Karate Kid (DC)
Karate Kid is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Val Armorr
When Val returned to Earth, he found that the Legion of Super-Heroes were searching for new recruits to help fend off a creature of incredible power called a Sun Eater. He applied, and, although he had no superhuman powers, was accepted, when he challenged Superboy to single combat and so impressed the Boy of Steel that Superboy vouched for his admission to the Legion. (Adventure Comics v1 #346)
Val fell in love with Princess Projectra, who joined the Legion at the same time he did. In order to prove his worthiness of the princess's hand, he took a leave of absence and spent about a year in the primitive 20th century. (Karate Kid v1 #1)
He and Projectra returned from their honeymoon to find that her planet, Orando, had been taken over by the Legion of Super-Villains. Val, Projectra, and several other Legionnaires were captured by the villains. When the heroes escaped to oppose the villains, Val fought their leader, Nemesis Kid. Nemesis Kid beat Val almost to death, and Val wanted to continue to fight so that he could die in battle—the ultimate honor by his cultural standards. But at Projectra's urging, Val instead used his remaining strength to destroy the power source for the machines that were moving Orando into a strange dimension. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #4) In revenge, Projectra killed Nemesis Kid soon afterward with a memorial to Val was built on Shanghalla. (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #5)
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Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Karate Kid was created by Jim Shooter where he made his first appearance in Adventure Comics v1 #346 (July, 1966).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Legion of Super Heroes, Karate Kid appeared in the setting of the animated television series in the episode "The Karate Kid" where he was voiced by actor Keith Ferguson.
Films
- In JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time, Karate Kid appeared in the setting of the animated film where he was voiced by actor Dante Basco.
Appearances
- Adventure Comics v1: (1966)
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