Mr. Hammer (New Earth)

Mr. Hammer
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1950s-2011‎
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Real Name	Hammer (first name unknown)
Main Alias	Mr. Hammer
Relatives	Carl Hammer (brother)
Base Of Operations	Manhattan
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-One · New Earth
Creators	Marv Wolfman · Trevor von Eeden
First Appearance	Vigilante #14 (February, 1985)
Appearance of Death	Vigilante #14 (February, 1985)

Mr. Hammer was an enemy of Vigilante.

History

Mr. Hammer and his brother Carl Hammer had competed their whole lives, each trying to outdo the other. Carl even changed one letter of his last name to separate himself. Their rivalry grew into a bitter hatred between the brothers. The final straw came when Hammer purchased a shadow suit and tried to kill Hammer. Vigilante intervened and was forced to kill Hammer in self-defense. Hammer later gloated to himself how he had arranged the circumstances of Hammer acquiring the shadow suit. He knew it would drive his brother mad and an assassination attempt would follow. Hammer had planned to use this opportunity to kill Hammer and claim self-defense. That the Vigilante had done it for him was all the better. Without his brother and competition, Hammer could conduct his business freely, with a shadow suit of his own.

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