David Clark (New Earth)

David Clark was the hero known as Midnight.

History

Clark originally moved from his Midwestern home to New York City in the late 1930s. There, he became a radio announcer at station WXAM. When Clark learned that a building he had seen collapsed had originally been erected by a criminally negligent construction group, he adopted the Midnight identity, a character he had first heard of in a radio drama entitled The Man Called Midnight, to force the construction company's owner to admit his culpability.^[1]

During World War II, Midnight subsequently became a member of the Freedom Fighters, a splinter group of the All-Star Squadron.^[2] He also allied with the eccentric genius Doc Wackey and his super-intelligent talking monkey, Gabby.^[1] Midnight's crime fighting ended after the war.^{[citation needed]}

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
• Investigation

Notes

• This character is an adaptation of the original character published by Quality Comics during the Golden Age. Midnight was created by Jack Cole and debuted in Smash Comics #18, but was adapted for the DC Multiverse by Roy Thomas and Rick Hoberg and debuted in All-Star Squadron #31.
• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-Two era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and no longer apply.
• Many years later, in the 1990s, a second Midnight (Robert Mason) appeared. While Mason was obviously inspired by Clark, it is unknown if Mason was related to Clark in any way.

Related

• 11 Appearances of David Clark (New Earth)
• 5 Images featuring David Clark (New Earth)
• 2 Quotations by or about David Clark (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: David Clark (New Earth)

Footnotes

Freedom Fighters member This character is or was a member of the Freedom Fighters, a team of American super-heroes who fight threats to the nation and its ideals under the leadership of Uncle Sam. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the "Freedom Fighters members" category.

All-Star Squadron member This character is or was a member of the All-Star Squadron in any of its various incarnations. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "All-Star Squadron members" category.