Angle Man

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

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)

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.

Overview

Personality and attributes

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).

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

Video games

Appearances

• Wonder Woman v1: (1954)

External Links

• DC Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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