George Harkness (Absolute Universe)

Digger Harkness
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Real Name	George Harkness
Main Alias	Digger Harkness
Affiliation	Rogues, United States Army, Project Olympus
Base Of Operations	Fort Fox
Status
Alignment	Neutral
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Black
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Absolute Universe
Creators	John Broome · Carmine Infantino
First Appearance	Absolute Flash #1 (May, 2025)

Digger Harkness is a member of the Rogues, a high-tech military special ops team deployed to capture The Flash.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Telepathic Immunity: Harkness was immune to Grodd's telepathic attack that knocked the rest of his teammates unconscious.

Abilities

• Aviation
• Military Protocol
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Boomerangs: Harkness pilots boomerang-shaped drones for surveillance and offensive strikes.
• Boomer: Harkness uses a larger drone known as "Boomer" as a jetpack.
  • Flight

Transportation

• Rogues' Tank

Notes

• Captain Boomerang was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, first appearing in The Flash #117. However, the Absolute Universe version of Captain Boomerang first appeared in Absolute Flash #1 by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles.

Related

• 5 Appearances of George Harkness (Absolute Universe)
• 6 Images featuring George Harkness (Absolute Universe)
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• Character Gallery: George Harkness (Absolute Universe)

Footnotes

Rogues Gallery This character is or was a member of the Rogues, a loose collection of enemies to the Flash, in any of its various incarnations. They are a team of highly effective super-villains with their own internal code that prevents them from killing speedsters. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Rogues Gallery members category."

Flash Villain(s) This character, team, or organization, has been primarily an enemy of any or all of the various incarnations of the Flash. This template will categorize articles that include it into the category "Flash Villains."