V-MAN

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Jeremiah Steele 
OCCUPATION: Former aviator, freedom fighter, adventurer 
IDENTITY: Secret 
CLASS: Human mutate 

LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA 
OTHER ALIASES: The Man of Victory 
PLACE OF BIRTH: Fox City, USA 
MARITAL STATUS: Single 
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA 
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: V-Group, V-Boys (leader), Battle Squadron 
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Occupied France / Brooklyn, NY (USA) 
FIRST APPEARANCE: V...-Comics #1 (January 1942)

HEIGHT: 6' 1" 
WEIGHT: 185 lbs 
EYES: Black 
HAIR: Black 

HISTORY 

Jeremiah Steele was an American air ace who fought for his country during World War II as part of the Tuskegee Airmen Squadron. In one of his missions he transported Ginger Dare, a member of the V-Group*, to the occupied territories, being captured. He was tortured and confined in a prison camp. During an escape, Steele heroically drew enemy fire so his teammates could escape. The Nazis dumped his lifeless body outside the prison camp. Hours later Jeremiah was brought back to life by Father Duroc, the mysterious leader of the V-Group. For three months, Duroc treated the young pilot through an experimental procedure, until Jeremiah made a full recovery. Not only that, the treatment also gave him greater physical and mental power than other men have. Father Duroc urged Steele to become something bigger than a soldier or a pilot and thus the figure of V-Man, the Man of Victory, was born. From the forests of southern France, V-Man became a symbol of the fight for freedom. Ginger Dare became his adventure partner and his lover. In addition to the V-Group, The Man of Victory was also a member of the Battle Squadron. At the end of the war, Jeremiah returned to the United States were he transformed a gang of troublemakers from Brooklyn into his V-Boys, creating the voluntary organization known as the V-Boys Defense Corps. 

(*) International non-governmental organization that fought against Nazism. 

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Father Duroc's treatment increased all of Steele's abilities to superhuman levels (strength, stamina, speed, reflexes, senses, toughness, and healing factor). It should be noted that his powers partly depend on his willpower. The more he believes in himself the stronger or more resilient he becomes. And vice versa, a state of psychological decay can make him dangerously normal.