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+ | | Image = Minute-Man Earth-S 0001.jpg |
| RealName = Jack Weston |
| RealName = Jack Weston |
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| CurrentAlias = Minute-Man |
| CurrentAlias = Minute-Man |
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| − | | Aliases = The One Man Army |
+ | | Aliases = Minute Man; The One Man Army |
| Identity = Public |
| Identity = Public |
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| Alignment = Good |
| Alignment = Good |
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| − | | Affiliation = |
+ | | Affiliation = U.S. {{WP|Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)|Army Intelligence}}, G-2; [[Crime Crusaders Club (Earth-S)|Crime Crusaders Club]] |
| − | | Relatives = |
+ | | Relatives = Robert Weston (father, deceased), General Milton (guardian) |
| Universe = Earth-S |
| Universe = Earth-S |
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| BaseOfOperations = [[Fawcett City]]; [[New York City]] |
| BaseOfOperations = [[Fawcett City]]; [[New York City]] |
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| Hair = Brown |
| Hair = Brown |
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| UnusualFeatures = |
| UnusualFeatures = |
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| + | | Quotation = Wait a minute for Minute-Man! |
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| + | | Speaker = [[Jack Weston (Earth-S)|Minute-Man]] |
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| + | | QuoteSource = Master Comics Vol 1 15 |
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| Citizenship = American |
| Citizenship = American |
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| MaritalStatus = Single |
| MaritalStatus = Single |
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| − | | Occupation = |
+ | | Occupation = Soldier |
| Education = |
| Education = |
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| Creators = Charles Sultan |
| Creators = Charles Sultan |
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| First = Master Comics Vol 1 11 |
| First = Master Comics Vol 1 11 |
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| + | | Last = Shazam! Vol 1 31 |
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| − | | HistoryText = Jack Weston |
+ | | HistoryText = '''Jack Weston''' was a patriotic hero, fighting crime and Nazis as '''Minute-Man'''. |
| + | Jack's father, Captain Robert Weston, fell at [[wikipedia:Battle of Château-Thierry (1918)|Chateu-Thierry]] in [[World War I]]. General Milton became his guardian. Growing up, Jack was an exceptional athlete, which made him perfect for a special detail organized by Milton. This group of Minute-Men fought against espionage and sabotage in the United States. Jack decided to take hie effort further by adopting a patriotic costume. Only General Milton knew his secret identity.<ref>{{c|Master Comics Vol 1 11}}</ref> |
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| − | His secret identity is only known to his superior officer General Milton, who sends the Minute-Man on unsanctioned missions behind enemy lines. Minute-Man later serves as a member of a group of local [[Fawcett City]] heroes, the [[Crime Crusaders Club (Earth-S)|Crime Crusaders Club]]. |
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| Powers = |
| Powers = |
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| Abilities = |
| Abilities = |
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* '''Peak Human Conditioning''' |
* '''Peak Human Conditioning''' |
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| − | + | ** '''Peak Human Strength''' |
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| − | + | ** '''Peak Human Agility''' |
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| − | + | ** '''Peak Human Endurance''' |
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| − | + | ** '''Peak Human Speed''' |
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| − | * ''' |
+ | ** '''Peak Human Durability''' |
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+ | * {{Disguise}} |
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+ | * {{Firearms}} |
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+ | * {{Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)}} |
| − | * '''[[Martial Arts]]''' |
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+ | * {{Military Protocol}} |
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+ | * {{Stealth}} |
| Strength = |
| Strength = |
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| − | | Notes = {{Precrisis}} |
+ | | Notes = {{Precrisis|Minute-Man}} |
| + | * Minute-Man was created by artist [[Charles Sultan]] for [[Fawcett Publications]]. In [[1953]], National Periodical Publications settled a long-running lawsuit against Fawcett citing that the character of [[Captain Marvel]] bore too much of a resemblance to their own character, [[Superman]]. After settling the case (by agreeing to no longer publish Captain Marvel), Fawcett discontinued publication of their entire comic book line and Minute-Man lapsed into obscurity. In [[1972]], DC Comics licensed many of the Fawcett characters, including Minute-Man, and established that they existed on the fictional [[Multiverse|parallel world]] known as [[Earth-S]]. The Fawcett characters made several appearances throughout various Silver Age DC titles including ''[[Shazam! Vol 1|Shazam]]'', ''[[World's Finest Vol 1|World's Finest Comics]]'' and ''[[Justice League of America Vol 1|Justice League of America]]''. In [[1991]], DC bought the Fawcett characters (including Minute-Man) outright. |
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| − | * Minute-Man was originally a character from [[Fawcett Comics]]. |
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| − | * They were leased by [[DC Comics]] along with the rest of the Fawcett comics stable of characters in 1972. However, the characters lapsed into public domain prior to the said acquisition, which would later allow [[AC Comics]] to reprint their [[Golden Age]] adventures. |
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| Trivia = |
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| Wikipedia = |
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[[Category:Fawcett Publications Characters]] |
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Revision as of 19:58, 23 February 2019
Wait a minute for Minute-Man! 
- — Minute-Man src
History
Jack Weston was a patriotic hero, fighting crime and Nazis as Minute-Man.
Jack's father, Captain Robert Weston, fell at Chateu-Thierry in World War I. General Milton became his guardian. Growing up, Jack was an exceptional athlete, which made him perfect for a special detail organized by Milton. This group of Minute-Men fought against espionage and sabotage in the United States. Jack decided to take hie effort further by adopting a patriotic costume. Only General Milton knew his secret identity.[1]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Peak Human Conditioning
- Peak Human Strength
- Peak Human Agility
- Peak Human Endurance
- Peak Human Speed
- Peak Human Durability
- Acrobatics
- Disguise
- Firearms
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
- Military Protocol
- Stealth
Notes
- This version of Minute-Man, 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.
- Minute-Man was created by artist Charles Sultan for Fawcett Publications. In 1953, National Periodical Publications settled a long-running lawsuit against Fawcett citing that the character of Captain Marvel bore too much of a resemblance to their own character, Superman. After settling the case (by agreeing to no longer publish Captain Marvel), Fawcett discontinued publication of their entire comic book line and Minute-Man lapsed into obscurity. In 1972, DC Comics licensed many of the Fawcett characters, including Minute-Man, and established that they existed on the fictional parallel world known as Earth-S. The Fawcett characters made several appearances throughout various Silver Age DC titles including Shazam, World's Finest Comics and Justice League of America. In 1991, DC bought the Fawcett characters (including Minute-Man) outright.
Related
- 54 Appearances of Jack Weston (Earth-S)
- 5 Images featuring Jack Weston (Earth-S)
- 10 Quotations by or about Jack Weston (Earth-S)
- Character Gallery: Jack Weston (Earth-S)
Footnotes