Mike Tempest

"Mike Tempest, also known by his ring name Tiger Force, is a fictional adventurer featured in comic books published by DC Comics. She is one of the founding members of the original Secret Six and first appeared in Secret Six #1 in April, 1968. The character was killed off in Action Comics Weekly #602 in May, 1988.

Biography
Mike Tempest was a veteran of the Vietnam War. After leaving the service, he became a heavyweight boxing contender under the name Tiger Force. As a boxer, Mike Tempest became a Golden Gloves champion. One evening, a group of gangsters pressured Mike into throwing a fight. Tempest refused and the hoods savagely beat him and left him for dead in an alley. He was discovered by a mysterious individual known only as Mockingbird. Mockingbird took Tempest to a private hospital where he eventually recovered from his injuries.

After leaving the hospital, Mike was a man on the run, always on the lookout for the gangsters who might find him and finish the job. Years later, Mike encountered Mockingbird once again who invited Tempest to join a team of covert specialists known as the Secret Six.

Abilities

 * Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
 * Boxing: Mike Tempest was a championship Golden Gloves heavyweight boxer.

Notes & Trivia



 * Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.

Appearances

 * Secret Six 1
 * Action Comics 602