WILL VON HAMMER | BIOGRAPHY |
Created by James Robinson and Renato Guedes |
PERSONAL DATA
Occupation: Private investigator
Citizenship: German
Marital Status: presumed single
Known Relatives: Stormy Foster (maternal grandfather)
Base of Operation: Bonn, Germany
Gender: Male
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Platinum blond
First Appearance: Superman #689 (August 2009)
Creators: James Robinson and Renato Guedes
OVERVIEW
Will Von Hammer is a private investigator with superhuman powers who operates from out of Bonn, Germany. He carries on a legacy from the Golden Age, when his maternal grandfather was a masked crimefighter under the alias Stormy Foster.
HISTORY
The grandson of 1940s hero Stormy Foster, also known as The Great Defender, Will Von Hammer has inherited an altered genetic structure which gives him greater strength and invulnerability than the average person. Von Hammer uses these abilities to carry on his grandfather's good work.
Will Von Hammer's mother was an American soldier stationed in Germany when she met Will's father. Today, Von Hammer works as a private investigator in Bonn, Germany. He recently teamed up with Mon-El to crack a case involving a beautiful widow, cused stolen rubies and the lasty will and testament of a billionaire albino midget.
POWERS AND WEAPONS
Von Hammer has enhanced strength and invulnerability. He is an accomplished detective and hand-to-hand combatant.
CHRONOLOGY
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