Gangbuster

Gangbuster

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caption = Gangbuster clone from Black Lightning #6,
artist Eddy Newell
character_name =Gangbuster
publisher =DC Comics
debut ="Adventures of Superman" #428
creators =Marv Wolfman (writer)
Jerry Ordway (artist)
real_name = Jose Delgado
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powers = Expert martial artist and marksman

Gangbuster is a fictional vigilante published by DC Comics. He first appeared as Jose Delgado in "Adventures of Superman" #428 (May 1987), and as Gangbuster in "Adventures of Superman" #435 (November 1987). He was created by Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway

Fictional character biography

Jose Delgado grew up in the Metropolis area known as Suicide Slum; as he grew older he became a skilled boxer. He went into teaching and ended up as a high school teacher in Metropolis. He became a mentor to Jerry White (aka Perry White Jr.) and often took him into his home when Jerry ran away. When Lex Luthor enlisted youth gangs into organized crime under his control, Jose adopted the identity of Gangbuster to deal with the threat posed to the teenagers in his community. Jose Delgado suffered a spinal injury he received while saving Lois Lane's life during a brutal fight with a creature called Combattor. [Cite comic | Writer = Byrne, John | Cowriters = Jerry Ordway | Penciller = Byrne, John | Copencillers = Jerry Ordway | Inker = Beatty, John | Story = Point of View | Title = Adventures of Superman | Issue = 437 | Date = February, 1988 | Publisher = DC Comics ] Delgado was hospitalized and talked into retiring by Cat Grant. He recovered the ability to walk with the assistance of a Lexcorp cybernetic implant, similar to the implant later used on Maximum from the Supermen of America.

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Delgado latter discovered someone else was masquerading as Gangbuster, and using much more violent methods. This turned out to be an amnesiac Superman, who was suffering from a nervous breakdown after a fight with Brainiac.

After recovering Delgado discovered that the implant which enabled him to walk was a LexCorp invention, and that Lex Luthor could use it to take control of his body. Luthor forced Gangbuster to attack an ally of Superman's named Professor Emil Hamilton. Hamilton was later able to successfully alter the implant, allowing Jose to take control of his life again. Delgado's life later fell apart and he had trouble keeping jobs.

Delgado had limited personal relationships with Cat Grant; they became very close while he served as her bodyguard. Delgado occasionally operated as Gangbuster on an as-needed basis, but eventually left Metropolis following Superman's apparent death. He is considered a vigilante, and is a fugitive from the Metropolis police department who know his true identity.

Ishmael

An ultraviolent Gangbuster later showed up in Black Lightning's hometown of Brick City. Black Lightning discovered that this wasn't the real Gangbuster, but a shapechanger named Ishmael, an operative of Tobias Whale. [As seen in "Black Lightning" vol. 2 #6 (July 1995)] The real Jose Delgado Gangbuster shows up in Black Lightning #7, and later helps him defeat Ishmael in issue #8. Jose's last recorded appearances were in Fawcett City helping the Marvel Family. [As seen in "Power of Shazam" #32 - 34, 47]

Trinity

Gangbuster returns in issue #1 of the weekly mini-series known as "Trinity", in issue #5 he debuts an updated version of his body armor, and appears to be wearing a portable arsenal of non-lethal weaponry. [As seen in Trinity #1-5 (2008) by Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley] In it he admits to finding Hawkman attractive.

References

External links

* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=gangbuster DCU Guide: Gangbuster]
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=gangbuster DCU Guide chronology: Gangbuster]
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/board/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1053&sid=4d977d8e8a063cbdf7ccdc8f0fc7a004 DCU Guide additional chronology: Gangbuster]
* [http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics/who/who-intro.php?topic=gangbuster Superman Homepage: Gangbuster]
* [http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/obscure/g.htm#CatherineGrant Cosmic Teams: Cat Grant]


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