Karate Kid
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| − | Val, an orphan from 30th century Tokyo, is an expert on all types of martial arts and the various sciences of hand-to-hand combat. Taking the name Karate Kid, Val is inducted into the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] after a try-out where he not only shows his power by slicing through metal beams, but, ultimately, by challenging [[Superboy]] himself. Using uncanny quickness and weight-shifting, Karate Kid is able to evade attacks and throw the Boy of Steel into a wall with tremendous force. Even after Val is eventually defeated, Superboy says, "anyone who can give '''me''' that kind of a tussle belongs in the Legion!" (Adv No. 346, Jul 1966: "One of Us is a Traitor!") | + | Val, an orphan from 30th century Tokyo, is an expert on all types of martial arts and the various sciences of hand-to-hand combat. Taking the name Karate Kid, Val is inducted into the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]] after a try-out where he not only shows his power by slicing through metal beams, but, ultimately, by challenging [[Superboy]] himself. Using uncanny quickness and weight-shifting, Karate Kid is able to evade attacks and throw the Boy of Steel into a wall with tremendous force. Even after Val is eventually defeated, Superboy says, "anyone who can give '''me''' that kind of a tussle belongs in the Legion!" (Adv No. 346, Jul 1966: "One of Us is a Traitor!"). |
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| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_Kid_%28comics%29 Wikipedia Entry on Karate Kid] | ||
| + | *[http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character=karatekid Karate Kid Index by Mike] | ||
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Revision as of 02:40, 10 September 2007
Karate Kid
Val, an orphan from 30th century Tokyo, is an expert on all types of martial arts and the various sciences of hand-to-hand combat. Taking the name Karate Kid, Val is inducted into the Legion of Super-Heroes after a try-out where he not only shows his power by slicing through metal beams, but, ultimately, by challenging Superboy himself. Using uncanny quickness and weight-shifting, Karate Kid is able to evade attacks and throw the Boy of Steel into a wall with tremendous force. Even after Val is eventually defeated, Superboy says, "anyone who can give me that kind of a tussle belongs in the Legion!" (Adv No. 346, Jul 1966: "One of Us is a Traitor!").
