SAMARITAN (Luke Hames)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Denny O'Neil, Mike Manley, Luke McDonell, Gray Morrow and Ricardo Villagren

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Luke Hames
Occupation: Former criminal
Known Relatives: Perry Dennison (half-brother)
Gender: Male
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blond
First Appearance: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #3 (1993): "Transformation"
Creators: Denny O'Neil, Mike Manley, Luke McDonell, Gray Morrow and Ricardo Villagren

HISTORY

This multi-state fugitive, wanted for multiple murders, made the mistake of taking his half-brother, Father Dennison, and his spelling bee champions hostage in a small town near Gotham City. Hames had an encounter with Gemir of the Bloodlines Aliens, who gave him healing powers, which he used to revive Father Dennison.

Dennison was taking him into custody when he (Dennison) killed the local sheriff and nearly his deputy, with his own emerging power. Luke was able to save the deputy, who tried to help this new Samaritan by supplying him new clothes and taking him to Gotham City. Samaritan decided he had to stop his half-brother's rampage against the church as Cardinal Sin. With the aid of the "new" Batman (Azrael II), the Samaritan and Cardinal Sin had one last confrontation, where the Samaritan was left in a coma. He did not aid his fellow New Bloods in the final battle with the Taker.

CHRONOLOGY

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