Mister Terrific (Michael Holt)
| Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Spectre (vol. 3) #54 (June 1997) |
| Created by |
John Ostrander Tom Mandrake Based upon the Terry Sloane character by Charles Reizenstein and Everett E. Hibbard |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Michael Holt |
| Team affiliations |
Justice Society of America Checkmate |
| Notable aliases | White King, White King's Bishop |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect Olympic-level athlete Master martial artist Undetected by modern technology Extensive nanotechnology in mask and costume for a variety of sensory, communication, and database retrieval functions T-Spheres that function as a computer, holographic projection unit, projectile weapons, and numerous other uses |
| Mister Terrific | |
| Series publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | September 2011 – April 2012 |
| Number of issues | 8 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Eric Wallace |
| Artist(s) | Gianluca Gugliotta, Scott Clark, James Taylor |
Michael Holt is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics. He is the second character to take up the Mister Terrific mantle.
Michael Holt was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake and first appeared in Spectre (vol. 3) #54 (June 1997).
At a very young age, Michael Holt shows remarkable intelligence, reading and assimilating the works of Aage Bohr, Albert Einstein, Max Planck and Richard Feynman, the pantheon of theoretical physics. Michael grows up with his mentally challenged older brother, Jeffrey, whom he loves dearly. When Jeffrey dies at the age of 15, Michael is devastated.
Holt displays "a natural aptitude for having natural aptitudes", as he calls it, easily picking up and retaining complex skills and abilities that other men spent their entire lives perfecting. Before he begins his career as a superhero, he already possesses 14 Ph.Ds (two in engineering and physics—including doctorates and master's degrees in law, psychology, chemistry, political science, and mathematics)- is a self-made multi-millionaire with a high tech firm called Cyberwear (subsequently sold to Waynetech,) and is a gold medal winning Olympic decathlete.
The accidental deaths of his wife and unborn child are a devastating blow to Holt. He considers himself responsible for the accident as he made his wife late for church by arguing with her about the value of religion. While contemplating suicide, he is met by the Spectre, who tells him about Terry Sloane, the Golden Age superhero known as Mister Terrific. Inspired by Sloane's life story, he takes the name Mister Terrific and later joins the current Justice Society of America (JSA), eventually serving as its chairman.
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