Monday, April 25, 2016

U is for Ultra Boy

Day 21 - A to Z Challenge - "U"

U is for Ultra Boy

Character Facts:
Abilities/Powers: Superhuman Strength, Superhuman Speed, Flight, Durability, Flash Vision and 'Penetra-Vision'
Place of Origin: Rimbor
Real Name/Secret Identity: Jo Nah

Origin Story:
 Ultra Boy gains his powers when his space-speedster is swallowed by an ultra-energy beast (a "space whale"), exposing him to radiation while inside.

Interesting Tidbits:
-His real name is derived from the biblical figure Jonah, who also survived being swallowed by a whale.
-Ultra Boy's first comic appearance was in July of 1962.
-Ultra Boy is a skilled actor and often goes undercover to infiltrate criminal groups.
-Ultra Boy is affiliated with the Legion of Super-Heroes.
-Ultra Boy can only use one of his powers at a time.

My Observations:
I honestly don't have any observations for this character, since I have never heard of him. 
Researching him didn't really shed a whole lot of light on him either...

10 comments:

  1. You've been stitching along with blogging?? Way to go Superwoman! :-)

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    1. P.S.... No wonder you will need a Serendippadee-doo-dah week after this!

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  2. Another great stitched character... even though I've never heard of him :)

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  3. He sounds an awful lot like Superman

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    1. Yep, he is a lot like Superman. Only real difference is that he can only use one power at a time.

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  4. Never heard of him either. Sounds like the people who created him couldn't find a particularly interesting name for a U character. Wonder how the rest of the alphabet pans out as I'm finding the last 6 letters quite challenging too! :)

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    1. Yeah, the last few letters were definitely more challenging. Roslyn did a really good job finding characters to fit all the letters.

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  5. Yeah, I've never heard of him either. Great stitching, though! Almost done :D

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