Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)

Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)

Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)

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Real Name

Blane Dinglebottom Whitney

Current Alias

The Wizard

Aliases

The Deathless Smiler

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Bad; formerly Good

Relatives

Jane Whitney (wife);
Grover Whitney (brother);
Roy the Super Boy (legal ward);
Lt. John Whitney (father, deceased);
Ens. Thomas Whitney, Jr. (grandfather, deceased);
Major Thomas Whitney (great-grandfather, deceased);
James Whitney (great-uncle, deceased);
Capt. Ambrose Whitney (great-great grandfather);
Gen. Steven Whitney (great-great-great grandfather);
Blane Whitney (ancestor);

Universe

Earth-MLJ

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Hair

Black

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Married

Occupation

Owner and Publisher of The Daily Record.

Education

Advanced degrees in many fields

Origin

Creators

Harry Shorten, Edd Ashe

First appearance

Character Links

• Appearances of Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)
• Character Gallery: Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)
• Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ) at Comicvine.com

History

It was a real pleasure for both of us to work for our country!

-- The Wizard (to the Shield)  

Blane Whitney began showing signs of mental wizardry as a child. His father encouraged him to develop his abilities, which seemed to grow with each passing day. Not only did he develop great mental aptitudes, but he excelled in physical activities as well.

During the years of World War I, Blane developed a powerful corrosive agent that he wanted to use against German ships, however, the war ended before his discovery could be used as a weapon. Blane was commended by the American president personally for his achievements.

After the great war had ended, Blane finished high school and then went on to college where he continuously impressed his professors, fellow students and especially young ladies, with whom he never pressed his advantages, always acting the perfect gentlemen.

He used his powers to fight foreign menaces during WWII, but for reasons never explained, he became a villain much later in life.

In his earlier career, he took down several spy rings, including the Mosconian Spies. During at which time he met, and fought alongside, his best friend the Shield.

He also met a 12-year old boy who witnessed a gang shooting and fought off one of the gunmen. When the Wizard intervened, he took the orphaned boy under his care. Both teamed up to fight crime and the boy would become his sidekick — Roy the Super Boy.

A few months later Blane did marry Jane and she learned of his secret identity.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Cosmic Awareness: he has a super sensitive brain which enables him to see "photographic visions" of the future.
  • Precognition
  • Clairvoyance
  • Photographic Memory
• Telepathy
• Hypnosis
• Superhuman Strength: he takes capsules to gain super-strength.

Abilities

Hand-to-Hand Combat: he is a formidable opponent in Jujitsu.

Strength level

Superhuman Strength: he takes capsules to gain super-strength.

Paraphernalia

Transportation

Neutro-Plane: which can transform into a Rocket Ship.

• Moe the Cabbie: is Blane's personal cab driver.

Weapons

An arsenal of different types of Ray Guns.

• An endless supply of Secret Formula F 22 X, which could melt walls, metal bars, etc.
  

Notes

• Only Roy and the Shield knew his dual identity until he married Jane.

Related

• 47 Appearances of Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)
• Images featuring Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)
• 4 Quotations by or about Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)
• Character Gallery: Blane Whitney (Earth-MLJ)

Links

• Wizard|The Wizard at dccomics.com
• [[Wikipedia:The Wizard|The Wizard at Wikipedia.org]]