Air Ace
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Air Ace is the standard bearer, the definitive first super-powered hero of the modern age. He was a trench man who somehow acquired the power of flight due to chemical exposure from an experimental German gas weapon.
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Vital Statistics
Status: unknown
Real Name: "Whit" McAleer (speculative only)
Debuted: First mentioned 2:1/2 To date, Air Ace has only been mentioned in the background, in memory, or while visitors have pondered the statue made in his honor.
Earliest known appearance: 1918 or 1919
Affiliation: Speculation that he has connections to the Cornerstone Club, a group of very influential businessmen.
Base of Operations: Air Ace settled in Romeyn Falls in 1919, following World War I. The majority of his super-hero adventures are linked to this area, and his reputation fueled the later explosive migration and growth of super-heroes to what is now Astro City
Powers:His power of flight is an extension of his body's natural functions. He has no wings, no artificial apparatus that gives him flying abilities. He carries some form of pistol, probably from his WWI exploits. He wears the goggles, the leather helmet and the scarf of a legendary Air Ace, but his war adventures were in the trenches where he established a skillful reputation until the gas attack, at which point his focus shifted to another form of heroic activity.
Speculations, Observations and Theories:
It is not clear if he maintained a complete secret identity during his lifetime. It is not known, when the speculative links to "Whit" McAleer became widespread knowledge. His direct involvement in early motion pictures based on his adventures, suggests that his private life was made very public. The reasons might be ego, might be government propaganda, or just the way events unfolded after the accident that caused his mutation.
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In 1946 there was an Air Ace motion picture serial and in 1997 there is an Air Ace comic book.
There is a statue in his honor at Binderbeck Plaza.
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