Super-Turtle (or Super Turtle) is a fictional character from

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, created by

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; he is depicted as a

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wearing a

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's. His emblem, which is on his cape, is a letter T in a shield.

Publication history

Created to be a lighthearted parody of Superman, Super-Turtle appeared mostly in one-page comic stories in

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comic books, starting in ''

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'' #304 (January 1963). An accepted part of DC Comics history, Super-Turtle has also made minor appearances outside his own series; e.g., a Super-Turtle figure hangs from the ceiling of the Planet Krypton restaurant in '' Kingdom Come'' and he had a

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in the one-shot '' Superman and Batman: World's Funnest''. Two one-page Super-Turtle stories were created for and appeared in the 2000 ''Silver Age'' series. His most recent comic book appearance was in the 2008 miniseries '' Ambush Bug: Year None'', in which he plays a role like the one

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played in ''

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''; after living in Limbo with

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and company, Super-Turtle (who now calls himself Clark Kent) starts destroying anyone he considers to be a phony Super-Turtle, including

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and

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. Super-Turtle makes a cameo in the final issue of '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. Super-Turtle has since appeared in ''Sleepy Time Crime'' from Capstone Publishing's DC Super-Pets line of children books.

Fictional character biography

Super-Turtle is part of a species of anthropomorphic turtles from the planet Galapagon. The scientist Shh-Ell realizes that the planet is doomed and convinces the Science Council to evacuate. Slow by nature, the turtles only build one spaceship, in which Shh-Ell's infant son, Tur-Tel, is sent to Earth. There, he is adopted by a kindly farmer couple and becomes Super-Turtle. Super-Turtle's enemies and allies include parodies of Superman's (such as Brainy-yak) and, in curious circumstances, Superman himself.

Powers and abilities

Super-Turtle has the same powers as Superman, including flight, invulnerability, superhuman speed and strength, and vision powers.

Appearances

Super-Turtle appeared in the following comics:

Silver Age

* ''

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'' #299, 301, 305, 309, 318, 321, 336, 374, 381 (1963-1969) * ''

'' #304, 312, 316–317, 326, 329, 341–342, 363, 377, 379 (1963-1969) * ''

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'' #103, 105, 107–108, 110, 113–114, 127, 130, 156 (1963-1969) * ''

'' #159, 162, 170, 175, 181, 188, 190 (1963-1966) * ''

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'' #149, 151–152, 154, 156, 158, 166, 181 (1965-1968) * ''

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'' #90-91, 115 (1966-1968) * ''

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'' #70 (1967)

Modern Age revivals

* ''

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'' #1, 3 (1985) * '' Silver Age 80-Page Giant'' #1 (2000) * '' Silver Age Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (2000) * '' Superman and Batman: World's Funnest'' (2001) * '' Ambush Bug: Year None'' #3 (2008)

References

External links

Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe: Super-Turtle

Unofficial Super-Turtle Chronology
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