Joe Public

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Real Name

Unknown

Current Alias

Joe Public

Affiliation

Justice League Task Force

Base Of Operations

Gotham City

Status

Alignment

Good

Identity

Secret Identity

Citizenship

American

Occupation

Gym Teacher

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

Blond

Origin

Universe

New Earth

Created by

Alan Grant, Trevor von Eeden

First appearance

Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #1
(June, 1993)

HistoryEdit

"Joe Public" was a Gotham City gym teacher inspired to fight organized crime after one of his students was killed by bad Ecstasy at a party. While attempting to raid the offices of local drug kingpin "Happy Jack", he inadvertently distracted Batman from the same case and allowed the criminal to escape. Later that night, Joe was attacked by the alien parasite "Gemir", who activated his metagene while feeding on his spinal fluids (an act that killed many others). Joe found himself able to absorb the strength and energy of those around him into himself, and teamed up with Batman and Pagan to fight the monster off. Later in his career as a hero, he encountered both Azrael (who he helped to defeat the Corrosive Man) and the Martian Manhunter, and joined the Justice League Task Force.

During the events of Legacy, Batman was forced to leave Gotham and put Huntress in charge. She mentioned Joe Public and Pagan as friendlier replacement vigilantes he could choose. This implies that Public continued his career in some way.^[1]

NotesEdit

Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle are listed as the creators of Joe Public in the credits of Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #1.

Related

• 8 Appearances of Joe Public (New Earth)
• 2 Images featuring Joe Public (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Joe Public (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Joe Public (New Earth)

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Footnotes

New Blood This character was one of the many superpowered individuals introduced during the "Bloodlines" crossover event, where a number of Alien Parasites invaded the Earth and inadvertently activated the Metagene in a number of people. While not necessarily all members of the "Blood Pack", this group of people has come to be known as the "New Bloods". This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "New Bloods" category.