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Flamebird

2005-02-20T02:24:00Z

Nightwing: initial entry by Nightwing, transcribed from The Great Superman Book

'''Flamebird.''' An alternate identity employed by [[Jimmy Olsen]] on those occasions when he and [[Superman]], employing the name [[Nightwing]], participate in adventures together inside the bottle city of Kandor.

The bright red and yellow color of Jimmy's Flamebird costume are reminiscent of the plumage of the flamebird, a Kandorian bird. Jimmy Olsen and Superman first adlpt their Nightwing and Flamebird identities during an adventure in Kandor in January 1963 (S No. 158: "Superman in Kandor" pts. 1-III; "Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!"). They employ them again during a second adventure, in August 1964 (WF No. 143: "The Feud Between Batman and Superman!" pts. 1-II -- no title; "The Manhunters from Earth!").

Nightwing

2005-02-20T02:21:09Z

Nightwing: initial entry by Nightwing, transcribed from The Great Superman Book

'''Nightwing.''' An alternate identity employed by [[Superman]] on those occasions when he and Jimmy Olsen, employing the name [[Flamebird]], participate in adventures together inside the bottle city of Kandor.

The Prussian blue color of Superman's Nightwing costume is reminiscent of the plumage of the nightwing, a Kandorian bird. Superman and Jimmy Olsen first adlpt their Nightwing and Flamebird identities during an adventure in Kandor in January 1963 (S No. 158: "Superman in Kandor" pts. 1-III; "Invasion of the Mystery Super-Men!"; "The Dynamic Duo of Kandor!"; "The City of Super-People!"). They employ them again during a second adventure, in August 1964 (WF No. 143: "The Feud Between Batman and Superman!" pts. 1-II -- no title; "The Manhunters from Earth!").

Xan

2005-02-18T21:00:17Z

Nightwing:

'''Xan.''' An alien from "a far off planet" whose father, Vyl, died in a space prison some time after his arrest at the hands of [[Superman]] and Batman. Honoring Vyl's death-bed wish, Xan launches a campaign of revenge against the two Earth heroes in August 1967, resurrecting the [[Composite Superman]], the only villain to have beaten them before ("Before I destroy them, I want them to suffer!") As the Composite Superman defeats the heroes and is on the verge of killing them, Xan removes the villain's powers and returns him to his identity as [[Joe Meach]] in a bid to kill Superman and Batman himself with a "Magna-Gun" of his own invention. The attempt is foiled when Meach takes the blast himself in a final act of self-sacrifice. The heroes subdue Xan, who is "incarcerated on his own world." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")

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Xan

2005-02-18T20:59:07Z

Nightwing:

'''Xan.''' An alien from "a far off planet" whose father, Vyl, died in a space prison some time after his arrest at the hands of [[Superman]] and Batman. Honoring Vyl's death-bed wish, Xan launches a campaign of revenge against the two Earth heroes in August 1967, resurrecting the [[Composite Superman]] in hopes of destroying them; "Before I destroy them, I want them to suffer!" As the Composite Superman defeats the heroes and is on the verge of destroying them, Xan removes the villain's powers and returns him to his identity as [[Joe Meach]] in a bid to kill Superman and Batman himself with a "Magna-Gun" of his own invention. The attempt is foiled when Meach takes the blast himself in a final act of self-sacrifice. The heroes subdue Xan, who is "incarcerated on his own world." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")

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2005-02-18T20:31:46Z

Nightwing:

Composite Superman

2005-02-18T18:58:50Z

Nightwing:

'''Composite Superman, The'''. A ruthless, power-hungry villain â€“ endowed with all the super-powers of Superman as well as with all th eextraordinary powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes â€“ who sets out, in June 1964, to â€œuse [his] unmatchable powers to humiliate [[Superman]] and Batman before the world, and end their careers forever,â€ as the first phase of his plan to conquer Earth and other worlds as well.

[[Image:CompSuperman.jpg|right]]The Composite Superman is in reality [[Joe Meach]], the caretaker of the Superman Museum in Metropolis, a onetime high-diver, embittered by his failure to achieve fame and fortune, who received his museum job from Superman after the Man of Steel had rescued him from a dive off a tall building into an inch-deep pool of water that would certainly have caused his death, but who nevertheless feels that â€œSuperman humiliated me, by making me a lowly sweeper!â€

As the Composite Superman, Meach â€“ who acquires his unbelievable multiplicity of powers when a fateful bolt of lightning strikes a metal table in the museum containing lifelike statues of the Legion of Superheroes â€“ has green skin, but otherwise resembles a weird composite of Superman and Batman, as though one half of his body were Supermanâ€™s and the other half Batmanâ€™s, divided vertically down the middle. By employing his seemingly endless arsenal of super-powers, the Composite Superman is able to humiliate Batman, Robin and Superman, and even defeat them. Ultimately, however, Meachâ€™s powers fade and vanish, leaving him with no recollection of his short-lived career as a supervillain (WF No. 142: The Origin of the Composite Superman!â€ pts I-II __ â€œThe Composite Superman!â€; â€œThe Battle Between Titans!â€).

By August 1967, Joe Meach is a changed man. Having apparently defeated his inner demons, he now regards his former enemies with admiration ("To think I used to envy those heroes. Superman...Batman! But that's all changed now! Working has made me realize what fine men they are!") Events conspire against Joe, however, as an alien named [[Xan]] creats an artificial lightning bolt that once again strikes the Legion statuettes, returning Meach to his Composite Superman form and restoring his old hatred and mental instability. Xan intends to use the half-and-half villain as a weapon of vengeance against the heroes, in retaliation for their incarceration of Xan's father, now deceased.

This time around, the Composite Superman gets straight to business and begins a physical assault on Superman and Batman. After a humiliating round one defeat in the Batcave, the heroes begin investigating the origins of their foe; Batman confirms the villain's true identity while Superman travels to the 30th Century to consult Brainiac 5, who confirms that the device which had been used on the living forms of the Legionnaires to produce their miniature, lifeless replicas had also somehow stored their powers in those same statues. When lightning strikes the statues, it somehow releases those powers and transfers them to Meach. Returning to the 20th Century, Superman destroys the statuettes to prevent Meach from ever using them again.

Meanwhile the Composite Superman has captured Batman and Robin and set a trap for Superman. In a prolonged, spectacular battle, he defeats the Man of Steel, and with both heroes at his mercy, is on the verge of destroying them with an anti-matter ray when the alien Xan arrives on the scene. Reserving the privilege of delivering the fatal blow to the heroes himself, Xan returns the Composite Superman to his Joe Meach form to remove his interference. As Meach's powers fade, so does his hatred of the heroes, and in a final act of heroic self-sacrifice he absorbs the raygun blast that would have killed them. In gratitude, Superman and Batman erect a statue in honor of Meach, with an inscription at the base reading, "Joe Meach: He lived a criminal, but died a hero." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")

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Composite Superman

2005-02-18T18:56:49Z

Nightwing:

'''Composite Superman, The'''. A ruthless, power-hungry villain â€“ endowed with all the super-powers of Superman as well as with all th eextraordinary powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes â€“ who sets out, in June 1964, to â€œuse [his] unmatchable powers to humiliate [[Superman]] and Batman before the world, and end their careers forever,â€ as the first phase of his plan to conquer Earth and other worlds as well.

The Composite Superman is in reality [[Joe Meach]], the caretaker of the Superman Museum in Metropolis, a onetime high-diver, embittered by his failure to achieve fame and fortune, who received his museum job from Superman after the Man of Steel had rescued him from a dive off a tall building into an inch-deep pool of water that would certainly have caused his death, but who nevertheless feels that â€œSuperman humiliated me, by making me a lowly sweeper!â€

As the Composite Superman, Meach â€“ who acquires his unbelievable multiplicity of powers when a fateful bolt of lightning strikes a metal table in the museum containing lifelike statues of the Legion of Superheroes â€“ has green skin, but otherwise resembles a weird composite of Superman and Batman, as though one half of his body were Supermanâ€™s and the other half Batmanâ€™s, divided vertically down the middle. By employing his seemingly endless arsenal of super-powers, the Composite Superman is able to humiliate Batman, Robin and Superman, and even defeat them. Ultimately, however, Meachâ€™s powers fade and vanish, leaving him with no recollection of his short-lived career as a supervillain (WF No. 142: The Origin of the Composite Superman!â€ pts I-II __ â€œThe Composite Superman!â€; â€œThe Battle Between Titans!â€).

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By August 1967, Joe Meach is a changed man. Having apparently defeated his inner demons, he now regards his former enemies with admiration ("To think I used to envy those heroes. Superman...Batman! But that's all changed now! Working has made me realize what fine men they are!") Events conspire against Joe, however, as an alien named [[Xan]] creats an artificial lightning bolt that once again strikes the Legion statuettes, returning Meach to his Composite Superman form and restoring his old hatred and mental instability. Xan intends to use the half-and-half villain as a weapon of vengeance against the heroes, in retaliation for their incarceration of Xan's father, now deceased.

This time around, the Composite Superman gets straight to business and begins a physical assault on Superman and Batman. After a humiliating round one defeat in the Batcave, the heroes begin investigating the origins of their foe; Batman confirms the villain's true identity while Superman travels to the 30th Century to consult Brainiac 5, who confirms that the device which had been used on the living forms of the Legionnaires to produce their miniature, lifeless replicas had also somehow stored their powers in those same statues. When lightning strikes the statues, it somehow releases those powers and transfers them to Meach. Returning to the 20th Century, Superman destroys the statuettes to prevent Meach from ever using them again.

Meanwhile the Composite Superman has captured Batman and Robin and set a trap for Superman. In a prolonged, spectacular battle, he defeats the Man of Steel, and with both heroes at his mercy, is on the verge of destroying them with an anti-matter ray when the alien Xan arrives on the scene. Reserving the privilege of delivering the fatal blow to the heroes himself, Xan returns the Composite Superman to his Joe Meach form to remove his interference. As Meach's powers fade, so does his hatred of the heroes, and in a final act of heroic self-sacrifice he absorbs the raygun blast that would have killed them. In gratitude, Superman and Batman erect a statue in honor of Meach, with an inscription at the base reading, "Joe Meach: He lived a criminal, but died a hero." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")

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2005-02-18T18:52:30Z

Nightwing:

Composite Superman

2005-02-18T17:04:35Z

Nightwing:

'''Composite Superman, The'''. A ruthless, power-hungry villain â€“ endowed with all the super-powers of Superman as well as with all th eextraordinary powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes â€“ who sets out, in June 1964, to â€œuse [his] unmatchable powers to humiliate [[Superman]] and Batman before the world, and end their careers forever,â€ as the first phase of his plan to conquer Earth and other worlds as well.

The Composite Superman is in reality [[Joe Meach]], the caretaker of the Superman Museum in Metropolis, a onetime high-diver, embittered by his failure to achieve fame and fortune, who received his museum job from Superman after the Man of Steel had rescued him from a dive off a tall building into an inch-deep pool of water that would certainly have caused his death, but who nevertheless feels that â€œSuperman humiliated me, by making me a lowly sweeper!â€

As the Composite Superman, Meach â€“ who acquires his unbelievable multiplicity of powers when a fateful bolt of lightning strikes a metal table in the museum containing lifelike statues of the Legion of Superheroes â€“ has green skin, but otherwise resembles a weird composite of Superman and Batman, as though one half of his body were Supermanâ€™s and the other half Batmanâ€™s, divided vertically down the middle. By employing his seemingly endless arsenal of super-powers, the Composite Superman is able to humiliate Batman, Robin and Superman, and even defeat them. Ultimately, however, Meachâ€™s powers fade and vanish, leaving him with no recollection of his short-lived career as a supervillain (WF No. 142: The Origin of the Composite Superman!â€ pts I-II __ â€œThe Composite Superman!â€; â€œThe Battle Between Titans!â€).

By August 1967, Joe Meach is a changed man. Having apparently defeated his inner demons, he now regards his former enemies with admiration ("To think I used to envy those heroes. Superman...Batman! But that's all changed now! Working has made me realize what fine men they are!") Events conspire against Joe, however, as an alien named [[Xan]] creats an artificial lightning bolt that once again strikes the Legion statuettes, returning Meach to his Composite Superman form and restoring his old hatred and mental instability. Xan intends to use the half-and-half villain as a weapon of vengeance against the heroes, in retaliation for their incarceration of Xan's father, now deceased.

This time around, the Composite Superman gets straight to business and begins a physical assault on Superman and Batman. After a humiliating round one defeat in the Batcave, the heroes begin investigating the origins of their foe; Batman confirms the villain's true identity while Superman travels to the 30th Century to consult Brainiac 5, who confirms that the device which had been used on the living forms of the Legionnaires to produce their miniature, lifeless replicas had also somehow stored their powers in those same statues. When lightning strikes the statues, it somehow releases those powers and transfers them to Meach. Returning to the 20th Century, Superman destroys the statuettes to prevent Meach from ever using them again.

Meanwhile the Composite Superman has captured Batman and Robin and set a trap for Superman. In a prolonged, spectacular battle, he defeats the Man of Steel, and with both heroes at his mercy, is on the verge of destroying them with an anti-matter ray when the alien Xan arrives on the scene. Reserving the privilege of delivering the fatal blow to the heroes himself, Xan returns the Composite Superman to his Joe Meach form to remove his interference. As Meach's powers fade, so does his hatred of the heroes, and in a final act of heroic self-sacrifice he absorbs the raygun blast that would have killed them. In gratitude, Superman and Batman erect a statue in honor of Meach, with an inscription at the base reading, "Joe Meach: He lived a criminal, but died a hero." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")

Xan

2005-02-18T17:02:22Z

Nightwing:

'''Xan.''' An alien from "a far off planet" whose father, Vyl, died in a space prison some time after his arrest at the hands of [[Superman]] and Batman. Honoring the death-bed wish of his father, Xan launches a campaign of revenge against the two Earth heroes in August 1967, resurrecting the [[Composite Superman]] in hopes of destroying them; "Before I destroy them, I want them to suffer!" As the Composite Superman defeats the heroes and is on the verge of destroying them, Xan removes the villain's powers and returns him to his identity as [[Joe Meach]] in a bid to kill Superman and Batman himself with a "Magna-Gun" of his own invention. The attempt is foiled when Meach takes the blast himself in a final act of self-sacrifice. The heroes subdue Xan, who is "incarcerated on his own world." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")

Xan

2005-02-18T17:01:53Z

Nightwing:

'''Xan.''' An alien from "a far off planet" whose father, Vyl, died in a space prison some time after his arrest at the hands of [[Superman]] and Batman. Honoring the death-bed wish of his father, Xan launches a campaign of revenge against the two Earth heroes in August 1967, resurrecting the [[Composite Superman]] in hopes of destroying them; "Before I destroy them, I want them to suffer!" As the Composite Superman defeats the heroes and is on the verge of destroying them, Xan removes the villain's powers and returns him to his identity as Joe Meach in a bid to kill Superman and Batman himself with a "Magna-Gun" of his own invention. The attempt is foiled when [[Meach]] takes the blast himself in a final act of self-sacrifice. The heroes subdue Xan, who is "incarcerated on his own world." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")

Xan

2005-02-18T17:01:16Z

Nightwing:

'''Xan.''' An alien from "a far off planet" whose father, Vyl, died in a space prison some time after his arrest at the hands of Superman and Batman. Honoring the death-bed wish of his father, Xan launches a campaign of revenge against the two Earth heroes in August 1967, resurrecting the Composite Superman in hopes of destroying them; "Before I destroy them, I want them to suffer!" As the Composite Superman defeats the heroes and is on the verge of destroying them, Xan removes the villain's powers and returns him to his identity as Joe Meach in a bid to kill Superman and Batman himself with a "Magna-Gun" of his own invention. The attempt is foiled when Meach takes the blast himself in a final act of self-sacrifice. The heroes subdue Xan, who is "incarcerated on his own world." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")

Xan

2005-02-18T17:00:41Z

Nightwing:

Joe Meach

2005-02-18T16:50:52Z

Nightwing:

'''Meach, Joe.''' Caretaker of the Superman Museum from June, 1964 to August 1967. When lightning strikes the museum's display of Legion of Super-Heroes statues, Meach is transformed into the Composite Superman, a villain possessing the combined powers of the entire Legion membership and dedicated to the humiliation and destruction of Superman and Batman. See [[Composite Superman]].

Joe Meach

2005-02-18T16:49:51Z

Nightwing:

Composite Superman

2005-02-18T16:45:09Z

Nightwing:

'''Composite Superman, The'''. A ruthless, power-hungry villain â€“ endowed with all the super-powers of Superman as well as with all th eextraordinary powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes â€“ who sets out, in June 1964, to â€œuse [his] unmatchable powers to humiliate [[Superman]] and Batman before the world, and end their careers forever,â€ as the first phase of his plan to conquer Earth and other worlds as well.

The Composite Superman is in reality Joe Meach, the caretaker of the Superman Museum in Metropolis, a onetime high-diver, embittered by his failure to achieve fame and fortune, who received his museum job from Superman after the Man of Steel had rescued him from a dive off a tall building into an inch-deep pool of water that would certainly have caused his death, but who nevertheless feels that â€œSuperman humiliated me, by making me a lowly sweeper!â€

As the Composite Superman, Meach â€“ who acquires his unbelievable multiplicity of powers when a fateful bolt of lightning strikes a metal table in the museum containing lifelike statues of the Legion of Superheroes â€“ has green skin, but otherwise resembles a weird composite of Superman and Batman, as though one half of his body were Supermanâ€™s and the other half Batmanâ€™s, divided vertically down the middle. By employing his seemingly endless arsenal of super-powers, the Composite Superman is able to humiliate Batman, Robin and Superman, and even defeat them. Ultimately, however, Meachâ€™s powers fade and vanish, leaving him with no recollection of his short-lived career as a supervillain (WF No. 142: The Origin of the Composite Superman!â€ pts I-II __ â€œThe Composite Superman!â€; â€œThe Battle Between Titans!â€).

By August 1967, Joe Meach is a changed man. Having apparently defeated his inner demons, he now regards his former enemies with admiration ("To think I used to envy those heroes. Superman...Batman! But that's all changed now! Working has made me realize what fine men they are!") Events were conspiring against Joe, however, as an alien named Xan created an artificial lightning bolt that once again struck the Legion statuettes, returning Meach to his Composite Superman form and restoring his old hatred and mental instability. Xan intended to use the half-and-half villain as a weapon of vengeance against the heroes, in retaliation for their incarceration of Xan's father, now deceased.

This time around, the Composite Superman gets straight to business and begins a physical assault on Superman and Batman. After a humiliating round one defeat in the Batcave, the heroes begin investigating the origins of their foe; Batman confirms the villain's true identity while Superman travels to the 30th Century to consult Brainiac 5, who confirms that the device which had been used on the living forms of the Legionnaires to produce their miniature, lifeless replicas had also somehow stored their powers in those same statues. When lightning strikes the statues, it somehow releases those powers and transfers them to Meach. Returning to the 20th Century, Superman destroys the statuettes to prevent Meach from ever using them again.

Meanwhile the Composite Superman has captured Batman and Robin and set a trap for Superman. In a prolonged, spectacular battle, he defeats the Man of Steel, and with both heroes at his mercy, is on the verge of destroying them with an anti-matter ray when the alien Xan arrives on the scene. Reserving the privilege of delivering the fatal blow to the heroes himself, Xan returns the Composite Superman to his Joe Meach form to remove his interference. As Meach's powers fade, so does his hatred of the heroes, and in a final act of heroic self-sacrifice he absorbs the raygun blast that would have killed them. In gratitude, Superman and Batman erect a statue in honor of Meach, with an inscription at the base reading, "Joe Meach: He lived a criminal, but died a hero." (WF No. 168: "The Return of the Composite Superman!", pt II; "The Half-And-Half Heroes!")