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Guardian (James Jacob 'Jim' Harper) is a DC Comicssuperhero, introduced in April 1942 by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby.

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Guardian resembles an earlier Kirby and Simon character Captain America (first published 13 months earlier by Marvel Comics) where he had no super powers and carried an indestructible shield.

A version of Guardian appears in The CW television series Supergirl. He is the alter-ego of the comic book character Jimmy Olsen played by Mehcad Brooks.

• 2Fictional character biography
  • 2.2Golden Guardian
• 5In other media
  • 5.1Television

Publication history[edit]

He first appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942) and was created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon.^[1][2]

Fictional character biography[edit]

Jim Harper[edit]

Jim Harper is a police officer in Metropolis' Suicide Slum who became a vigilante to catch crooks that the law could not prosecute, describing himself as guarding society from criminals. He was trained to fighting condition by ex-boxer Joe Morgan (the same man who trained two other mystery men, Wildcat and the first Atom). He was aided by a group of boys known as the Newsboy Legion, to whom he was, literally, a guardian, having volunteered to take them in rather than allowing them to be sent to prison; he did so on the grounds that they were basically good kids who just needed a chance. The Legion grew up to become the heads of the Cadmus Project, subsequently saving Harper's life by transferring his mind from his old, dying body into a younger clone of himself.^[1]

It was later revealed that Jim Harper was the great-uncle of Roy Harper, who became Green Arrow's sidekick under the name of 'Speedy'.^[3]

Other relatives include his niece Roberta 'Famous Bobby' Harper, who was briefly a member of the second Newsboy Legion^[4] and Jamie Harper, his grandniece working for the Gotham City Police Department. She worked as Robin's personal contact in the GCPD, similar to the role Commissioner James Gordon plays for Batman.^[5] After helping Robin and Jason Bard expose two dirty cops in the GCPD, Jamie Harper was promoted to Detective Specialist and has since transferred to the Metropolis Science Police.^[6]

Golden Guardian[edit]

In Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #135 (January 1971), Jack Kirby reintroduced the boys of the now grown-up Newsboy Legion as supporting characters connected with the DNA Project (later Project Cadmus), a genetics research laboratory. One of the Project's experiments was a clone of the late Jim Harper, who took up his predecessor's role, and became the Project's Head of Security as the Golden Guardian. Post-Crisis this character was simply known as the Guardian.

Harper remained Cadmus' Head of Security even after the former Newsboys had left. Eventually, he too was killed, although another clone was created and rapidly aged to adulthood, retaining all his predecessor's memories. This Guardian disappeared along with the rest of Cadmus following an altercation with Amanda Waller and President Luthor, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Post-Infinite Crisis[edit]

Following Infinite Crisis, the Guardian clone's backstory was retconned. As Dubbilex explained to Jimmy Olsen, Jim Harper was not killed in the line of duty, but shot by Cadmus' first head of security, Jonathan Drew, upon discovering the clone was already being created.

It was also revealed that the original Guardian clone had left Cadmus early on, and was now living in the town of Warpath on the Mexican border, where he assisted Sheriff Greg Saunders. Subsequent appearances of the Guardian had been new clones, each of which died within a year.^[7]

The original Guardian clone has decided to move to Metropolis with Gwen, his adopted daughter (in fact, an adolescent female clone of himself that he rescued), during the New Krypton storyline.^[8]

Science Police team leaders DuBarry and Daniels, along with several prison guards, were killed during the events of New Krypton when a team of Kandorians led by Commander Gor assaulted Stryker's Island and demanded custody of Parasite.^[9] The Science Police Control 'Rachel' tasked Guardian to act as a liaison between the Metropolis Police Department and a coalition of superheroes in bringing justice for the fallen science police officers and prison guards.^[10] After the Kandorians left Earth, Guardian was appointed Field Commander of the Science Police, as replacement for DuBarry and Daniels, due in part to his cloned memories of Jim Harper as a police officer and Guardian as a superhero.^[11] He was asked by Superman to help Mon-El, offering him a job with the Science Police and mentoring him on how to be a hero.

The issues of Detective Comics published during the One Year Later event, reveals that Harper has a grandniece, Jamie,^[12] formerly a detective of Gotham City Police Department and a former associate of Robin III.

Daftar judul film indonesia. The Guardian later travels to the JLA Watchtower to warn the Justice League after finding a teleportation device in Metropolis. While on the Watchtower, the heroes are attacked by Prometheus, who blinds the Guardian. In the aftermath of the attack, Guardian and Mon-El are recruited by Kimiyo Hoshi to join the Justice League.^[13] On his first and only mission with the team, the Guardian helps battle Doctor Impossible's gang of villains. After a mere three issues, the Guardian was written out of the book due to writer James Robinson's desire to work with a smaller cast.^[14]

Following the events of War of the Supermen, Harper abandons his role as the Guardian and takes Jamie (now pregnant with Mon-El's child) off to an unknown destination.^[15]

Mal Duncan[edit]

In Teen Titans #44 (November 1976), the previously uncostumed Titan Mal Duncan took the name of the Guardian, wearing the original's outfit and an exoskeleton with strength augmenting abilities. The two Guardians finally met in Superman Family #s 191-193 (Sept 78-Feb 79), when Mal helped rescue the Harper clone from Adam, an evil clone created using genetic material from both Harper and Dubbilex who had taken control of the DNA Project.

The Crisis on Infinite Earths removed Duncan's career as the Guardian, although he did appear briefly in his Guardian costume during the Crisis itself.

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Mal made appearances in the first two seasons ofYoung Justice. Mal was shown to be the boyfriend and later fiancé of Bumblebee. He took the identity of Guardian (after Jim Harper) in order to protect the Hall of Justice from an attack.

Jake Jordan[edit]

In 2005, Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiersmegaseries introduced a new character based on the original Guardian, Jake Jordan the Manhattan Guardian.

Powers and abilities[edit]

The Guardian possesses exceptional combat and tactical skills. He was trained in many forms of fighting, and excelled at gymnastics, thinking quickly on his feet, and deduction. His only weapons are his golden helmet and shield. Guardian often used a customized motorcycle equipped with autopilot and a set of video cameras filming from various angles and recorded on videodisc.

The Harper clone possesses enhanced strength and reflexes, and an accelerated healing factor. The Harper clone's exact strength level is unknown but has demonstrated the ability to hurt Superboy (who he trained in hand-to-hand combat) and Kryptonians from Kandor. As an agent of Cadmus, Jim Harper also has access to the wondrous Whiz Wagon. The Hairies (a super-advanced tribe of techno-wizards, originally genetic creations of Donovan, who left Cadmus) built the Whiz Wagon to handle every situation. It can adapt to every terrain, fly, and even go underwater. The Wagon can be remote controlled or pre-programmed and is equipped with a set of powerful weapons and various gadgets.

Other versions[edit]

• In the Frank Millergraphic novelBatman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, the Guardian is one of the superheroes killed by Dick Grayson. It is implied that he had a daughter with Lois Lane named Lana Harper-Lane, a television reporter.
• The Guardian's golden shield survives to the alternative future of the 853rd century; it is kept by that timeline's Batman.^[16]
• A bearded version of Guardian exists on the post-Flashpoint Earth-23 as a member of a predominantly African American Justice League.

In other media[edit]

Television[edit]

Live action[edit]

• James Harper appears in the Supergirl episode 'Manhunter', portrayed by Eddie McClintock. In this episode, Harper is a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, and arrives with Lucy Lane to investigate the disappearance of Hank Henshaw and his subsequent replacement by the Martian Manhunter. Harper tries to take both the Martian Manhunter and Alex Danvers (DEO agent and foster sister of Supergirl) to be experimented on at Project Cadmus only to be thwarted by Supergirl and Lucy Lane. At the end of the episode, Martian Manhunter erases Harper's memories of the event and learns that Alex's father is also at Project Cadmus.^[17]
  • It was announced by executive producer Andrew Kreisberg that James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) would become Guardian in Season 2.^[18] In the Supergirl episode 'Changing', after Olsen helps battle Parasite while wearing a specially designed suit and wielding the shield created for him so he could be a hero, reveals Guardian as his chosen code name. A vigilante later uses Guardian as a scapegoat to kill murderers let go on technicalities; however, James manages to get the impostor arrested.
  • A second, alternate version of James Olsen's Guardian appears in 'Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1';^[19] the Guardian of Earth-X is a member of the Freedom Fighters and wears a costume patterned after the American flag. He is tasked with protecting a temporal gateway from the New Reichsmen, but is killed by the Earth-X Nazi Führer Oliver Queen.

Animation[edit]

• A teenaged version of Guardian appears as a supervillain under the name of Private H.I.V.E. in the Teen Titans animated series voiced by Greg Cipes. As his name implies, he is a student of the H.I.V.E. Academy (as opposed to Cadmus) and is a member of the show's version of the Fearsome Five. Private H.I.V.E. possesses an identical costume and shield to Guardian's albeit with a H.I.V.E. crest located on his chest, belt and the center of the shield. Like Guardian, Private H.I.V.E is extremely disciplined and militaristic, often ending sentences with the word 'Sir'.

• Guardian appears in Young Justice voiced by Crispin Freeman.^[20] In the two-part episode 'Independence Day', he is shown as a member of Project Cadmus but Aqualad mentions that he is a known superhero as well. Guardian ends up fighting Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash in the sub-levels of the Cadmus Building and appears to be controlled by Dubbilex' Gene-gnomes on Mark Desmond's orders. He was with Desmond and Dubbilex when they corner Robin, Aqualad, and Kid Flash in the room where Superboy was being held. When Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash and Superboy end up near the main floor of the Cadmus building, Dubbilex has the Gene-gnome remove its control on Guardian. To help with Dubbilex' freedom, Guardian vows to deal with Desmond only for Mark to arrive and drink a formula that turns him into Blockbuster. Guardian is knocked down by Blockbuster. After Blockbuster is defeated by Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash and Superboy and then taken away by some of the Justice League members, Guardian takes over the Cadmus Building to make it a gentler version of Cadmus along with Dubbilex and Doctor Amanda Spence. In the episode 'Agendas', he is questioned as to his resemblance to Red Arrow (Roy Harper) to which Guardian states that he was Red Arrow's uncle. After it is revealed that Red Arrow is a clone and the original Roy Harper was captured years ago as seen in 'Auld Acquaintances', Guardian is mentioned by Batman to be tracking down the original. Unfortunately for the Justice League, the Light compromised Guardian and the other Project Cadmus members to steal their store of clones, including the original Roy Harper—cryogenically frozen and minus one arm. Between seasons one and two, Red Arrow learns that Jim is also a clone of Roy Harper. In the episode 'Salvage', Guardian accompanies Green Arrow, Black Canary, Nightwing, and Kid Flash into holding an intervention for Red Arrow (who is still looking for the original Speedy). Jim (clone) tells Roy (clone) that Cadmus policy was to destroy source material and that he has to honor the original Roy. Roy's clone refuses and continues to look for Speedy (original Roy Harper). Guardian even admits that he is not sure who his identity of Jim Harper was. In the episode 'Cornered', Mal Duncan officially takes over as the new Guardian after finding Jim Harper's costume and shield in the Hall of Justice during an attack. In Young Justice: Outsiders, Nightwing calls on Jim, the original Roy, and Red Arrow who now goes by Will for help in freeing meta-humans. Each Harper is shown to have a unique personality but fight well together, they even seem to regard each other as family.

Film[edit]

In Man of Steel, Colonel Nathan Hardy (portrayed by Christopher Meloni) of the USAF uses the codename 'Guardian'. He assists Kal-El battle Kryptonian villains Faora-Ul in Smallville earning both sides mutual respect. During the Black Zero's attack on Metropolis, along with Lois Lane and Emil Hamilton, they reverse engineer Kal's rocket into a Phantom-Drive, sending General Zod's forces in the Phantom Zone. Upon collision, the blast sucks Black Zero, Faora, Hardy and Hamilton into the Zone and sends Lois outta the Helicopter.

Web series[edit]

Guardian (Mal Duncan) appears in DC Super Hero Girls. He is seen as one of the background students of Super Hero High.

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abGreenberger, Robert (2008), 'Guardian', in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 150, ISBN0-7566-4119-5, OCLC213309017
2. ^Wallace, Daniel; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). '1940s'. DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 41. ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9. Joe Simon and Jack Kirby took their talents to a second title with Star-Spangled Comics, tackling both the Guardian and the Newsboy Legion in issue #7.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
3. ^Superboy #82 (January 2001) DC Comics.
4. ^Guardians of Metropolis #1 (November 1994) DC Comics
5. ^Detective Comics #817 (May 2006) DC Comics
6. ^Superman #687 (June 2009) DC Comics.
7. ^Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen one-shot (October 2008)
8. ^Adventure Comics Special #1 (January 2009) DC Comics
9. ^Superman #682 (January 2009). DC Comics.
10. ^Superman #683 (February 2009). DC Comics.
11. ^Superman #684 (March 2009). DC Comics.
12. ^Detective Comics #819
13. ^Justice League of America (vol. 2) #41 (January 2010)
14. ^'WC10: Spotlight on James Robinson'. 5 April 2010.
15. ^War of the Supermen #4
16. ^Superman/Batman #79
17. ^'Supergirl - Episode 1.17 - Manhunter - Sneak Peeks, Promo, Promotional Photos & Press Release *Updated*'. 18 March 2016.
18. ^Swift, Andy (October 11, 2016). 'Supergirl EP Reveals James' Future as DC Comics' Guardian, Explains Why He and Kara Are 'Best as Friends''. TV Line.
19. ^https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-crisis-on-earth-james-olsen-guardian-dead/
20. ^'NYCC 2010: YOUNG JUSTCE Video Presentation & Q&A LIVE!'.

External links[edit]

• Guardian at the Comic Book DB
• Guardian profile at The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe

William Mapother as Dr. Rudy Jones. (Liane Hentscher/The CW)

The November 14 episode of Supergirl introduces another villain from the Superman comics, Parasite. We saw the villain at the end of the previous episode, “Crossfire” and we will learn more about the TV show version of him in “Changing.” While Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kresiberg and the other Supergirl writers often stick to the comic books for the villains, they are going on another tangent with Parasite.

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Supergirl doesn’t look too thrilled about being this close to Parasite. (Liane Hentscher/The CW)

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There are two different Parasites in the comics. The first is Raymond Maxwell Jensen, who was introduced in Action Comics #340 in 1966 and was initially wiped out of existence during Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985. Jensen got his ability to absorb power from Superman by touching him after he was exposed to biohazard materials at a research lab.

Belajar ilmu tajwid lengkap. After Crisis, a second Parasite, Rudolph ‘Rudy’ Jones, was introduced in Firestorm Vol. 2 #58 in 1987. In the comics, Darkseid manipulated Jones into recreating the origin of the original Parasite at S.T.A.R. Labs by opening a waste container. The material gave Jones the same powers Jensen had.

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Jones is the Parasite that appeared in Superman: The Animated Series. Brendan Fletcher played Jones in Smallville.

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In Supergirl, Jones is played by William Mapother, an experienced television actor who is best known for playing Ethan Rom in ABC’s Lost. He is a doctor and the material that turns him into Parasite isn’t just biohazardous material. According to the episode description, the Parasite is an alien itself and Mapother becomes its host.

In the episode, Jones is obsessed with saving the world from global warming. When his team digs up a wolf thats been buried in ice for thousands of years, they also uncover an alien parasite. The parasite takes over Jones as a host, with Jones giving it a mission: going after climate change deniers.

Mapother is currently only credited for one Supergirl episode. In the final battle with Kara, Mon-El and Guardian (James Olsen in disguise), Kara used plutonium to literally blow-up Parasite. It looks like Parasite’s run on Supergirl will last much shorter than it did in the comics.