Red Tornado

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SuperFriends Comic Book Character
Red Tornado
Information
Species:	Android
Home Planet:	Earth
Affiliations:	Super Friends
Abilities:	Air and wind manipulation

SuperFriends Team Member

Red Tornado is an android superhero and a member of the Super Friends.

Contents 1 SuperFriends Team Member 2 Background Information 3 Continuity from Justice League of America vol.1, #146 (September 1977) 4 Continuity from SuperFriends Comic Book (November 1977) 5 Abilities 6 Appearance 7 Notes 8 External Links 9 Appearances in Other Media 10 References

[edit] Background Information

The Red Tornado is an android created by the supervillain T. O. Morrow for the purpose of infiltrating the Justice Society of America^[1] (part of the plan involved giving the android a false memory indicating that it was the Red Tornado who had attended the first JSA meeting). After the android was complete, it was merged with two other entities from the Earth-One Universe: Ulthoon the Tornado Tyrant of Rann and the Tornado Champion.

[edit] Continuity from Justice League of America vol.1, #146 (September 1977)

The reactivated Red Tornado is unmasked as the Construct, and deactivated once more. Superman, Batman, and Green Arrow seek information about the first en-counter between the Construct and the JLA from Aquaman and Atom in Atlantis, while Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and Black Canary accompany Wonder Woman to Paradise Island, where she uses the Amazons Memory Chair to remember her own mental subjugation to the Construct's will in its second incarnation. Regrouping, the heroes discover the Construct's hideaway, but the villain escapes them by transferring its mind elsewhere. The Red Tornado comes to life again, but is unable to convince the members that he is now truly in control of his actions. When he finally does convince Hawkman and the female members, they are too late to prevent the Construct from taking over the minds of the others, and must battle their own teammates. Finally, the Red Tornado battles the Construct, will-against-will, and the machine-intelligence is destroyed in its attempt to subjugate the android's mind. Wonder Woman ensures that this destruction of the Construct is permanent, Red Tornado is reinstated as a member, and Hawkgirl at last joins the team.^[2]

[edit] Continuity from SuperFriends Comic Book (November 1977)

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[edit] Abilities

His mechanical body can create spiraling winds

[edit] Appearance

SuperFriends Comic Book:

• Super Friends #8

[edit] Notes

• The Red Tornado never appeared on the series. He only appeared in the comic book.
• The Silver Age Red Tornado was created by Gardner Fox and Dick Dillin.
• His first appearance was in Justice League of America vol. 1 #64^[3] (August 1968).

[edit] External Links

• See the Red Tornado disambiguation page at the DC Database
• See Red Tornado at the Wikipedia.org
• The Unofficial Red Tornado Chronology

[edit] Appearances in Other Media

Red Tornado Red Tornado was a member of the Justice League after the Thanagarian invasion. This version of Red Tornado is based on the Justice League Unlimited animated series produced for the Cartoon Network from 2004-2006. - For more on Red Tornado see article at 'DCAU'

[edit] References

1. ↑ Go to the DC Database for more on the Justice Society
2. ↑ E. Nelson Bridwell, writer of Super Friends comic book #8 refers the Red Tornado's appearance to the events of Justice League of America, Vol. 1 #146
3. ↑ Go to the DC Database for more on Justice League of America vol.1