- Stalnoivolk
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caption=Stalnoivolk leaping tall buildings,
artist Joe Brozowski
character_name=Stalnoivolk
publisher=DC Comics
debut="Firestorm, The Nuclear Man" #67 (January 1988)
creators=John Ostrander (writer)
J.J. Birch (artist)
alter_ego = Ivan Illyich Gort
species =
homeworld =
alliances =Suicide Squad
Red Shadows
KGB
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powers = superstrength, durability, longevityStalnoivolk (Ivan Illyich Gort) is a
fictional character in theDC Universe . He was created byJohn Ostrander and J.J. Birch, first appearing in "Firestorm, The Nuclear Man" #67 January 1988. It was later noted in the Firestorm letter column that artist J.J. Birch was actuallyJoe Brozowski working under an alias.Fictional character biography
During
World War II , Ivan Illyich Gort was given superhuman powers by Soviet scientists. He became a symbol of Russia's resistance toNazi Germany . He was given the codename Stalnoivolk ("steel wolf"). Due toJoseph Stalin 's belief that others like Gort might pose a threat after the war, he had the formula for creating super-beings destroyed.Cite comic | Writer = Ostrander, John | Penciller = Birch, J.J. | Inker = De La Rosa, Sam | Story = Dialogues | Title = Firestorm, The Nuclear Man | Volume = | Issue = 67 | Date = January, 1988 | Publisher = DC Comics | Page = | Panel = | ID = ]Due to his participation in the purging of the
Ukraine , Stalnoivolk was exiled toSiberia when Stalin died. He was brought back in the 1990's by Major Zastrow, leader of the Red Shadows.He murdered Ron Raymond's (Firestorm) grandfather Richard Dare, a former WW II hero known as Captain X, when Dare tried to protect his grandson from Gort.
The
Suicide Squad confronts Gort more than once, including a battle where theBronze Tiger defeats him. Soon they force Gort into helping in a mission to destroy a dangerous cache of weapons. Squad operative Deadshot was supplied with alaser pistol capable of piercing Gort's skin. He goes along with the mission and the weapons are ultimately destroyed.Due to his involvement with the Squad, however involuntary, the Russian government cuts him loose. Stalnoivolk opposes the Russian soldiers involved in this order and is intent on returning to
Moscow .Powers and abilities
*Stalnoivolk has the powers of increased strength, damage resistance, immunity to intense cold, the ability to leap great distances and reduced aging.
ee also
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List of Russian superheroes References
External links
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=stalnoivolk DCU Guide: Stalnoivolk]
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