Truth II
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: George Banner
Current Occupation: Deceased; former Investigative Journalist
Parents: Unnamed
Siblings: None
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: Worcester
Place of Death: An unnamed alternate dimension
First Appearance: Justice (2nd series) # 1, July 2005
Biography:
George Banner was an investigative reporter for the Worcester Telegram. When a new female vigilante appeared calling herself Justice, George felt discovering her identity would be his big break. While investigating, he met Michelle Wrigley, who used to be the publicly known super-hero Powerkid before she gave up her powers for good.
George and Michelle started dating, and eventually he discovered that she was in fact Justice. Rather than exposing her, he instead kept her secret, and helped her in her battle against crime using his own investigative skills. Eventually, he chose to himself don a costume and be called Truth. (Previously, during the 1990s, there had been a previous Justice and Truth team, who had been brother and sister.)
Just over a year ago, several heroes and villains were abducted from Earth by the Protector and forced to do battle in some pocket dimension. During the battle, Truth was slain by Hell Child. This tragedy was the final straw that caused Michelle Wrigley to give up adventuring upon her return to Earth.
A new Justice and Truth team has began operating out of Amherst. This time they are two college students.
Comments:
This character's personality and appearance is based upon my brother in law, but that has no connection whatsoever to my killing him off. The fact of the matter was that in the Justice strip, Michelle Wrigley was suffering an emotional rollar coaster. Her ex-boyfriend had become one of the most powerful super-villains on Earth. Her brother was possessed and killed the President of the United States. Her mother died of cancer. Then she inherited a company and billions of dollars from her brother's father, who turned out to be an evil mastermind trying to take over the world. George's death was the final straw to make her quit, and the emotional drama made for a very great story.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Elizabeth Hasser
Elizabeth Hasser
created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: Elizabeth Hasser (maiden name not revealed)
Current Occupation: Deceased, former dietician
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: None
Spouse: John Hasser (deceased)
Children: Colleen Hasser, Pauline Sherman, Maureen Wrigley
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: Worcester
Place of Death: Worcester
First Appearance: Super Comics # 1, November 1979
History:
Elizabeth Hasser was a strong woman, whose husband left her, leaving her to raise her three daughters alone. These three daughters would become the mothers of three of Earth's greatest champions: Powerman, NighTrain, and Shon Crest.
Elizabeth died sometime during the years that Powerman was out in space.
Comments:
Not much to say. This character is based physically and personality wise on my grandmother, but my grandmother is still very much alive and well and has decades left in her.
created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: Elizabeth Hasser (maiden name not revealed)
Current Occupation: Deceased, former dietician
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: None
Spouse: John Hasser (deceased)
Children: Colleen Hasser, Pauline Sherman, Maureen Wrigley
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: Worcester
Place of Death: Worcester
First Appearance: Super Comics # 1, November 1979
History:
Elizabeth Hasser was a strong woman, whose husband left her, leaving her to raise her three daughters alone. These three daughters would become the mothers of three of Earth's greatest champions: Powerman, NighTrain, and Shon Crest.
Elizabeth died sometime during the years that Powerman was out in space.
Comments:
Not much to say. This character is based physically and personality wise on my grandmother, but my grandmother is still very much alive and well and has decades left in her.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Colleen Hasser
Colleen Hasser
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: Colleen Hasser
Current Occupation: Deceased, former occupation unknown
Parents: John and Elizabeth Hasser (Both deceased)
Siblings: Maureen (Hasser) Wrigley (deceased) and Pauline (Hasser) Sherman
Spouse: None
Children: Shon Crest Junior
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: Worcester
Place of Death: Orange City
First Appearance: History of the Super Universe # 1, April 1985
Biography:
Colleen was one of three sisters, and the youngest of the three. In the 1960s, these three sisters were chosen by the Universal Protectors to be the mothers of Earth's future champions. Of course, the girls didn't know that.
Colleen was chosen to mother Allorin Vonski's champion. When Colleen was barely 18, she met and ran off with Shon Crest, a nearly unaging adventurer who had the ability of super-speed and super-senses, and who had been the super-heroic Speedster.
Crest died in battle with the Master, but not before he had unknowingly impregnated Colleen. Colleen named her son Shon Crest Junior, but sadly died during labor.
The wizard Allorin Vonski took the child and raised him within the Forbidden Forest, teaching him to use the abilities he inherited from his father.
Comments:
Colleen Hasser is based physically and personality wise on one of my aunts, but of course and thankfully she never died, nor did she have a relationship with a speedster, and her children (none of which are named Shon) became super-heroes.
The character of Colleen was first introduced three years after Shon Crest's debut, in History of the Super Universe, in which the idea regarding the three sisters was first introduced. The idea that the father was the original Speedster though came about years later, in 1991, in the series simply called Crest.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: Colleen Hasser
Current Occupation: Deceased, former occupation unknown
Parents: John and Elizabeth Hasser (Both deceased)
Siblings: Maureen (Hasser) Wrigley (deceased) and Pauline (Hasser) Sherman
Spouse: None
Children: Shon Crest Junior
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: Worcester
Place of Death: Orange City
First Appearance: History of the Super Universe # 1, April 1985
Biography:
Colleen was one of three sisters, and the youngest of the three. In the 1960s, these three sisters were chosen by the Universal Protectors to be the mothers of Earth's future champions. Of course, the girls didn't know that.
Colleen was chosen to mother Allorin Vonski's champion. When Colleen was barely 18, she met and ran off with Shon Crest, a nearly unaging adventurer who had the ability of super-speed and super-senses, and who had been the super-heroic Speedster.
Crest died in battle with the Master, but not before he had unknowingly impregnated Colleen. Colleen named her son Shon Crest Junior, but sadly died during labor.
The wizard Allorin Vonski took the child and raised him within the Forbidden Forest, teaching him to use the abilities he inherited from his father.
Comments:
Colleen Hasser is based physically and personality wise on one of my aunts, but of course and thankfully she never died, nor did she have a relationship with a speedster, and her children (none of which are named Shon) became super-heroes.
The character of Colleen was first introduced three years after Shon Crest's debut, in History of the Super Universe, in which the idea regarding the three sisters was first introduced. The idea that the father was the original Speedster though came about years later, in 1991, in the series simply called Crest.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Robert "Rob" E. Wronski, Jr. (November 18, 1972 – ), who also used pseudonyms including Jim Wright, Bobby Wronski, and Bob Wronski, was the American creator of Powerman, the first of the great comic book superheroes of Super Comics and one of the most recognizable of the 20th century.
| Robert E. Wronski, Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Robert E. Wronski, Jr. in 2011 | |
| Born | Robert Edward Wronski Junior November 18, 1972 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Pseudonym(s) | Jim Wright, Bobby Wronski, Bob Wronski |
| Notable works | Powerman, Super Comics # 1 |
| Fiance | Jessica Wierzbowski |
Early life
The son of a factory worker and a waitress, Wronski was the oldest of two children. His father Bob Wronski was a factory worker and encouraged his son's artistic inclinations. Wronski's parents divorced when he was eight. Wronski was a fan of movies, comic strips, and especially science fiction. He became active in what would become known as fandom, corresponding with other science fiction fans, including the young future author Phil Sheridan. In 1978, Wronski published what might have been the first SF fanzine associated with Super Comics, Adventures of Other Worlds, which he produced handwritten with a notebook and advertised by word of mouth. He published several other issues over the next few months.
Siegel attended Mahar Regional Junior-Senior High School in Orange, Masachusetts and worked for its weekly student newspaper, The Red and Blue Revue. He was a shy, not particularly popular student, but he achieved a bit of fame among his peers for his popular character, "Ratman." At about age 7, while at Dexter Park Elementary School, he befriended his later collaborator, Phil Sheridan. Wronski described his friendship with the more charismatic Sheridan:
| “ | We immediately became partners in crime. | ” |
The writer broke into comics with his own landmark Super Comics, debuting with Super-Bob, Little Bobby, Animal Town U.S.A., Waterman, and Bobby the Kid (Nov. 1979).
Powerman
Wronski created a crazy alien hero named "Krazy-El," bent on understanding human nature. He appeared in the short story "Krazy-El" from Adventures on Other Worlds #1, a science fiction fanzine that Wronski published in 1978. The character was not successful. Tossing and turning in bed one night in 1979, he came upon the more familiar version of the character. Wronski then began to self-publish with co-publisher Deborah Skowronski. Titling it Super-Bob, Wronski chose it as the cover feature for Super Comics' Super Comics #1 (November 1979). The following year, Wronski initiated the syndicated Super-Bob comic strip. Wronski also created the humor strip characters of Little Bobby and Animal Town U.S.A., the western hero Bobby the Kid, and the aquatic character Waterman during this same period.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Daniel "Blacky" Falkner
Real Name: Daniel Falkner
Alter Ego: Robber, Danny, Blacky
Current Occupation: Police Detective
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: None
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: (Earth B) Super Rock; (Earth 5) Heroes of Earth
Place of Birth: Worcester
Current Place of Residence: Worcester
First Appearance: Mystery Comics # 1, September 1982
Biography:
Danny Falkner grew up an a very abusive environment in the city of Worcester. His parents were criminals and drug users who were always either neglecting or abusing the boy. When Danny was 12, he ran away from home and took on a life of crime himself while living homeless. Danny started using the alias "Blacky" in his new career. Though Blacky became a thief, he never used violence except in defense and never used or sold drugs. That was the lifestyle he was escaping from, after all.
However, his new life only lasted a few months when he was apprehended by the vigilante known as the Unknown who caught him ambitiously and single handedly robbing the penthouse of a local millionaire. The Unknown, rather than taking the boy in, instead heard his story, and feeling bad for him, took him in as his ward. He also trained the boy to be his partner in crime fighting, and jokingly dubbed him "Robber".
The Unknown and Robber worked together for four years, until Robber nearly perished at the hands of the Trapster. After that, the Unknown asked his friend, Private Eye Peter Lebane to take the boy in.
Blacky stopped operating as Robber, but would assist Lebane in his own crime fighting investigations.
It was also at this time that a music promoter thought up the gimmick of having a rock band consisting of teen heroes. The band was called Super Rock, and Blacky was recruited as lead singer. The rest of the band consisted of Princess Angela of Booer, the Rocket Kid, the 16 Year Old Robot, Changer, and Witch Woman. Of course while on tour, the band also fought against super villains such as the Dragon, the Booers, the New Power, and the Legion of Doom. The team was very effective as crime fighters, but though the band quickly rose in popularity, it faded just as quickly and the band was disbanded.
A few months later, a team of heroes called the Heroes of Earth arrived from an alternate universe called Earth-5. Amongst the heroes was an alternate version of Blacky. This Blacky shared the exact same history, except that he was never a member of Super Rock, which didn't exist on his world, and of course his membership in the Heroes of Earth. During the Crisis in Infinite Earths, Earth-5 was destroyed, and Blacky and his teammates were stranded on Earth-B. Allorin Vonski used his powers to merge the two into one being, with one shared history. Thus after that Blacky had memories of both lives on both worlds.
After that, Blacky graduated from high school shortly after. He dropped the "Blacky" and started going by Danny. He enrolled in the police academy, and graduated, and within two years made detective and was partnered with Lebane, who had rejoined the force.
They spent much of the time for years assigned to catching a new vigilante called Justice (who was actually Danny's cousin Peter Falkner.) After a while though, the two established a working relationship with the hero.
During the time when the mutant Adam became ruler of Earth, Danny was a member of NighTrain's underground resistance movement. Following Adam's defeat, Danny returned to the force.
In recent years, Danny had started a working relationship with a new Justice (Michelle Wrigley), who has since retired. Danny still works as a detective in Worcester as of this writing.
Comments:
Danny Falkner started off as a spoof of Robin, which is probably obvious, though his physical appearance and personality were modeled after John Stamos' character "Blackie" on General Hospital.
Danny's commonality with Robin continued with Super Rock, which was a spoof of the New Teen Titans. His change from working with the Unknown to working with Lebane was due to Lebane taking over the lead story in Mystery Comics.
The doppelganger from Earth-5 came from my desire to do a two part homage to the JLA/JSA crossovers. Earth-5 was a world of nonpowered vigilantes and magic users. Thus Blacky fit into that category. But of course, Blacky was firmly planted in the main Wronskiverse (Earth-B) as the Unknown was a member of the Powerkid Police and Blacky had been a member of Super Rock. Thus there were two.
The two merged after the Crisis just as Earth-1 and Earth-2 characters merged (such as Wildcat, for instance).
Danny stopped appearing regularly when Detective Lebane was replaced by Doctor Mystery in Mystery Comics. Danny returned though with Justice # 1, and remained a supporting character in that series for years, until it ended in 1992.
He appeared again in the Timeline mini-series, and then recently returned again as a supporting player in the new Justice series, though now that Michelle Wrigley has retired and left Worcester, to be replaced by a new Justice (Holly Frost), who operates in Amherst, Danny has stopped appearing in the series, and is currently in comic book limbo, but is sure to return somewhere, somehow in the future.
Alter Ego: Robber, Danny, Blacky
Current Occupation: Police Detective
Parents: Unknown
Siblings: None
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: (Earth B) Super Rock; (Earth 5) Heroes of Earth
Place of Birth: Worcester
Current Place of Residence: Worcester
First Appearance: Mystery Comics # 1, September 1982
Biography:
Danny Falkner grew up an a very abusive environment in the city of Worcester. His parents were criminals and drug users who were always either neglecting or abusing the boy. When Danny was 12, he ran away from home and took on a life of crime himself while living homeless. Danny started using the alias "Blacky" in his new career. Though Blacky became a thief, he never used violence except in defense and never used or sold drugs. That was the lifestyle he was escaping from, after all.
However, his new life only lasted a few months when he was apprehended by the vigilante known as the Unknown who caught him ambitiously and single handedly robbing the penthouse of a local millionaire. The Unknown, rather than taking the boy in, instead heard his story, and feeling bad for him, took him in as his ward. He also trained the boy to be his partner in crime fighting, and jokingly dubbed him "Robber".
The Unknown and Robber worked together for four years, until Robber nearly perished at the hands of the Trapster. After that, the Unknown asked his friend, Private Eye Peter Lebane to take the boy in.
Blacky stopped operating as Robber, but would assist Lebane in his own crime fighting investigations.
It was also at this time that a music promoter thought up the gimmick of having a rock band consisting of teen heroes. The band was called Super Rock, and Blacky was recruited as lead singer. The rest of the band consisted of Princess Angela of Booer, the Rocket Kid, the 16 Year Old Robot, Changer, and Witch Woman. Of course while on tour, the band also fought against super villains such as the Dragon, the Booers, the New Power, and the Legion of Doom. The team was very effective as crime fighters, but though the band quickly rose in popularity, it faded just as quickly and the band was disbanded.
A few months later, a team of heroes called the Heroes of Earth arrived from an alternate universe called Earth-5. Amongst the heroes was an alternate version of Blacky. This Blacky shared the exact same history, except that he was never a member of Super Rock, which didn't exist on his world, and of course his membership in the Heroes of Earth. During the Crisis in Infinite Earths, Earth-5 was destroyed, and Blacky and his teammates were stranded on Earth-B. Allorin Vonski used his powers to merge the two into one being, with one shared history. Thus after that Blacky had memories of both lives on both worlds.
After that, Blacky graduated from high school shortly after. He dropped the "Blacky" and started going by Danny. He enrolled in the police academy, and graduated, and within two years made detective and was partnered with Lebane, who had rejoined the force.
They spent much of the time for years assigned to catching a new vigilante called Justice (who was actually Danny's cousin Peter Falkner.) After a while though, the two established a working relationship with the hero.
During the time when the mutant Adam became ruler of Earth, Danny was a member of NighTrain's underground resistance movement. Following Adam's defeat, Danny returned to the force.
In recent years, Danny had started a working relationship with a new Justice (Michelle Wrigley), who has since retired. Danny still works as a detective in Worcester as of this writing.
Comments:
Danny Falkner started off as a spoof of Robin, which is probably obvious, though his physical appearance and personality were modeled after John Stamos' character "Blackie" on General Hospital.
Danny's commonality with Robin continued with Super Rock, which was a spoof of the New Teen Titans. His change from working with the Unknown to working with Lebane was due to Lebane taking over the lead story in Mystery Comics.
The doppelganger from Earth-5 came from my desire to do a two part homage to the JLA/JSA crossovers. Earth-5 was a world of nonpowered vigilantes and magic users. Thus Blacky fit into that category. But of course, Blacky was firmly planted in the main Wronskiverse (Earth-B) as the Unknown was a member of the Powerkid Police and Blacky had been a member of Super Rock. Thus there were two.
The two merged after the Crisis just as Earth-1 and Earth-2 characters merged (such as Wildcat, for instance).
Danny stopped appearing regularly when Detective Lebane was replaced by Doctor Mystery in Mystery Comics. Danny returned though with Justice # 1, and remained a supporting character in that series for years, until it ended in 1992.
He appeared again in the Timeline mini-series, and then recently returned again as a supporting player in the new Justice series, though now that Michelle Wrigley has retired and left Worcester, to be replaced by a new Justice (Holly Frost), who operates in Amherst, Danny has stopped appearing in the series, and is currently in comic book limbo, but is sure to return somewhere, somehow in the future.
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