Angle Man

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Angle Man is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.

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Biography

Pre-Crisis

Angle Man was an unsuccessful criminal who became obsessed with crimes with unbeatable "angles." He plagued Wonder Woman with a series of increasingly clever schemes that involved "angles." It is unclear whether or not he had an Earth Two counterpart. Indications are that he did not, however.

He reappeared now wearing a yellow and green costume and wielding the Angler, a Penrose triangle which could warp time and space in a variety of ways. A text page in that issue explained that he had been recruited and outfitted by the Secret Society of Super Villains's founder Darkseid only to use the Angler to warp ahead in time to a point after Darkseid had been exposed and deposed as the Society's secret leader.[2] He also began appearing in the Wonder Woman title once more. At one point, he fights Wonder Woman's friend Etta Candy.

Post-Crisis

Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Angelo Bend was an Italian master gentleman thief for hire who uses his special angler to escape authorities. He was caught by Donna Troy while trying to steal an ancient artifact from a museum. Even though Donna, as Troia, was trying to stop the villain, Angle Man formed a bit of a crush on the Amazon. He became so enamoured with her that he instinctively transported himself to Themyscira seeking Donna's help when he was savagely attacked by a Fury possessed Barbara Minerva. Later it was learned that he had been hired by Barbara, the previous Cheetah, who had lost her powers to Sebastian Ballesteros and needed the stolen artifacts to regain them. He was also seen grieving at Donna Troy's funeral after she was briefly killed by a Superman robot.

The next time he was shown was among a large team of super villains formed by the villain Devastation. An enemy of Cassie Sandsmark, Devastation formed the group to battle the now disbanded Young Justice.

The sophisticated thief re-imagined by Jimenez was subsequently written as an entirely different personality, much deadlier and obsessive.

Bend appeared during the Infinite Crisis storyline as a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains who were operating in the East End of Gotham City. Catwoman infiltrated the team pretending to be a villain again to get close to the Society. Bend discovered her discussing her plan to double-cross the Society and attacked her, shooting her in the stomach and stabbing her in the head with a triangle-shaped blade. However, the Catwoman the Angle Man "killed" was in fact a new Clayface whom Catwoman had recently encountered and asked for help. The real Catwoman appeared and, during her attack on the villains, beat Bend savagely with a baseball bat.

Strange called a meeting of his East End crew for a progress report. Captain Cold chased two costumed villains out of town who were trying to horn in on their action, Angle Man said he was working angles, and Smart Bomb, Hammer and Sickle forced local car thieves to pay tribute. Cheetah had been defeated by Batman, and arrested by the GCPD. Smart Bomb was visibly surprised when Strange told him Catwoman was also part of their syndicate. Angle Man didn't trust Smart Bomb, and trailed him to a meeting with GCPD officers Carl Worth and James Lenahan, but Smart Bomb claimed that the cops he was talking to were crooked and looking for some business with him. Angle Man didn't trust Catwoman, and had followed her to her meeting with Todd Russel, hearing her say she was taking Strange down. He confronted her, telling her he knew what she was up to. She said Strange would never believe a nobody like him over a professional like her, but he produced a tape recording of her conversation with Smart Bomb. He said he was sick of no one taking him seriously, and could deal with Strange speaking condescendingly to him, but not Catwoman. He produced a gun, and shot her in the stomach. Angle called Strange, who brought along Smart Bomb and Hammer, and Strange gave him permission to finish off Catwoman, so he stabbed her in the head with an angle. Hammer disposed of the body, but "Catwoman" was actually Todd using his Clayface shapeshifting power. Angle collected from a bar, and was already bragging about how he took care of Catwoman. Catwoman got the drop on the gang, defeating Sickle with some help from Smart Bomb, and beating Angle Man with a bat. She threatened Strange, telling him to get out of town, and never come back, and he complied. (Catwoman v3 #49)

Worth and Lenahan interrogated Angle Man, asking him why he didn't use his angles that bent time or controlled gravity anymore, and Angle Man admitted he'd lost some of his tech, and the rest had been stolen. They brought out an old explosive angle from evidence, which the bomb squad assured them was disabled, and said he'd be doing them and himself a favor if he revealed how his tech worked. The bomb squad didn't know how to properly disarm the weapon, so Angle Man turned his weapon on and blew a hole through the floor, escaping. Lenahan contacted Smart Bomb, telling him Angle Man had escaped. They wanted him to contact him, but not apprehend him, because word on the street was that he had a connection with Black Mask. Smart Bomb found Angle Man hiding in an alley, and nearly blew him up with a rocket, still furious that he was willing to kill Catwoman. Angle Man convinced him to calm down, and said that with his smarts and connections he could hook Smart Bomb up. They met with Black Mask, who agreed with Angle Man's assessment that Catwoman needed to die for humiliating them, but said first they'd be targeting someone close to her. Once the idea of torture came up, Smart Bomb said he was out and left the meeting. Black Mask followed Holly in his car, but when he saw her talking to Slam Bradley, decided to kidnap him instead. . Black Mask tied up Slam in his dungeon, and had Angle Man film him as he prepared to torture Slam. Black Mask encouraged Slam to scream and beg, because that made Black Mask's work more enjoyable for him. Smart Bomb finally got approval from Detective Lenahan to break his deep cover, having learned that Black Mask was after Holly. He broke into Black Mask's dungeon, and was shocked to see the nearly lifeless body of his father. He took down Black Mask and Angle Man, and cradled his father. Catwoman arrived in time to see the aftermath. (Catwoman v3 #51)

Sam flew Slam to the hospital, and despite his injuries he was tough, and looked to pull through. Black Mask was suing the city because Sam was an active officer when he broke into his building and assaulted him. Sam visited Selina Kyle at home, and she wondered if he'd figured out her secret identity by himself, because he was very much his father's son. He said Slam had a GCPD officer guarding him at the hospital, but Selina said that wouldn't help her, and she'd have to be proactive taking down Black Mask. Selina received a number of surveillance photos of Holly in the mail, and went to warn her that she was being stalked. Holly told her to get a grip, and was convinced Catwoman could handle Black Mask and keep her safe. Catwoman asked Sam for help raiding Black Mask's penthouse. He was off the force for his previous break in, but agreed to help, breaking the Smart Bomb suit out of evidence. Angle Man had sabotaged the suit, and Sam made a crash landing into a rooftop, barely clinging to life as he was rushed to the hospital. Catwoman visited Slam in the hospital, and even though he was comatose she felt the need to talk to him. She'd almost decided that to keep her friends safe she'd have to take out Black Mask permanantly. She broke into Black Mask's penthouse, and he kept her at bay with a tommy gun. He said he'd never lived up to his full potential as a Gotham-based villain, and had decided he needed focus, and had chosen Catwoman as a nemesis. He wouldn't kill her, because he needed an adversary, but he promised that all her friends would die slow, horrible deaths. Catwoman disarmed him, and put a gun to his head. Black Mask said he knew her, and she'd never pull the trigger. She shot Black Mask in the head, killing him, and fled the penthouse. (Catwoman v3 #52)

Angle Man felt completely alone with Smart Bomb's betrayal and Black Mask's death. He became obsessed with Catwoman, and when she returned to action he started following her, taking pictures and making a shrine to her, telling himself he had nothing better to do. He didn't know that Catwoman had passed her mantle to Holly Robinson after she gave birth, but Angle Man watched the new Catwoman take down a stolen video equipment ring, and noted that she was slipping. Catwoman investigated the video ring's headquarters after they were arrested, and Angle Man left one of his triangles at the scene. Catwoman picked it up, surprising angle Man with her lack of caution, and it exploded in her hand, knocking her out. Catwoman woke up bound on top of a building, and Angle Man had already removed her mask. He said he was keeping it as a souvenir, and admitted that he had no idea who she was. He wanted to keep her death simple, and prepared to roll her off the edge of the roof, but Catwoman used her claws to break her bounds and attacked Angle Man. He stabbed her in the shoulder with a triangle, and she saw red, beating him bloody before running off into the night. One of the late night TV host Film Freak's contributors caught Molly on tape beating Angle Man, and the clip spread like wildfire, but fortunately Holly's face couldn't bee seen on the film. Film Freak contacted Angle Man, and said he'd love to schedule a rematch between him and Catwoman. (Catwoman v3 #54)

Angelo next appears as an ally of Circe who has amassed a large team of villains to attack Wonder Woman.[11] He informs Diana that Circe has amplified his powers and uses his Angler to replicate itself as a projectile stabbing tool. He and his teammates are about to subdue Wonder Woman when she is rescued by a large group of the Amazon's allies. Angle Man is rendered unconscious by Robin in hand-to-hand combat and is then arrested under the authority of the Department of Metahuman Affairs. After Angle Man's incarceration has been processed his Anglers are taken by Nemesis and placed in government confiscation.

Post-Flashpoint

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.

Angle Man is first seen in a bar witnessing the news of Superman and Wonder Woman's romantic coupling. He also participated in a meeting of several super-villains during the Forever Evil storyline.[13] Most recently, Angle Man was revealed to be Vandal Savage's son. After a failed plot against Superman and Wonder Woman, Angle Man was imprisoned and later killed by his father for insubordination.

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Powers and abilities

Notes

  • Angle Man was created by Robert Kanigher and Harry G. Peter where he made his first appearance in Wonder Woman v1 #70 (November, 1954).

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Appearances

  • Wonder Woman v1: (1954)

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