AIR WAVE III (Hal Jordan)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Denny O'Neil and Alex Saviuk

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Hal Jordan
Full Name: Harold "Hal" Lawrence Jordan
Aliases: Maser
Occupation: Adventurer
Status: Deceased
Place of Birth: probably Brooklyn, NY
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Lawrence Jordan (father, deceased); Helen Jordan (mother); Jack Jordan, Hal Jordan, Jim Jordan (cousins); unnamed grandmother; Jan Jordan
Base of Operation: Dallas, Texas
Group Affiliation(s): Captains of Industry
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Eyes: Brown (later wore Blue contact lenses)
Hair: Brown (later dyed blond)
First Appearance: Green Lantern Vol. 2 #100 (January 1978): "Rider of the Airwaves"
Creators: Denny O'Neil and Alex Saviuk

OVERVIEW

The son of the Golden-Age Air Wave and the cousin of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, it was unsurprising that the other Hal would become a hero when he discovered his ability to become energy and to ride energy transmissions. For a time he called himself Maser, and worked with the Captains of Industry, a group of highly capitalist super-heroes. He was recently incarcerated by Kobra and used to seize control of the world's media resources; when freed by the JSA he was seriously weakened but was nevertheless able to destroy the satellites with which Kobra had intended to destroy a large number of Earth's cities. Later, Air Wave joined the JSA Reserves in battle against Imperiex as well as against the triumvirate of Mordru, Obsidian, and Eclipso.

HISTORY

A hero since he was a teenager, Harold Lawrence Jordan represented two heroic legacies. That of his father, Lawrence Jordan aka the original Air Wave, as well as his cousin and namesake, Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern.

The story of Air Wave began in the early 1940's. As a clerk to the local District Attorney, Lawrence "Larry" Jordan wanted to do more in the fight against crime. Being something of an expert in radio science and electronics, Larry Jordan created the heroic identity of Air Wave. While wearing the costume, Air Wave could summon and control magnetic energy as well as intercept telephone communications. Trick boots allowed him to walk up walls and "ride" along telephone lines. The boots also had retractable skates, giving Air Wave increased speed. Aside from protecting his secret identity by wearing a mask when appearing as Air Wave, he wore glasses and a fake mustache while appearing as Larry Jordan. - DC Comics Presents #40, Who's Who'85 #1

When FDR called America's so-called "mystery men" to band together against the Axis menace, Air Wave became a member of the wartime All-Star Squadron. Roughly fifty of the nation's costumed heroes, including the Golden Age Green Lantern Alan Scott, remained as part of the Squadron until the war's end. - All-Star Squadron #1

Larry Jordan and his wife Helen had one son, Harold Lawrence Jordan who went by the name Hal. It is not known if they named their son after his cousin, Hal Jordan, or another relative. - DC Comics Presents #55

Fourteen years ago, Jordan improved his Air Wave costume, most notably he now had the ability to convert his body to energy and ride radio waves. One fateful night he was preparing himself to test his new abilities when he heard a police report regarding a prowler at his house on 217 Elsmere Lane. Jordan attempted to activate the costume's radio-wave converter only to find his costume dissolving around him. Putting on the glasses and false mustache he wore as Larry Jordan, he ran downstairs to face Joe Parsons, an escaped convict he had sent to jail some years before. Jordan died while defending his family, one gunshot to the chest ended his life while his wife and son watched.

Helen Jordan swore to bring Joe Parsons to justice. She put on the green and yellow costume of Air Wave and tracked Parsons to an apartment complex. Helen Jordan was not strong enough to defeat him with her fists so she struck him with a floor lamp, jolting him with electricity.

Some weeks later, Helen Jordan testified against Joe Parsons. Her husband's killer was returned to prison. She put away her husband's Air Wave costume, noting to herself that one day he would take up the title of Air Wave. - DC Comics Presents #40

To Be Continued...

BLACK LANTERN: AIR WAVE

During the event known as the Blackest Night, heroes and villains alike rose from the grave as members of the Black Lantern Corps.

POWERS AND WEAPONS

The second Air Wave had the innate ability to transform himself into radio waves. Through training and possibly other methods, he was able to transform his body into any form of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum, though he seldom used this ability after returning to his Air Wave identity.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Air Wave in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1 (March 1985)