Who's Who in the Protectors

AIR MAN	Airman Real Name: Drake Stephens Known Relatives: unnamed father (deceased) Group Affiliation: Protectors Source of Powers: His costume Powers/Abilities: made a costume out of his love for birds. His costume allows him to fly w/a pair of huge wings. He also wears a utility belt of sorts that stores all manner of devices. First Appearance: Golden Age-Keen Detective Comics #23 (Centaur Comics), Revived in 1992 by Malibu in Protectors #1 History: While studying birds in 1939, Dr. Stevens father was killed at sea by Captain Klegg. He donned a personal flying suit that he had been designing (with which to better study his birds) and became Air Man. He added a utility belt filled with useful weaponry. As Air Man he defeated Captain Klegg and numerous other mystery villains. List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20, Airman #1, Ferret #7
AMAZING MAN	Amazing Man Real Name: John Aman Occupation: independently wealth given by the Council of Seven, never had a job other than Amazing Man Group Affiliation: Protectors Powers/Abilities: Superhuman strength, amazing control of his body, and incredible mental powers (including a low level of telepathy). Also, through the intervention of a woman from the outside world, he was injected with a serum that allowed him to become a green mist. Amazing Man could also fly. First Appearance: Golden Age - Amazing Man #5 (Centaur Comics, September 1939), Revived in 1992 by Malibu in Protectors #1 History: John Aman. Aka., the Green Mist. an orphaned infant was brought to a secret fortress hidden high in the mountains of Tibet. This was the home base of a mysterious group of mystics who were known as the Council of Seven. While raising the child, the mystics used their arcane knowledge to endow the boy with powers beyond the ordinary. List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20
ARC	Arc Real Name: Brandee Douglas Group Affiliation: Protectors Powers/Abilities: Her powers are basically that she can shoot bolts of lightning out of her hands, and she apparently cannot fly. She is sometimes cocky and has at times caused harm to her teammates as a result of her carelessness in battle. First Appearance: Protectors #1 History: Arc is the youngest member of the Protectors. As a teenager, she idolized the costumed supranormal Aura in the way that her friends felt towards rock stars. She was therefore delighted when, at the age of 16, she spontaneously developed the ability to project bolts of electrical energy. Ecstatic over this development, she immediately plunged into the life of the supranormal...without the consent or knowledge of her family. She quickly gained a reputation for her spunky, gregarious nature, but was perceived as being prone to recklessness List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20
ARROW	The Arrow Real Name: Ralph Payne First Appearance: Golden Age-Funny Pages Vol. 2 #10 (Centaur Comics, September 1938), revived by Malibu in the pages of the Protectors in the 1990s. History: "As a young man growing up in Texas, Rick Parker was an avid hunter. His weapon of choice was the bow and arrow -- feeling that this represented the greatest challenge and gave the prey the fairest chance. Following a stint with the military, Rick was recruited into one of the intelligence branches of the US Government and assigned to duty in a small, struggling Latin American country caught in the throes of civil war. While there, he bore helpless witness to the massacre of an entire village by the modernized forces loyal to that country's government. He also learned the country was being funded by US government dollars. Sickened by what he learned Rick resigned and was inspired to use his own skills to fight for justice. Again turning to the bow, he adopted the identity of The Arrow -- and this time became a hunter of men." - Protectors Handbook List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20, Arrow #1
AURA	Aura Real Name: Morgan DuBay Group Affiliation: Protectors Powers/Abilities: enhanced strength, excellent fighting ability First Appearance: Protectors #1 History: "In the early 1980's, one magazine described Morgan DuBay as "the woman who has it all." Married to a rising young attorney and the mother of an infant daughter, she was also one of the most successful models in America. Yet she quit her career at its height, for reasons never made public. One reason was that she inexplicably found herself possessed with the supranormal ability to generate colorful waves of force. Using this ability, she assumed the role of the costumed vigilante, Aura." - Protectors Handbook List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20, Arrow #1
ETERNAL MAN	Eternal Man Real Name: Zardi, Prince of Zandipore Group Affiliation: Protectors Powers/Abilities: Magic First Appearance: revived by Malibu in the pages of the Protectors in the 1990s. History: "Studying under the most adept magicians of the ancient world, he mastered their skills and eventually out stripped them. Eventual he gained the ultimate knowledge, the power to defy death. Through the ages he has had many guises and always guised his powers for the good of mankind." - Protectors Handbook List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20
EYE	Eye Real Name: Unknown Group Affiliation: Protectors First Appearance: revived by Malibu in the pages of the Protectors in the 1990s. History: During an armed robbery the robber tried to keep police at bay by taking a young woman hostage in his attempt to reach his get away car. Suddenly something appeared in the sky floating above the scene. It was a giant eyeball and it crackled with energy as it killed the criminal. The floating Eye was just a projection of the power of an unknown man who would be called the Eye. List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20
FERRET	Ferret Real Name: Cal Denton Group Affiliation: Protectors Powers/Abilities: enhanced strength, excellent fighting ability First Appearance: Man of War #2 (Jan. 1942), revived by Malibu in the Protectors #1 1992. History: When young Cal Denton reached the age of 18, he suddenly found himself possessed of Supranormal abilities. He assumed the occurence was the result of nothing more than some freak anomaly in his genetic makeup. He is mistaken in that belief. He actually achieved his powers from an [CENSORED: This information has been classified TOP SECRET under the provisions of the Comstock Act. Divulsion of this data is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment.]. Ferret has gained a much deserved reputation as one of the more violent costumed supranormal heroes, feeling that in matters of justice, the ends justify the means. His volatile personality makes it difficult to maintain either professional or personal relationships. This is exemplified in his struggle as a rock singer." List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20, The Ferret #1, 1992, The Ferret #1-10, 1993, Man of War #1, 1993.
GRAVESTONE	Gravestone Real Name: Unknown Other Aliases: Fantom of the Fair, Fantoman Powers/Abilities: Stealth, teleportation, and emotional manipulation (feelings of fear to people close to him) First Appearance: Amazing Mystery Funnies V2 #7 (July 1939), revived in 1992 by Malibu in Protectors #1 History: "When a wave of crimes began to plague the New York World's Fair of 1939, it seemed the event might well collapse. But then a mysterious caped figure appeared to serve as its special protector. This dark avenger was known as Gravestone [or Fantom, to some]. Very little is known about Gravestone, other than the fact that he appears to he hundreds -- possibly thousands -- of years old. He comes and goes at will, favoring the cloaking shelter of night and shadows. Gravestone is a true mystery man in every sense of the term. There are rumors that men who have tried to uncover his secrets have disappeared, never to be seen again. It is rumored that he may actually be from another dimension or world other than our own. Of the two, this rumor has garnered the most support for truth." - Protectors Handbook List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20, Gravestone #1-7
MAN OF WAR	Man of War Real Name: Clay Carter Occupation: Former college student Known Relatives: Fracas (brother) Group Affiliation: Protectors SPowers/Abilities: flaming sword, agility and enhanced strength. First Appearance: Golden Age - Liberty Scouts #2 (Jun. 1941) from Centaur Comics, revived in 1992 by Malibu in Protectors #1 History: Clay Carter was a college student when the American Embassy in Tehran was seized and its occupants taken hostage. Spurred by his loathing for this action against the United States, he looked for some way whereby he could serve his country. Amazingly, he was seemingly visited by the spirit of the ancient Roman god of war, Mars. Mars imbued Carter with powers that were derived from the planets. Armed with these newfound abilities, Carter assumed the guise of Man of War. Whether or not this visit actually occurred has never been established. Clay Carter swears to this day that it is the truth, and as a result of the incident, he has become an amateur astronomer in order to study the planets from which his powers supposedly derive. He fought his cyborg brother, Fracas. Once thought dead after following his brother into the service and being listed as KIA, he was rebuilt by the Kill Corps to serve the government with super powers. The battled his brother in Cuba and became somewhat disillusioned with his country. List of Appearances: Protectors #s1-20, Man of War 1993 #s1-8.
MIGHTY MAN	Mighty Man Real Name: Scott Pearson Place of Birth: Northern Canada in mystical valley Group Affiliation: Protectors Powers/Abilities: His main powers are size manipulation. In the comics, he appears to grow greater than 20 ft and had increased strength with increased size. First Appearance: Amazing-Man Comics #5 (September 1939), revived in 1992 by Malibu in Protectors #1. History: While exploring an isolated region of northern Canada, Prof. Richard Pearson stumbled upon a hidden valley in which rested a lost city. The inhabitants were a race of giants, and only one of them survived. Pro. Pearson 'adopted' the giant youth, who stood 12 feet tall, and brought him to the United States. A colleague of Pearson's, Dr. Francis Hilldale attempted an experiment that would shrink that giant to normal size. As the result of that experiment, Scott Pearson found that he could alter his size at will, whether growing to a height of 20 feet or shrinking to the size of a doll. The last surviving member of a lost race, he is in many ways a true 'alien'. Yet of all the Protectors, he bears the greatest love for his adopted home country List of Appearances: Protectors #1-20
NIGHT MASK II	Night Mask II Real Name: Richard Reinhart Known Relatives: Philip Reinhart (father), Erika Blaine (mother) Group Affiliation: Protectors First Appearance: Protectors series 1990s from Malibu comics. History: "Richard is the product of Philip Reinhart's -- the original Night Mask -- brief and volatile marriage to the former Erika Blaine. At the age of 3, he became the object of a bitter and highly publicized custody battle following the divorce of his parents. Richard attended several universities without earning a degree, then spent several years drifting around Europe. Having grown up with his mother, his relationship with his father is strained. Upon learning of the formation of the Protectors, Richard petitioned President O'Brien for a place on the roster. He donned a new costume, but adopted the same name as that used by his father when he was a masked crimefighter 50 years ago." - Protectors Handbook List of Appearances:
NIGHT MASK III	Night Mask III Real Name: Marcia Beckworth Other Aliases: Nightmask Group Affiliation: Protectors Powers/Abilities: Flight, superhuman strength, some invulnerability First Appearance: Protectors series 1990s from Malibu comics. History: Marcia Beckworth is a granddaughter of one of the assistants of the original Night Mask. She met Reinhart at the grave of her grandfather, and made such a strong impression on him that he asked she be made his assistant in aiding the Protectors. For a few weeks she was the behind-the-scenes glue that helped the Protectors stick together, acting as a sort of mother/sister figure. After Richard Reinhart died, she was visited at his tomb by the mysterious Eye, and either granted powers or had her latent powers brought forth. List of Appearances:
THRESHER	Thresher Real Name: Unknown Place of Birth: Aquatania Known Relatives: Neptune (father) Group Affiliation: Prptectors Powers/Abilities: Breath underwater, withstand extreme depth pressures, telepathy with sharks, able to cast illusions of water into desired shapes, can see underwater clearly. First Appearance: Airman #1, 1992. History: "Being the son of Neptune and a mermaid, Thresher is not human at all. He is about 70 years old, and comes from the underground city of Aquatania, which belongs to a dimensional universe separate from our own. Thresher's mother still lives in Aquitania, however, her identity is unknown to him. Thresher's own home is a fortress hidden in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean [not bought as a base because it doesn't show up in the comic]." - Protectors Handbook List of Appearances: Airman #1
WITCH	The Witch Real Name: Andrea Nastrova Group Affiliation: Protectors Powers/Abilities: The Witch exudes pheromones which greatly weaken the wills of males. First Appearance: The Protectors series in the 1990s by Malibu comics. History: "Andrea Nastrova was a struggling young artist trying to make ends meet. As part of her Bohemian life-style she affected [sic], she gained a reputation for eccentricity and secretiveness regarding her background. When she gained supranormal powers, she decided to use them for financial gain. Thus, she became in essence a "hero for hire." Some of the assignments she chose to accept skirted on the very edge of legality. This brought her -- on more than one occasion -- into actual conflict with the costumed supranormal known as Mighty Man. To this day a degree of animosity exists between them." - Protectors Handbook List of Appearances: