Boston Brand (Earth-22)

Boston Brand
Real Name	Boston Brand
Affiliation	The Silent Cavalry; Justice League
Status
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	No Eyes
Hair	No Hair
Skin	No Skin
Origin
Universe	Earth-22
Creators	Alex Ross; Mark Waid
First Appearance	Kingdom Come #2 (August, 1996)

Overview

Boston Brand or Deadman, began his life as a "daredevil trapeze jockey" in the circus until his death lead to him becoming an agent of a higher power.

History

Used to be with the circus. I was a daredevil trapeze jockey. Now I'm the agent of a higher power. Can you imagine?

-- Boston Brand  

After Superman's ten years absence in world affairs, Boston had forgone his once human-like appearance to that of a skeleton wearing his rotted circus acrobat clothes. He was present at a superhuman nightclub where he witnessed Superman's message to the metahuman patrons of joining his Justice League or be dealt with.

Boston also noticed the presence of Norman McCay and The Spectre, who were witnessing the events leading to the conflict between the traditional heroes led by Superman and irresponsible heroes. He encountered them a second time during a meeting between the Quintessence; in which he shortly spoke with McCay about The Spectre's origin. Boston even offered McCay to look him up again when he "get to the other side". 

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Ghostly Physiology
  • Flight

Abilities

• Acrobatics: Boston Brand was an acrobat in his mortal life.

Notes

• According to character supplement in Kingdom Come / Revelations, Deadman's skeletal appearance indicate either of his "final acceptance of his (after)life's fate or a loss of his own mind."

• In the novelization of Kingdom Come, Boston has extended dialogue with Norman McKay in which he talked about why the Quintessence cannot intervene in the superhuman conflict as it will only worsen the situation, using Zeus' intervention with Troy as an example.

Links and References

• 5 Appearances of Boston Brand (Earth-22)
• Minor Appearances of Boston Brand (Earth-22)
• Media Boston Brand (Earth-22) was Mentioned in
• Images featuring Boston Brand (Earth-22)
• 1 Quotations by or about Boston Brand (Earth-22)
• Character Gallery: Boston Brand (Earth-22)

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