Superhero Bios

Captain Mercury

Hero Type:  Legend
Altar Ego:  Wesley Lampert

Archenemy: Professor Gunn

Sidekick: Tough Kid

Powers:  Super-speed, lightning reflexes

Backstory

During an exploration of the ancient world, Wesley Lampert accidentally discovered the long-buried and centuries-forgotten war helmet of the legendary Roman speedster Mercury. Gaining the super-speed abilities when wearing the winged war helmet, Wesley Lampert now fights crime as Captain Mercury!

Blue Lightning

Hero Type:  Powerhouse
Alias: Blue Lightning

Alter Ego: Carl Kentin

Archenemy: Dr. Dynamite

Sidekick: Lightning Girl

Powers:  Shoots lightning from index fingers, enhanced strength and speed, flight

Backstory

While a university chemistry student, Carl's life changed forever when a flash of mysterious blue lighting blasted through the windows and struck a mixture of chemicals in his hands. The accident left permanent blue marks on his index fingers, along with something else - now, when Carl places them together, he transforms into Blue Lightning, one of the world's most powerful supers!

 

 

The Sleeper 

Hero Type:  Super Sleuth
Alter Ego: Ripley Nowlan

Archenemy: The Sinister

Sidekick: Karate Red

Powers:  Highly advanced anti-personnel pistol firing a variety of gas and sleep darts, blackout bombs, zipline thrower

Backstory

Grandson of the teen sidekick of the original Sleeper, a 1940's crimefighter, Ripley was raised on stories of thrilling escapades and daring-do. Inspired by these tales and equipped with a powerful sense of justice and a keen intellect, he reinvented the Sleeper for the 21^st century, using his now technologically-advanced equipment to put crime to sleep!

 

The Seahawk

Hero Type:  Crusader
Alter Ego: Caroline King

Archenemy: She-Force

Sidekick: None

Powers:  Flight, slightly enhanced strength and agility, limited control over weather and water (rain, mist), night vision

Backstory

Pro football player Sam King's career ended in disgrace when he was exposed for having taken experimental drugs. Retreating into hiding, Sam and his wife took up a quiet, reclusive life... until Caroline was born. Affected by the strange drug her father had used, Carol displayed remarkable mutations – wings, increased strength and some control over water and mist. Eager to make a difference, she convinced her reluctant father to allow her to fight evil as... the Seahawk!


Captain Mercury, Blue Lightning and the Sleeper used by permission of David Goehner.