Tombstone Greer (Earth-One)

Tombstone Greer
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Greer (first name unknown)
Main Alias	Tombstone Greer
Other Aliases	Cop-Killer
Affiliation	Intergang
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Hitman, Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	E. Nelson Bridwell · Mike Sekowsky
First Appearance	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #152 (September, 1972)
Appearance of Death	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #152 (September, 1972)

Greer's not too bright, but he's a good trigger-man! Funny... That the ultra-science of Apokolips should wind up in the hands of that dumb hood! But there are times when one must combine brilliance and stupidity to get the job done!

— Morgan Edge

Tombstone Greer was a professional killer in the employ of Intergang.

History

Tombstone Greer was dispatched to conduct a regular bank heist, but he somehow botched the job so badly that he wound up holed up in a dilapidated building with half the force of the Metropolis Police Department down upon him. To cover his getaway using the subterranean tunnel network burrowed by the agents of Darkseid, Greer set up two automated robot turrets to return police fire. The result was a veritable massacre, with police officers indicated to have perished in the crossfire. Jim Corrigan was wounded in a brave yet futile attempt to charge the building. Ultimately, Superman was required to secure the area by destroying the robot-turrets. Greer reported back to his boss, Morgan Edge, and after being criticized harshly for his handling of the bank job, Greer was assigned the new mission of executing a second Morgan Edge who was hiding in the Galaxy Communications film library. However, Darkseid punished Intergang's Edge by teleporting him into the film library with the Omega Effect, ensuring that Greer would shoot and kill the wrong Morgan Edge upon his arrival. Only after gauging the surviving Edge's reaction did Greer realize his mistake. Greer prepared to blast the remaining Morgan Edge, but the discharge was stifled by the timely appearance of Superman. Consequently, Greer's energy blaster backfired and reduced Greer to a pile of ashes.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Firearms
  

Paraphernalia

Weapons

• Apokoliptian technology
  • Neutron Gun
  • 2 Robot-Guns

Related

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

Footnotes

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