Red Tornado

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Red Tornado
Aliases:	Tornado Champion John Smith
Continuity:	DC Universe
Notability:	Supporting character
Type:	Superhero
Gender:	Male
Race:	Android
Location:	New York City, New York
Relatives:	Kathy Sutton (wife); Traya Sutton (adoptive daughter)
Status:	Alive
First:	Justice League of America #64

Red Tornado is a fictional robot character and a superhero featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dick Dillin and first appeared in Justice League of America, Volume 1 #64 in August, 1968. The character has gone on to become a member of both iterations of the Justice League of America as well as Young Justice and the short-lived adventure team Primal Force.

Powers

• Aerokinesis

• Elemental control
• Flight
• Invisibility

• Self-sustenance
• Superhuman durability
• Superhuman stamina
• Superhuman strength
• Regeneration
• Resurrection

Notes & Trivia

• The character of Red Tornado was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dick Dillin.

• Physical attributes:

• Height: 6'1"
• Weight: 325 lbs.
• Hair: None
• Eyes: Green

• The Red Tornado's adventures as a hero on Earth-Two were excised from continuity following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths.

• The living element of the Red Tornado is residual life energy from the Tornado Champion. However, his physical form is that of a robot.

• As the Red Tornado is a robot and thereby has no true human rights, his marriage to Kathy Sutton is not legally binding.

• The Red Tornado, Kathy Sutton and Traya Sutton live in apartment 5D in an undisclosed apartment complex in New York City, New York.

Alternate versions

• Abigail "Ma" Hunkel, Golden Age female super-hero in DC Comics. Known for wearing red long johns and a stew pot for a helmet. Also went by the name Red Tornado.
• Red Tornado, Version from the DC Animated Universe. Featured on Justice League Unlimited.
• Red Tornado, Version featured in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold animated series.
• Red Tornado, Version featured on the Young Justice animated series.

Recommended Reading

• Red Tornado, Volume 1, 1985 4-issue limited series.
• Red Tornado, Volume 2, 2009 6-issue limited series.
• Justice League of America Archives, Volume 8, Reprints the first appearance of Red Tornado.
• Justice League of America: The Tornado's Path (HC), Hardcover collection; Collects Justice League of America, Volume 2 #1-7.
• Justice League of America: The Tornado's Path (TPB), Trade paperback collection; Collects Justice League of America, Volume 2 #1-7.

See also

• Red Tornado images
• Red Tornado appearances

External Links

• Red Tornado at DCDP
• Red Tornado at Comic Vine
• Red Tornado at the Batman Wiki
• Red Tornado at the DCU Guide
• Red Torando at Comicbookdb.com

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