Black Condor
Black Condor is the superhero name used by three different fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. All three incarnations of Black Condor have been members of the Freedom Fighters and each has been featured in Freedom Fighters comic books published by DC Comics.
| Black Condor | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | (Grey) Crack Comics #1 (May 1940) (Kendall) Black Condor #1 (June 1992) (Trujillo) Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #3 (Nov. 2006) |
| Created by | (Grey) Will Eisner (writer) Lou Fine (artist) (Kendall) Brian Augustyn (writer) Rags Morales (artist) (Trujillo) Jimmy Palmiotti (writer) Justin Gray (writer) Daniel Acuña (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | - Richard Grey Jr. - Ryan Kendall - John Trujillo |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | (All) Freedom Fighters (Grey) All-Star Squadron Justice League (Kendall) Primal Force Justice League International Black Lantern Corps Justice League |
| Notable aliases | (Grey) Thomas "Tom" Wright |
| Abilities | See below |
The first Black Condor, Richard Grey Jr., was created by Quality Comics writer Will Eisner and artist Lou Fine. He first appeared in Crack Comics #1 (May 1940), and continued through issue #31 (Oct 1943). He also appeared in Uncle Sam Quarterly #2 (Dec 1941).
He moved to the DC universe when DC Comics bought the rights to Quality Comics characters. The first Black Condor was a World War II era super hero along with the rest of the Freedom Fighters. The second Black Condor, Ryan Kendall, gained the power of flight due to genetic manipulation and initially did not believe he was a superhero. He would later join the Freedom Fighters, but was killed at the beginning of the Infinite Crisis storyline. The third Black Condor, John Trujillo, is of Mayan descent and was given his powers by the Mayan Spider Goddess Tocotl. Seeing himself as a protector of the universe, he joins forces with the Freedom Fighters.