Planeteer

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Real Name

Alexander Mason

Current Alias

Planeteer

Relatives

Philip Mason (father); Mrs Mason (mother)

Base Of Operations

Metropolis

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Secret Identity

Race

Human

Citizenship

American

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Origin

Universe

Earth-One

Created by

Paul Kupperberg, Bob Rozakis, Curt Swan

First appearance

Superman #387
(September, 1983)

HistoryEdit

Alex Mason was a child prodigy who at a very young age became the world's leading expert in magnetism. Unfortunately, he was also a megalomaniac who believed himself to be the reincarnation of Alexander the Great and plotted to rule the world. Calling himself the Planeteer, Mason kidnapped eight world leaders and hid them using mechanically generated magnetic fields to mask their locations, but Superman managed to find and free the captives, destroying Mason's machines. Unknown to the man of steel, Mason was actually manipulating him into destroying the machines one by one as the process was feeding power into his own body from afar, charging the Planeteer's body with enough energy that he was even able to keep Superman at bay for a time. Superman, however, eventually lured the Planeteer to Earth's North Magnetic Pole, where his powers were useless, and defeated him.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Flight and other unspecified abilities gained by his body's manipulation of magnetic fields

Strength level

Superhuman

NotesEdit

• This version of Alexander Mason (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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• Character Gallery: Alexander Mason (Earth-One)

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