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The man who calls himself Achilles is actually a con artist who, through the use of a clever ruse, was able to convince the general public for a time that he was the descendant of the mythical Greek warrior Achilles, who, according to ancient legend, was invulnerable in all places except for the heel of one foot after being dipped in the waters of the River Styx by his mother, who held him by that heel as she did so. The Achilles con artist claimed the same invulnerability, and after gathering a gang around himself, used this as a method for committing spectacular crimes.

In order to perpetuate this ruse, Achilles the con artist wore a specially designed leaden box around one of his feet. Ostensibly, this was to protect his "Achilles heel" from harm, but in actuality, the box contained a powerful anti-magnetic generator. This generator created a powerful force-field around his entire body, allowing it to repel any object made of metal. Thus, whenever someone attempted to harm him with a knife or by shooting at him, the metallic objects would be repelled away from him...bolstering his claim to be invulnerable. Additionally, he also wore a medallion made of Kryptonite, to keep Superman away from him.

When Achilles took his crime wave to Metropolis, NY, Superman was able to quickly see through the ruse and worked with the police to apprehend Achilles and reveal the hoax. Since that time, Achilles has been in prison, and his foolishness has earned him only scorn.

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Lead box with electro-magnets in it to repel metals

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Kryptonite amulet

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This version of Achilles (Earth-One), including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the Multiverse in the 1985-86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series and is now considered apocryphal.
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