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{{DC Database:Character Template
 
{{DC Database:Character Template
| Image = Master Comics 12.jpg
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| Image = Minute-Man Earth-S 0001.jpg
 
| RealName = Jack Weston
 
| RealName = Jack Weston
| CurrentAlias = [[Minute-Man]]
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| CurrentAlias = Minute-Man
| Aliases = The One Man Army
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| Aliases = Minute Man; The One Man Army
 
| Identity = Public
 
| Identity = Public
 
| Alignment = Good
 
| Alignment = Good
| Affiliation = Formerly [[Crime Crusaders Club (Earth-S)|Crime Crusaders Club]]
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| Affiliation = U.S. {{WP|Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)|Army Intelligence}}, G-2; [[Crime Crusaders Club (Earth-S)|Crime Crusaders Club]]
| Relatives =
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| Relatives = Robert Weston (father, deceased), General Milton (guardian)
 
| Universe = Earth-S
 
| Universe = Earth-S
 
| BaseOfOperations = [[Fawcett City]]; [[New York City]]
 
| BaseOfOperations = [[Fawcett City]]; [[New York City]]
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| Hair = Brown
 
| Hair = Brown
 
| 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
   
 
| Citizenship = American
 
| Citizenship = American
 
| MaritalStatus = Single
 
| MaritalStatus = Single
| Occupation = Adventurer
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| Occupation = Soldier
 
| Education =
 
| Education =
   
 
| Origin =
 
| Origin =
| PlaceOfBirth =
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| PlaceOfBirth = [[Fawcett City]]
 
| Creators = Charles Sultan
 
| Creators = Charles Sultan
 
| First = Master Comics Vol 1 11
 
| First = Master Comics Vol 1 11
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| Last = Shazam! Vol 1 31
   
| HistoryText =
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| HistoryText = '''Jack Weston''' was a patriotic hero, fighting crime and Nazis as '''Minute-Man'''.
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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>
   
 
| Powers =
 
| Powers =
 
| Abilities =
 
| Abilities =
 
* '''Peak Human Conditioning'''
 
* '''Peak Human Conditioning'''
:* '''''Peak Human Strength'''''
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** '''Peak Human Strength'''
:* '''''Peak Human Agility'''''
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** '''Peak Human Agility'''
:* '''''Peak Human Endurance'''''
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** '''Peak Human Endurance'''
:* '''''Peak Human Speed'''''
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** '''Peak Human Speed'''
* '''[[Acrobatics]]'''
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** '''Peak Human Durability'''
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* {{Acrobatics}}
* '''[[Disguise]]'''
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* {{Disguise}}
* '''[[Firearms]]'''
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* {{Firearms}}
* '''[[Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)]]'''
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* {{Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)}}
* '''[[Martial Arts]]'''
 
* '''[[Military Protocol]]'''
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* {{Military Protocol}}
* '''[[Stealth]]'''
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* {{Stealth}}
 
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| Notes =
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| Notes = {{Precrisis|Minute-Man}}
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* 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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| Marvel =
 
| Marvel =
 
| Wikipedia =
 
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| Links =
 
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[[Category:All-Star Squadron members]]
 
[[Category:Adventurers]]
 
 
[[Category:Military Characters]]
 
[[Category:Military Characters]]
[[Category:Acrobatics]]
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[[Category:Fawcett Publications Characters]]
[[Category:Disguise]]
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[[Category:America-Themed Heroes]]
[[Category:Firearms]]
 
[[Category:Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)]]
 
[[Category:Martial Arts]]
 
[[Category:Military Protocol]]
 
[[Category:Stealth]]
 

Revision as of 19:58, 23 February 2019

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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]


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  • 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.

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