William Dawson

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Real Name

William Dawson

Base Of Operations

Central City, Missouri

Status

Alignment

Bad

Identity

Public Identity

Citizenship

American

Occupation

Professional criminal

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Origin

Universe

Earth-One, New Earth

Created by

John Broome, Carmine Infantino

First appearance

Flash #127
(March, 1962)

HistoryEdit

William Dawson was a criminal whose body was taken over by Gorilla Grodd. After being released from prison, Grodd returned to Gorilla City, where Dawson's body devolved into a gorilla. ^[1] He later returned to exact his revenge on Grodd.^[2]

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

This individual does not possess any superhuman capabilities.

NotesEdit

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One 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.

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• 2 Appearances of William Dawson (New Earth)
• 1 Images featuring William Dawson (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about William Dawson (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: William Dawson (New Earth)

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Footnotes

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