Richard Hertz (New Earth)

Blackguard
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Richard "Dick" Hertz
Main Alias	Blackguard
Affiliation	Formerly The 1000, Suicide Squad
Base Of Operations	Metropolis
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Professional Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5' 10"
Weight	275 lbs (125 kg)
Eyes	Black
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Dan Jurgens
First Appearance	Booster Gold #1 (February, 1986)
Appearance of Death	Suicide Squad Vol 3 #7 (May, 2008)

Richard "Dick" Hertz, codenamed Blackguard, was a common criminal recruited by The 1000 and given his powers.

History

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Dick Hertz' career as a super-criminal proved less than acceptable to his new masters, particularly when he first clashed with Booster Gold. The 1000 planned to execute Blackguard along with Booster Gold, but Blackguard and Booster Gold escaped death and took on the forces of The 1000.

Blackguard -along with hundreds of other super villains- came to spectate Roulette's gladiatorial matches in which he got to witness a mind controlled Mary Marvel nearly kill Captain Atom. Blackguard had betted on Mary Marvel killing Captain Atom, however he lost his bet after the super heroine was able to break free of her mind control.

Blackguard was later recruited into the Suicide Squad. He and the Squad participated in a mission to assassinate Haake-Bruton's board of directors. During the attack, Blackguard was brutally murdered by Wade Eiling via decapitation.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Energy Construct Creation: Blackguard's armor allows him to generate a mace and shield out of pure energy.

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Energy Shield

Weapons

• Energy Mace

Related

• 16 Appearances of Richard Hertz (New Earth)
• 3 Images featuring Richard Hertz (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Richard Hertz (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Richard Hertz (New Earth)

Footnotes

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