Real Name: Dean Alder Mirror Man
Real Name: Dean Alder
Identity/Class: Human using magical item
Occupation: Head teacher of the Alder Academy
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Drew
Enemies: Monk Manton, Professor Gregg, Pignalli, Atar the Black
Known
Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Alder Academy, U.S.A.
First Appearance: Tip Top #54 (United Features, October 1940)
Powers/Abilities: Using his cloak, the Mystic Garment, he could pass through any mirror (or mirror-like object, such as sheets of ice), becoming invisible (barring a slight blue glow) and intangible. Though things like bullets passed harmlessly through him while in this state, he could still touch things, including throwing punches. When he wanted to become solid and visible again, he could emerge from another mirror. Additionally, if injured while solid, passing through a mirror to become intangible would cause him to heal swiftly, albeit not instantaneously, even from severe wounds. The garment only works for Alder, or at least doesn't work for those who seek to use it for evil; when Alder is overpowered and his suit is stolen, the goon using it fatally injures himself trying to jump through a mirror.
A good fighter, Mirror Man sometimes used a gun as well.
Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Black
Summary: After stopping an attempted assassination of a Tibetan High Lama, Dean Alder was gifted a garment of invisibility that could be activated by passing through mirrors. Donning it, he became the crimefighting Mirror Man.
History:
Comments: Creators unknown.
His original costume was a red full bodysuit adorned with black trunks and a belt emblem. He started wearing it with the mask open, revealing his face, as of Tip Top Comics#60, though he would still close the mask from time to time.
Appearance checklist (not including reprints): Tip Top Comics #54-100
CLARIFICATIONS:
Mirror Man should not be confused with:
First Posted: Circa 14/09/2004
Last updated: 25/05/2023
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