James Harper (New Earth)

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Contents 1 History 2 Powers and Abilities 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Weaknesses 3 Paraphernalia 3.1 Equipment 3.2 Transportation 4 Notes 5 See Also 6 Links and References 6.1 Footnotes

History

Jim Harper was a police officer in Metropolis' Suicide Slum who became a vigilante to catch crooks that the law couldn't prosecute, describing himself as guarding society from criminals. He was aided by a group of boys known as the Newsboy Legion, to whom he was, literally, a guardian.

The Legion grew up to become the heads of Project Cadmus, subsequently saving Harper's life by transferring his mind from his old, dying body into a clone of himself when he was younger.

Jim Harper was the uncle of Roy Harper, who became Green Arrow's sidekick under the name of "Speedy".

It's been revealed that Harper's African-American grandniece Billi Harper was working for the Gotham City Police Department and since moved to the Metropolis Science Police to work for her great-uncle's clone.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

The Harper clone has exceptional strength, speed and a healing factor.

Abilities

Athlete

Weaknesses

has no super-powers

Paraphernalia

Equipment

indestructible alloy, indestructible shield

Transportation

Motorbike racer

Notes

• Height and weight from Superman: The Man of Steel Sourcebook.

See Also

• Discuss James Harper (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of James Harper (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: James Harper (New Earth)
• Images featuring James Harper (New Earth)

Links and References

• Guardian at Wikipedia

Footnotes