Terra-Man

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Terra-Man
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The pre-Crisis incarnation of Terra-Man as depicted in Superman #249 (March 1972). Art by Neal Adams.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Superman #249 (March 1972)
Created by Cary Bates
Curt Swan
Dick Dillin
In-story information
Alter egoTobias "Toby" Manning
Species Human
Place of originEarth
Team affiliations Secret Society of Super Villains

Terra-Man (Tobias Manning) is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of Superman.

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Publication history

Terra-Man first appeared in Superman #249 (March 1972) and was created by Cary Bates, Curt Swan, and Dick Dillin. According to Bates, the character was inspired by Clint Eastwood's Man with No Name, who appeared in three Spaghetti Western films from 1964 to 1966. [1]

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

The pre- Crisis incarnation of Terra-Man is a boy from the Old West who the alien Currency-Criminal adopts after accidentally killing his father Jess. [2] [3] As an adult, Manning kills the alien, becomes an interstellar outlaw, and tames the pegasus-like alien Nova. [4]

In the non-canon story Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? , Terra-Man is killed by the Parasite. [5]

Post-Crisis

The post-Crisis incarnation of Terra-Man is a businessman who attacks enterprises to protect the environment. Additionally, he wields weaponry that can manipulate the environment and an army of "Terra-Men" robots. In Infinite Crisis and its follow-up series 52 , Terra-Man joins the Secret Society of Super Villains before being killed by Black Adam. [6]

Powers and abilities

The pre-Crisis version of Terra-Man has an altered physiology that slows his aging and allows him to survive unprotected in space. He wields a special six-shooter that can fire tracer bullets, energy-leeching tumbleweeds, and laser lassos. Terra-Man uses an Arguvian space steed named Nova for transportation.

The post-Crisis version of Terra-Man uses weapons that manipulate the environment (i.e., plants and the earth).

In other media

References

  1. ↑ Eury, Michael (2006). The Krypton Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 96. ISBN   9781893905610.
  2. ↑ McAvennie, Michael (2010). "1970s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 150. ISBN   978-0-7566-6742-9. Scripter Cary Bates and artist Curt Swan chose an inopportune time for Superman to meet Terra-Man, a Spaghetti Western-garbed menace who rode a winged horse and wielded lethal alien weaponry.
  3. ↑ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 436. ISBN   978-0-345-50108-0.
  4. ↑ Superman #377 (November 1982)
  5. ↑ Superman #423 (September 1986)
  6. ↑ 52 #3 (July 2006)
  7. 1 2 "Terra-Man / Tobias Manning Voices (Legion of Super Heroes)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 29, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  8. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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