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| HistoryText = Tex Thomson (sometimes called Tex Thompson) is a fictional character, a superhero owned by DC Comics who has used the costumed identities Mr. America and Americommando.
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Created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Baily, his first appearance was in Action Comics # 1 (June 1938), the same comic that introduced Superman.
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Thomson is originally a blonde haired Texas boy who leaves a possible future as an oil baron to pursue a more adventurous lifestyle with his friend, Bob Daley. This changes in 1940 when the Nazis sink an American liner carrying food to Europe. Thomson is watching over this liner and is believed dead. The disaster inspires him to don a patriotic costume, dye his hair black, and wield a whip to fight for his country as Mr. America. He also had a magic carpet for some time, which doubled as a cape.
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His friend Bob Daley also dons a costume and becomes his sidekick "Fatman."
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Mr. America was a member of the All-Star Squadron, but his main contribution to the war effort came later. Thomson is asked by President Roosevelt himself to go battle the Nazis in Germany as the Americommando. Thomson does this by becoming Hauptmann Riker and infiltrating the Gestapo. His most frequent adversaries are Mister Ito (also known as the Little One), a German/Japanese diminutive assassin, and the Queen Bee. He works for the Americans for several years behind enemy lines.
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His last appearance as the Americommando is in National Comics #1. Mr. Terrific encounters Thomson during the bombing of Dresden and the two work together to save innocent German lives. After Thomson reveals to Mr. Terrific that there are no munitions factories in Dresden for the Allies to bomb, he enter a burning building to save a small girl. The building collapsed around him and he is never seen again.
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Once again Thomson managed to escape death. He later emerges to create the Hero Hotline organization. While leading this organization, Thomson goes by the name the Coordinator. He only appeared as a shadowy figure on a communication screen, so no one knew that it was Thomson until it was revealed by the writer of Hero Hotline, Bob Rozakis.[4]
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In Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, a new Americommando appears as an agent of S.H.A.D.E. and its field leader. He kills his own speedster, Spin Doctor, for talking back to him.
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In Kingdom Come, Americommando appears as a minor villain. After the destruction of Kansas, Americommando, along with Braintrust and the Minutemen, attempt to stop all immigration to the United States. He and his team are stopped by Superman and the Justice League.
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In Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1, a new Mr. America, Trey Thompson, an ex-FBI agent who took justice into his own hands, debuts in the first issue and dies in the same issue. It is implied that he was related to the original Mr. America by Dr. Mid-Nite, who mentioned that Mr. America's bloddline was gone. However, Trey's former FBI contact, Jeffery Graves is later seen donning Mr. America's mask after he is fired when his connection with Trey is discovered.
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Tex Thomson—whose last name is misspelled as Thompson—played a central role in the Golden Age miniseries. In this story, he is a crimefighter who disappeared from the American eye in 1942 to fight the Nazi threat from within. He kills the German superhero Parsifal and Adolf Hitler himself. He returns to America a hero and becomes a senator with presidential aspirations. He organizes a program to defend America from the Soviet menace with a new group of superheroes. He rallies the Atom, Robotman, and Daniel Dunbar to his cause. He uses a group of scientists to transform Dunbar into Dynaman, "a super-hero for the new age."
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The heroes of the story discover that Tex Thompson has actually been killed in the war. The man who returned was actually the Ultra-Humanite. The Ultra-Humanite told Hitler that Thompson was a spy, so they killed him and put Ultra's brain into Thompson's body. The experiment which creates Dynaman was actually the Humanite putting Hitler's brain in Dunbar's body. Ultra-Humanite is stopped by Manhunter, who had witnessed the operation, but suffered from memory loss after hitting his head trying to escape.
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Revision as of 18:52, 29 June 2007


Tex Thomson (sometimes called Tex Thompson) is a fictional character, a superhero owned by DC Comics who has used the costumed identities Mr. America and Americommando.

Created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Baily, his first appearance was in Action Comics # 1 (June 1938), the same comic that introduced Superman.


Thomson is originally a blonde haired Texas boy who leaves a possible future as an oil baron to pursue a more adventurous lifestyle with his friend, Bob Daley. This changes in 1940 when the Nazis sink an American liner carrying food to Europe. Thomson is watching over this liner and is believed dead. The disaster inspires him to don a patriotic costume, dye his hair black, and wield a whip to fight for his country as Mr. America. He also had a magic carpet for some time, which doubled as a cape.

His friend Bob Daley also dons a costume and becomes his sidekick "Fatman."

Mr. America was a member of the All-Star Squadron, but his main contribution to the war effort came later. Thomson is asked by President Roosevelt himself to go battle the Nazis in Germany as the Americommando. Thomson does this by becoming Hauptmann Riker and infiltrating the Gestapo. His most frequent adversaries are Mister Ito (also known as the Little One), a German/Japanese diminutive assassin, and the Queen Bee. He works for the Americans for several years behind enemy lines.


His last appearance as the Americommando is in National Comics #1. Mr. Terrific encounters Thomson during the bombing of Dresden and the two work together to save innocent German lives. After Thomson reveals to Mr. Terrific that there are no munitions factories in Dresden for the Allies to bomb, he enter a burning building to save a small girl. The building collapsed around him and he is never seen again.

Once again Thomson managed to escape death. He later emerges to create the Hero Hotline organization. While leading this organization, Thomson goes by the name the Coordinator. He only appeared as a shadowy figure on a communication screen, so no one knew that it was Thomson until it was revealed by the writer of Hero Hotline, Bob Rozakis.[4]


Other versions


In Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, a new Americommando appears as an agent of S.H.A.D.E. and its field leader. He kills his own speedster, Spin Doctor, for talking back to him. In Kingdom Come, Americommando appears as a minor villain. After the destruction of Kansas, Americommando, along with Braintrust and the Minutemen, attempt to stop all immigration to the United States. He and his team are stopped by Superman and the Justice League.


In Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1, a new Mr. America, Trey Thompson, an ex-FBI agent who took justice into his own hands, debuts in the first issue and dies in the same issue. It is implied that he was related to the original Mr. America by Dr. Mid-Nite, who mentioned that Mr. America's bloddline was gone. However, Trey's former FBI contact, Jeffery Graves is later seen donning Mr. America's mask after he is fired when his connection with Trey is discovered.


Tex Thomson—whose last name is misspelled as Thompson—played a central role in the Golden Age miniseries. In this story, he is a crimefighter who disappeared from the American eye in 1942 to fight the Nazi threat from within. He kills the German superhero Parsifal and Adolf Hitler himself. He returns to America a hero and becomes a senator with presidential aspirations. He organizes a program to defend America from the Soviet menace with a new group of superheroes. He rallies the Atom, Robotman, and Daniel Dunbar to his cause. He uses a group of scientists to transform Dunbar into Dynaman, "a super-hero for the new age." The heroes of the story discover that Tex Thompson has actually been killed in the war. The man who returned was actually the Ultra-Humanite. The Ultra-Humanite told Hitler that Thompson was a spy, so they killed him and put Ultra's brain into Thompson's body. The experiment which creates Dynaman was actually the Humanite putting Hitler's brain in Dunbar's body. Ultra-Humanite is stopped by Manhunter, who had witnessed the operation, but suffered from memory loss after hitting his head trying to escape.


Abilities

Well trained in espionage and fighting skills


Transportation

Sometimes used a whip and magic carpet

Related

  • Appearances of Americommando
  • Images featuring Americommando
  • Quotations by or about Americommando
  • Character Gallery: Americommando

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