Ultra-Man

Ultra-Man
All-American Comics #8 (Nov. 1939), cover art by Jon L. Blummer (as Don Shelby)
Publication information
Publisher	All-American Publications
First appearance	(Gary Concord, Sr.) All-American Comics #8 (Nov. 1939 (Gary Concord Jr.) All-American Comics #9 (Dec. 1939)
Created by	Jon L. Blummer (as Don Shelby)
In-story information
Alter ego	Gary Concord, Sr., then Gary Concord, Jr.
Species	Human
Place of origin	Earth
Team affiliations	Legion of Super-Heroes
Abilities	Enhanced strength and stature

Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man is the name of two fictional comic-book superheroes, father and son, that first appeared during the 1940s, the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. Both were characters of All-American Publications, which merged, in 1946, with DC Comics-predecessor National Periodical Publications.

They are separate from the DC Universe character Ultraman, a supervillain and evil counterpart of Superman, who was introduced in Justice League of America #29 (cover-dated Aug. 1964) and from the Japanese superhero Ultraman.

Created by writer-artist Jon L. Blummer under the pseudonym Don Shelby, Gary Concord the Ultra-Man debuted in All-American's flagship title, All-American Comics #8 (Nov. 1939), in the first part of a two-part story. In All-American Comics #9 (Dec. 1939), the story continues with Gary Concord, Jr., who would appear until issue #19 in 1940.

The latter Ultra-Man made a flashback appearance in "The Last Earth-Prime Story", in Superman #411 (Sept. 1985) and had a cameo as a potentially sentient billboard in "Ultra Comics" (2015).

Gary Concord Sr., a 20th-century scientist, had devoted his life to finding the means to end war. In 1950, an accident put him into suspended animation. He awoke as a chemically altered superhuman in the year 2174. His son, Gary Concord Jr., is born in 2214 to the lifespan-lengthened Gary Sr. and wife Leandra – daughter of the tyrant Rebborizon, whom Gary Sr. defeated. Rebborizon eventually returned to kill his own daughter, however, prompting Gary Sr. to kill Rebborizon in return.