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Sportsmaster is a mercenary who uses sports-themed gadgetry.
History
He provided his services to the Leviathan Organization, for whom he fought against and was quickly dispatched by the vigilante Wingman of Batman, Incorporated.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Gadgetry
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
- Pedagogy: Sportsmaster coaches youth sport in his spare time.[3]
Notes
- Sportsmaster (Lawrence Crock) was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen, first appearing in All-American Comics #85. However, in the rebooted Prime Earth continuity his first appearance as part of the DC Universe is in Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham's New 52 Batman Incorporated (Volume 2) series.
Trivia
- In his first appearance in Batman Incorporated (Volume 2) #4, his design and status as League of Assassins agent was modeled after the version in Young Justice. This likeness and affiliation was dropped in later appearances.
Related
- 13 Appearances of Lawrence Crock (Prime Earth)
- 5 Images featuring Lawrence Crock (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Lawrence Crock (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Lawrence Crock (Prime Earth)
Footnotes
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![]() ![]() League of Assassins member |
![]() ![]() Secret Society of Super-Villains member |
![]() ![]() Suicide Squad member |