Stalnoivolk
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Stalnoivolk (Ivan Illyich Gort) is a fictional character in the DC Universe. He was created by John Ostrander and J.J. Birch, first appearing in Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #67 January 1988.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
During World War II, Ivan Illyich Gort was given superhuman powers by Soviet Scientists, he became a symbol of Russia's resistance of Nazi Germany. He was given the codename Stalnoivolk (steel wolf). Due to Josef Stalin's belief that the fanatically loyal Gort, and others like him might pose a threat after the war, he had the formula for creating super-beings destroyed.
Due to his participation in the purging of the Ukraine, Stalnoivolk was exiled to Siberia when Stalin died. He was brought back in the 1990's by Major Zastrow, leader of the Red Shadows.
He murdered Ron Raymond's (Firestorm) grandfather Richard Dare, a former WW II hero known as Captain X, when Dare tried to protect his grandson from Gort.
When he was forced into operating with the Suicide Squad the Russian government cut him loose, but Stalnoivolk opposes the Russian soldiers and was intent on returning to Moscow.
[edit] Powers and abilities
- Stalnoivolk has the powers of increased strength, damage resistance, immunity to intense cold, the ability to leap great distances and reduced aging.
