Who Is Triumph? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Triumph is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of William MacIntyre, with over 97 comic issue appearances. Justice League's original leader and founding member, William MacIntyre was lost in the timestream for years and forgotten by his allies. He returned after Zero Hour and struggled with his perceived loss of status. After his return, he was a member of the Justice League Task Force for a time.

Who is Triumph?

Origin William MacIntyre's father worked for the evil scientist Dr. Cobalt. When his father's employer battled the first Hourman , William saved Hourman from a magnetic blast. The hero told young William to learn from his father's mistakes. So William decided to become a hero, taking the name Triumph, and on one of his first missions, having discovered an an alien plot to "mine" the magnetic field from Earth, called together the various heroes who would become the Justice League. The mission did not go according to plan, and when Triumph attacked the aliens ship, he triggered a time displacement effect, causing both the aliens and himself to disappear from the timestream, forgotten by everyone. He emerged ten years later, along with the the Plasma-Men as a result of Zero Hour . He eventually joined the Justice League of America , specifically the Justice League Task Force .

Key facts

Triumph is of human origin and first appeared in "TPB". The character is published by DC Comics. With 97 recorded issue appearances, Triumph ranks among the most featured characters in comics.