Marco Polo (15 September, 1254 – January 8, 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
History
His travels are recorded in The Travels of Marco Polo, a book that described to Europeans the then mysterious culture and inner workings of the Eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the Mongol Empire and China in the Yuan Dynasty, giving their first comprehensive look into China,[2] Persia,[3] India,[4] Japan and other Asian cities and countries.
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Seamanship
- Artistry (writer)
Notes
- This character is a fictional representation of Marco Polo, a real person. More information on this person can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- Marco Polo had his own feature running from Action Comics Vol 1 1 to 17.
- In the Pre-Crisis Multiverse, Earth-Two and Earth-One each had a separate and distinct Marco Polo. On the Post-Crisis New Earth, those two characters were combined into one being.
Trivia
- On Earth-One. Marco Polo was a reincarnation of Spartacus, and after his death he was reincarnated as Jimmy Olsen.[5]
Related
- 32 Appearances of Marco Polo (New Earth)
- 1 Images featuring Marco Polo (New Earth)
- Quotations by or about Marco Polo (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Marco Polo (New Earth)
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