ZIPPO

PERSONAL DATA

REAL NAME: Joseph Blair
OCCUPATION: Private Investigator
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Human technology user 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 
OTHER ALIASES: Mighty Motor Man on Wheels, The ZIPP! 
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hillman, USA 
MARITAL STATUS: Single 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Liberty Guards, Battle Squadron 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Hillman, USA 
FIRST APPEARANCE: Clue Comics #1 (January 1943) 

HEIGHT: 6' 2" 
WEIGHT: 177 lbs 
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blond 

1HISTORY

Joe Blair was a private detective who was hired to investigate the theft of a prototype "motorized skates". Joe ended up using the prototype to become the crime fighter known as The ZIPP! During World War II, the ZIPP! was part of the second incarnation of The Liberty Guards and The Battle Squadron. After the war, he resumed his solo adventures for a short time before retiring. 

POWERS & WEAPONS

The ZIPP! has low-level superspeed thanks to his costume's motorized skates, being capable of traveling at speeds of up to 132 mph, and additionally the carborundum steel wheels allowed him to use them as cutting tools as well.