Collector III (Earth-One)

The Collector
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	The Collector
Other Aliases	Space Bandit · Currency-Criminal
Relatives	Unnamed brother
Status
Alignment	Bad
Occupation	Thief
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Green · Balding
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Cary Bates · Dick Dillin
First Appearance	Superman #249 (March, 1972)
Appearance of Death	Superman #249 (March, 1972)

The Collector was an alien thief who raised 19th Century Earth orphan Toby Manning to follow in his footsteps as Terra-Man.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Thievery
• Science
  

Paraphernalia

Transportation

• Spacecraft

Weapons

• Rayguns

Notes

• This version of the Collector, 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 event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022–2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

Related

• 3 Appearances of Collector III (Earth-One)
• 1 Images featuring Collector III (Earth-One)
• Quotations by or about Collector III (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Collector III (Earth-One)

Footnotes

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