Junkman

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Real Name:
Hiram Potterstone

Debuted:
Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2 #10

Earliest known appearance:
1977

Affiliation:


Base of Operations:
before major heist at Astro City Bank, Junkman used the Astro City Public Dump & Landfill #3 as a cover and base for his criminal operations. It is now assumed to be abandoned.

Range of Operations:


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Headlines:
Detroit Free Press, October 1997: Junkman on Crime Spree?
November 7, 1997 Junkman Captured

Appearances:
Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol. 2 #10

Angered and frustrated when he was forced into early retirement, Hiram Potterstone shifted his incredible skills as an inventor and engineer down a path of crime as a means to stay productive and profitable. His main opponent is Jack-in-the-Box, who, ironically, is also an engineer and inventor.

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History

Powers

Tremendously clever in mechanical, electronic and other diverse technologies, he uses his inventions, made from recycled junk, to pretty much do anything he wants to do.

Weapons and Accessories

Some of the inventions the Junkman has used in the past are:

Anti-gravity boots that allow him to hover above the ground.

Rocket pack that enables flight, made from a vacuum cleaner, with an ironing board for the wings.

Computer powered by a mouse running a treadmill.

An x-ray device, able to delineate the insides of a safe lock, made from an Etch-a-Sketch.

Toy soldiers with pseudo-gravity conducters to disable camera sensors.

A blow-dryer to disengage locks.

A see'n'say toy to keep him aware of hatch sensors.

Static-adhesive marbles.

A sonic inverter to short out M.P.H.'s power supply.

Toy whirli guns with razor blades and a giant inflatable beach toy with toxic gas.

Aerosol can and 8-track bombs.

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Implicated in over 175 crimes, he has only been captured four times, and has served less than eight months in jail as of 1997.


Speculations, Observations and Theories:

Timelines of Interest

Junkman