Ballistic (DC Comics)
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Ballistic is a fictional superhero
published by DC Comics
. He first appeared in Batman Annual
#17 (1993), and was created by Doug Moench
and Michael Manley.
event. He, along with most other Bloodline characters, never really caught on with readers and was relegated to occasional guest appearances and cameos.
Tactical Unit. This unit is sent to face Angon, who was committing murders throughout the city. The entire squad is killed except Mao, who is bitten by Angon and receives massive injuries. Mao is placed in a body-cast at the hospital; this lasts until the alien's bite mutated him; a rare occurrence for bite victims. The alien's bite activates Mao's metagene and he is transformed into a large man with armored skin, superstrength, night vision, and super-hearing. He leaves the hospital and equips himself with munitions, anticipating another meeting with Angon. Ballistic teams with Batman
(Jean Paul Valley) to drive Angon out of the city. A short time later, Ballistic joins with several other "New Bloods" to defeat all the spine-sucking aliens.
Ballistic next became a member of the superhero reality show, The Blood Pack, a group filled with many New Bloods. He helps the team beat the Quorum but the team disbands shortly after. Kelvin then spends some time on his own as a vigilante, occasionally aiding Batman, but soon found another team. Cave Carson's
Forgotten Heroes
came calling and Ballistic joins them for a mission aiding Resurrection Man
. It seems Ballistic left the Forgotten Heroes after this mission. After that he decides to try the lone vigilante act once again. Later, Mao was tossed out of Guy Gardner's
bar, Warrior's, for throwing his weight around.
. from attack by the 'Secret Society of Supervillains'. Ballistic teams with several other former members of the Blood Pack to tackle Solomon Grundy
. While fighting Grundy, Ballistic, and the other members of the Blood Pack present, along with that incarnation of Grundy, are killed in a blast of heat-vision from the insane Superboy-Prime.
. Superboy-Prime destroyed Ballistic on Earth Prime, using the black ring cycling through the power set of the resulting in a burst of colored energy that destroys Black Lanterns.
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published by DC Comics
DC Comics
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. He first appeared in Batman Annual
Batman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
#17 (1993), and was created by Doug Moench
Doug Moench
Douglas Moench , better known as Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok.-Biography:...
and Michael Manley.
Publication history
Ballistic first appeared in Batman Annual # 17 as a part of the BloodlinesBloodlines (comics)
"Bloodlines" was a 1993 comic book story arc published by DC Comics. It was an intracompany crossover that ran through DC's superhero annuals and concluded with a two-issue 'Bloodbath' miniseries written by Dan Raspler. The antagonists were a race of monstrous xenomorph-like aliens, incorrectly...
event. He, along with most other Bloodline characters, never really caught on with readers and was relegated to occasional guest appearances and cameos.
Fictional character biography
Kelvin Mao is a Korean-American member of the Gotham City Police DepartmentGotham City Police Department
The Gotham City Police Department is a fictional police department servicing Gotham City, as depicted in comic books published by DC Comics, in particular those tied into the Batman books.-History of GCPD:...
Tactical Unit. This unit is sent to face Angon, who was committing murders throughout the city. The entire squad is killed except Mao, who is bitten by Angon and receives massive injuries. Mao is placed in a body-cast at the hospital; this lasts until the alien's bite mutated him; a rare occurrence for bite victims. The alien's bite activates Mao's metagene and he is transformed into a large man with armored skin, superstrength, night vision, and super-hearing. He leaves the hospital and equips himself with munitions, anticipating another meeting with Angon. Ballistic teams with Batman
Azrael (comics)
Azrael is the name of several fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. They are a group of assassins who were created by The Order of St. Dumas to "enforce god's will"...
(Jean Paul Valley) to drive Angon out of the city. A short time later, Ballistic joins with several other "New Bloods" to defeat all the spine-sucking aliens.
Ballistic next became a member of the superhero reality show, The Blood Pack, a group filled with many New Bloods. He helps the team beat the Quorum but the team disbands shortly after. Kelvin then spends some time on his own as a vigilante, occasionally aiding Batman, but soon found another team. Cave Carson's
Cave Carson
Calvin "Cave" Carson is a fictional character that appeared in stories published by DC Comics. Carson, a spelunker, first appeared in Brave and the Bold #31 ; he was created by France Herron and Bruno Premiani.-Publication history:...
Forgotten Heroes
Forgotten Heroes
The Forgotten Heroes are fictional superhero team in the DC Comics universe. The group is composed of superheroes that had faded from the limelight...
came calling and Ballistic joins them for a mission aiding Resurrection Man
Resurrection Man
The Resurrection Man is a fictional character, a superhero whose adventures were published by DC Comics from 1997 to 1999 in a serialized comic book of the same name, created by Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett and Jackson Guice...
. It seems Ballistic left the Forgotten Heroes after this mission. After that he decides to try the lone vigilante act once again. Later, Mao was tossed out of Guy Gardner's
Guy Gardner (comics)
Guy Gardner is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He is a core member of the Green Lantern family of characters, and for a time was also a significant member of the Justice League family of characters.He was created by John Broome and Gil Kane in Green Lantern...
bar, Warrior's, for throwing his weight around.
Infinite Crisis
Ballistic joins with dozens of other superheroes and civillains to defend MetropolisMetropolis (comics)
Metropolis is a fictional city that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. Metropolis first appeared by name in Action Comics #16 ....
. from attack by the 'Secret Society of Supervillains'. Ballistic teams with several other former members of the Blood Pack to tackle Solomon Grundy
Solomon Grundy (comics)
Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, a zombie supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Named after the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, Grundy was introduced as an enemy of the Golden Age Green Lantern , but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes, such as Batman and...
. While fighting Grundy, Ballistic, and the other members of the Blood Pack present, along with that incarnation of Grundy, are killed in a blast of heat-vision from the insane Superboy-Prime.
Blackest Night
In Adventure Comics (Vol. 2) #4, the Bloodpack members killed by Superboy-Prime are reanimated as members of the Black Lantern CorpsBlack Lantern Corps
The Black Lantern Corps is a fictional organization of revenants appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The group is composed of deceased fictional characters that seek to eliminate all life from the DC Universe.-Publication history:...
. Superboy-Prime destroyed Ballistic on Earth Prime, using the black ring cycling through the power set of the resulting in a burst of colored energy that destroys Black Lanterns.