J. Wilbur Wolfingham was a con-man who cheated many good people out of their money, only to be thwarted by Superman.
History
J. Wilbur Wolfingham was an old-fashioned confidence man with a non-violent sense of ethics whose battles with Superman usually took place on a mental scale rather than a physical one. He attempted to teach the "art of the con" to his teenage nephew by selling the planet Earth to an alien visitor, which worked until the alien returned with many of his fellow people and began colonizing key areas on the planet Earth. Superman used his powers to create several "natural disasters" to convince the aliens that the planet Earth was uninhabitable, Wolfingham cheerfully refunded the original purchase price, and things returned to normal on Earth.[1]
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Notes
- J. Wilbur Wolfingham first appeared in Earth-Two continuity in Superman #26 by Don C. Cameron and Ira Yarbrough. He was introduced in Earth-One continuity in Superman #341 by Len Wein and Curt Swan.
- This version of J. Wilbur Wolfingham, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the 2022-2023 Dark Crisis event. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
Related
- 4 Appearances of J. Wilbur Wolfingham (Earth-One)
- 1 Images featuring J. Wilbur Wolfingham (Earth-One)
- 1 Quotations by or about J. Wilbur Wolfingham (Earth-One)
- Character Gallery: J. Wilbur Wolfingham (Earth-One)
Footnotes
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