Human Cannonball (DC Comics)

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character_name =Human Cannonball
publisher =DC Comics
debut ="Superman Family" #188,
(March 1978)
creators =Tom DeFalco (writer)
Win Mortimer (artist)
real_name = Ryan Chase
species =
homeworld =
alliances =
aliases = C.B.
supports =
powers = Flight pack

The Human Cannonball is a fictional character, a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in "Superman Family" #188, (March 1978), and was created by Tom DeFalco and Win Mortimer.

Fictional character biography

The Human Cannonball is Ryan Chase, a would-be superhero who grew up in the circus. Wearing an advanced "flight pack" of his own design enables him to fly - he uses this to crash head-on into his enemies. He wears a globular black helmet to protect his head in collisions.

His costume consists of a green shirt (with a yellow CB emblem) and tights, black pants, black gloves and violet boots that come up to his thighs. The Human Cannonball appeared in consecutive issues of Superman Family #188 through #194 excepting issue #190.

Though too cocky for his own good, the Human Cannonball overcame his early blunders to become an effective partner for Lois Lane as seen in Superman Family #189 and 191. He was a central player in the battle to free the DNA Project from the control of the evil Adam (#192-194).

Powers and abilities

*Uses a specialized flight pack and reinforced crash helmet to travel short distances.

External links

* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=humancannonball DCU Guide: Human Cannonball]
* [http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/obscure/h.htm#HumanCannonball Cosmic Teams Obscure Heroes: Human Cannonball]
* [http://darkmark6.tripod.com/supermanind6.html Index of Superman stories: Superman Family #188] (retrieved 12 June 2007)