Victor Gover (New Earth)

Sportsmaster
Mainstream Universe‎, 1986‎-2011‎
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Real Name	Victor Gover
Main Alias	Sportsmaster
Relatives	Horace Gover (father)
Affiliation	Formerly Suicide Squad, Gotham City Wildcats
Status
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Professional Criminal
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	New Earth
Creators	Kim Yale · John Ostrander · Doug Rice
First Appearance	Manhunter #17 (September, 1989)

Victor Gover was an athlete who turned to crime as the second Sportsmaster.

History

Origin

Victor Gover was a star football player for the Gotham City Wildcats, who was also active in his community. His career ended when it was discovered he had a metagene, and he was accused of taking steroids. Wildcats owner Tom Melcher cut his contract, which sent Gover on a rampage against him and his former coach, Arthur Brockett. He was stopped by Batman and Manhunter.

Suicide Squad

He was later drafted in the Suicide Squad, and participated in a raid on Circe's lair during the War of the Gods.

Holy anachronisms, Batman!
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Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Eidetic Memory

Notes

• In his first appearance, Sportsmaster was African-American. In later appearances, he is shown as Caucasian and blond.

Related

• 4 Appearances of Victor Gover (New Earth)
• 6 Images featuring Victor Gover (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Victor Gover (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Victor Gover (New Earth)

Footnotes

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