LIONHEART

Real Name: Richard Plante

Class: Human technology-user

Occupation: Superhero, formerly dockworker

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: King Richard I (ancestor)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: London, England

First Appearance: Justice League International Annual #4 (Summer, 1993)

Powers: Lionheart wore armor that gave him superhuman strength and durability, and he wielded a sword and shield made of pure energy.

History: Richard Plante was a descendant of Lionheart King Richard I, and was laboring as a dockworker when he was approached by a mysterious U.K. government agency. They were impressed by his lineage and patriotism and offered him a hi-tech suit, which he donned to become the superhero Lionheart. As England's newest hero he fought alongside the JLI to defeat  a Space Parasite.

(Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special #1) - When the Society broke out virtually every incarcerated supervillain around the world Martian Manhunter sent a telepathic S.O.S. asking every available hero to stop the breakouts, and Lionheart was among the heroes who responded. With the help of Hawk and Dove he helped return escaped prisoners to Wormwood Scrubs in England.

Comments: Created by Gerard Jones & Mike Parobeck

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