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Deadman is the disembodied, undying spirit of Boston
Brand, a circus acrobat who was shot to death by a mysterious assassin.
Boston Brand grew up to become a very willful, almost headstrong man,
becoming an accomplished circus acrobat. He joined the Hill Brothers
Circus and created a ghoulish high-wire act. He wore a blood-red leotard
and ashen death mask that resembled an angry ghost. Calling himself
Deadman, his act not only defied death, it appealed to the death wish
in the crowds. One evening, as he was reaching the climax of his Deadman
act, Brand was shot by an assassin. But his spirit lived on, rescued
from the Afterworlds by the goddess of balance Rama Kushna. Since Brand's
death was unjust, Rama charged Deadman with restoring the Balance by
finding his killer and bringing him to justice. She gave Boston Brand
the power to inhabit people's bodies, putting their minds at rest until
he left them. Also, as a spirit, Deadman was invisible and intangible,
although he later learned that enchanted beings could sometimes see
and affect him.
Nice sculpt, great paintjob. The white areas glow in the dark, too. Like Red Tornado II, Deadman's jaw if caved in on the left side. And he has atrocious hip joints. In fact, it's hard to pose him many other ways than seen at left, without him looking very odd. The biggest peeve I have is that he's probably the tallest figure in the line. Waaaay out of proportion to the rest. C'mon, circus acrobats are rarely tall folks. throws off the balance. |
