Jefferson Smith (Earth-Two)

Jefferson Smith
Mainstream Universe‎, 1930s-1950s
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Real Name	Jefferson Smith
Base Of Operations	Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Bad
Citizenship	American
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-Two
Creators	Jerry Siegel · John Sikela
First Appearance	Action Comics #48 (May, 1942)
Appearance of Death	Action Comics #48 (May, 1942)

History

Jefferson Smith ran a used car racket under the alias "The Top". He would have his men take wrecked cars and hammer out any dents and paint over the scratches so they could sell it as new and make a profit. Superman found him out, though. While Jefferson was making his escape, he panicked and got in one of the defective vehicles instead. He was killed in an explosion that occurred when the engine caught fire.

Notes

• This version of the Top, 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

• 1 Appearances of Jefferson Smith (Earth-Two)
• 1 Images featuring Jefferson Smith (Earth-Two)
• Quotations by or about Jefferson Smith (Earth-Two)
• Character Gallery: Jefferson Smith (Earth-Two)

Footnotes

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