Alter Ego

Real Name: Rob Lindsay Jr.

Identity/Class: Human transformed by magic

Occupation: School boy

Group Membership: Limbo Legion (Airhound, Annie, Armored Ace, Camille the Jungle Queen, Captain Combat, Captain Jerry Thunda, Cat-Eye, Dark Angel, Double-Dare, Holy Terror, Juju the Jungle Wizard, Katanga, Kitty, Major Triumph, Purple Panther, Sambo the Lion, Scarlet Streak, Skyboy, Wombi the Jungle Boy, Yankee Doodle)

Affiliations: Jimbo, Jinnie, Teddy

Enemies: Baron McDoom, Brother Crime, Crimson Claw, Die Walkure, Emerald Sorceress, Half-Face, Rockjaw, Uriah Heap

Known Relatives: Charles Lindsay (paternal grandfather), Doris (mother), Robert Lindsay (father), Marsha (paternal grandmother, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Los Angeles

First Appearance: Alter Ego #1 (First Comics, May 1986)

Powers/Abilities: Able to fly, superhuman strength, bulletproof

Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown with white stripe

Summary: Rob Lindsay found a mask that could transport the wearer into another world, a world of superheroes, taking on the identity of the slain Ned Rogers, a.k.a. the superhero Alter Ego.

History:  

Comments: Created by Roy Thomas and Ron Harris. Alter-Ego is also the name of Roy's fanzine devoted to superhero comics.

   Heroic Publishing released a TPB collecting the character's mini-series.

   Both Alter Ego's heroic allies and his enemies were pre-existing Golden Age characters using new names.

• Airhound = Skywolf
• Annie = Ann Mason
• Armored Ace = Iron Ace
• Camille the Jungle Queen = Camilla the Jungle Queen
• Captain Combat = Captain Battle
• Captain Jerry Thunda = Captain Terry Thunder
• Cat-Eye = Cat-Man
• Dark Angel = Black Angel
• Double-Dare = Daredevil
• Flying Deutschman = Flying Dutchman
• Holy Terror = Black Terror
• Juju the Jungle Wizard = Tabu
• Katanga = Kaanga
• Kitty = Kitten
• Major Triumph = Major Victory
• Purple Panther = Red Panther
• Sambo the Lion = Simba
• Scarlet Streak = Silver Streak
• Skyboy = Airboy
• Wombi the Jungle Boy = Wambi the Jungle Boy
• Yankee Doodle = Fighting Yank
• Baron McDoom = Baron Doom
• Brother Crime = Mister Crime
• Crimson Claw = The Claw
• Die Walkure = Valkyrie
• Emerald Sorceress = Green Sorceress
• Half-Face = Half-Man
• Rockjaw = Iron Jaw
• Uriah Heap = The Heap
• Seen in flashback but never met by Alter Ego, Vic Volt = Blue Bolt
• Mentioned but never seen, Gangbuster = Crimebuster
• Depicted via memorial statue with partial name visible, Lady Playfair = Lady Fairplay
• Memorial statues without names visible  - Bulletman, Tygra, and a couple of others I've yet to identify.

Appearance checklist (not including reprints):

CLARIFICATIONS: Alter Ego should not be confused with

• Altertron, member of Codename: Strikeforce
• Alter Ego, his predecessor Ned Rogers
• or any other "Alter" or "Ego" characters

First Posted: Circa 14/09/2004
Last updated: 20/05/2023

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