Magno (character)
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Magno | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Legionnaires #43 (December 1996)[1] |
Created by | Roger Stern Tom McCraw Jeff Moy |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Dyrk Magz |
Species | Braalian |
Place of origin | Braal |
Team affiliations | Science Police Legion of Super-Heroes |
Abilities | None, formerly magnetism manipulation |
Magno (Dyrk Magz) is a superhero in the post-Zero Hour future of the DC Comics universe, and a former member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Fictional character biography
Like Legion founder Cosmic Boy, Dyrk Magz was born on the planet Braal, and possesses power over magnetism that is natural to all Braalians. He was the first candidate to distinguish himself at the tryouts held by the Legion in Legionnaires #43; although acting leader Live Wire was reluctant to recruit a replacement for Cosmic Boy, who was at the time stranded in the 20th century, Dyrk's quick thinking and willingness to take action earned him a place in the Legion and the codename Magno.
Power loss
His service in the Legion was short-lived. After successfully deterring several rejected applicants' attempt at re-opening the newly filled membership slots, Magno and the other two new recruits,
Dyrk chose to return home to Braal, but found that control over magnetism was taken for granted by native Braalians and was a constant reminder of his loss. None of the many specialists he saw there were able to reverse or even explain the loss of his powers. Eventually, Live Wire was able to convince him to return to the Legion by offering the newly finished Outpost Allon as a sort of neutral ground. After the time-lost Legionnaires returned from the 20th century, Dyrk volunteered to stay on as part of the Outpost's support staff, handling monitor duty and the administration of the Outpost.
In this capacity, Dyrk remained with the Legion for some time, appearing only periodically to pass along important information or to be asked for advice by Legionnaires like
Dyrk was instrumental in
Science Police
Upon the disbanding of the Legion after the Blight and the loss of Outpost Allon, Dyrk joined the
That apparently never came to pass, as Dyrk did not appear again in the post-Zero Hour run of the Legion of Super-Heroes comics, and has not appeared in any subsequent versions of the Legion.
Powers and abilities
Currently none, formerly the ability to generate and control magnetic fields.
References
- ^ "Legionnaires (1993) - #43". Comic Book DB. Retrieved May 30, 2012.