Bruce Nelson (Earth-Two)

Bruce Nelson
Mainstream Universe‎, 1930s-1950s
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Real Name	Bruce Nelson
Main Alias	Bruce Nelson
Base Of Operations	New York City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Amateur Detective
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-Two
Creators	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson · Tom Hickey
First Appearance	Detective Comics #1 (March, 1937)
Last Appearance	Detective Comics #36 (February, 1940)

That word 'retain' gives the wrong impression. My services are not for hire. Does the fisherman ask for money for landing a giant swordfish? Does the sportsman ask to be paid for hunting tiger? If I am interested I may agree to help you. Now let's go on from there.

— Bruce Nelson

Bruce Nelson was a famous amateur detective in New York City in the 1930s.

History

Independently wealthy amateur detective Bruce Nelson solved several murders and other crimes in the 1930s.

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Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Investigation
• Skiing: Bruce Nelson was an expert skier.
  

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• concealed handgun

Notes

• This version of Bruce Nelson, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. Even though versions of the character may have since appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
• Bruce Nelson retained a Chinese servant named Sing Lee.

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