Who Is General Glory (Wallace)? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

General Glory (Wallace) is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Donovan Wallace , with over 4 comic issue appearances. Police officer Donovan Wallace was wounded in the line of duty. When he shared a hospital room with Joe Jones, Wallace inherited the name of General Glory upon Jones' passing. Wallace fought crime as the second General Glory until his death at the hands of the Fourth Reich.

Who is General Glory (Wallace)?

Origin A hero in action Donovan Wallace was a police officer, married to his duty; so much so, that his wife and his son left him. While trying to stop a war between rival gangs, Wallace swooped out to try to save an eight-year-old child from the crossfire. Wallace was shot in the back by a gangster, and was paralyzed from the neck down. He was brought to the local hospital, where he found himself roommates with a sick, elderly gentleman named Joe Jones. Unknown to Wallace at first, Joe Jones was once the superhero known as General Glory , the spirit of America. Jones was a World War II hero who had the mystical ability to transform into a superhuman champion when he pledged his life to Lady Liberty. Jones revealed his identity to Wallace, and spent his time telling Wallace stories from his past. Lady Liberty knew, though, that Jones was going to die.

Key facts

General Glory (Wallace) is of human origin and first appeared in "Visions of Glory; I fought Groout, the creature who came from the cracks in the earth; the "Moolah" Murphy Goes Straight; Return on a Dark Night; The power... And the platitude!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 4 recorded issue appearances, General Glory (Wallace) ranks among the most featured characters in comics.