Earl Clifford (New Earth)

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Earl Clifford
Real Name	Earl Clifford
Base of Operations	Suicide Slum, Metropolis
Status
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Student
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Black
Origin
Universe	Earth-One; New Earth
Place of Birth	Suicide Slum, Metropolis
Place of Death	Suicide Slum, Metropolis
Creators	Tony Isabella; Trevor von Eeden
First Appearance	Black Lightning #1 (April, 1977)
Appearance of Death	Black Lightning #1 (April, 1977)

History

Garfield High School's star athlete, excelling in track and basketball, and generally the hippest cat in the school, dig? Many called him the next Jefferson Pierce.

He was killed by Joey Toledo and the 100 as a warning for Pierce, shortly after he had accepted a teaching position at the school and started taking on the 100's drug trade in the school.

Links and References

• 5 Appearances of Earl Clifford (New Earth)
• Minor Appearances of Earl Clifford (New Earth)
• Media Earl Clifford (New Earth) was Mentioned in
• Images featuring Earl Clifford (New Earth)
• Quotations by or about Earl Clifford (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Earl Clifford (New Earth)

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