Olaf was a Swedish flying ace who was a member of a squadron of pilots of various nationalities against the Nazis during World War II.[2]
History
Originally from Earth-Two, Olaf and his teammates in the Blackhawk Squadron crossed over to Earth-X in 1942 to help the Freedom Fighters liberate America from Nazi control.[3] Sadly, they were all later reportedly killed in action.[4]
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Notes
- Olaf was created by Will Eisner, Bob Powell, and Chuck Cuidera, first appearing in Military Comics #2. However, the Earth-Two version of Olaf first appeared in Justice League of America #107 by Len Wein and Dick Dillin.
- This version of Olaf, 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.
- In 1956, DC Comics obtained the rights to the Quality Comics characters, and re-introduced them 17 years later as the Freedom Fighters in Justice League of America #107 (October 1973).
- The Freedom Fighters were relocated to a parallel world, one called "Earth-X", where Nazi Germany had won World War II. The team was featured in its own series for 15 issues (1976–1978), in which it temporarily left Earth-X for "Earth-One" (where most DC titles are set).
- In 1981, some Quality Characters became recurring guest-stars of All-Star Squadron, a superhero-team title set on "Earth-Two", the locale for DC's WWII-era superheroes, and at a time prior to when the Freedom Fighters were supposed to have left for Earth-X. They later appeared with the rest of DC's superheroes in Crisis on Infinite Earths, a story that was intended to eliminate the confusing histories that DC had attached to its characters by retroactively merging the various parallel worlds into one. The Freedom Fighters became a mere splinter group of the All-Star Squadron.
- The death of Olaf and his team, and of Plastic Man, is reported to the JLA by Uncle Sam, in Justice League of America #107. He doesn't name them, but the art shows all seven of them.
Related
- 4 Appearances of Olaf (Earth-Two)
- 2 Images featuring Olaf (Earth-Two)
- Quotations by or about Olaf (Earth-Two)
- Character Gallery: Olaf (Earth-Two)
Footnotes
  This character is or was a member of the Freedom Fighters, a team of American super-heroes who fight threats to the nation and its ideals under the leadership of Uncle Sam. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Freedom Fighters members" category. |