General Sunderland

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Real Name

Avery Carlton Sunderland

Current Alias

General Sunderland

Relatives

Alan Windsor (cousin); Constance Sunderland (daughter)

Affiliation

Associate of the D.D.I.

Base Of Operations

Washington D.C.; later, Hell

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Public Identity

Citizenship

American

Occupation

Former military commander; later, President and CEO of the Sunderland Corporation

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

White

Origin

Universe

New Earth

Place of Death

Sunderland Corporation offices

Created by

Martin Pasko, Tom Yeates

First appearance

Last appearance

Swamp Thing Vol 2 #6
(October, 1982)

Swamp Thing Vol 2 #72
(May, 1988)

HistoryEdit

Avery Carlton Sunderland was the President and CEO of the Sunderland Corporation - a scientific research firm that worked closely with the government agency known as the D.D.I. Sunderland became involved with Doctor Alec Holland's research into a top-secret Bio-Restorative formula. When an accident claimed the lives of Alec and his wife Linda, Sunderland set about learning as much as he could about them. He disinterred Linda Holland's remains and discovered that trace elements of the Bio-Restorative formula had bonded themselves to her skin, but the elements produced no discernible mutations or side-effects.

Some time later, he learned that Alec Holland had been transformed into a creature known as the Swamp Thing. When it appeared that the Swamp Thing had died, Sunderland had the body relocated to his Washington laboratories for examination. Sunderland contacted a former scientist named Jason Woodrue. Woodrue, who had also operated under the name the Floronic Man, had been languishing in prison for past crimes. Sunderland arranged for Woodrue's release and brought him to Washington. There, he put the criminal to work analyzing the Swamp Thing's remains. Woodrue discovered that the Swamp Thing was not actually a mutated version of Alec Holland at all. He was in fact, a wholly unique creature that had absorbed Holland's memories and personality.

The Swamp Thing soon awakened from his comatose state and broke free of the laboratory. Now aware that he could never become a normal human, the Swamp Thing flew into a frenzy and attacked Sunderland, crushing him in his arms. Upon his death, Sunderland's soul was consigned to Hell.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Abilities

General Sunderland was a shrewd businessman with high-level government connections.

Strength level

General Sunderland possessed the strength level of a man his age, size and weight who engaged in minimal regular exercise.

Recommended ReadingEdit

• Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #6
• Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #21
• Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #72

Related Articles

• Floronic Man
• Swamp Thing (Alec Holland)
• Sunderland Corporation

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LinksEdit

• Avery Carlton Sunderland (New Earth) at Wikipedia.org 
• Avery Carlton Sunderland profile at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

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