Kite Man

Kite Man

Kite Man from Batman (vol. 1) #315
artist Dick Giordano
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Batman (vol. 1) #133
(August 1960)
Created by Bill Finger (writer)
Dick Sprang (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego Charles "Chuck" Brown
Abilities Excellent hang-glider pilot
Uses a variety of gimmicked kites

Kite Man (Charles "Chuck" Brown) is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from DC Comics. The character first appeared in Batman vol. 1 #133 (August 1960), and was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. His real name is an obvious homage to noted kite-flyer Charlie Brown from the comic strip Peanuts.

Fictional character biography

Charles "Chuck" Brown is a man who armed himself with kite weapons to be used to commit crimes. He flies with a big kite strapped to him. He also uses a barrage of kites to overwhelm his enemies. He has run afoul of Batman, Robin, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl on different occasions.

In his first appearance, he uses kites for a variety of crimes, including helping criminals escape prison. Batman uses kites of his own to defeat him.[1] This appearance is reprinted in Batman Family #3 (1975). Kite-Man returns again, now sporting a visor. He hires several men, whom he betrays. Batman again defeats him with his own kite.[2] Len Wein brings him back in a story about payroll heists. The gimmicky kites were not used.[2]

Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and Zatanna confront him again, in Hawkman's title. His real name is revealed, as well as a childhood fascination with kites. He is defeated and crashes into a tree.[3]

Kite-Man is one of many criminals to take advantage of the villain-friendly atmosphere of the fictional country of Zandia. He ends up joining its sports team and later becomes involved in a fight against an invading troop of super-heroes.[4]

In Infinite Crisis, Joker reports that Brown was thrown off Wayne Tower without his kite by Deathstroke, after he refused to join the new Secret Society of Super Villains.[5]

Brown, however, survived his fall and reached some low rank in post-Crisis Gotham City's underworld in the pages of the weekly series 52. He is captured alongside Sewer King, Dawson, Lamelle, The Squid and Mirage. As with the other prisoners, Kite Man is killed and eaten by Bruno Mannheim upon refusing to side with him.[6]

Powers and abilities

Kite Man has no superpowers but he's an excellent hang-glider pilot, and uses various gimmicked kites.

In other media

Television

See also

References

  1. Batman (vol. 1) #133 (August 1960)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Batman (vol. 1) #315 (September 1979)
  3. Hawkman (vol. 2) #4 (November 1986)
  4. Young Justice #50 (December 2002)
  5. Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006)
  6. 52 Week Twenty-Five (October 2006)

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