Maxi-Man

Maxi-Man
Maxi-Man (Hayes) debuts in Mister Miracle #9 (October 1989).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearance(Henry Hayes)
Mister Miracle (vol. 2) #9 (October 1989)
(Second)
Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #6 (May 2007)
Created by(Hayes)
Len Wein, Joe Phillips
(Second)
Jodi Picoult, Drew Johnson
In-story information
Alter egoHenry Hayes
Unknown
Abilities(both) Superstrength; superspeed; superhuman endurance

Maxi-Man is the name of two DC Comics heroes. The first was created by Len Wein and Joe Phillips and first appeared in Mister Miracle (vol. 2) #9 (October 1989). The second was created by Jodi Picoult and Drew Johnson and first appeared in Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #6 (May 2007).

Fictional character biography

Henry Hayes

Henry Hayes is an advertiser who gains superpowers after being exposed to the Dominators' gene bomb and given adrenaline to save his life[1]. He joins Booster Gold's corporate hero team, The Conglomerate, before leaving them after the group's liaison Thrunctuous works with Hector Hammond to discredit them. [2]. However, Maxi-Man continues working as an adventurer before being killed in Roulette's gladiatorial games.

Maxi-Man successor

Maxi-Man from Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #6 (May 2007).

A new Maxi-Man appeared briefly in 2007. The second Maxi-Man became a hero after winning a reality TV show, and possesses identical powers to the original.

References

  1. ↑ Wein, Len (w), Phillips, Joe (p), Patterson, Bruce (i), Hoolahan, Nancy (col), Costanza, John (let), Giordano, Dick (ed). Mister Miracle, vol. 2, no. 9 (October 1989). DC Comics.
  2. ↑ Waid, Mark (w), Whigham, Rod (p), Tanghal, Romeo (i), D’Angelou, Gene (col), Pinaha, Bob (let), Giordano, Dick (ed). Justice League Quarterly, no. 1 (September 1992). DC Comics.