Welcome to the official Fwoosh DC Universe Classics Release Guide. In this topic you will find complete and accurate (to the best of our abilities) information on every character in every series of DCUC. We will feature release dates, figure information (including variant information, accessories, points of articulation and sculptors), and pictures. We hope that this will be a good resource to current fans of the line, potential converts and anyone wanting some background information on DC’s World’s Greatest Superheroes and Villains.
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SERIES 5 (4th Quarter 2008)
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FIGURE 1: AMAZO
Biography: Amazo is a powerful android capable of mimicking the superpowers of the members of the Justice League of America. "Absorption Cells" allow Amazo the ability to duplicate the power of any superhero he encounters but is only able to use the powers of one super hero at a time.
Statistics:
-First Appearance: Brave and the Bold #30 (June-July 1960)
-Real Name: Amazo
-Occupation: Android
-Base of Operations: Mobile
-Special Abilities: Intelligence, able to absorb and mimic the powers of superheroes.
-Points of Articulation: 25 POA
–Accessories: "Right Leg" of Metallo
-Sculptor: The Four Horsemen
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FIGURE 2: THE ATOM
Biography: By manipulating the correct combination of elements, Ivy University Physicist Ray Palmer was able to shrink down to six inches… or even microscopic size, retaining all the mass of his 180-pound, six-foot tall alter ego and pack a powerful punch at any size. with a costume fashioned to shrink and enlarge with him, Palmer became The Atom!
Statistics:
-First Appearance: Showcase #34 (September-October 1961)
-Real Name: Ray Palmer
-Occupation: Physicist
-Base of Operations: Ivy Town
-Special Abilities: Can shrink to any size, able to adjust weight, can travel anywhere on Earth as subatomic size.
-Points of Articulation: 25 POA
-Accessories: "Right Arm" of Metallo
-Sculptor: The Four Horsemen
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FIGURE 3: THE RIDDLER
Biography: Edward Nigma turned his love of puzzles into a career by running a crooked carnival puzzle game. But E. Nigma, yearning for greater glory and wealth, decided to use his love of riddles to match wits with the Gotham City Police and Batman, sending them fiendishly complex clues to his forthcoming crimes, crimes committed as… The Riddler!
Statistics:
-First Appearance: Detective Comics #140 (October, 1948)
-Real Name: Eddie Nashton (AKA Edward Nigma)
-Occupation: Professional criminal
-Base of Operations: Gotham City
-Special Abilities: Brilliant but twisted puzzle master.
-Points of Articulation: 22 POA
-Accessories: Cane, "Head and Torso" of Metallo
-Sculptor: The Four Horsemen
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FIGURE 4: ERADICATOR
Biography: The Eradicator’s sole mission is to preserve Kryptonian culture above all others. After Superman’s death at the hands of Doomsday, the Eradicator’s programming allowed it to temporarily take Superman’s form and help bring him back to life. In addition to sharing the same super-powers as Superman, the Eradicator is able to manipulate all manner of energy, making him more than a match for even the Man of Steel!
Statistics:
-First Appearance: Action Comics Annual #2 (1989)
-Real Name: Dr. David Connor
-Occupation: Kryptonian Artifact
-Base of Operations: Fortress of Solitude
-Special Abilities: Flight, super strength, heat vision, invulnerable.
-Points of Articulation: 25 POA
-Accessories: Goggles, "Left Arm" of Metallo
-Sculptor: The Four Horsemen
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FIGURE 5: BLACK LIGHTNING
Biography: As a multiple Olympic gold metalist, Jefferson Pierce could easily have turned his fame into fortune. Instead, he chose to return to his old crime-ridden neighborhood as a high school teacher- and Black Lightning, hero of the streets and protector of ordinary people threatened by criminals and their activities.
Statistics:
-First Appearance: Black Lightning #1 (April 1977)
-Real Name: Jefferson Pierce
-Occupation: Teacher (former Secretary of Education)
-Base of Operations: Washington D.C.
-Special Abilities: Electric power-belt enables him to generate the powerful blasts of electrical energy and generate a protective electro-magnetic force field.
-Points of Articulation: 25 POA
-Accessories: "Left Leg" of Despero
-Sculptor: The Four Horsemen
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COLLECT AND CONNECT FIGURE: METALLO
Biography: John Corben was a small-time con man who was fatally injured in a car crash, but to his luck Professor Emmet Vale happened to pass by. Professor Vale was a pioneer in robotics and erroneously believed that Superman was the first in a wave of super-powered Kryptonian invaders. Vale transplanted Corben’s brain into a robotic body, which was powered by a two-pound chunk of Kryptonite, and instructed him to kill Superman. Metallo — the alloy his body was made of, and now Corben’s new moniker — thanked Vale by snapping his neck, killing him.
Statistics:
-First Appearance: Action Comics #252 (May 1959)
-Real Name: John Corben
-Occupation: Professional Criminal
-Base of Operations: Metropololis
-Special Abilities: Metallo’s metallic body offers him a high degree of protection from physical and energy attacks. He has enhanced strength, endurance and agility. Metallo no longer needs to eat, sleep or breathe. His brain is hermetically sealed inside a shielded alloy skull that has its own power supply. When he was first created he was powered by a Kryptonite heart.
-Points of Articulation: 22 POA
-Accessories: Removable chest plate
-Sculptor: The Four Horsemen
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*Note: DC Universe Classics Series 5 is exclusive to Wal-Mart stores.