MANHUNTER I (Dan Richards)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Tex Blaisdell and Alex Kotzky

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Dan Richards
Identity: Secret
Occupation: New York City Police Officer, later author
Status: Deceased
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Married after 1949
Known Relatives: unnamed wife; unnamed daughter; Marcie Cooper (granddaughter)
Group Affiliation(s): Manhunters, All-Star Squadron, Freedom Fighters
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 202 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Red
First Appearance: Police Comics #8/3 (March 1942) [Quality]
Creators: Tex Blaisdell and Alex Kotzky

OVERVIEW

Rookie police man Dan Richards was recruited as a member of the clandestine organization known as the Manhunters in 1941. He was given a costume and a mask and started fighting crime as Manhunter, unaware of the Manhunter organization's true agenda or their alien origins. Richards fought alongside the All-Star Squadron and the Freedom Fighters before he publicly retired in 1950. He was recently murdered by Mark Shaw in the guise of assassin Dumas.

HISTORY

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POWERS AND WEAPONS

Manhunter was skilled in hand-to-hand combat and possessed strength and agility on a level above the average man. He had no superhuman powers, but used his knowledge of psychology to instill fear in criminals.

He was aided by Thor, the Thunder Dog, a companion given to him by the Manhunters. Unbeknownst to Richards, Thor was actually an android used to keep tabs on him.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Manhunter in chronological order click here

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #14 (April 1986)