Alexander Mason (Earth-One)

The Planeteer
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Alexander Mason
Main Alias	The Planeteer
Other Aliases	Alexander the Great
Relatives	Philip Mason (father) · Mrs Mason (mother)
Base Of Operations	Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Paul Kupperberg · Bob Rozakis · Curt Swan
First Appearance	Superman #387 (September, 1983)
Last Appearance	Action Comics #562 (December, 1984)

I warn you, Superman-- In my presence, praise no power above my own! For from this day hence there shall be no greater power-- Than the power of the Planeteer... Form-reincarnate of Alexander the Great!

— Planeteer

Alex Mason was a child prodigy who at a very young age became the world's leading expert in magnetism.

History

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 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 Abilities

Powers

• Magnetic Manipulation
  • Flight

Notes

• This version of Planeteer, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

Related

• 3 Appearances of Alexander Mason (Earth-One)
• 1 Images featuring Alexander Mason (Earth-One)
• 3 Quotations by or about Alexander Mason (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Alexander Mason (Earth-One)

Footnotes

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