Archangel

Super Name: Archangel   
Real Name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III
Publisher: Marvel    
Creators: Jack Kirby Stan Lee    
Gender: Male    
Character Type: Mutant    
First Appearance: The X-Men #1 - X-Men    
Appears in: 5365 issues    
Birthday: n/a   
Died: Uncanny X-Force #18 - Red Sky Blue The Infinity Gauntlet #1 - God X-Factor #15 - Whose Death Is This Anyway?    

Origin:

Warren Worthington III was born into an extremely rich family, but his comfortable life changed in his late teens when his mutant powers developed and he began to grow wings. Warren kept them hidden under his clothes and even wore a special harness that bound them down to his back to make them harder to notice. One night at school, a fire broke out and Warren had no choice except to jump out a window, in the hope that the wings would slow his fall. He found out that he could fly with them, and saved the other boys in his dormitory from the fire. The rescue inspired Warren to fight crime as the Avenging Angel, which brought him to the attention of Professor X). Xavier ran a school for mutants of which he secretly trained his mutant superhero team, the X-Men. When Angel first met the other X-Men, Cyclops and Iceman, he thought at first that they were thieves after a vial which he had retrieved from some thieves that night.

However, it turned out that the "vial" was actually a miniature nuclear bomb. Angel was able to fly into the atmosphere, where it was cold enough to deactivate the bomb. Angel then became one of the founding members of the X-Men (which was foreseen by the young mutant Mary Margaret many years earlier). At first Warren disguised his face with a mask, but later discarded it because he felt that his handsome, telegenic features would gain his team public support. Angel had a crush on Jean Grey at first, but Jean secretly loved Cyclops, so whenever she and Angel would go somewhere, she would try to invite Scott along as well. During a fight with Kukulcan, Cyclops missed their enemy and accidentally hit Angel with his optic beams. Angel claimed that Cyclops had done it on purpose since he also loved Jean. Angel apologized the next day, as he had been delirious. He gave up on Jean so that she could be with Cyclops, and started dating an old friend of his, Candy Southern.

Creation:

Angel was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963 and made his first ever appearance in X-Men #1. He became a regular character in this title until Len Wein and Dave Cockrum introduced the ' All New, All Different X-Men' in 1975. This title reprinted the earlier issues and in 1970 and 1971. Angel also had his own three-part solo comic published and a back-up strip in the Ka-Zar #2 and Marvel Tales # 30 comic books. After Angel left the X-Men comics for a while, he became a part of The Champions series, along with Iceman which ran from 1975 to 1978. This series was written by Tony Isabella.

Major Stories:

The X-Men
The Champions
The Defenders
X-Factor
Archangel
X-Tinction Agenda
The Phalanx
Psylocke
Onslaught
Operation: Zero Tolerance
Fighting Death
Decimation
World War Hulk
Messiah Complex
Archangel Returns
Necrosha
Curse of the Mutants
The Apocalypse Solution
The Dark Angel Saga
Wolverine & the X-Men

Powers:

Agility
Attractive Male
Flight
Healing
Insanely Rich
Leadership
Stamina
Super Hearing
Super Sight
Unarmed Combat

Abilities:
Expert Combatant:

Angel is a skilled combatant, especially in aerial hand-to-hand combat, trained by Professor Xavier, Black Widow, and Hercules. He is considered to be the best aerial fighter in the world, capable of outsmarting and defeating much faster opponents such as the Human Torch, Quicksilver, and Iron Man.
Business Sense:

Warren is a talented businessman whose wealth ranks him in the lower part of the Fortune 500 list.

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Ice man

 Gender: Male
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
known Relatives: William Robert Drake (father), Super Name: Iceman
Real Name: Robert Louis Drake
Publisher: Marvel  
Creators: Stan Lee,Jack Kirby  
Gender: Male  
Character Type: Mutant  
First Appearance: The X-Men #1 - X-Men
Appears in: 5572 issues  
Birthday: n/a  
Died: The Infinity Gauntlet #1 - God  
Madeline Beatrice Bass Drake (mother), Mary (cousin), Joel (cousin), Anne (aunt)
Citizenship: U.S.A.
Place of Birth: Port Washington, Long Island, New York
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Adventurer, formerly teacher, accountant, student
Education: College degree, Certified Practicing Accountant accreditation

Origin:

Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake was born in Long Island, New York. When he reached puberty his mutant powers first started to manifest, he was in a constant state of cold and trembling, until he managed to keep it under control. Once when he was on a date, the town bully pushed him away and tried to make a move on Bobby's date, he became enraged and encased him in a block of ice. His date, instead of being grateful, was more scared of the fact that he was a mutant and ran away in fear.

The people of the town soon heard of the incident and went to Bobby's house, where they started to beat him, the sheriff stopped the mob and imprisoned Bobby. Later Cyclops broke into Bobby's cell and offered him a spot in the newly formed team of young mutants, he refused and began a fight with Scott, the mob returned, and began attacking both of the young mutants. Professor X stopped the mob using his mental abilities, and offered the spot once more to Bobby, who this time said yes. Bobby became Iceman, the second member of the newly formed X-Men.

Creation:

Iceman was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and first appeared in The X-Men #1 (1963).

Major Stories:

 The X-Men
The Champions
Defenders
X-Factor
Returning to the X-Men
In Black
Decimation
Rogue's Team
Moving To San Francisco
Utopia/Nation X
Regenesis

Powers:    Attractive Male
Duplication
Healing
Ice Control
Invulnerability
Shape Shifter
Size Manipulation
Super Strength
Unarmed Combat

Weaknesses:

Similar to energy manipulators as Magneto, Bobby Drakes mutant abilities are dependent on his physical condition. If he is extremely tired or has been mentally taxed his powers begin to become dysfunctional . Iceman is able to use his powers constantly for up to 5 hours before he taxes his powers to their limit and needs to rest. While in his human form Iceman still needs to eat,breathe, and sleep like normal human beings. His powers are also dependent on the level of moisture that is in his current vicinity. But while on Earth he has access to almost an unlimited amount even in a desert like area.

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Wonder Woman

Super Name: Wonder Woman
Real Name: Diana of Themyscira
Publisher: DC Comics
Creators: William Moulton Marston, Gardner Fox
Gender: Female
Character Type: God/Eternal
First Appearance: All-Star Comics #8
Appears in: 4538 issues
Birthday: n/a
Died: None

Origins:

As one of the longest continually published comic book characters, Wonder Woman’s history has undergone some changes over the years, though a few elements remain consistent in all of her depictions. She is the princess of the Amazons, a race of women who live free of men on Paradise Island (later dubbed Themyscira). After growing up on this island, Wonder Woman (whom the Amazons named Diana) journeys to man’s world on a mission of diplomacy and peace.

Creation:

Wonder Woman’s appearance in the early golden age of comics made her the first prominent female superheroine. The psychologist William Moulton Marston created Wonder Woman somewhat as a counter reaction to the presence of prominent male superheroes (at this time Superman, Batman and Captain America) with the hopes that the character could serve as an inspiration for young children (though in certain ways it was geared more towards female readers.) Marston had been partially motivated to create this character because of the accomplishments of his own wife, who was also an accomplished academic at a time when it was difficult for women to fulfill this role. As a result, the first Wonder Woman series contained many complimentary articles and features which sought to provide guidance to a presumed female readership. There were articles for instance on the different career paths that women could pursue (according to the standards of the 1940s) as well as a series of stories on famous and accomplished women, called the Wonder Women of History. Marston introduced the character in All-Star Comics #8 in 1941. She became the lead character in Sensation Comics in 1941, and got her first solo book in 1942.

Powers and Abilities:

Agility
Attractive Female
Divine Powers
Empathy
Immortal
Insanely Rich
Invulnerability
Leadership
Marksmanship
Omni-lingual
Power Item
Stamina
Super Speed
Super Strength
Swordsmanship
Tracking
Unarmed Combat
Weapon Master
Superhuman Strength
Superhuman Speed
Invulnerability/Durability
Flight
Healing Factor
Divine Wisdom
Super Stamina/Agility
Great Beauty
Enhanced Sense
Other assorted divine powers
Martial Combat

Weapons and Equipment:

Lasso of Truth
Bracelets of Victory
Royal Tiara
The Invisible Plane
Battle Armour
Martial Weapons
Magical Sword
Sandals of Hermes
Gauntlet of Atlas
Earrings
Power Rings

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wolverine

 

Super Name: Wolverine
Real Name: James Howlett
Publisher: Marvel
Creators: Herb Trimpe , Len Wein
Gender: Male
Character Type: Mutant
First Appearance: The Incredible Hulk #180 - And the Wind Howls... Wendigo!
Appears in: 11512 issues
Birthday: n/a
Died: The Uncanny X-Men #227 - The Belly Of The Beast!
The Infinity Gauntlet #4 - Cosmic Battle on the Edge of the Universe
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #11 - ...And Dust to Dust!Wolverine #20 - Enemy Of The State, Part 1
Origin:

The man who would be known as the superhero named Wolverine was born as James Howlett Hudson in the mid 1880s in Alberta, Canada. He was the second and sickly child to Elizabeth and John Howlett Sr. His mother was ill and, in the early 1900s, a young Irish girl named Rose O'Hara was brought to the Howlett estate to be a friend and a caretaker to young James. Together they befriended a young boy named Dog, son of the grounds keeper, Thomas Logan. Dog tried to form a normal bond between the two, but due to his father’s drunken abuse, he grew to resent the pair and plotted with his father against them. After a botched robbery turns into a successful murder, young James’ powers suddenly manifest and he stabs Thomas with his newly drawn claws, also slashing Dog across the face before fainting. He and Rose flee the house and make their way through the harsh Canadian wilderness with James near-catatonic and Rose having to facilitate their transportation.

They arrive at a mine where Rose gives false names, calling James incorrectly as “Logan.” The other workers dub the revived Logan “the wolverine” because of his penchant for tenaciously digging and begin to accept him as one of their own due to his incredible work ethic. What they don’t know is that by night, he runs in the wild with a pack of wolves that he is cowed the alpha of. Dog arrives one day, having survived his encounter years ago, still holding a massive grudge against Logan. Logan recognizes his erstwhile friend and accepts his challenge to a brawl to the death. Before Logan can kill Dog, however, Rose tries to pull him away and is inadvertently stabbed through the chest, killing her and leaving Logan to mourn alone.

Creation:

At the time of his creation comics were becoming increasingly popular in Canada and Roy Thomas, Marvel's then Editor-in-Chief, suggested to Len Wein to create a Canadian character to put in the Hulk comic he was working on. The two of them ironed out details such as the name (which came down to two options--1. The Badger and 2. The Wolverine) and based details of their new character around the characteristics of the Wolverine. John Romita, Sr. was then brought on to design the character, once again using the animal as the basis for the character, making him short and stocky and introducing claws to both the character and in the motif of his costume. Wolverine was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe. Wolverine's mask was drawn incorrectly by Gil Kane for the cover of Giant-Size X-Men #1, but Dave Cockrum, who penciled the comic, liked it so much that he incorporated it into his own artwork for the actual story.

Character Evolution:

Early Years of Wolverine
World War I
Post-World War I
World War II
After the War
Team X

Major Stories:

Weapon X
Department H
Wolverine in the X-Men
Phoenix Saga
Further Adventures and a Marriage
Mutant Massacre
Wolverine in Australia
Patch
Return of the Team
Losing the Adamantium
Phalanx Covenant
Wolverine as Death, Horseman of Apocalypse
Weapon X Programm and the Director
New X-Men and the Weapon Plus Program
Agent of Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D.
Joining the New Avengers
House of M
Civil War and Skrull Invasion
Wolverine Origins
Messiah CompleX
X-Force
Schism - Wolverine and the X-Men
Avengers vs X-Men
Back in School
All New X-Men
Savage Wolverine

Personality:

The most savage member of the X-Men known as Wolverine is a gruff loner with a immense sense of honor. Even though Wolverine is very honorable, brave and noble, he is also one of the most dangerous men in the world, mostly because he always tries to control his berserker and more savage side and most of the times doesn't even mind dealing with his adversaries permanently for the greater good. Wolverine is seen as a father figure by Black Widow, Jubilee, X-23, Armor and Shadowcat. Furthermore, Wolverine's love life has not been very successful, he has loved many woman but most of them died, his love interest includes Rose, Itsu, Viper, Silver Fox, Phoenix, and Mariko. Wolverine doesn't trust many people, but he completely trusts Captain America, Nick Fury,Spider-man,and Jean Grey.

Powers:

Agility
Attractive Male
Berserker Strength
Claws
Escape Artist
Feral
Healing
Immortal
Implants
Leadership
Longevity
Stamina
Stealth
Super Hearing
Super Sight
Super Smell
Super Strength
Swordsmanship
Tracking
Unarmed Combat
Weapon Master

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Wildcat

Super Name: Wildcat
Real Name: Theodore Grant
Aliases: Theodore Grant Ted Grant
Publisher: DC Comics
Creators: Bill Finger, Irwin Hasen
Gender: Male
Character Type: Human
First Appearance: Sensation Comics #1 - Wonder Woman Arrives in Man's World
Appears in: 903 issues
Birthday: n/a
Died: None

Origin:

In the first issue of Sensation Comics of 1942, where he heard about Green Lantern, he was inspired by him and wished to become a hero himself. Even though Wonder Woman was the main star, Wildcat was in the back pages and that’s where he gained his popularity. Henry Grant was a good man but a push over as well as a risk taker. He took it upon himself to make sure his son Ted would never be taken advantage. Henry taught Ted how to box and when he reached maturity, Ted had become a wildcat in the sport of boxing. Unfortunately, Henry's shortcomings left him penniless and he was unable to put Ted through college. Ted had no other choice but to take on the loading jobs in the East End warehouse district.

It was on one fateful night at the warehouse that Ted's life would change forever. One of the warehouse unloaders was being ambushed by a couple of thugs. Ted fights off the thugs and the unloader is astonished by how Ted is able to read each thug's move before they make it. The thugs run off in fear and Ted recognizes the unloader as Mike "Socker Smith" Muldoon, a washed up prize fighter. Muldoon decides to promote Ted as the next heavyweight champion of the world. After a string of knockouts in pro bouts, Ted was eventually hailed as Wildcat.

Character Creation:

Ted Grant made his first appearance in 1942 in Sensation Comics #1. He was created by Bill Finger and Irwin Hasen.

Character Evolution:

Father and Son
Major Stories:
Batman vs. Wildcat
Catwoman vs Wildcat
Enter Gog
Haunting Past
Don't Stand for no Disrespect
Mordru Attacks
Nazi Fight
Blackest Night

Powers:

Agility
Intellect
Leadership
Longevity
Stamina
Unarmed Combat

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Wasp

Super Name: Wasp
Real Name: Janet Van Dyne
Publisher: Marvel
Creators: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Gender: Female
Height (normal): 5' 4"
Weight (normal): 110 lbs (50 kg)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Auburn
Unusual features: Translucent wasp-like wings sprout from Janet's back when she shrinks to under 4 feet tall.
Citizenship: American
Place of Birth: Cresskill, New Jersey
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupations: Avenger, adventurer, television show host, fashion designer, independently wealthy socialite
Character Type: Human
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish #44 - The Creature From Kosmos!!
Appears in: 2598 issues
Birthday: n/a
Died: Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1 - With Great Power...
Secret Invasion #8 - [untitled]
The Avengers #177 - The Hope and the Slaughter
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #11 - ...And Dust to Dust!
The Avengers Annual #16 - The Day Death Died
The Infinity Gauntlet #1 - God
Avengers/Invaders #12 - The Last Full Measure

Origin:

Janet Van Dyne was the wife of world-renowned scientist Vernon Van Dyne. In her early years she was a beautiful but flighty and self-centered dilettante, living resplendently off of her father's fortune. She had an on-and-off romantic relationship with the world-renowned soldier-of-fortune named Paladin. Tragedy struck when a deadly alien called a Kosmosian was brought to Earth as a result of one of her father's experiments, and the elder Van Dyne was murdered by the alien. A grieving Janet then contacted her father's colleague, Dr. Henry Pym. She told Pym of her resolve to bring her father's killer to justice. Pym, who was attracted to Janet and anxious to help, revealed his secret identity as Ant-Man and offered to give her similar powers. Janet underwent an advanced biochemical process involving his Pym Particles that allowed her to shrink to insect-sized proportions and to grow translucent insect wings. Furthermore, Pym outfitted her with personalized wrist devices which allowed her to discharge bio-electric energy blasts which she called her "wasp stings." Designing a colorful costume for herself (the first of many), Janet Van Dyne became the superheroine known as the Wasp.

Character Evolution:

She was created by her husbands discovery of the PYM particle which enables a human to shrink into an different size.The Wasp held true to a pattern common among Silver Age female characters. This was demonstrated in one of two ways. She was generally demonstrated as dependent on her male partner (Hank Pym) for all of her super-abilities, and was mostly incapable of her own scientific understanding and ability. This extended as well to her playing the damsel-in-distress role from time-to-time, also a common trait among female characters in the silver age. As was also common for the period, her early appearances featured a somewhat standoffish attitude to those around her because of her wealthy upbringing. Later, as the Wasp was incorporated into the mainstream monthly activities of her superhero team, her mostly stereotypical behaviour disappeared, to be replaced by that of a strong ally and loyal teammate. As comics aimed to become less light and to appeal to an older audience in the 1980's and 1990's, her character underwent further change to make her more realistic, as well as deal with modern social issues (in Janet's case, with domestic abuse).

Major Stories:

Founding the Avengers
A Rocky Marriage
Jocasta
Divorce
Continued Avengers Service and Chairmanship
Avengers Disassembled
Civil War
Secret Invasion and Death
Post-Secret Invasion
Afterlife Appearances
Return from the Microverse


Powers:

Agility
Animal Control
Attractive Female
Blast Power
Escape Artist
Flight
Insanely Rich
Intellect
Leadership
Size Manipulation
Stealth
Super Strength
Unarmed Combat

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Wally West (The Flash)

Real Name: Wallace Rudolph West

Super Name: Wally West

Publisher: DC Comics

Creators: John Broome, Carmine Infantino

Gender: Male

Height: 6'

Weight: 175 lbs.

Eye Color: Green

Hair Color: Red

Place of Birth: Citizenship: U.S.A.

Base: Keystone City

Education: Occupation: Super Hero

Known Relatives: Iris West

Character Type: Human

First Appearance: The Flash #110 - Challenge of the Weather Wizard! / Meet Kid Flash!

Appears in: 1991 issues

Birthday: n/a

Died: The New Titans #102, The Flash #30 - Lost Time

Origin:

Wally West was the nephew of Iris West, fiance of Barry Allen, who was (unknown to her at the time) the Flash of Central City. Wally grew up in a small town called Blue Valley with emotionally distant parents, and dreamed of living in Central City and perhaps one day meeting his hero, The Flash. Wally was only close to one relative, his father's sister, Iris.One summer, Iris offered to let Wally stay in Central City with her. Wally gladly took the chance to get out of his hometown and away from his parents, and looked forward to the excitement of the big city. Iris introduced Wally to Barry, whom Wally thought was dull and uninteresting until Barry offered to introduce Wally to the Flash.Barry used some simple super-speed tricks to pull off the double identity, and gave Wally the surprise of his life. In Barry's lab, the Flash told Wally about how he had gotten his powers - a stray bolt of lightning that hit a rack of chemicals, which in turn hit him.

A bolt of lightning struck chemicals which spilled on Wally granted him super-speed powers similar to Barry's. This was the exact same way in which Barry received his powers! Wally would later find out that the Speed Force used these accidents as a cover to grant super-speed powers to both him and Barry.

Barry revealed his dual identity to Wally and a new partnership was forged. Wally became Flash's sidekick, Kid Flash. Initially, Wally wore a costume mirroring Barry's. As a strategic decision during a battle, Flash altered Wally's costume to a primarily-yellow design. After the battle, Wally chose to keep the costume, and wore it through his whole career as Kid Flash.

Major Stories:

Kid Flash and the Teen Titans

The New Teen Titans

The New Flash

Dark Flash

Infinite Crisis

Retirement & Return

Final Crisis

Powers:

Agility

Attractive Male

Energy Based Constructs

Healing

Inertia Absorption

Intellect

Invisibility

Longevity

Phasing / Ghost

Stamina

Super Speed

Time Travel

Unarmed Combat

Wind Bursts

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Usagi Yojimbo

Super Name: Usagi Yojimbo

Real Name: Miyamoto Usagi

Aliases: Miyamoto Usagi Ronin Samurai

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Creators: Stan Sakai

Gender: Male

Character Type: Animal

First Appearance: Albedo #2 - Albedo Anthropomorphics #2

Appears in: 290 issues

Birthday: n/a

Died: None


Origin:

Usagi grew up in a small village in the Northern Province. Usagi's father, Magistrate Miyamoto, was the head of the village. Very little is told of Usagi's life before he leaves for training.

Creation:

Miyamoto Usagi was created by Stan Sakai, and was inspired by the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi. This makes his name, Miyamoto Usagi, a simple pun--"Usagi" simply means "rabbit" in Japanese. Yojimbo means "bodyguard", and is not part of his name. Usagi is a Ronin, or masterless samurai, and walks the warrior's path having adventures in a feudal period Japan populated by anthropomorphic animals.

Usagi has been loosely tied into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe since the 1980s resulting in a number of crossovers in both series. He has also appeared in both the original 80's animated series and the more recent animated series that began in 2003 (see below for other media).

Character Development:

Usagi's childhood and training is told through a series of flashbacks across several stories, including:

Homecoming Part 1 & 2 (Critters V1 #10 & Critters V1 #11)
Samurai! Part 1 & 2 (Usagi Yojimbo V1 #1)
He was very close with Mariko, his childhood sweetheart. He vied for her attentions, along with other petty rivalries, with his 'friend' Kenichi. When Usagi and Kenichi became of age to begin their samurai training, Usagi's father send them off together to train at the Dogora Fencing school in the city of Sendai.

Major Stories:

Life as a Samurai
Dark Days

Powers:

Adaptive
Agility
Claws
Danger Sense
Feral
Gadgets
Intellect
Longevity
Penance Stare
Stamina
Stealth
Super Hearing
Swordsmanship
Unarmed Combat
Weapon Master

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Tim Drake (Robin)

Super Name: Tim Drake
Real Name: Timothy Jackson Drake
Publisher: DC Comics
Gender: Male
Character Type: Human
First Appearance: Batman #436 - Year Three Part 1: Different Roads
Appears in: 1933 issues
Birthday: July 19, 1997
Died: None


Original Origin:

Tim Drake is the son of Jack and Janet Drake. When he was a child, he visited the circus with his parents and managed to get a photo with the Graysons before the show. That night, Tim met Dick Grayson before the young acrobat's parents were assassinated.

Tim Drake had followed Batman and Robin's career ever since the murder of the Flying Graysons. One day, he saw the original Robin on television performing a move he had seen Dick Grayson perform at the circus; he quickly made the connection that Dick Grayson was Robin, and after learning that Dick Grayson was the ward of Bruce Wayne, he realized that Bruce Wayne was Batman.

After the death of Jason Todd, Batman grew more violent and reckless. Tim noticed that this wasn't in Batman’s true character, and he sought Dick's help. At this time, Dick was going by the code-name Nightwing. Tim tried to convince Dick to retake the mantle of Robin, saying it was the only way to keep Batman sane. Dick partially agreed to this, but said that he would only help Batman as Nightwing. Tim did not like Dick’s decision, maintaining that Batman needed a Robin. Eventually, he was able to get Alfred to assist in altering the Robin costume so that he could help Batman himself. Alfred and Dick gave Tim their approval as the new Robin, but only so he could keep Batman sane. However, Batman protested that he did not want a new partner, while noting Tim's potential. Eventually, Batman accepted Tim as Robin under one condition: Tim had to endure physical and mental training before he could become Robin so that he would not suffer the same fate as Jason Todd.

While Tim was training, his parents were kidnapped. Tim continued to focus on his work and foiled the plans of a hacker thief. Meanwhile, Batman went to rescue Tim’s parents. However, Batman arrived too late. They had been poisoned -- his mother killed, and his father in a coma. Batman worried the tragedy might cloud Tim's mind with thoughts of revenge, but he was reassured when Tim saved Batman and Vicki Vale from the Scarecrow. Afterwards, Batman allowed Tim to take on the mantle of the Boy Wonder, and gave him a modernized version of the costume.

Creation:

Tim Drake was created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick. He made his debut as Tim Drake in Batman #436, but in a flash back as a child in the audience when Dick Grayson's parents died. His next appearance was in 1989's A Death in the Family. He become the third character to take up the Robin mantle in Batman #442.

After the events of Battle For The Cowl, Tim Drake became Red Robin in Red Robin #1.

Character Evolution:

As Robin, the Teen Wonder
Young Justice and the Teen Titans

Major Stories:

Knightfall
Legacy
No Man's Land
Officer Down
Batman: Family
The Return of Jason Todd
Infinite Crisis
Rebuilding the Teen Titans
The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul
Search for a Hero
Battle for the Cowl
Red Robin Begins - The Council of Spiders
Back in Gotham
Blackest Night
The Hit List
The Road Home: Red Robin
The Culling
Night of the Owls
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Batman and Robin
Death of the Family
War Games
Identity Crisis

Skills and Abilities:
Powers:

Agility
Attractive Male
Escape Artist
Gadgets
Insanely Rich
Intellect
Leadership
Marksmanship
Power Suit
Stamina
Stealth
Unarmed Combat
Weapon Master





Weaponry and Gadgets:

Weaponry:
Bo: a custom-made, retractable bo staff that serves as Tim's primary weapon. The bo has small holes drilled in either end to create a whistling effect when wielded, which disorients opponents and keeps them off guard. It can deploy a basic shield at the touch of a button, and contains a retractable blade at the top, effectively making it a spear when needed.
Batarang, throwing discs and 'R'-shurikens: offensive weapons that can be thrown as projectiles or boomerangs.
Bolas: cords with weighted ends designed to ensnare opponents when throwing in a gyrating motion. These bolas can emit an electric shock if needed.

Gadgets:

Grappling gun: a sidearm that fires a projectile with a metal-laced paracord attached to it. The projectile is meant to latch on to a surface so that the user can either swing, climb the rope or retract the rope very rapidly, pulling the user toward the hooked surface.
Cuffs: handcuffs and zip-cuffs used to contain criminals.
Tracking devices: miniature devices that connect to WayneTech satellites planted on people or objects to track their location.
Communications device: a small device designed to sit in the outer ear canal that maintains an open line of communication between Tim and other heroes in the field, Alfred, Oracle and Lonnie Machin.
First aid kits: used to administer to the wounded or to temporary heal injuries to his own body.
Gas mask and re-breather: devices used to aid breathing in hostile environments or underwater.

Plasma torch: a cutting torch used to 'slice' through metal.
Lock picking tools: a set of tools used to gain entry into otherwise inaccessible areas.
Micro-camera: a small camera primarily used to collect photographic evidence.
Micro-computer: a small fully-functional computer.
Cryptographic sequencer: a peripheral device used to aid in hacking and decoding cyphers.
Explosive pellets: miniature explosives that can be used offensively, but are primarily used to aid in escapes.
Smoke pellets: miniature explosives that create a smoke screen for the user and disorientate targets.
Flashbangs: small explosive devices that create a blinding flash and an ear-piercing bang; used to seriously disorientate and/or incapacitate opponents.
Plastic explosive: sticky explosives that are used to destroy structures.
Taser: a device used to deliver an intense electric shock to an opponent in emergency situations.

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