Paulie McGillicuddy is the Porcadillo, a minor villain in Metropolis.
History
The Porcadillo is the grandson of the Annihilator and the son of Annihilator Jr. Even though they hoped he would follow the family legacy and become Annihilator Jr. Jr., Paulie wanted to forge his own path and became the Porcadillo instead. Without having the notoriety of his family's name, the Porcadillo thought he needed great head shots to break into villainy in Metropolis. He reached out to the only man for the job: Jimmy Olsen. After taking the head shots and giving Porcadillo a quick pep talk, Porcadillo told Jimmy if there was anything he ever needed, he would do it. Jimmy joked that if he ever found himself in a crazy conspiracy to be murdered, then Porcadillo try to stop it.[1]
Porcadillo's first real break in the villain game came when he was invited to a meeting of assassins put together by Mister X. Mister X offered three million dollars to the killer who could assassinate Jimmy Olsen. Immediately realizing he had to honor his word to Jimmy[2], Porcadillo ran to the office of his former lawyer Ed Lynch. Porcadillo managed to poke Ed's secretary in the hand and frighten Ed into having a heart attack.[3] Distressed, he went on the run until cornered by Detective Trey Corrigan.[4] He eventually convinced Corrigan to help him save Jimmy.[2]
Paulie was able to pay Jimmy back when Mister X turned out to be Jimmy's brother Julian. He, Jimmy, and Corrigan found out Julian was fleeing Metropolis in his private plane. After a brief confrontation, Julian pulled a gun on his brother but before he could shoot, Porcadillo tackled Julian through the wall of his plane and out onto the ground below.[5]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Superhuman Strength: He can smash through an airplane's wall.[5]
Related
- 7 Appearances of Paulie McGillicuddy (Prime Earth)
- 1 Images featuring Paulie McGillicuddy (Prime Earth)
- Quotations by or about Paulie McGillicuddy (Prime Earth)
- Character Gallery: Paulie McGillicuddy (Prime Earth)
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