A mysterious telekinetic who pretty much kept to himself, Ryan Kendall was adamant when he first appeared as the Black Condor that he was not a superhero.
History
However, time was to prove differently. Styling himself at first as an environmental champion, he soon found himself drawn into battles with villains such as the Sky Pirate and The Shark, and encouraged by his friend, park ranger Ned Smith (who was himself secretly in contact with the original Black Condor, Richard Grey, Jr.) to take a stand against injustice. Gradually, he came to accept the heroic mantle, and he fought the good fight alone and alongside others, notably Primal Force. Eventually, he went to Opal City, where he felt very much at home.
In time, Black Condor joined the Freedom Fighters, a team of heroes that his predecessor had been part of. Kendall was killed by a powerful beam (apparently fired by Sinestro) in an attack by the Secret Society of Super Villains when the team was sent to investigate a sighting of the Secret Society.
He became a member of the Black Lantern Corps during the events of Blackest Night, joining his fellow Freedom Fighters Phantom Lady and Human Bomb in tormenting former Freedom Fighter member Damage.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Unique Physiology: The result of illegal experiments into genetic engineering performed by his grandfather, Ryan Kendall was given strong doses of radiation as a unborn child.
Abilities
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Notes
- Kendall was one of the minor heroes the Great Carlini believed to be expendable that was sent to try and save the Lobo series from becoming too violent. He was killed by Lobo, along with several other characters pulled from Comic Limbo, in a barroom brawl.[1] Due to the highly meta nature of the storyline and the fact almost all of the deceased characters appeared again in mainstream continuity, these deaths do not appear to be canon. Kendall returned, only to die once more during Infinite Crisis.[2]
Recommended Reading
Related
- 75 Appearances of Ryan Kendall (New Earth)
- 14 Images featuring Ryan Kendall (New Earth)
- 1 Quotations by or about Ryan Kendall (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Ryan Kendall (New Earth)
Footnotes
  This character is or was a member of the Freedom Fighters, a team of American super-heroes who fight threats to the nation and its ideals under the leadership of Uncle Sam. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Freedom Fighters members" category. |
 This character has been a member of the Justice League of America, or simply the Justice League in any of its various incarnations, sworn by a duty to act as guardians of America and the world by using their skills and/or superpowers to protect Earth from the clutches of both interstellar and domestic threats. |
 Justice Society of America member |
 Black Lantern Corps member |