Thomas Kalmaku

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Thomas Kalmaku
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Thomas Kalmaku, from Green Lantern vol. 4, #35 (Nov. 2008). Art by Ivan Reis.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Green Lantern vol. 2, #2 (Oct. 1960)
Created by John Broome
Gil Kane
In-story information
Team affiliationsFerris Aircraft
New Guardians
Supporting character of Hal Jordan
Notable aliasesPieface
AbilitiesAerospace engineering
Business executive
Mechanic

Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku is a fictional character, a supporting character associated with Green Lantern in comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by writer John Broome and penciler Gil Kane.

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Fictional character biography

Thomas Kalmaku was introduced in Green Lantern vol. 2, #2 (Oct. 1960) as a young Inuk mechanic at Ferris Aircraft, also the employer of test pilot Hal Jordan. [1] In the Silver Age he was referred to as Pieface; however, this has not been used for some time. As one journalist described:

Hal Jordan's mechanic was an Inuit unfortunately called "Pieface"—and despite fan speculation, that comes not from the ice-cream treat Eskimo Pie, which goes unmentioned in the early comics, but from an existing term for 'a person with a round face and a blank ... expression', according to the 1960 edition of The Dictionary of American Slang . Yet Thomas Kalmaku, as he was formally named, was Jordan's smart, capable, and always respectfully depicted best friend, eventually becoming a business executive and more. As played by Taika Waititi in the [2011 Green Lantern] film, he's an aerospace engineer. [2]

In his early appearances, Kalmaku had a girlfriend named Terga. They later married, but have since separated.

Kalmaku was one of the few people who knew Jordan's secret identity and kept a journal of Green Lantern's adventures, which he later published as a biography. In several stories, as a non-costumed sidekick, he either assisted the hero or required rescuing.

In Millennium , Kalmaku becomes a founding member of the New Guardians despite his lack of powers, and helps Guy Gardner with his anger issues. He eventually leaves the team to be with his family.

The graphic novel Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan focuses on Kalmaku and his difficulty dealing with the aftermath of Jordan's time as Parallax. In it, he goes on a final mission on Jordan's behalf, eventually reconstructing the planet Oa and the Great Battery and mending his relationship with his son, daughter, and wife.

It is later revealed that the Guardians of the Universe once offered Kalmaku a power ring, but he turned it down. [3] Additionally, Hal Jordan had once considered him as a potential replacement.

Kalmaku appears in the Green Lantern: Secret Origin storyline, which reworked some aspects of the Green Lantern mythos. In this new origin, he greatly disliked being called "Pieface", leading Hal Jordan to defend him from an arrogant pilot. [4]

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In other media

Television

Film

Video games

Tom Kalmaku appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [11]

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