REAL NAME: Richard Cole
OCCUPATION: Adventurer
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Mutate human
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA
OTHER ALIASES: The Wonder
PLACE OF BIRTH: Novelty, USA
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: Kingston Cole Sr. (uncle), Kingston Cole Jr. (cousin), Richard and Mary (parents missing)
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Farr Military Academy
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Movile
FIRST APPEARANCE: Blue Bolt Comics #1 (June 1940)
HEIGHT: 5' 10"
WEIGHT: 175 lbs
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Brown
Richard Cole was born in 1923. When he was only a month old, his parents, who were secret agents, handed him over to Professor Blair and later disappeared forever. Blair had been researching a new way to raise a boy to become "a perfect specimen of manhood" and this was the perfect opportunity to put his theories into practice. Over the next few years, Professor Blair combined biochemical treatments with subliminal conditioning to boost Dick's physical and mental development. As a result, the boy learned to walk when he was six months old and to talk when he was one year old. He breezed through elementary school, graduating from junior high school at age 10 and high school at 12, earning highest honors along the way. For the next five years, Professor Blair and the boy traveled all over the world. Dick learned several languages and all kinds of skills during that journey. To help Dick appreciate American values, Professor Blair took the boy to totalitarian countries. When he turned 17, Professor Blair made his young protégé swear that he would not use his abilities for selfish or malevolent ends. Later, he enrolled Dick in Farr Military Academy. From then on, Dick tried his best to lead the life of an average military cadet, but often ended up in situations where he had to use his abilities to stop criminals, foreign spies, and other threats. It didn't take long for him to meet other "special individuals" like himself, the Crime Smashers, whom he would join under the alias of "the Wonder". Inexorably, December 1941 arrived. The United States entered the war and Dick joined the Battle Squadron to fight against the Axis Powers that threatened to conquer the entire world.
POWERS & WEAPONS
Thanks to the unique upbringing and chemical compounds he received from Professor Blair, Dick Cole was stronger, faster, and more agile than the average human being. Although he could be injured, he was more resilient than a normal human being and also healed much faster. Mentally he was also above average, being able to gather and process information more quickly and efficiently. For example, Dick was able to learn to pole vault just by watching the track team do it.
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