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Gregory Reed (New Earth)

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Another actor in Greg's unique position might try to take advantage of the situation... But not him! Greg devotes all of his spare time to personal appearances on behalf of various charities!
— Clark Kent src

Greg Reed was an actor who played Superman in movies and on TV.

However, Reed was hideously scarred in an accident on set and had to use makeup and prosthetics to disguise his true features behind the visage of the Man of Steel. This bred resentment, envy, and eventually hate, so Reed studied the occult arts to mystically swap bodies with the real Superman. Ultimately, Superman managed to undo the exchange, and to top everything else off, saved Reed from being trapped in his house as it collapsed over a crumbling cliffside.[1] Turning his attitude and life around, Reed resolved to be more like Superman in principles, as opposed to merely in surface appearances, though he did consent to a plastic surgery procedure which repaired his features and made him into a bonafide dead-ringer for Superman. On another occasion, Superman granted Reed temporary super-powers of his own to enlist his help in impersonating him and faking his death, which was necessary to pull the wool over the eyes of the Superman Revenge Squad.[2] When Terra-Man threatened all of Metropolis with one of his schemes, Reed volunteered to provide an impersonation of Superman, assisted by falsified super-powers courtesy of Flash and Green Lantern, in order to save the day.[3][4][5] He was once mistaken for the real Superman by the Secret Society of Super-Villains and defeated three of them (Wizard, Felix Faust, and Matter Master) with the aid of Hawkgirl and Captain Comet.[6] Greg impersonated Superman again for a publicity demonstration some years later at the New Athens Experimental School, but the wind was taken out his his proverbial sails by Supergirl.[7] Greg asked Superman to come along as a technical consultant for his next Superman movie, in the process of which Superman came under attack by an alien bandit called Intellex, who wanted to steal Superman's brain to augment the processing power of his own supercomputers. By effectively impersonating Superman once again, using a Legion Flight Ring and telepathic ear-plug, Greg drew Intellex's fire while Superman adopted the guise of a new costumed hero, the Mystery Masquerader. The ruse worked and gave the real Superman the critical advantage he needed to pull the plug on Intellex's scheming.[8]

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Powers

Former Powers
  • Occultism[9]
  • Kryptonian Physiology: Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Greg Reed possesses the same potential powers as an average Kryptonian. These include:
    • Solar Energy Absorption: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Greg Reed's super powers as they are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system. His biological make up includes a number of organs which lack analogues in humans and whose functions are unknown. It is believed that between one or more of these and his bio-cellular matrix, "yellow" solar energy is stored for later use. This allows for the use of these powers to fade when yellow solar radiation is not available instead of immediate failure.
    • Heat Vision: Greg Reed can, as a conscious act, fire beams of intense heat at a target by looking at it. He can vary the heat and area affected.
    • Super-Hearing: Greg Reed's hearing is sensitive enough to hear any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill and concentration, he can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific source or frequency.
    • Enhanced Vision: Greg Reed's vision processes the entire electromagnetic spectrum as well as allowing vast control over selective perception and focus.
      This umbrella ability includes the following:
      • Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision: Greg Reed can see well into most of the electromagnetic spectrum. He can see and identify radio and television signals as well as all other broadcast or transmitted frequencies. Using this ability, he can avoid detection by radar or satellite monitoring methods. This also allows him to see the aura generated by living thing.
      • Telescopic Vision: This is the ability to see something at a great distance, without violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined. In function, it is similar to the zoom lens on a camera.
      • X-Ray Vision: This is the ability to see through any volume of matter except lead. Greg Reeds can see things behind a solid, opaque object as if it were not there. He can focus this ability to "peel back" layers of an object, allowing hidden image or inner workings to be observed. The exact type of energy perceived—such as x-rays, cosmic rays, or some other energy invisible to normal humans—is unclear. This ability perceives an ambient energy source though, it does not involve the eye projecting a concentrated, possibly toxic, beam to be reflected back from objects.
      • Microscopic Vision: This is the ability to see extremely small objects and images down to the atomic level.
      • Infrared Vision: Greg Reed can see with better acuity in darkness, and to a degree in total darkness.
    • Flight: Greg Reed is able to manipulate graviton particles to defy the forces of gravity and achieve flight. This ranges from hovering to moving in any posture, in any direction.
    • Invulnerability: Due to the interaction of his dense molecular structure and supercharged bio-electric aura, Greg Reed is nigh-invulnerable to extreme energy forces. In addition, his extends this protection against toxins and diseases.
    • Superhuman Stamina: Greg Reed is able to maintain continuous strenuous physical action for an indefinite period of time. This based on his body converting yellow solar radiation directly to energy but is limited by physiological and psychological needs to eat, drink, and sleep.
    • Superhuman Strength: Greg Reed's strength is augmented by yellow solar radiation interacting with the greater than human density, resilience and biological efficiency of his musculature. His strength is more an act of conscious will on energy fields than actual physical strength. It is this act of conscious will that enables him to perform physical feats that are beyond the mere application force, such as moving a mountain top without said rock crumbling under its own mass.
    • Superhuman Speed: Greg Reed is able to move at incredible speed by sheer force of will. This extends to his perceptions and allows for feats such as catching bullets in mid-flight as well as covering vast distances in little or no time.
      This also confers:
    • Super-Breath: Greg Reed is able to create hurricane force winds by exhaling air from his lungs. He can chill the air as it leaves his lungs to freeze targets. He can also reverse the process to pull large volumes of air or vapor into his lungs.
    • Longevity: Greg Reed can live longer than regular humans, remaining at his prime as long as he was under the exposure of the "yellow" sun.

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  • Greg Reed is seemingly based on George Reeves, real-world actor also known primarily for playing Superman.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Action Comics #414
  2. ↑ Action Comics #445
  3. ↑ Action Comics #468
  4. ↑ Action Comics #469
  5. ↑ Action Comics #470
  6. ↑ Secret Society of Super-Villains #7
  7. ↑ Superman Family #206
  8. ↑ Superman #396
  9. ↑ Action Comics #414


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