Statue of Liberty



Official Name: Statue of Liberty Nicknames: Lady Liberty; Libby Former Aliases: No known former aliases Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Location Details
Universe: Multiverse Galaxy: Milky Way Star System: Sol system Planet: Earth Country: United States of America City: New York City Locale: Liberty Island, Hudson River, New York Harbor Identity: The existance of this location is known to the general populace of Earth.

History
History: The Statue of Liberty is a 150-foot high copper statue of a woman (Lady Liberty) located on Liberty Island at the mouth of the Hudson River near New York Harbor in New York City. Lady Liberty is seen holding a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left hand which indicates the date, July 4th 1776 (the day that the American colonies declared independence from Great Britain).

The French sculptor, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue and donated it to the United States on October 28th, 1886. The statue was erected upon a 151-foot pedestal on Bedloe's Island where it quickly became a symbol representing freedom, patriotism and American values.

By 1941, Europe had already been fiercely embroiled in the Second World War. It was only a matter of time before America would be forced to recognize the atrocities of Nazi Germany and commit itself to the Allied cause. The United States government collaborated with all branches of the armed forces to create a special program specializing in psychological warfare. Their program became known in covert circles as Project M.

In the Spring of that same year, Project M established itself in a secret laboratory annex beneath the Statue of Liberty. One of Project M's most eminent scientists, Professor Mazursky, realized that psychologically, all humans were viscerally frightened by images of ghoulish, ghastly monsters. Taking advantage of such a paradigm, he labored to create a team of super-powered soldiers whose physical visage would inspire terror in enemy forces. At first, Mazursky recruited soldiers on a strictly volunteer basis. Three army officers named Warren Griffith, Vincent Velcro and Elliot Taylor were transformed into horrifying warriors that resembled a werewolf, a vampire and the Frankenstein Monster. Joined by a fourth female member, Doctor Myrna Rhodes, these monstrosities became known as the Creature Commandos.

The Statue of Liberty also became the headquarters for another well-known super-agent – Miss America. Mazursky employed a secret agent known only as X to recruit a man named John Dale to the Project's cause. However, X misread the file and John Dale, was actually Joan Dale – reporter for the Daily Star. They lured Dale to Bedloe's Island where they surreptitiously drugged her. They brought her beneath the Statue of Liberty to the Project M facility, where Mazursky exposed Joan to a special experimental radiation treatment. The treatment was designed to give its recipient super-human strength, but with Ms. Dale, it instead granted her the ability to alter the molecular structure of inanimate matter. Feeling as if their efforts were wasted, Mazursky ordered Agent X to bring her back to Bedloe's Island. When Joan revived, she began hallucinating and believed that the Statue of Liberty was actually speaking to her. So far as Joan was concerned, it was the spirit of Lady Liberty herself that granted her these strange fantastic powers. Inspired by her own vision, she decided to become a soldier of freedom using the name Miss America.

Although Project M has long since shut down its doors, the Statue of Liberty continues to stand tall as a symbol of freedom and prosperity.

Characteristics
Area/Dimensions: Height: (Statue alone) 151'0" (46 m); (including base) 305'0" (90 m) Weight: (Statue alone) 204 tons; (including base) 24,500 tons Area: 12 acres (49,000 m²) Coordinates: 40°41′21″N, 74°2′40″W

Alternate versions
The Statue of Liberty appears to exist in most parallel counterparts of the planet Earth.

Earth-AD: In the post-apocalyptic future timeline of Kamandi, the Statue of Liberty still exists, though partially submerged by the flooded waters of what was once New York Harbor.

Metropolis: A version of the Statue of Liberty likewise exists in Metropolis but is known by another name.

Trivia

 * In Marvel Comics continuity, the Statue of Liberty is a regular hang-out for Spider-Man and the Human Torch.


 * In the 1987 film Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, the Statue of Liberty can be seen located just outside of Metropolis. This is another example of both movies and comics attempting to draw a parallel between New York City and Metropolis.


 * In the 2000 film, X-Men, the heroic team of mutants had their final battle with Magneto inside the torch of the Statue of Liberty.


 * The Force of July villain, Lady Liberty, wears a costume fashioned after the Statue of Liberty.


 * In JSA #29, Solomon Grundy defaced the Statue of Liberty by painting her face so that it resembled the garish countenance of the Joker.


 * The ruins of the Statue of Liberty, as seen in Kamandi #1 is a reference to the climactic final scenes from the 1968 movie, Planet of the Apes.

Appearances

 * Firestorm #1
 * Firestorm #3
 * Firestorm #11
 * Firestorm #20
 * Kamandi #1
 * Kamandi #32
 * Kamandi #43
 * Secret Origins (Volume 2) #26

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 * New York City
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