Ira Quimby (New Earth)

I.Q.
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1950s-2011‎
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Real Name	Ira Quimby
Main Alias	I.Q.
Affiliation	Science Squad, Secret Society of Super-Villains
Base Of Operations	Midway City
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Mad Scientist
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5' 10"
Weight	178 lbs (81 kg)
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-One · New Earth
Creators	Gardner Fox · Murphy Anderson
First Appearance	Mystery in Space #87 (November, 1963)

Ira Quimby was dubbed I.Q. by his gang because of the initials of his name and bizarre crimes he committed.

History

After being abandoned by the group, IQ returned to the gang and showed them how he had the intelligence to become the leader of the gang. He did this by building several scientific devices he then used to commit a series of extraordinary crimes that were thwarted by the sudden appearance of Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

Escaping the Hawks, IQ goes to the museum of Midway City looking to find out if there is something there responsible for giving him super intelligence. He soon discovers a stone alien who was responsible for his flashes of genius. He then steals the stone, accidentally leaving behind several fragments. From these fragments, Hawkman is able to deduce that an particular aura of energy was contained in the rock alien. Following a trail of this energy, Hawkman managed to locate and capture the IQ's gang and bring them to justice.

While in prison, Quimby discovered that prolonged contact with the alien stone had left residual energy in his mind, energy that could be triggered simply by exposing him self to sunlight. His advanced mind restored, Quimby escaped prison and embarked on a new campaign of crime. However, he was again defeated and captured by the Hawks.

Later, Quimby was one of the many mad scientists kidnapped and taken to live on Oolong Island to become a member of the Science Squad.

Quimby worked with Prometheus, stealing technologies in preparation for his latest attack on the superhero community. To ensure that nobody could thwart his plans, Prometheus poisoned him, causing Quimby's brain to regress to that of an infant. When Prometheus left Quimby, he had apparently lost his memory of toilet training and his last words were "toffee apples"

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Genius Level Intellect

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.

Related

• 37 Appearances of Ira Quimby (New Earth)
• 5 Images featuring Ira Quimby (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Ira Quimby (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Ira Quimby (New Earth)

Footnotes

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