January 1940. But who is "Ultra"? Seen here in ACTION COMICS #20, the Ultra-Humanite was one of Superman's earliest recurring foes, having debuted in ACTION COMICS #13 seven months earlier. However, Ultra previously looked like this (as seen in ACTION COMICS #14):
As the villain explains to Superman in this issue:
I guess that's one way to deal with gender envy.
Ultra made only two Golden Age appearances in the body of Dolores Winters, ending her subsequent appearance (in ACTION #21) by apparently leaping into a live volcano, but she later returned in (considered chronologically) ALL-STAR SQUADRON, YOUNG ALL-STARS, the "Mr. & Mrs. Superman" stories in THE SUPERMAN FAMILY, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #195–197 (where Ultra took on his/her now more familiar mutant white ape body), INFINITY INC. #1–10, et al. Versions of the Ultra-Humanite also appeared in the James Robinson/Paul Smith THE GOLDEN AGE miniseries, and more recently in the STARGIRL TV show, since he/she is now considered more a JSA villain than a Superman one.
I always loved him in the comic, but I was bummed that he never got much page time.
His outfit was a bit of an eyesore, tho, so I tried to remake it with a similar style to another redesign I did for Max Mercury, going for a more hand crafted look! With some inspiration taken from Dick Sprangs artwork and Primal Batman.
I do hope you enjoy it. I'm always up for more stuff to draw, so if you have anything, send an ask!
reading some young all stars and so far Helena Kosmatos is interesting. I know that when I was a teenager I would've loved a teenage girl whose power is unleashed with murderous rage, but we'll see how often that is actually a theme
“I’m a twin”, Damian said one night. He could feel the narrowed eyes of his family drilling holes on his back in disbelief. Not that he could blame them. Damian had never so much as implied being raised with a companion, much less a sibling.
“I had a brother”. Damian paused to recollect himself. He had not said his brother’s name out loud in over 8 years.
“His name was… Danyal”. Damian hated the way his voice wavered, but he could not help it. Danyal was everything to him, his other half. Their heart beat as one and when one heart stopped beating, the other one died with it. At least until his family put his heart on metaphorical life support without ever realizing.
“Where is he now?” His father asked, voice filled with knowing grief and a hint of betrayal. It had in fact been 6 years since Damian first showed up on his doorstep.
“Up there”. All eyes shifted towards the specific star he was pointing to. “Right before he died, he promised me he’d guide me from the stars. Unfortunately, the stars are not visible in Gotham, so my brother is unable to be of much help unless I leave the city.”
“Your brother is Polaris, the North Star?” Tim questioned warily, most likely in attempts to not offend him. Damian was aware of how stupid it sounded, but Danyal had promised, and his brother never broke his promises.
“Yes. Danyal is with the stars now, just as he always wanted”