Jessica Warner
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: Jessica Warner
Current Occupation: College Student, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Parents: Unrevealed
Siblings: None
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: None
Place of Birth: Unknown
Current Place of Residence: Amherst
First Appearance: Powerman # 263, September 2009
Biography:
Jessica Warner is a psychology major at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. At the start of her freshman year she first met Jonathon Stanford, also a freshman who was majoring in Legal Studies. What Jessica didn't know was that Jonathon was actually Powerman, who had chosen to give up his powers for a year and had taken this new identity to live a normal life, starting over.
Shortly after they met, Jessica and Jonathon found themselves compelled to help in the investigation of the theft of a painting from the campus art museum, which they solved successfully. This seemed to be the beginning of a string of campus and Amherst mysteries that the two inevitably found themselves investigating.
It wasn't long before Jessica and Jonathon were in love, and dating, and solving crimes. Things got weirder as wannabe super-heroes and villains began populating the campus and the town, as a reaction to the absence of Powerman, who the world considered to be missing, despite his Myspace blog posts stating otherwise.
Even Jessica's roommate Holly donned costume to become the newest hero called Justice.
Eventually, the campus became the primary headquarters of a new group of heroes called the Heroes of the People, whose adventures often involved Jessica and Jonathon.
Recently, on one of their usual adventures, Jessica and Jonathon found themselves captured by the bad guys aboard a helicopter, bound and gagged. Jessica was thrown from the helicopter, with Jonathon thrown just after. Just at that moment, Powerman's year was up, and his powers returned. Jonathon transformed (without any eyes on him) into Powerman, saved Jessica, and captured the bad guys. He then told Jessica that he also saved Jonathon he he was a down the road, and flew off, to transform...down the road.
However, a few days later, Jonathon/Chris/Powerman gathered the courage to reveal his identity to Jessica and tell her the whole story of his heroic and often tragic life.
She told him that she would keep his secret, and her love for him didn't change.
The two are currently in their second year of college.
Comments:
Jessica is clearly inspired by the love of my life. Though I made changes for dramatic purposes, her personality is very similar. Jessica remains a principle character in Powerman, and now can be seen in other titles in which Powerman is involved, such as Powerkid.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Members:
Michael Bossman
The Trapster
Karate Spears
Krusher
Man-Killer
Kitten Girl
First Appearance: The Bad Guys # 1 (May 2009)
During the Crisis of 2008 - 2009, many super-villains were resurrected by the New Power, though in the end, the New Power was defeated. But the many villains were free on Earth.
Michael Bossman, a former enemy of his son Chris Kowalski aka Powerman, recruited a team of Powerman's former foes, all of whom like him had reformed. This team became a covert team secretly funded by Bossman Enterprises, travelling the world helping people in need.
Recently, the Bad Guys found that their leader, Michael Bossman, was really a member of the inner council of the New Power, and had formed the Bad Guys in a ploy to make them his mind controlled minions, a plot that failed. Bossman went into hiding, and the team was left in a situation where they head to decide where to go now, with their formation a ruse, their leader a villain, and their funding in question.
The team decided that regardless of how they got together, the work they do is what matters, as they continue on the road to redemption. The Trapster, who had already been the field leader, took leadership of the team. Shortly after, their funding was resolved as Michelle Wrigley took control of Bossman Enterprises, learned of the Bad Guys, and decided to continue funding their missions.
Comments:
The Bad Guys was one of the Super Explosion titles following Crisis. All the members were former Powerkid/Powerman rogues who had previously reformed.
Michael Bossman first appeared in Super Bob stories in 1979 as a supporting character/sidekick. He became an enemy of the Unknown and Detective Lebane starting in 1982, then became a Powerkid foe starting in 1984. He reformed in 2007, though as I've mentioned, it was just a ruse.
The Trapster was an enemy of Powerkid, the Unknown, Detective Lebane, and Doctor Mystery starting in 1982. He reformed as revealed in 2008, and was given the job of head of security for Bossman Enterprises.
Karate Spears first appeared as a foe of Powerkid in 1982. However, when Powerkid saved his home world in 1985, the villain turned over a new leaf. This caused the people of his world to overthrow him, now that he was considered weak, and he was imprisoned for years, until 1994 when he escaped and came to Earth, operating as a super hero under the new identity of the Interstellar Ninja. But in 2008, he (and I) realized how stupid that name was and he returned to his original one (given to him by his creator, Chuck Spears).
The Krusher first became an enemy of Powerkid and the Powerkid Police in 1984. For years, the heroes would stop him by giving him amnesia, but eventually that stopped working. In 2001, though, Krusher finally gained power over his power madness, and reformed.
Man-Killer was the quickest to reform. She first became a foe of Powerkid in 1982, but a few months later, she repented and joined the Powerkid Police. She actually died in 1990, but was resurrected by the New Power during the Crisis.
Finally, Kitten Girl first became a foe of Super Bob in 1980, later becoming a foe of the Unknown and Detective Lebane. Eventually, she repented and joined the Powerkid Police. She was vaporized along with all of Orange City in 1992 by a team of villains. She was resurrected by the New Power during the Crisis as well.
The team's adventures are sort of inspired by the Suicide Squad and the A-Team. And it's fun to write because all of these characters bring me back to my childhood.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Members:
Michael Bossman
The Trapster
Karate Spears
Krusher
Man-Killer
Kitten Girl
First Appearance: The Bad Guys # 1 (May 2009)
During the Crisis of 2008 - 2009, many super-villains were resurrected by the New Power, though in the end, the New Power was defeated. But the many villains were free on Earth.
Michael Bossman, a former enemy of his son Chris Kowalski aka Powerman, recruited a team of Powerman's former foes, all of whom like him had reformed. This team became a covert team secretly funded by Bossman Enterprises, travelling the world helping people in need.
Recently, the Bad Guys found that their leader, Michael Bossman, was really a member of the inner council of the New Power, and had formed the Bad Guys in a ploy to make them his mind controlled minions, a plot that failed. Bossman went into hiding, and the team was left in a situation where they head to decide where to go now, with their formation a ruse, their leader a villain, and their funding in question.
The team decided that regardless of how they got together, the work they do is what matters, as they continue on the road to redemption. The Trapster, who had already been the field leader, took leadership of the team. Shortly after, their funding was resolved as Michelle Wrigley took control of Bossman Enterprises, learned of the Bad Guys, and decided to continue funding their missions.
Comments:
The Bad Guys was one of the Super Explosion titles following Crisis. All the members were former Powerkid/Powerman rogues who had previously reformed.
Michael Bossman first appeared in Super Bob stories in 1979 as a supporting character/sidekick. He became an enemy of the Unknown and Detective Lebane starting in 1982, then became a Powerkid foe starting in 1984. He reformed in 2007, though as I've mentioned, it was just a ruse.
The Trapster was an enemy of Powerkid, the Unknown, Detective Lebane, and Doctor Mystery starting in 1982. He reformed as revealed in 2008, and was given the job of head of security for Bossman Enterprises.
Karate Spears first appeared as a foe of Powerkid in 1982. However, when Powerkid saved his home world in 1985, the villain turned over a new leaf. This caused the people of his world to overthrow him, now that he was considered weak, and he was imprisoned for years, until 1994 when he escaped and came to Earth, operating as a super hero under the new identity of the Interstellar Ninja. But in 2008, he (and I) realized how stupid that name was and he returned to his original one (given to him by his creator, Chuck Spears).
The Krusher first became an enemy of Powerkid and the Powerkid Police in 1984. For years, the heroes would stop him by giving him amnesia, but eventually that stopped working. In 2001, though, Krusher finally gained power over his power madness, and reformed.
Man-Killer was the quickest to reform. She first became a foe of Powerkid in 1982, but a few months later, she repented and joined the Powerkid Police. She actually died in 1990, but was resurrected by the New Power during the Crisis.
Finally, Kitten Girl first became a foe of Super Bob in 1980, later becoming a foe of the Unknown and Detective Lebane. Eventually, she repented and joined the Powerkid Police. She was vaporized along with all of Orange City in 1992 by a team of villains. She was resurrected by the New Power during the Crisis as well.
The team's adventures are sort of inspired by the Suicide Squad and the A-Team. And it's fun to write because all of these characters bring me back to my childhood.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Bossman Enterprises
Bossman Enterprises
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Biography:
Between 1981 and 1984, Michael Bossman was an underworld kingpin called the Boss. Using his illegally gotten gains, he created a company called Bossman Enterprises, in which he patented and produced new technologies that he stole from alien civilizations during his younger years as an agent of the Interstellar Peace Organization.
The technologies were just subtle enough to prove successful and groundbreaking on Earth but not advanced enough to draw the attention of the IPO. He was so successful that by 1984 Bossman's company was now a multi-billion dollar corporation and Bossman abandoned his underworld alter-ego, though not his evil ways.
From 1984 to 1989, while publicly a booming legal company, secretly is was used by Michael Bossman to conduct any illegal thing that suited him. This included Bossman's attempts to lure his son Chris Kowalski aka Powerkid over to the dark side, by force if necessary, and it was, though unsuccessful.
In 1989, Bossman's evil finally became public knowledge, and Powerkid apprehended him himself. Bossman was sent away for multiple murders, kidnappings, rapes, thefts, ect. He was away for a mere 18 years before his legal team finally got him released.
During his stay in prison, a proxy ran the company, however, Bossman still maintained real control. His proxy dared not try to take control for real.
When Bossman was released in 2007, he seemingly reformed. He devoted portions of his company, which he officially regained control of, to humanitarian efforts. The company began funding NighTforce, a team dedicated to taking down the terrorist cult called the New Power. The company also secretly funded another team called the Bad Guys, that consisted of reformed super-villains and traveled the globe on covert missions to assist people in need. The company also later funded the revived Heroes of Earth.
About a year ago, it was revealed that Bossman had not changed his ways, and actually was a member of the inner council of the New Power. Bossman went into hiding. This time, perhaps due to some part of Bossman that was actually good, a clause left all of Bossman's money, assets, valuables, and the entire company to his son Chris, and his grandson Connor. However, Connor being a minor had his mother Yana Oo named his proxy. Chris, having killed President Bush when under mind control, was in hiding, and named his sister Michelle Wrigley as his proxy. Thus, now Michelle Wrigley is the head of Bossman Enterprises, and Yana Oo the company's number two.
Today, Bossman Enterprises continues to thrive legally and secretly funding super-heroic operations, including ironically capturing Bossman and taking down the New Power once and for all.
Comments:
The character of Michael Bossman has gone through many changes over the years. In 1984, he transitioned from a super-villain who fought the Unknown and Detective Lebane, to an evil billionaire businessman whose goal was to turn his son, Powerkid, to his side.
And yes, in 1984, I came up with the idea of turning the evil mastermind into a rich businessman who uses his business as a front. Yes, I did that. Years before Byrne and Ostrander did the same to Luthor and Sivana. But do I get credit for this? (Perhaps, though, the Kingpin might be the first.)
From 1984 to 1989, Bossman Enterprises was a major part of Powerkid and Powerman, even when Bossman wasn't the main villain. His presence was always there in the series. But even beyond that, Bossman Enterprises has appeared or has been referenced in many Super Comics titles. Because Bossman Enterprises is the tallest building in Orange City, and located in the exact center of the city, it frequently appears in any story occurring in Orange City. (And most of the titles do take place in Orange City, or at least visit there at some point.) Additionally, the mark of "MBE" (for Michael Bossman Enterprises) is often seen on all kinds of tech gadgets in various stories.
Today, the company is a significant part of most Super Comics titles, particularly Powerman, Super Team-Up, Powerkid, Super Team-Up Jr., Super-Trio, Justice, NighTforce, Bad Guys, and Heroes of Earth.
It should be noted that Bossman Enterprises has not appeared in any story that takes place in the future, not even ones in Orange City. This doesn't necessarily mean that it's not there, but there is no evidence that it is.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Biography:
Between 1981 and 1984, Michael Bossman was an underworld kingpin called the Boss. Using his illegally gotten gains, he created a company called Bossman Enterprises, in which he patented and produced new technologies that he stole from alien civilizations during his younger years as an agent of the Interstellar Peace Organization.
The technologies were just subtle enough to prove successful and groundbreaking on Earth but not advanced enough to draw the attention of the IPO. He was so successful that by 1984 Bossman's company was now a multi-billion dollar corporation and Bossman abandoned his underworld alter-ego, though not his evil ways.
From 1984 to 1989, while publicly a booming legal company, secretly is was used by Michael Bossman to conduct any illegal thing that suited him. This included Bossman's attempts to lure his son Chris Kowalski aka Powerkid over to the dark side, by force if necessary, and it was, though unsuccessful.
In 1989, Bossman's evil finally became public knowledge, and Powerkid apprehended him himself. Bossman was sent away for multiple murders, kidnappings, rapes, thefts, ect. He was away for a mere 18 years before his legal team finally got him released.
During his stay in prison, a proxy ran the company, however, Bossman still maintained real control. His proxy dared not try to take control for real.
When Bossman was released in 2007, he seemingly reformed. He devoted portions of his company, which he officially regained control of, to humanitarian efforts. The company began funding NighTforce, a team dedicated to taking down the terrorist cult called the New Power. The company also secretly funded another team called the Bad Guys, that consisted of reformed super-villains and traveled the globe on covert missions to assist people in need. The company also later funded the revived Heroes of Earth.
About a year ago, it was revealed that Bossman had not changed his ways, and actually was a member of the inner council of the New Power. Bossman went into hiding. This time, perhaps due to some part of Bossman that was actually good, a clause left all of Bossman's money, assets, valuables, and the entire company to his son Chris, and his grandson Connor. However, Connor being a minor had his mother Yana Oo named his proxy. Chris, having killed President Bush when under mind control, was in hiding, and named his sister Michelle Wrigley as his proxy. Thus, now Michelle Wrigley is the head of Bossman Enterprises, and Yana Oo the company's number two.
Today, Bossman Enterprises continues to thrive legally and secretly funding super-heroic operations, including ironically capturing Bossman and taking down the New Power once and for all.
Comments:
The character of Michael Bossman has gone through many changes over the years. In 1984, he transitioned from a super-villain who fought the Unknown and Detective Lebane, to an evil billionaire businessman whose goal was to turn his son, Powerkid, to his side.
And yes, in 1984, I came up with the idea of turning the evil mastermind into a rich businessman who uses his business as a front. Yes, I did that. Years before Byrne and Ostrander did the same to Luthor and Sivana. But do I get credit for this? (Perhaps, though, the Kingpin might be the first.)
From 1984 to 1989, Bossman Enterprises was a major part of Powerkid and Powerman, even when Bossman wasn't the main villain. His presence was always there in the series. But even beyond that, Bossman Enterprises has appeared or has been referenced in many Super Comics titles. Because Bossman Enterprises is the tallest building in Orange City, and located in the exact center of the city, it frequently appears in any story occurring in Orange City. (And most of the titles do take place in Orange City, or at least visit there at some point.) Additionally, the mark of "MBE" (for Michael Bossman Enterprises) is often seen on all kinds of tech gadgets in various stories.
Today, the company is a significant part of most Super Comics titles, particularly Powerman, Super Team-Up, Powerkid, Super Team-Up Jr., Super-Trio, Justice, NighTforce, Bad Guys, and Heroes of Earth.
It should be noted that Bossman Enterprises has not appeared in any story that takes place in the future, not even ones in Orange City. This doesn't necessarily mean that it's not there, but there is no evidence that it is.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Michelle Wrigley
Michelle Wrigley
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr. and Walter Wright
Real Name: Michelle Denise Wrigley
Aliases: Super Baby, Powerkid II, Powerman III, Justice III
Current Occupation: President, chairman of the board of Bossman Enterprises
Parents: Walter and Maureen (Hasser) Wrigley (both deceased)
Siblings: Christopher Kowalsky (aka Powerman II; adopted brother)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: Heroes of Earth; also will be a member of the Power Police in the future
Place of Birth: Orange City
Current Place of Residence: Orange City
First Appearance: Powerkid # 23 (July 1984)
Biography:
When Christopher Kowalsky, the hero who was known as Powerkid at the time and is now known as Powerman, was 11, he gained a little sister, Michelle Wrigley. They thought they were half-siblings, with different fathers. Years later, they would learn that their mother was not actually Chris' mother.
When Michelle was just a month old, the family was camping, and Michelle accidentally rolled into a pond. As it turned out, the pond has been irradiated with the same energy that gave Chris his powers. This has been no accident, but intentional on the part of the Great Unknown. Chris immediately dove in after his sister, but the pond had given Michelle the same powers as Powerkid, including the advanced intelligence. However, her powers were only activated in time of need. When there was a danger that Powerkid couldn't handle alone, Michelle would turn into Super Baby.
As Super Baby, Michelle operated whenever needed, including during the Crisis on Infinite Earths where she helped maintain order during the unpredictable weather and merging of space and time. Shortly after the Crisis, when she was just over a year old, her powers faded away.
When Michelle was two, she possessed by Satan, and Powerkid had to rely on the help of the Monster Squad to drive him out of her.
In 1991, when Michelle was seven, her brother was thought to be killed by Doctor Deadly. Allorin Vonski found a way to transfer his powers to Michelle, but chose to transform her into a duplicate of Powerman (yes, turning her into an adult male) and wiping her memories. Michelle operated as Powerman for a few months until Chris showed up alive and reclaimed his powers and title. Michelle was reverted back to normal with no memories of her time as Powerman.
However, while Chris was thought dead, and Michelle was amnesiac, their mother lost her mind from the stress and hated super-heroes. She went to Australia and blew up Heroes of Earth headquarters there. She was found insane and committed to a mental hospital.
Shortly after this, Chris went off to college, and Michelle was left to be raised alone by her father. Eventually, Walter fought a long and hard legal battle to have Maureen released into his custody.
A year after all this, Doctor Deadly met Doctor Doom, a villain from an alternate universe. The two worked together to hatch a spell that banished all super-heroes to limbo. Now a world without heroes, the super-villains were able to wreak havok. Allorin Vonski used his powers to grant powers to several of Chris' friends, as well as Michelle, who regained her old powers, now permanently, and became Powerkid.
Eventually, the heroes managed to get back home and restore order, and Michelle continued to operate as Powerkid. It should be noted that just like with Chris, when Michelle transformed into Powerkid, she aged physically, intellectually, and emotionally by some years.
Thus in 1994, though only 10 years old as Michelle, she was 15 as Powerkid, and started dating 18 year old super hero Zap, Master of Power. Though at this time Powerman's identity was public, Michelle managed to keep hers secret, and chose not to tell Zap. As Powerkid, she had feelings for Zap, and did not want him to know she was just a 10 year old kid.
Later in 1994, a being called the Nameless One came to Earth and did battle with Powerman, and both seemed to vaporize each other, but in reality they has both been teleported to opposite sides of the universe. During his absence, Powerkid and NighTrain worked together to protect Orange City and deal with three fakers claiming to be the real Powerman. Eventually Powerman returned, but so did the Nameless one, who kidnapped Chris and Michelle's parents. Powerman left to rescue them, instructing Michelle that it was up to her to be Earth's champion in his absence.
A year later, Powerman decided to leave Earth behind forever, and Powerkid officially became Earth's champion. Shortly after, the mutant called Adam used his psychic powers to take over the Earth, establishing a new world order where mutants and metahumans ruled over normal humans. He made the Heroes of Earth and Champions as his royal guard, and Powerkid and Zap were his personal bodyguards. For three years, Powerkid served Adam, all the while trying to muster the willpower to send a psychic message of her own to Powerman, which finally reached him out in space. He returned to Earth, and helped the heroes regain control and overthrow Adam, who Powerman had to kill. Meanwhile, Adam's brother had gained the power of time travel, and was going back in time to kill every metahuman before they gained their powers. Powerkid joined with the other heroes to stop him, and she was able to stop Timeline before he tried to kill Maureen Wrigley in 1984 while she was still pregnant with Michelle in the womb. Timeline, too, was killed.
Following this, Allorin Vonski created a spell that removed all super powers from all super beings on Earth, except for a few who chose to leave Earth. Michelle willingly gave up her powers.
Now Michelle was 14, and the now powerless Zap, Keith Sheridan, was 20. They tried to maintain their relationship, but the age difference strained things, as well another factor. Michelle was fine living a normal life. She began devoting herself to athletics and her studies. But Keith began to resent having lost his powers, when for three years he was one of the most powerful men on the planet. Now he was at college, and doing poorly. Without the super heroics, Michelle and Keith found they had nothing in common, and eventually ended their relationship.
Four years later, Michelle turned 18 and went off to Worcester State College. Now living in one of the most crime ridden cities in the world, Michelle got the hero itch again. When she turned 21, she adopted the abandoned identity of Justice, and began patrolling the streets as a vigilante, becoming the only costumed hero of the time.
The next year, however, her brother returned to active duty as Powerman, and his son Connor became Powerkid. This sparked the beginning of a new heroic age.
Early on in Michelle's new vigilante career, she encountered investigative journalist George Banner, who was trying to uncover Justice's identity. Eventually, Michelle and George began dating, and he learned, but kept, her secret. He even took up the costumed business himself, calling himself Truth.
In 2008, Michelle learned that her mother had terminal cancer. She moved back to Orange City to live with and care for her mother. This created a strain in her relationship with George.
Then the new Crisis hit, and Michelle as Justice had to participate. At one point, she and Truth had to travel back in time to 1991, where they encountered Peter and Michelle Falkner, the Justice and Truth of that time.
After the Crisis, Justice served with the newly reformed Heroes of Earths very briefly.
At the end of 2008, Maureen Wrigley died, and Michelle could no longer operate at Justice. But she was forced to don the costume one last time when her and several other heroes were brought against their will to a "battleworld" where they had to combat their greatest enemies. Truth was killed during this great battle. When the heroes finally returned, Michelle gave up heroics.
Michelle chose to stay in Orange City, in her childhood home, which she now owned. Shortly after, her brother's father, billionaire Michael Bossman returned to a life of crime (he had been a reformed super villain). There was a strange clause that left his company, Bossman Enterprises, and his entire fortune, property, and assets for Chris and Connor Kowalsky, Michelle Wrigley, and Connor's mother Yana Oo. Connor was too young to control a company, and Chris was in hiding at the time (due to having killed President Bush while under mind control), and thus Michelle and Yana were suddenly in control of a multi-billion dollar company.
Now Michelle has abandoned heroics and runs Bossman Enterprises, though she does fund the operations of NighTforce and the Bad Guys, both heroic teams.
In the year 2019, Michelle will again be operating as Justice, and will become a member of the Power Police.
Comments:
Michelle Wrigley was inspired by my sister, Michelle Wright. The character was created by my step-father, Walter Wright, though he really just came up with the name (that had been previously used in silver age Superman stories.) Walter was the Bob Kane to my Bill Finger, in that he came up with the name, and I came up with everything else since then.
Michelle/Super Baby was a supporting character in Powerkid from 1984 - 1988, and also appeared in the Crisis Within.
She continued to be a supporting character in Powerman from 1988 to 1991. Briefly, she became the feature character in Powerman during the summer of 1991, but reverted by to supporting status.
In 1991 to 1992, Michelle Wrigley was seen in the futuristic series Power Police 2019/2020. This was the first time we learn that Michelle will become Justice at age 21 and will continue to operate as Justice in the years 2019 and 2020.
In 1994, Powerkid volume 2 was launched, featuring Michelle Wrigley, which ran until May 1995. She next appeared in the four issue Timeline mini-series in 1998.
In 2005, Justice volume 2 was launched, again featuring Michelle Wrigley. Though this series is still ongoing, Michelle stopped being the feature character in August 2010, when she passed the torch over to the new Justice, Holly Frost.
Michelle remains a supporting cast member in Powerman, Powerkid, Justice, NighTforce, and the Bad Guys.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr. and Walter Wright
Real Name: Michelle Denise Wrigley
Aliases: Super Baby, Powerkid II, Powerman III, Justice III
Current Occupation: President, chairman of the board of Bossman Enterprises
Parents: Walter and Maureen (Hasser) Wrigley (both deceased)
Siblings: Christopher Kowalsky (aka Powerman II; adopted brother)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: Heroes of Earth; also will be a member of the Power Police in the future
Place of Birth: Orange City
Current Place of Residence: Orange City
First Appearance: Powerkid # 23 (July 1984)
Biography:
When Christopher Kowalsky, the hero who was known as Powerkid at the time and is now known as Powerman, was 11, he gained a little sister, Michelle Wrigley. They thought they were half-siblings, with different fathers. Years later, they would learn that their mother was not actually Chris' mother.
When Michelle was just a month old, the family was camping, and Michelle accidentally rolled into a pond. As it turned out, the pond has been irradiated with the same energy that gave Chris his powers. This has been no accident, but intentional on the part of the Great Unknown. Chris immediately dove in after his sister, but the pond had given Michelle the same powers as Powerkid, including the advanced intelligence. However, her powers were only activated in time of need. When there was a danger that Powerkid couldn't handle alone, Michelle would turn into Super Baby.
As Super Baby, Michelle operated whenever needed, including during the Crisis on Infinite Earths where she helped maintain order during the unpredictable weather and merging of space and time. Shortly after the Crisis, when she was just over a year old, her powers faded away.
When Michelle was two, she possessed by Satan, and Powerkid had to rely on the help of the Monster Squad to drive him out of her.
In 1991, when Michelle was seven, her brother was thought to be killed by Doctor Deadly. Allorin Vonski found a way to transfer his powers to Michelle, but chose to transform her into a duplicate of Powerman (yes, turning her into an adult male) and wiping her memories. Michelle operated as Powerman for a few months until Chris showed up alive and reclaimed his powers and title. Michelle was reverted back to normal with no memories of her time as Powerman.
However, while Chris was thought dead, and Michelle was amnesiac, their mother lost her mind from the stress and hated super-heroes. She went to Australia and blew up Heroes of Earth headquarters there. She was found insane and committed to a mental hospital.
Shortly after this, Chris went off to college, and Michelle was left to be raised alone by her father. Eventually, Walter fought a long and hard legal battle to have Maureen released into his custody.
A year after all this, Doctor Deadly met Doctor Doom, a villain from an alternate universe. The two worked together to hatch a spell that banished all super-heroes to limbo. Now a world without heroes, the super-villains were able to wreak havok. Allorin Vonski used his powers to grant powers to several of Chris' friends, as well as Michelle, who regained her old powers, now permanently, and became Powerkid.
Eventually, the heroes managed to get back home and restore order, and Michelle continued to operate as Powerkid. It should be noted that just like with Chris, when Michelle transformed into Powerkid, she aged physically, intellectually, and emotionally by some years.
Thus in 1994, though only 10 years old as Michelle, she was 15 as Powerkid, and started dating 18 year old super hero Zap, Master of Power. Though at this time Powerman's identity was public, Michelle managed to keep hers secret, and chose not to tell Zap. As Powerkid, she had feelings for Zap, and did not want him to know she was just a 10 year old kid.
Later in 1994, a being called the Nameless One came to Earth and did battle with Powerman, and both seemed to vaporize each other, but in reality they has both been teleported to opposite sides of the universe. During his absence, Powerkid and NighTrain worked together to protect Orange City and deal with three fakers claiming to be the real Powerman. Eventually Powerman returned, but so did the Nameless one, who kidnapped Chris and Michelle's parents. Powerman left to rescue them, instructing Michelle that it was up to her to be Earth's champion in his absence.
A year later, Powerman decided to leave Earth behind forever, and Powerkid officially became Earth's champion. Shortly after, the mutant called Adam used his psychic powers to take over the Earth, establishing a new world order where mutants and metahumans ruled over normal humans. He made the Heroes of Earth and Champions as his royal guard, and Powerkid and Zap were his personal bodyguards. For three years, Powerkid served Adam, all the while trying to muster the willpower to send a psychic message of her own to Powerman, which finally reached him out in space. He returned to Earth, and helped the heroes regain control and overthrow Adam, who Powerman had to kill. Meanwhile, Adam's brother had gained the power of time travel, and was going back in time to kill every metahuman before they gained their powers. Powerkid joined with the other heroes to stop him, and she was able to stop Timeline before he tried to kill Maureen Wrigley in 1984 while she was still pregnant with Michelle in the womb. Timeline, too, was killed.
Following this, Allorin Vonski created a spell that removed all super powers from all super beings on Earth, except for a few who chose to leave Earth. Michelle willingly gave up her powers.
Now Michelle was 14, and the now powerless Zap, Keith Sheridan, was 20. They tried to maintain their relationship, but the age difference strained things, as well another factor. Michelle was fine living a normal life. She began devoting herself to athletics and her studies. But Keith began to resent having lost his powers, when for three years he was one of the most powerful men on the planet. Now he was at college, and doing poorly. Without the super heroics, Michelle and Keith found they had nothing in common, and eventually ended their relationship.
Four years later, Michelle turned 18 and went off to Worcester State College. Now living in one of the most crime ridden cities in the world, Michelle got the hero itch again. When she turned 21, she adopted the abandoned identity of Justice, and began patrolling the streets as a vigilante, becoming the only costumed hero of the time.
The next year, however, her brother returned to active duty as Powerman, and his son Connor became Powerkid. This sparked the beginning of a new heroic age.
Early on in Michelle's new vigilante career, she encountered investigative journalist George Banner, who was trying to uncover Justice's identity. Eventually, Michelle and George began dating, and he learned, but kept, her secret. He even took up the costumed business himself, calling himself Truth.
In 2008, Michelle learned that her mother had terminal cancer. She moved back to Orange City to live with and care for her mother. This created a strain in her relationship with George.
Then the new Crisis hit, and Michelle as Justice had to participate. At one point, she and Truth had to travel back in time to 1991, where they encountered Peter and Michelle Falkner, the Justice and Truth of that time.
After the Crisis, Justice served with the newly reformed Heroes of Earths very briefly.
At the end of 2008, Maureen Wrigley died, and Michelle could no longer operate at Justice. But she was forced to don the costume one last time when her and several other heroes were brought against their will to a "battleworld" where they had to combat their greatest enemies. Truth was killed during this great battle. When the heroes finally returned, Michelle gave up heroics.
Michelle chose to stay in Orange City, in her childhood home, which she now owned. Shortly after, her brother's father, billionaire Michael Bossman returned to a life of crime (he had been a reformed super villain). There was a strange clause that left his company, Bossman Enterprises, and his entire fortune, property, and assets for Chris and Connor Kowalsky, Michelle Wrigley, and Connor's mother Yana Oo. Connor was too young to control a company, and Chris was in hiding at the time (due to having killed President Bush while under mind control), and thus Michelle and Yana were suddenly in control of a multi-billion dollar company.
Now Michelle has abandoned heroics and runs Bossman Enterprises, though she does fund the operations of NighTforce and the Bad Guys, both heroic teams.
In the year 2019, Michelle will again be operating as Justice, and will become a member of the Power Police.
Comments:
Michelle Wrigley was inspired by my sister, Michelle Wright. The character was created by my step-father, Walter Wright, though he really just came up with the name (that had been previously used in silver age Superman stories.) Walter was the Bob Kane to my Bill Finger, in that he came up with the name, and I came up with everything else since then.
Michelle/Super Baby was a supporting character in Powerkid from 1984 - 1988, and also appeared in the Crisis Within.
She continued to be a supporting character in Powerman from 1988 to 1991. Briefly, she became the feature character in Powerman during the summer of 1991, but reverted by to supporting status.
In 1991 to 1992, Michelle Wrigley was seen in the futuristic series Power Police 2019/2020. This was the first time we learn that Michelle will become Justice at age 21 and will continue to operate as Justice in the years 2019 and 2020.
In 1994, Powerkid volume 2 was launched, featuring Michelle Wrigley, which ran until May 1995. She next appeared in the four issue Timeline mini-series in 1998.
In 2005, Justice volume 2 was launched, again featuring Michelle Wrigley. Though this series is still ongoing, Michelle stopped being the feature character in August 2010, when she passed the torch over to the new Justice, Holly Frost.
Michelle remains a supporting cast member in Powerman, Powerkid, Justice, NighTforce, and the Bad Guys.
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