Wing (English)

Disambiguation: costumed identity of Wing How, sidekick of Crimson Avenger
First Published in: 1941
Keywords: sidekicks
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Name:

    Wing

Description:

Wing started off as the assistant of the Crimson Avenger, then became his costumed sidekick.

Notes:

  • Wing first appeared, as the plainclothes chauffeur of the Crimson Avenger, in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #20 (October 1938).
  • He became a costumed superhero, using the same name, in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #4 (Winter 1941).
  • His full name, Wing How, was revealed in Crimson Avenger (DC, 1988 series) #1 (June 1988).

Overviews of Character Origin Universe:

without a universe
DC : mainstream
DC : Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis)

Appearances With a Story Universe:

without a universe
DC : mainstream
DC : Earth-Two (Pre-Crisis)
DC : Earth-X

Relations:

  1. alias of - Wing How [secret identity of Wing, chauffeur of Crimson Avenger] (p. 1938) (English)

Translations:

  1. republished as - Wing (p. 2024) (French)

Group Memberships:

  1. All-Star Squadron (p. 1981)
    1984 - present (formal)
  2. The Seven Soldiers of Victory (p. 1941)
    1941 - 1972 (formal)
    Notes: Wing was considered the unofficial eighth member of the team. In post-Crisis continuity, he was portrayed as a full member in Infinity, Inc. (DC, 1984 series) #51 and Young All-Stars (DC, 1987 series) #27.
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