Ultra-Man
Ultra-Man | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | All-American Publications |
First appearance | (Gary Concord Sr.) All-American Comics #8 (Nov. 1939 (Gary Concord Jr.) All-American Comics #9 (Dec. 1939) |
Created by | Jon L. Blummer (as Don Shelby) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Gary Concord Sr. Gary Concord Jr. |
Species | Human |
Place of origin | Earth |
Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes |
Abilities | Enhanced strength and stature |
Ultra-Man (Gary Concord) is the name of two fictional
They are separate from the DC Universe character Ultraman.
Publication history
Created by writer-artist Jon L. Blummer under the pseudonym Don Shelby, Gary Concord the Ultra-Man debuted in All-American's flagship title, All-American Comics #8 (Nov. 1939), in the first part of a two-part story. In All-American Comics #9 (Dec. 1939), the story continues with Gary Concord, Jr., who would appear until issue #19 in 1940.[1]
In summer 1940, Ultra-Man was included in the first issue of All Star Comics, however he made no further appearances in that title.[2]
Ultra-Man had a cameo as a potentially sentient billboard in "Ultra Comics" (2015).
A Superman analogue character named Ultra-Man made a
Fictional character biographies
Gary Concord Sr., a 20th-century scientist, had devoted his life to finding the means to end war. In 1950, an accident put him into suspended animation.[3] He awoke as a chemically altered superhuman in the year 2174.[4] His son, Gary Concord Jr., is born in 2214 to the lifespan-lengthened Gary Sr. and wife Leandra โ daughter of the tyrant Rebborizon, whom Gary Sr. defeated. Rebborizon eventually returned to kill his own daughter, however, prompting Gary Sr. to kill Rebborizon in return.
After Gary Sr. dies of natural causes in 2239, Gary Jr. succeeds him as both Ultra-Man and as High Moderator of the United States of North America, the country's chief executive.
Years later, Gary Jr. would appear in
References
- ISBN 978-1605490892.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
- ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ISBN 9781893905054.
External links
- Gary Concord, The Ultra-Man at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived November 3, 2011
- The Grand Comics Database
- Jess Nevins' The Golden Age Directory: G
- Fanzing: "Paroled From Limbo", by Douglas Ethington
- The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe: Ultraman III โ Gary Concord Sr. and IV โ Gary Concord Jr.