Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975).
History
Reagan, when he was still an actor, was target of assassination by a villain contracted by Ian Karkull; Karkull had learned that Reagan would a President of the United States in the future. The contracted villain failed due to the intervention of a JSA member.[1]
In 1968, Reagan (now Governor of California) instructed the counterculture icon Brother Power to be launched into outer space so he would no longer pollute the minds of America's youth.[2] He was defeated in his run for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968 as well as 1976, but won both the nomination and election in 1980.
As president, an attempt was made on his life a few months into his first term.[3] Reagan lit the Olympic torch inaugurating the 1984 Summer Olympic Games ceremonies in Los Angeles. The event was attacked by the New Olympians with the intent to kidnap athlete Lacinia Nitocris; security and the Outsiders protected the President.[4]
Another attempt on his life was made, with no success, thanks to Booster Gold.[5]
Some time later, Reagan was manipulated by G. Gordon Godfrey, alias Glorious Godfrey, into outlawing all super-hero activity in the United States. Superman was one of the few heroes who abided by this presidential edict.[6]
Super-powered Russian renegade Fusion made an attempt on the President's life on Camp David, but President Reagan was protected by the Outsiders and by Batman, who impersonated Reagan to trick Fusion.[7]
Near the end of his term, Reagan was again targeted for assassination by KGBeast, but the villain was defeated by Batman.[8]
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Acting: Reagan was an actor prior to assuming political career.
- Political Science
- Charisma
Notes
- This character is a fictional representation of Ronald Reagan, a real person. More information on this person can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- In the Pre-Crisis Multiverse, Earth-Two[9], Earth-S[10], and Earth-One[2] each had a separate and distinct Ronald Reagan. On the Post-Crisis New Earth, those characters were combined into one being.
Related
- 77 Appearances of Ronald Reagan (New Earth)
- 13 Images featuring Ronald Reagan (New Earth)
- 1 Quotations by or about Ronald Reagan (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Ronald Reagan (New Earth)
Footnotes
- ↑ All-Star Squadron Annual #3; The contracted villain was Catwoman from Earth-Two, and the JSA members were Batman and Robin from Earth-Two.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brother Power, the Geek #2
- ↑ Wonder Woman #286
- ↑ Batman and the Outsiders #14
- ↑ Booster Gold #8– #9
- ↑ Legends #2
- ↑ Outsiders #24
- ↑ Batman: Ten Nights of the Beast
- ↑ Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood #8
- ↑ World's Finest #273
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