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Who Is Missile Man? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Missile Man (DC Comics): Brave yet naive hero from the world war two.

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Missile Man is a DC Comics comic book character, with over 8 comic issue appearances. Brave yet naive hero from the world war two.

Who is Missile Man?

Origin Missile Man accidently realized he had superpowers when he was trying to hop a train and felt. He became a superhero like a lot of people with superhuman powers. The next day after Pearl Harbor was bombed he went to the army and quickly became one of the many heroes fighting for the war effort. He along with other heroes worked together to stop the Nazis and even got a medal for his actions on "V-E"day. Missile Man was above the first persons to explore the Daemonite ship crashed the US government during 1945, along with Miles Craven and Gen. Zebulon McCandles than was used to create the Number of the Beast, a subterranean bunker used daemonite tech to imprison superheroes and supervillains in a virtual reality. Initially Missile Man helped to capture criminal SPBs, but when Miles Craven ordered him to start capturing heroes accusing them of antiamerican activities, like being communists, Missile Man complied, starting with the capture of The Wild One, but still harboring serious doubts about the honesty of his bosses. The breaking point was when he was ordered to capture Ingenue , a heroine for whom Missile Man had romantic feelings.

Key facts

Missile Man is of human origin and first appeared in "Who Is Spartan?". The character is published by DC Comics. With 8 recorded issue appearances, Missile Man ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Missile Man?

Brave yet naive hero from the world war two.

When did Missile Man first appear?

Missile Man first appeared in "Who Is Spartan?".

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