Red Torpedo

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caption=Cover to Crack Comics #2 (Quality Comics, June 1940)
comic_color=background:#8080ff
character_name=Red Torpedo
real_name=Jim Lockhart
publisher=Quality Comics(1940-1956); DC Comics
debut=Crack Comics #1 (May 1940)
creators=
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
alliances=All-Star Squadron Freedom Fighters
aliases=Robin Hood of the deep
powers=None, his submarine can fly, travel on land and fire energy beams|

Red Torpedo is a fictional character published by DC Comics. He debuted in Crack Comics #1 (May 1940).

Fictional character biography

Jim Lockhart was a navy captain until he retired in 1940. Unable to settle down, he began building a one-man submarine known as "The Red Torpedo." Using the devices onboard, he became the peacekeeper of the seas, the Robin Hood of the deep. His run as a hero for Quality comics consisted of "Crack Comics 1-20". His most common enemy was the Black Shark, a pirate of sorts.

Hours before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Red Torpedo was recruited by Uncle Sam to join the Freedom Fighters in defending the base. He fell with the other heroes and was left for dead. Later, it was revealed that he was not dead, but he did retire after this.

After the War

Red Torpedo was seen aiding the Starman of 1951 in building his spaceship, The Flying Star. He was most recently seen as one of the administrators of Windward Home in "," along with Elsa Magnusson, widow of Mark Merlin.

External References

* [http://ratmmjess.tripod.com/gold/goldr.html Golden Age Heroes Directory]
* [http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/r/redtorp.htm International Catalogue of Superheroes]
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/profile.php?name=redtorpedo Unofficial Red Torpedo Biography]
* [http://www.dcindexes.com/database/comic-details.php?comicid=34651 Mike’s Amazing World of DC Comics]