Paul Bunyan was a giant lumberjack who worked in the forests of North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
History
Earth-S
In 1943, Paul Bunyan awoke from a long nap (approximately 100 years long) ravenously hungry, and caused many disasters in his quest for food. Even after he ate enough cattle to tame his appetite, he still roamed around the north country, not caring about the logjams and floods he left in his wake. Captain Marvel, Jr. traveled north to confront Bunyan, but Bunyan was in no mood to talk. Junior then challenged Bunyan to a contest of strength, where Junior was able to match or surpass all of the feats that Bunyan could come up with. Finally, Junior (using a special punch he had "never before used") hit Bunyan so hard that Bunyan agreed to go into the northern wilderness and live his life far away from mankind.
Earth-Two
Paul Bunyan would often mark trails by driving trees into large rocks.[1]
In 1943, a logger name Paddy improvised a fanciful tale of Superman meeting Paul Bunyan. His audience included Clark Kent and Lois Lane. This tale was eventually revealed to be true.[2]
In the far future, Prowd, the despotic ruler of the city of Elam, will organize an Olympiad between Elam and the female-run city of Noman. Prowd's ally Loki will summon Paul Bunyan from the past to act as one of Elam's champions.[3]
Earth-One
The Wonderland amusement park in Gotham City has an animatronic statue of Bunyan as part of its "Playground of Giants" exhibit.[4]
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Paul Bunyan, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- In the pre-Crisis Multiverse, Earth-S[5], Earth-Two[2] and Earth-One[4] each had a separate and distinct Paul Bunyan. On the post-Crisis New Earth, those three Bunyans were combined into one being.
- The New Earth Paul Bunyan has not been seen, but he has been mentioned.[6]
Related
- 7 Appearances of Paul Bunyan (New Earth)
- 1 Images featuring Paul Bunyan (New Earth)
- Quotations by or about Paul Bunyan (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Paul Bunyan (New Earth)
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