Thomas Kirk (New Earth)

Tom Kirk
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Thomas Kirk
Main Alias	Tom Kirk
Affiliation	Gotham City Police Department
Base Of Operations	Gotham City
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Public Identity
Race	Zombie
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Police Detective
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Blue
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Steve Niles · Scott Hampton
First Appearance	Simon Dark #1 (December, 2007)
Last Appearance	Simon Dark #18 (May, 2009)

Tom Kirk is an undead GCPD detective in the Gotham Village neighborhood.

History

Tom Kirk is a Gotham City Police Department detective who works without a partner. While investigating the actions of a serial killer known as Eddie the Machete the detective learned about the existence of Gotham's "grotesque guardian" Simon Dark. Tom has also developed a romantic interest in Gotham County coroner Beth Granger.

During Tom's interactions with Simon the detective was revealed to have regeneration powers similar to those of Simon Dark. He told Simon and Beth that he was killed shortly after making detective and was brought back by Gustav Farmer, the same "father" who is responsible for Simon being brought to life.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Zombie Physiology: Tom Kirk was stitched back together and brought back to life after being killed in the line of duty, but his body and mind were altered by the experience.
  • Decelerated Aging: Tom has told Beth that he is aging slower than a regular human, and he has not noticeably aged at all since his initial regeneration.
  • Regeneration: Tom Kirk possesses the ability to regenerate lost or damaged tissue.
  • Superhuman Strength: Tom can toss demon empowered foes through a brick wall.

Abilities

• Criminology
• Firearms
• Investigation

Related

• 18 Appearances of Thomas Kirk (New Earth)
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• Character Gallery: Thomas Kirk (New Earth)

Footnotes

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