Red Torpedo is the name of two fictional characters, one originally published by

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and another currently owned by

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. The original is a superhero named Jim Lockhart while the second is an android created by

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. Jim Lockhart debuted in ''Crack Comics'' #1 (May 1940).

Fictional character biography

Jim Lockhart

Jim Lockhart is a navy captain until he retires in 1940. Unable to settle down, he builds an advanced submarine known as the ''Red Torpedo'' and becomes a self-proclaimed peacekeeper of the seas. In the process, he discovers the Atlantean city of Merezonia and falls in love with its ruler, Queen Klitra. Lockhart retires following the attack on

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and helps Starman build his spaceship, the ''Flying Star''. He later appears in ''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' as the administrator of the Windward Home, a mobile seafaring city.

Android

A new incarnation of Red Torpedo debuts in '' Red Tornado'' (vol. 2) #1 (November 2009). She is a hydrokinetic android created by T. O. Morrow who was intended to serve him, but rebelled and became a superhero.''Red Tornado'' (vol. 2) #1–3

In other media

An amalgamated incarnation of Red Torpedo appears in the '' Young Justice'' episode "Humanity", voiced by

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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is a male hydrokinetic android that used the alias of "Jim Lockhart" and was created by

to infiltrate the

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sometime prior to the series, though its programming failed. In the present, Morrow reprograms Red Torpedo and sends him and Red Inferno to capture Red Tornado. However, Red Tornado convinces his fellow androids to stop Red Volcano from causing the

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to erupt, during which they are killed.

References

External links

Cosmic Teams: Red Torpedo

DCU Guide: Red Torpedo

DCU Guide: Queen Klitra

Mike’s Amazing World of DC Comics: ''Crack Comics'' #1
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