REAL NAME: Don Wright
OCCUPATION: Newspaper publisher
IDENTITY: Secret
CLASS: Normal human
LEGAL STATUS: Citizen of USA with no criminal records
OTHER ALIASES: Freedom Defender
PLACE OF BIRTH: Harvey City
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Battle Squadron
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Harvey City, USA
FIRST APPEARANCE: Speed Comics #13 (May 1941)
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 205 lbs
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blond
HISTORY
POWERS & WEAPONS
OTHER ALIASES: Freedom Defender
PLACE OF BIRTH: Harvey City
MARITAL STATUS: Single
KNOWN RELATIVES: NA
GROUP AFFILIATIONS: Battle Squadron
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Harvey City, USA
FIRST APPEARANCE: Speed Comics #13 (May 1941)
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 205 lbs
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blond
HISTORY April, 1942.
Don Wright was editor of the Daily Bulletin, in Harvey City. Don donned a disguise becoming the Freedom Defender to help the downtrodden and when World War II broke out, he focused on fighting Axis saboteurs. He was aided by the Young Defenders, four children named Lefty, Beanie White, Slim and Joanie (the latter being the couple in the group), who worked as newspaper boys for the Daily Bulletin. The foursome never realized that Don and Freedom Defender were one and the same. The gang persuaded Don that the Daily Bulletin could include a children's section, which they called "Cubs Copy".
Don left the contents of it entirely in the hands of the kids. Lefty handled sports, Beanie did a crime column, Joanna focused on teen-oriented gossip, and they all worked together on a comic strip starring Freedom Defender.
Don was a good fighter, but he had no actual superpowers.
Like many kid sidekicks, the Young Defenders originally relied on their strength and cunning to get the job done, but over the course of their adventures they learned ju-jitsu and detective skills.
