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| Cosmic Boy | |
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 Cover art for Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #three (February 2009), fine art past George Pérez. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Run a risk Comics #247 (April 1958) |
| Created by | Otto Binder Al Plastino |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Rokk Krinn |
| Species | Braalian |
| Identify of origin | Braal |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes |
| Notable aliases | Polestar, Time Trapper |
| Abilities | Powers:
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Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics Universe. He is a founding fellow member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and was the original leader in all incarnations of the Legion.[1]
Publication history [edit]
Cosmic Boy first appeared in Adventure Comics #247 (Apr 1958) and was created by Otto Folder and Al Plastino.[2]
Fictional character biography [edit]
Original [edit]
Cosmic Male child is a founding fellow member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, along with Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl, and he has the superhuman ability to generate magnetic fields.[3] Cosmic Boy's blood brother, Politician, eventually joined the Legion as Magnetic Kid, but died during the "Magic Wars". Cosmic Male child is one of the few Legionnaires ever to take his ain miniseries, which ran for 4 issues in the mid-1980s as a spin-off of the Legends cross-over.
In the pre-Zero Hour Legion, Catholic Boy was romantically involved with Night Daughter (Lydda Jath) from the Legion of Substitute Heroes. During the "5 Year Gap" following the Magic Wars, he lost his powers in the form of a war between the planets of Braal and Imsk (the homeworld of Shrinking Violet), in which the Imskian army used a "dampener" on the magnetic fields within the Braalian soldiers. "6" was on the scene when her beau Legionnaire was crippled by the dampener during the battle of Venado Bay, and harbored deep guilt for years. No longer using his codename, Rokk retired to the slums of a demilitarized Braal with his wife Lydda, who gave nascence to their son Politico (named for Rokk's brother).
When Reep Daggle reformed the Legion, a powerless Rokk joined up, moving his family to the Legion's new headquarters. The former Cosmic Boy continued to serve with honour during the adult Legion's tour of duty, proving that he needed no powers to exist a hero. Rokk did however regain his powers shortly before Zero Hour, thanks to a special pair of power gauntlets. He took on the codename Polestar, simply to renounce the power gauntlets after they began to affect his mind. Afterwards learning that he was apparently destined to become the Fourth dimension Trapper, Rokk and the rest of the Legion were erased from history past Zilch Hour.
Postal service-Zero 60 minutes [edit]
In the post-Zero Hour Legion, Rokk Krinn came from a poor family unit merely became a superstar in the Braallian sport of Magnoball, earning the nickname "Cosmic Boy" after winning the Magnoball Catholic Games. He sent most of his earnings to his family unit, unaware that his manager, Alex Cuspin, was embezzling them instead. After being approached by R.J. Brande to grade the Legion, Saturn Girl discovered and revealed the truth almost Cuspin. Rokk promptly dismissed his manager and had him arrested. The founding members voted him leader, but soon after establish out that Leviathan, a Science Police veteran, had been appointed to leadership past the United Planets President. Leviathan would before long thereafter requite Catholic Boy the leadership position after the death of Kid Breakthrough, a position he served in very admirably.[ane] After the attack on Globe by the White Triangle Daxamites, he seemed to turn into a controlling martinet under the thumb of Upwardly President Chu. During this menses, he fabricated many unpopular decisions, including forcing his best friend Garth Ranzz and Ultra Boy off the team. However, this was a ruse planned by himself and Invisible Kid to expose the corruption of the Upward President.
Later on this, he voluntarily stepped down from leadership, feeling that he had served every bit leader for long enough. When Shrinking Violet fell under the influence of the Emerald Eye of Ekron, Rokk was one of the squad members the Center sent to the 21st century. During this period, he and Saturn Girl began a relationship, but was then rendered comatose during a battle with Doctor Psycho. While he apparently recovered, it was later revealed that Saturn Girl had been subconsciously manipulating his comatose body since Psycho'south assail. She also realized that she was in love with Garth. The relationship concluded, simply the ii remained close friends. After returning to the 31st Century, he would deal with an attempt on his life by his former manager, who had been released from prison. After half the team was lost in a rift in space, the Legion was disbanded past Leland McCauley, who had become the president of the United Planets. Brande quickly recruited him to reform the Legion in secret and Rokk again led the team for a short time, discovering that McCauley had been killed and was being impersonated by Ra's al Ghul. Subsequently defeating Ra'south, Rokk would stride downwardly from leadership once again. Later, he began a relationship with the Legion's new leader, Kid Breakthrough II.
"Threeboot" continuity [edit]
In Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 5, #1, Cosmic Boy is the leader of the Legion of Super-Heroes. After seemingly destroying the Dominators' homeworld (he actually sends it to the Phantom Zone), Cosmic Boy is voted out of office, being replaced by Supergirl. He then joins a superhero team from the 41st century, who come back in time to offering him membership.
Mail service-Infinite Crisis [edit]
The events of the Space Crisis miniseries have apparently restored a shut analogue of the pre-Crunch on Space Earths Legion to continuity, as seen in "The Lightning Saga" story arc in Justice League of America and Justice Social club of America, and in the "Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes" story arc in Action Comics. Cosmic Male child is included in their number.
Comics writer Geoff Johns said about the characters:
Catholic Boy is like the all-around leader who puts it all on his shoulders, but he'due south magnetic. His powers are all about magnetics, so it carries over to his personality. And he struggles to bring all the Legion back together. He'southward similar, 'We can do this. Nosotros tin bring it together'. Information technology comes naturally to him.[4]
Limited series [edit]
| Cosmic Male child | |
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 Cosmic Boy #one (December 1986), art by Steve Lightle. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Miniseries |
| Publication date | December 1986 – March 1987 |
| No. of issues | 4 |
| Main graphic symbol(due south) | Catholic Boy Dark Girl Time Trapper |
| Artistic team | |
| Written past | Paul Levitz |
| Penciller(s) | Keith Giffen Ernie Colón Bob Smith |
| Editor(south) | Karen Berger |
Catholic Boy was featured in a four-role express series, embrace dated December 1986 through March 1987. A tie-in to the Legends limited series, it was written by Paul Levitz, with fine art past Keith Giffen, Ernie Colón, and Bob Smith.
In the series, Cosmic Boy and Dark Girl accept traveled from the 30th century to savour a vacation in the 20th century. They find themselves threatened by many citizens and residents of the The states, who have been manipulated by Glorious Godfrey every bit function of a scheme by Darkseid to discredit Earth's superhero customs.[5] Before long later arriving, Cosmic Boy encounters Superman, who does not recognize him—even though Superboy was a member of the Legion for years. He and Dark Daughter review videotapes of contempo history, including references to the bombing of Hiroshima, the explosion of the American space shuttle Challenger, and the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear ability found, merely no mention of Superman'south early on career as Superboy. Cosmic Male child, a 20th-century Earth history buff, insists that none of these events are correct. Every bit theirs is i of the starting time journeys through fourth dimension since the Crisis, the couple fears that something is terribly incorrect with history. The futurity could be in serious danger, since many of the worlds in the United Planets were colonized by settlers from Earth. A space shuttle mission carrying a satellite crucial to Globe's time to come development of space travel goes amiss, with the shuttle exploding. Cosmic Boy magnetically catches the payload and sends the debris harmlessly toward the body of water, merely American soldiers assume that he is a foreign spy. They attack him, implementing President Ronald Reagan'south directive outlawing all superhero activity.
Seeking to protect the satellite, Cosmic Boy and Night Daughter travel to NASA facilities in Houston where they meet Jason, 1 of the astronauts who designed the shuttle. They help to quell a riot that breaks out when demonstrators break downwards the gates at NASA, and Cosmic Male child becomes convinced that some unseen enemy is deliberately trying to prevent the mission. As they depart, the couple notes that both of their families are from worlds settled during the Great Emigration from Earth. They are unaware that the last proper noun of Jason — the astronaut they simply met — is Krinnski, which implies that he may be a afar ancestor of Cosmic Boy, whose real proper noun is Rokk Krinn.
Cosmic Boy and Night Girl make up one's mind to render to the 30th century, where fourth dimension travel experts Brainiac 5 and Circadia Senius might be able to determine the problem. Upon inbound the timestream, their Time Bubble encounters a tempest and starts to shake violently. They are forced to return to the 20th century. They plow to Jason Krinnski for assistance, who does his best to help them repair the Time Bubble. However, their second attempt to leave fails, as if there was a barrier blocking them. Realizing that they demand a massive ability source to propel the Bubble all the fashion to the 30th century, Cosmic Male child harnesses the electromagnetic energy from Earth's magnetic field. They breach the barrier, simply are propelled past their ain century, all the way to the Terminate of Time, where they are confronted by one of the Legion's deadliest enemies: the Time Trapper.
The Trapper toys with the couple, giving them an hour to discover their way dorsum to the 30th century. They somewhen make their way through the Trapper'south Citadel to their Time Bubble, but as the last grains in the hourglass are about to fall. Catholic Male child uses his ability to warp the hourglass, endmost information technology so that the last grain will never fall. Tickled, the Trapper allows them to get out. He directs the Time Bubble to the 30th century, placing it right in front of Legion Headquarters. He warns the couple that this will exist their concluding journey through time, and that "the next occasion when a Legionnaire dares intermission the fourth dimension barrier volition be the last". As the 2 of them race to warn the Legion most what has occurred, the Trapper realizes that the Legionnaires will be returning for him. He finds this quite satisfying, as he looks at a pair of statues of Superboy and his dog Krypto.
The events of this serial are continued in the story arc "The Greatest Hero of Them All", published in Superman vol. two, #8; Action Comics #591; and Legion of Super-Heroes vol. iii, #37-38 (August–September 1987).
In the "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock", Catholic Boy is amongst the Legion of Super-Heroes members that appear in the present after Doctor Manhattan undid the experiment that erased the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Justice Society of America.[6]
Powers and abilities [edit]
Cosmic Boy's superpower is super-magnetism. He can manipulate, repel or attract metal objects of varying sizes. Naturally, the more metallic is in an object the easier information technology is for him to impact magnetically. Cosmic Male child has been known to pull large iron meteors and satellites downwardly from infinite with minimal effort. He can utilize his magnetic ability on rocks that incorporate fe ore to pull or use them as projectiles. He can also magnetize metal objects so that they become magnets themselves and make them stick to other metallic objects. His power cannot bear upon not-metals, such as organic substances like woods or flesh. His control is such that he can manipulate electronic records or the fe in blood. He has been known to use a uniform with ferrous fibres so he tin fly with his own powers, but usually relies on a Legion flight ring.
Equipment [edit]
As a fellow member of the Legion of Super-Heroes he is provided a Legion Flight Ring. Information technology allows him to fly and protects him from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.
Costume [edit]
Cosmic Male child'due south original costume was pink with blackness at the sides, with 4 white circles, the code-name "Catholic Boy" written on the chest, and a plastic bubble space helmet. After his showtime appearance, the helmet and the codename were replaced with white epaulets. For a period in the late 1970s, he was portrayed in a costume designed by Mike Grell which was substantially a blackness bustier[7] with black gloves and boots, with bare arms, shoulders, breast, and legs. Cosmic Boy returned to a close variation on the original costume a few years later. As Polestar, he wore a black and majestic bodysuit with a stripe up the side and a black cowl. In the post-Zero Hr Legion, he wore a version of his original costume with lavender as the chief color instead of pinkish. On this version of the costume, the four circles on the chest were actually discs that he could magnetically manipulate and apply as weapons. The "Threeboot" version is a like blueprint, with blue as the primary colour and black circles instead of white.
In other media [edit]
Tv set [edit]
- Cosmic Male child appears in the Superman: The Blithe Series episode titled "New Kids in Boondocks", voiced by Chad Lowe. He appears in Superman'south past along with Saturn Girl and Chameleon.
- Cosmic Male child appeared in an episode of Justice League Unlimited titled "Far From Home".
- Cosmic Boy was a recurring fellow member of the animated series Legion of Super Heroes, voiced by Wil Wheaton. It reveals that he was the original leader of the Legion. Cosmic Male child appears that he has some romantic feelings for Saturn Girl in the flavour 1 episode "Chain of Command". He wanted (or ordered) Saturn Daughter to stay with him and Brainiac 5 where she would be safe. Saturn Girl angrily objected that she was able to accept care of herself. She flies off to assist the remainder of the teammates earlier Catholic Boy tried to apologize. Whether or not they resolved their differences post-obit the mission was never addressed. He loses an election for leadership position to Billowy Boy, merely seems to have regained his position at the showtime of flavor 2.
Ryan Kennedy as Rokk/Cosmic Boy on Smallville.
- Cosmic Boy, along with Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, made his live-action debut in the eleventh episode of the eighth season of the CW series Smallville, portrayed by histrion Ryan Kennedy. In the episode, Rokk is seen every bit the silent leader blazon. The about determined of the group, Rokk comes the closest to killing Chloe Sullivan, but to be stopped by Clark Kent, who informs Rokk that any Legion inspired by him should never resort to murder. When the group does defeat Brainiac by extracting him from Chloe - Rokk playing a crucial role every bit he magnetically extracts the particles of Brainiac from her body - Rokk changes the Legion rules accordingly. Just before he leaves, Rokk warns Clark of the days ahead, telling him to be conscientious. Though mainly referred to as Rokk, Lightning Lad calls him "Cos" at one point in the episode. He afterward returns in the season finale to give Clark a new Legion ring afterwards his was destroyed in "Infamous" and warns him that nothing tin end Doomsday from killing him. He gives Clark the ring and tells him to ship Doomsday to the future, as the Legion is prepared to fight him there.
Film [edit]
- Catholic Male child (along with Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad) appears in Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal. He, forth with Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, appears in the year 2116 equally the final surviving members of the Legion of Super Heroes. In 2116, where Brainiac has taken over the Earth and turned Superman into his cyborg minion, Batman arrives with the use of the Cosmic treadmill to free Superman to send him back to the present. The Legion attempts to boring downwardly Superman, just are presumably killed by Superman, with Cosmic Boy being killed by the apply of Superman's rut vision. This was later revealed to be an illusion cast by Saturn Girl. Subsequently Batman succeeds in freeing Superman from Brainiac's control and sending him back to the present, the Legion give Batman their concluding Time Chimera to send him home.
Video games [edit]
- In Injustice 2, Catholic Boy and other members of the Legion of Superheroes are seen in Brainiac's ending where Brainiac 5 posed every bit Brainiac in order to defeat Brainiac. While they grilled him for going back in time to stop Brainiac, they are pleased that he stopped Brainiac's binge.
References [edit]
- ^ a b Greenberger, Robert (2008), "Catholic Male child", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 89, ISBN978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 73. ISBN978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Book Iii: Superman. DC Comics. pp. 45–46. ISBN978-1-4012-1389-iii.
- ^ Rogers, Vaneta; Cliff Biggers. "Their Proper noun is Legion". Comic Shop News (1093).
- ^ Legends #1-6 (November 1986 – April 1987)
- ^ Doomsday Clock #12 (December 2019). DC Comics.
- ^ "Superboy returns to the Legion / Plus Dave Cockrum and Mike Grell on the costume designs". InsaneJournal.com.
External links [edit]
- Catholic BOY at the LEGION Collection
- Catholic Boy at the DC Database Projection
- Cosmic Male child at the Big Comic Book Database
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