Red Tornado says. Maxine Flying She is fully aware of her isolation and has shown signs of depression.

Key facts

Cyclone is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Truth and Justice". The character is published by DC Comics. With 194 recorded issue appearances, Cyclone ranks among the most featured characters in comics.