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| Gender = Male |
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+ | | Weight = 189 lbs. |
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| Hair = Brown |
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| Citizenship = American |
| Citizenship = American |
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| MaritalStatus = Single |
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| Occupation = Super-Criminal |
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| Creators = Frank Robbins; Irv Novick; Dick Giordano |
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| ⚫ | '''Philip Reardon''' served as a soldier in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Special Forces]] in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] until he was honorably discharged after a grenade fragment hit him between the eyes. He returned to civilian life as a warehouse guard. One night, he was knocked out by thieves who had planted a bomb to blow up the warehouse. When [[Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)|Batman]] arrived at the scene, Reardon had recovered, but his vision was blurred. He mistook Batman for one of the thieves, and attempted to battle him. By the time he did recognize Batman, the warehouse exploded and Reardon's retinas were burned, which impacted his war injury and blinded him permanently in both eyes.<ref name=B226>{{c|Batman #226}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | '''Philip Reardon''' served as a soldier in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Special Forces]] in [[ |
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| − | A brilliant doctor named " |
+ | A brilliant doctor named "Engstrom" reconnected his optic nerves to his fingertips, enabling him to see through them. Reardon blamed Batman for what had happened to him, and under the identity of "'''The Ten-Eyed Man'''" tried to take his revenge on him. He hijacked a plane to Vietnam, and held the passengers hostage until the Batman agreed to meet him. He led Batman through a cat-and-mouse game in the jungle, using the weapons his platoon had left there during the war as traps. At the end he tried to blind Batman with a chemical grenade as his final revenge, but Batman quickly captured him right afterwards. Batman had been watching his fingers throughout their whole confrontation, and thought to cover his eyes when the Ten-Eyed Man put his hands behind his back.<ref>{{c|Batman Vol 1 231}}</ref> |
| − | Because of his indisputably unique abilities, the Ten-Eyed Man was employed by persons unknown as the only villain worthy to attack [[Robert Langstrom (New Earth)|Man-Bat]].<ref> |
+ | Because of his indisputably unique abilities, the Ten-Eyed Man was employed by persons unknown as the only villain worthy to attack [[Robert Langstrom (New Earth)|Man-Bat]].<ref>{{c|Man-Bat Vol 1 2}}</ref> |
The Ten-Eyed Man is often easily defeated simply by injuring his sensitive eyes/fingers; i.e., by tricking him into catching or touching something. Or theoretically giving him a high-five. It has been shown he can only be kept in a jail cell by keeping his hands locked in a special non-see-through box, because with eyes on his fingers, "escape would be child's play for him," although precisely how this would be the case was not elaborated upon. |
The Ten-Eyed Man is often easily defeated simply by injuring his sensitive eyes/fingers; i.e., by tricking him into catching or touching something. Or theoretically giving him a high-five. It has been shown he can only be kept in a jail cell by keeping his hands locked in a special non-see-through box, because with eyes on his fingers, "escape would be child's play for him," although precisely how this would be the case was not elaborated upon. |
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+ | The Ten-Eyed Man was killed during the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]] and his existence was subsequently erased from history, although he was later recreated by the [[Roger Hayden (New Earth)|Psycho-Pirate]] along with many other characters who were wiped out by the effects of the Crisis.<ref>{{c|Crisis on Infinite Earths Vol 1 12}}</ref><ref>{{c|Animal Man Vol 1 23}}</ref> |
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| − | * Can see out of all of his fingertips. |
+ | * {{Enhanced Vision}}: Can see out of all of his fingertips allowing him a 360° field of vision.<ref name=B226/> |
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| − | * 360° vision. |
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| − | * Conventional eyes are blind |
+ | * {{Blind Characters|Blindness}}: Conventional eyes are blind.<ref name=B226/> |
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* Hands are extremely vulnerable. |
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+ | | Notes = {{Precrisis}} |
| − | * Reardon's existence in [[Post-Crisis]] continuity is confirmed by his appearance in "[[Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe XXIII]]." |
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| − | * The Ten-Eyed man was killed during the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], reportedly at the specific request of [[Marv Wolfman]], among a list of characters he wanted to kill first. |
+ | * The Ten-Eyed man was killed during the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], reportedly at the specific request of [[Marv Wolfman]], among a list of characters he wanted to kill first.{{cn}} |
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| − | * [http://www.seanbaby.com/stupcom/10eyedman.htm The Ten-Eyed Man: An Appreciation] |
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Revision as of 10:59, 8 July 2018
This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Ten-Eyed Man. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. The text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
History
Philip Reardon served as a soldier in the U.S. Special Forces in Vietnam until he was honorably discharged after a grenade fragment hit him between the eyes. He returned to civilian life as a warehouse guard. One night, he was knocked out by thieves who had planted a bomb to blow up the warehouse. When Batman arrived at the scene, Reardon had recovered, but his vision was blurred. He mistook Batman for one of the thieves, and attempted to battle him. By the time he did recognize Batman, the warehouse exploded and Reardon's retinas were burned, which impacted his war injury and blinded him permanently in both eyes.[1]
A brilliant doctor named "Engstrom" reconnected his optic nerves to his fingertips, enabling him to see through them. Reardon blamed Batman for what had happened to him, and under the identity of "The Ten-Eyed Man" tried to take his revenge on him. He hijacked a plane to Vietnam, and held the passengers hostage until the Batman agreed to meet him. He led Batman through a cat-and-mouse game in the jungle, using the weapons his platoon had left there during the war as traps. At the end he tried to blind Batman with a chemical grenade as his final revenge, but Batman quickly captured him right afterwards. Batman had been watching his fingers throughout their whole confrontation, and thought to cover his eyes when the Ten-Eyed Man put his hands behind his back.[2]
Because of his indisputably unique abilities, the Ten-Eyed Man was employed by persons unknown as the only villain worthy to attack Man-Bat.[3]
The Ten-Eyed Man is often easily defeated simply by injuring his sensitive eyes/fingers; i.e., by tricking him into catching or touching something. Or theoretically giving him a high-five. It has been shown he can only be kept in a jail cell by keeping his hands locked in a special non-see-through box, because with eyes on his fingers, "escape would be child's play for him," although precisely how this would be the case was not elaborated upon.
The Ten-Eyed Man was killed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths and his existence was subsequently erased from history, although he was later recreated by the Psycho-Pirate along with many other characters who were wiped out by the effects of the Crisis.[4][5]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Enhanced Vision: Can see out of all of his fingertips allowing him a 360° field of vision.[1]
Abilities
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced): Trained as a US Special Forces Soldier fighting in the Vietnam War, has abilities that would develop as such.[1]
Weaknesses
Notes
- This version of Philip Reardon (Earth-One), 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.
Trivia
- The Ten-Eyed man was killed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, reportedly at the specific request of Marv Wolfman, among a list of characters he wanted to kill first.[citation needed]
Related
- 6 Appearances of Philip Reardon (Earth-One)
- 2 Images featuring Philip Reardon (Earth-One)
- 1 Quotations by or about Philip Reardon (Earth-One)
- Character Gallery: Philip Reardon (Earth-One)
Footnotes
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