Sniper (Earth-One)

Sniper
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Sniper
Base Of Operations	Lone Bird Island
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Occupation	Assassin
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Hair
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Dick Dillin
First Appearance	Blackhawk #118 (November, 1957)
Last Appearance	Blackhawk #201 (October, 1964)

Surrender! I found a Blackhawk belt radio and realized you could track me here! One wrong move, and the professor dies --- with his vital secret!

— The Sniper

The Sniper was a recurring enemy of the Blackhawks.

History

In 1941 the now-nameless man known only as "the Sniper" was working for the Axis, running Allied blockades with smuggled weapons across the Atlantic Ocean. After the War, he hooked up with a western hold-up gang in the U.S. And in 1957 he was hired by certain political powers to assassinate Professor Kruger, who was at that time being safeguarded by the Blackhawks.

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Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Firearms Using special ammunition, the Sniper could hit the firing pin on an incoming submerged torpedo, detonating it prematurely.
• Gadgetry The Sniper created his own special ammunition, and weapons, including "depth bullets," "rifle grenades," and "jet boomerangs."

Notes

• This version of the Sniper, 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.
• The chronicles do not record the Sniper's real name or early background.
• This Earth-One character strongly resembles a Quality Universe Blackhawk villain, the Phantom Sniper, seen in Blackhawk #88, who likewise has no real name, and also wears French-looking military uniform with that same type of cap.
  

Trivia

• The Sniper wears a cape.

Related

• 2 Appearances of Sniper (Earth-One)
• 1 Images featuring Sniper (Earth-One)
• 1 Quotations by or about Sniper (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Sniper (Earth-One)

Footnotes

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