Composite Superman

COMPOSITE SUPERMAN

Real Name: Joseph Meach

Class: Human mutate

Occupation: Caretaker of the Superman Museum

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Metropolis

First Appearance: World's Finest Comics #142 (June, 1964)

Powers: Composite Superman possessed the powers of the following members of the Legion of Super-Heroes: Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy, Bouncing Boy, Colossal Lad, Cosmic Boy, Elastic Lad, Element Lad, Invisible Kid I, Lightning Lad, Matter-Eater Lad, Mon-El, Light Lass, Phantom Girl, Saturn Girl, Shrinking Violet, Star Boy, Sun Boy, Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Triplicate Girl.

History: Lifelong failure Joseph Meach had his life saved by Superman, who also got him a job at the Superman Museum. Meach didn't like owing so much to Superman, and grew to hate Superman for his power and accomplishments. One night at the Museum a bolt of lightning struck the Legion of Super-Heroes display. The duplicator machine that made the display also imbued the statuettes with the powers of the Legion, and when lightning hit the statuettes the powers were transferred to Meach. He vowed to use his power to humiliate and destroy Batman and Superman, and using Chameleon Boy's shapeshifting powers he changed himself into the Composite Superman. He defeated the Batman / Superman team, and after learning their secret identities threatened to expose them unless they retired. As Batman and Superman were on the verge of giving in to the Composite Superman, his powers wore off and he lost his memory of his activities as the Composite Superman.

Space-pirate Xan duplicated the accident that gave Meach his powers, and the Composite Superman once more warred against Batman and Superman. He again beat the do, but his powers eventually wore off.

(Who's Who Update '87 #5) - Due to the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Composite Superman's existence was erased from DC continuity.

Comments: Created by Edmond Hamilton & Curt Swan

Composite Superman received a profile in Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #5.

In Superman / Batman # 6 Toyman Hiro Okomura created the Composite Superman / Batman Rocket Ship that greatly resembled the pre-Crisis character.