Codename: Assassin is a fictional
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, a
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published by
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. He debuted in
1st Issue Special #11, (February 1976), and was created by
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,
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and
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(credited as the Redondo Studio).
Fictional character biography
Jonathan Drew made his DC Comics debut in
1st Issue Special #11, according to his origin, he participated in Extrasensory perception studies conducted by a Doctor Andrew Stone at the fictional
Antioke University. Due to an inexplicable accident, Jonathan developed powers of telepathy and telekinesis which he later used to punish the murderers of his sister Marie.
According to
Ted KnightStarman is a fictional comic book superhero in the , and a member of the Justice Society of America. Created by artist Jack Burnley and editors Whit Ellsworth, Murray Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, he first appeared in Adventure Comics #61 .-Fictional character...
who was the Golden Age hero known as
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, Jonathan Drew briefly operated in
Opal CityOpal City is a fictional city set in the DC Universe. Created by James Robinson and Tony Harris, Opal City first appeared in Starman vol. 2 #0 . "The Opal" has been established as the home of several DC Comics characters, most notably several super-heroes who have operated under the name of Starman...
during the 1970s.
Project Cadmus
For a brief time, Jonathan Drew served as head of security for Project Cadmus; he was relieved of this position after he murdered former policeman
Jim HarperGuardian is a comic book fictional character, a DC Comics superhero, created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. He first appeared in Star Spangled Comics #7...
, the first hero to use the name
Guardian.
Atlas
Jonathan Drew returns to the
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in
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen SpecialJimmy Olsen is a fictional character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman and Perry White...
#1 (December 2008), this story updates his origin and presents the character in a new light. Apparently, Drew had been an operative of the American Government since his very first outing. Jonathan Drew is seemingly part of a
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directed against
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, and for as yet unknown reasons was responsible for the being known as
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' attack on
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. Drew was also responsible for the murders of Dr. Stone, the original
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and the alien known as
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. He also attempted to murder
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Jimmy OlsenJimmy Olsen is a fictional character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman and Perry White...
, who had accidentally uncovered the conspiracy.
New Krypton
Drew plays a significant role as an agent of General Sam Lane in the multi-title crossover
Superman: New Krypton. He is seen with the General when his scientists are experimenting on
BrainiacBrainiac is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #242 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
.
- Adventure Comics Special Featuring the Guardian one-shots
- Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #2
- Superman #695
- Superman: War of the Supermen #1-4
Powers and abilities
Jonathan Drew has limited powers of
telepathyTelepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
, which allows him to sense emotions, read minds (only surface thoughts), and telekinesis, which allows him to fly, generate force fields, and lift heavy objects through force of mind alone.
Jonathan is also a skilled marksman, and carries a pair of high tech pistols.
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