Red Torpedo is the name of two fictional characters, one originally published by Quality Comics and another currently owned by DC Comics.[1] The original is a superhero named Jim Lockhart while the second is an android created by T. O. Morrow. Jim Lockhart debuted in Crack Comics #1 (May 1940).
Fictional character biography
editJim Lockhart
edit| Red Torpedo | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Quality Comics (1940–1956); DC Comics |
| First appearance | Crack Comics #1 (May 1940) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jim Lockhart |
| Team affiliations | United States Navy All-Star Squadron Freedom Fighters |
| Notable aliases | Robin Hood of the deep |
| Abilities | None, his submarine can fly, travel on land and fire energy beams |
Jim Lockhart is a navy captain until he retires in 1940. Unable to settle down, he builds an advanced submarine known as the Red Torpedo and becomes a self-proclaimed peacekeeper of the seas.[2][3] In the process, he discovers the Atlantean city of Merezonia and falls in love with its ruler, Queen Klitra.[4][5]
Lockhart retires following the attack on Pearl Harbor and helps Starman build his spaceship, the Flying Star.[6][7] He later appears in Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis as the administrator of the Windward Home, a mobile seafaring city.[8]
Android
editA new incarnation of Red Torpedo debuts in Red Tornado (vol. 2) #1 (November 2009). She is a hydrokinetic android created by T. O. Morrow who was intended to serve him, but rebelled and became a superhero.[9]
In other media
editAn amalgamated incarnation of Red Torpedo appears in the Young Justice episode "Humanity", voiced by Jeff Bennett.[10] This version is a male hydrokinetic android that used the alias of "Jim Lockhart" and was created by T. O. Morrow to infiltrate the Justice League sometime prior to the series, though its programming failed. In the present, Morrow reprograms Red Torpedo and sends him and Red Inferno to capture Red Tornado. However, Red Tornado convinces his fellow androids to stop Red Volcano from causing the Yellowstone Caldera to erupt, during which they are killed.
References
edit- ^ Koolman, Mike; Amash, Jim (2011). The Quality Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 180–182. ISBN 978-1605490373.
- ^ Morris, Jon (2015). The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half Baked Heroes from Comic Book History. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Quirk Books. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-59474-763-2.
- ^ Nevins, Jess (2013). Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes. High Rock Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-61318-023-5.
- ^ "Red Torpedo". Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ^ "The Unofficial Queen Klitra Biography". Dcuguide.com. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ Thomas, Roy (2006). The All-Star Companion: Vol 2. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 978-1893905375.
- ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). "Freedom Fighters". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
- ^ Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #42
- ^ Red Tornado (vol. 2) #1–3
- ^ "Red Torpedo Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 28, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.