Who Is Hammer? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Hammer is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Boris Ulyanov, with over 50 comic issue appearances. Hammer is a member of the People's Heroes. He is married to Sickle, a teammate.

Who is Hammer?

Hammer was one of the villains sent to planet Salvation. He and Sickle are members of the People's Heroes, a group of super beings in Russia created by Soviet Scientists to try and duplicate the powers of the American heroes, the Force of July. Boris and Natasha were codenamed Hammer and Sickle after their powerful weapons and along with the rest of the People's Heroes, they twice clashed with the Outsiders. Later, Hammer and Sickle were sent by a rogue faction of Russian zealots to San Francisco to try to assassinate Red Star, another Russian hero, who was on an information exchange between nations. Hammer and Sickle later emerged in Gotham City, aiming to take revenge on Catwoman by threatening her infant daughter.

Key facts

Hammer is of mutant origin and first appeared in "The People's Heroes". The character is published by DC Comics. With 50 recorded issue appearances, Hammer ranks among the most featured characters in comics.