Harold Thompson (New Earth)
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History
Origin
Tex Thomson (sometimes called Tex Thompson) used the costumed identities of both Mr. America and Americommando.
Thomson was a blonde haired Texas boy who abandoned a possible future as an oil baron to pursue a more adventurous lifestyle with his friend, Bob Daley. Their light-hearted thrill-seeking ended in 1940 when the Nazis sank an American liner carrying food to Europe. Thomson was watching over this liner and is presumed dead by the world at large. The disaster inspired him to don a patriotic costume, dye his hair black, and wield a whip to fight for his country as Mr. America. He also had a magic carpet for some time, which doubled as a cape.
His friend Bob Daley also donned a costume and became his sidekick "Fatman."
World War II
Mr. America was a member of the All-Star Squadron, but his main contribution to the war effort was more clandestine. Thomson was asked by President Roosevelt himself to go to Nazi Germany and infiltrate the Gestapo. Thomson took on the identity of Hauptmann Riker and began his mission. His most frequent adversaries were Mister Ito (also known as the Little One), a German/Japanese diminutive assassin, and the Queen Bee. He worked for the Americans for several years behind enemy lines.
Thomson encountered Mr. Terrific during the bombing of Dresden and the two work together to save innocent German lives. After Thomson revealed to Mr. Terrific that there are no munitions factories in Dresden for the Allies to bomb, Thomson entered a burning building to save a small girl. The building collapsed around him and he was once again presumed dead. [1]
Once again, Thomson managed to escape death. He later emerged to create the Hero Hotline organization. While leading this organization, Thomson went by the name the Coordinator. (He only appeared as a shadowy figure on a communication screen, so no one knew that it was Thomson [2])
Powers and Abilities
Powers
None known.
Abilities
Espionage: Well trained in espionage
Skilled Fighter: fighting skills
Paraphernalia
Equipment: Bullwhip
Transportation:
Magic Carpet/Cape
Notes
- Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-Two era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985-86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
Other versions
- In Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, a new Americommando appears as an agent of S.H.A.D.E. and its field leader. He kills his own speedster, Spin Doctor, for talking back to him.
- In Kingdom Come, Americommando appears as a minor villain. After the destruction of Kansas, Americommando, along with Braintrust and the Minutemen, attempt to stop all immigration to the United States. He and his team are stopped by Superman and the Justice League.
- In Justice Society of America #1, a new Mr. America, Trey Thompson, an ex-FBI agent who took justice into his own hands, debuts in the first issue and dies in the same issue. It is implied that he was related to the original Mr. America by Dr. Mid-Nite, who mentioned that Mr. America's bloddline was gone. However, Trey's former FBI contact, Jeffery Graves is later seen donning Mr. America's mask after he is fired when his connection with Trey is discovered.
- Tex Thomson—whose last name is spelled as Thompson—played a central role in the Golden Age miniseries. In this story, he 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."
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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.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- Discuss Harold Thompson (New Earth) on the forums
- Appearances of Harold Thompson (New Earth) (Chronological)
- Appearances of Harold Thompson (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Harold Thompson (New Earth)
- Images featuring Harold Thompson (New Earth)
Recommended Reading
- None.
Links and References
Footnotes
- ↑ National Comics #1 (1940)
- ↑ until it was revealed by the writer of Hero Hotline, Bob Rozakis.
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