Wing (comics)

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caption =
character_name = Wing
publisher = DC Comics
debut = "Detective Comics" #20 (October 1938)
creators = Jim Chambers
alter_ego =
full_name =Wing How
species =
homeworld =
alliances = Seven Soldiers of Victory All-Star Squadron
partners =
aliases =
supports=Crimson Avenger
powers = Skilled martial artist

Wing (full name Wing How) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is the Asian sidekick and valet to the Crimson Avenger, one of the first costumed heroes of the Golden Age of Comics. He bears more than a slight resemblance to Kato, the sidekick of The Green Hornet. Wing first appeared in "Detective Comics" #20 (October, 1938).

Fictional character background

Wing began as a uniformed chauffeur of the Crimson Avenger's alter ego Lee Travis. A Chinese immigrant who moved to America to escape Japanese persecution in the days leading up to World War II, Wing helps to instill a social conscience in his employer. When the death of a fellow reporter motivates Travis to become the Crimson Avenger, Wing assists him in his fight against crime. Curiously, despite Wing's initial lack of a costume, no one ever makes a connection between Travis' chauffeur and the Crimson Avenger.

When the Crimson Avenger abandons his cloak and fedora for a more traditional superhero costume, Wing dons a matching yellow costume and becomes his official sidekick. ["Detective Comics" #44] He serves as a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory (as the honorary "eighth Soldier") and the All-Star Squadron. However, the Crimson Avenger frequently attempts to dissuade Wing from this path, believing that the bright young man has a better future ahead of him than running about in a costume fighting madmen.

In "Justice League of America" #100 (August 1972), it is revealed that Wing sacrificed his life to defeat the cosmic being known as the Nebula Man, a creature who scatters the other Soldiers through time.

Powers and abilities

Wing is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, including judo and karate.

Notes

References

* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=wing Wing at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe]