TERRA-MAN (Toby Manning) | BIOGRAPHY |
Created by Cary Bates and Curt Swan |
PERSONAL DATA
Real Name: Toby Manning
Occupation: Professional criminal
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Jess Manning (father, deceased)
Base of Operation: Outer Space
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 219 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
First Appearance: Superman Vol. 1 #249 (March 1972)
Creators: Cary Bates and Curt Swan
HISTORY
Young bank robber Toby Manning was abducted by the alien Collector in the late 19th century, who (after accidentally killing Toby's father) raised the boy as his own in his spaceship, empowered him and equipped him with several high-tech weapons and a flying horse named Nova. In the 20th century, Manning returned to Earth as a super-villain. He put together a weapons arsenal based on themes from the Old West, and became Terra-Man - the space desperado. Terra-Man became a recurrent and dangerous foe of Superman throughout the 1970s and 80s. In his last appearance, the pre-Crisis Terra-Man was humiliatingly defeated by the Blue Devil.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Terra-Man in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #23 (January 1987)