Dynaman (JSA: The Golden Age)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Weaknesses 3 Notes 4 See Also 5 Links and References 5.1 Footnotes

History

Tex Thompson is a crimefighter who disappeared from the American eye in 1942 to fight the Nazi threat from within. He kills the German superhero Parsifal and Adolf Hitler himself. He returns to America a hero and becomes a senator with presidential aspirations. He organizes a program to defend America from the Soviet menace with a new group of superheroes. He rallies the Atom, Robotman, and Daniel Dunbar to his cause. He uses a group of scientists to transform Dunbar into Dynaman, "a super-hero for the new age."

The heroes of the story discover that Tex Thompson has actually been killed in the war. The man who returned was actually the Ultra-Humanite. The Ultra-Humanite told Hitler that Thompson was a spy, so they killed him and put Ultra's brain into Thompson's body. The experiment which creates Dynaman was actually the Humanite putting Hitler's brain in Dunbar's body. Ultra-Humanite is stopped by Manhunter, who had witnessed the operation, but suffered from memory loss after hitting his head trying to escape.

Once transformed into a superpowered being, Dynaman is groomed to assist Thomson when he becomes president of the United States. The plot is revealed by the JSA, who fight him in a massive battle where many lose their lives. After being softened up by Green Lantern, Dynaman is finally killed by Liberty Belle.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Invulnerability; flight; superhuman strength: concussive power blasts from his fists.

Weaknesses

His invulnerability is limited only by his stamina. During his fight with the various Golden Age superheroes, Dynaman was weakened to the point where he lost some teeth, and was pierced through by a broken piece of Starman's experimental cosmic rod, its energy electrocuting him to death.

Notes

• This character is native to the JSA: The Golden Age series of stories.

TURN BACK THE PAGE, TO THE GOLDEN AGE by Scott Tipton

See Also

• Discuss Dynaman (JSA: The Golden Age) on the forums
• Appearances of Dynaman (JSA: The Golden Age)
• Character Gallery: Dynaman (JSA: The Golden Age)
• Images featuring Dynaman (JSA: The Golden Age)

Links and References

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Footnotes