Sportsmaster (Earth-One)

The Sportsmaster
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	The Sportsmaster
Other Aliases	Mr. Menace
Relatives	The Huntress (wife)
Affiliation	Mr. and Mrs. Menace (The unofficial name for the team of Sportsmaster and the Huntress)
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	John Broome · Irwin Hasen
First Appearance	Batman Family #7 (October, 1976)
Last Appearance	DC Super-Stars #10 (December, 1976)

The Sportsmaster was a master athlete and costumed criminal who teamed with his wife, the Huntress, as "Mr. and Mrs. Menace".

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Athletics: An ace in various sports, but not a fair player.
• Equestrianism
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)
• Weaponry: expert in swordmanship, missile weapons and more.
  • Swordsmanship
• Fishing
• Gadgetry: Sportsmaster relied on sport-themed gadgets.

Other Characteristics

• Obsession: Crock is obsessed with commiting sports-themed crimes and sportive motifs.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Sports Equipment: Lacrosse snare nets, catcher chestguard, fishing rod, etcetera.

Transportation

• Sports-themed Vehicles: flying base from baseball, flying golf putting green, motorboat, flying skis.

Weapons

• Sports Weapons: Baseball bat, exploding baseballs, exploding hockey pucks, exploding pole vault, exploding beanny.

Notes

• The Sportsmaster first appeared in Earth-Two continuity, initially as non-costumed criminal "Crusher" Crock in All-American Comics #85 by John Broome and Irwin Hasen, before adopting the Sportsmaster name in Green Lantern #28 by Alex Toth and an unknown writer. He was introduced in Earth-One continuity in Batman Family #7 by Elliot S. Maggin and Curt Swan.
• This version of the Sportsmaster, 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.

Related

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

Footnotes

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