ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Real Name: Alexander

Class: Human

Occupation: King, conqueror

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Philip of Macedon (father)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile, 4th Century BC

First Appearance: Leading Comics #3 (Summer, 1942)

Powers: Alexander the Great was a master military strategist, an inspirational leader, and a skilled swordsman and horseman.

History: (Leading Comics #3) - <333 BC> Alexander and his Macedonian army rode against the Persian city of Tyre. Alexander was plucked from his time period, and brought to the 1940s by mad scientist Dr. Doome, who had perfected a time machine. Doome also snatched Nero, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, and Napoleon from history, and explained the wonders of his time machine. He wanted to build a machine that could penetrate the future, but needed their help to get money and rare metals to build it, and promised them conquest of the future. They agreed to help him after he gave them scepters that could return them to their own time whenever they chose. They robbed a national bank, and ran afoul of mysterymen Green Arrow and Speedy in their civilian identities. Khan disabled Speedy, and claimed his two-way radio as a prize. They made an escape in a seaplane Doome had waiting for them, and returned to Doome's lab. Doome had the funds, but now he needed precious metals for construction. The Seven Soldiers of Victory were alerted, and split up to stop the villains of history. Alexander went to the Florida everglades, where scientist Leo Starr was using radium to create robot soldiers for U.S. use. Alexander used a catapult to kill Leo, and mastered the controls that made the robots function. Soldiers Green Arrow and Speedy found him, but he had the robots apprehend them. One robot, Oscar, had a puckish human personality, and freed the heroes because it amused him. Alexander fled into the swamp, but was terrified by the wildlife. The heroes soon had him in captivity, but he used the scepter to return to a time when he was feared like a god.

(Leading Comics #3 (fb, BTS)) - Alexander the Great died at the age of 31 from overconsumption of wine.

Comments: Adapted to comics by an unnamed writer & Mort Meskin.

Alexander the Great was a historical figure. For more information see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great.