| “ | If only to remember that I once was a hero. That once, even I...even I... | „ |
| ~ Bart Hill |
Bart Hill, aka The Death-Defying 'Devil, is a superhero from Dynamite Entertainment who was created as part of their Project Superpowers series. Bart's parents died on Australia and he became a costumed vigilante after years of being raised by a tribe of Aborigines who taught him how to use a boomerang, returning to America to fight during WWII against his archenemy, The Claw.
This rendition of Bart Hill was created by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger. The Original was created in 1941 by Jack Binder, Don Rico and was later revamped by Jack Cole
Biography[]
Origin[]
While he was still a child, Bart and his parents traveled to an unknown part of Australia, his parents were killed by a tribe of aborigines due to them thinking the family didn't belong in their lands, Bart himself was then set to be burned alive as a sacrifice, fortunately, a storm put out the fire and the tribe saw this as a sign that they should raise the child.
Subsequently, Bart was trained by the then king of the tribe, learning their ways and ultimately defeating the king himself, assuming that title by right of combat, he then was given the ceremonial wardrobe of the tribe and returned to the United States, where he wore it as his superhero costume, using his expert marksman skills to become a street vigilante known as the Death-Defying 'Devil.
The Urn[]
When the Fighting Yank started capturing all of his fellow heroes in the Urn of Pandora, Bart realized what was going on and even agreed with it, but having realized that his costume was sentient, he decided tu put that in the urn along with one of his boomerangs and some of his blood (respecting the tradition of the tribe that raised him), after that he leaves keeping one of his boomerangs to himself so he can remember his time as a hero.
Bart then supposedly retires from his superhero persona and eventually dies in 1987.
Powers and Abilities[]
Bart Hill is highly athletic and a great martial artist due to his training, he's also an expert boomerang marksman as well as a skilled acrobat.
Quotes[]
| “ | You're young, Curly...you're not used to the tragedy of war. | „ |
| ~ Bart Hill |
Trivia[]
- This is Dynamite Entertainment's rendition of the original Daredevil from 1941, who has now become a public domain character.
- Due to Marvel's ownership of the Daredevil trademark, Dynamite can't publish anything with Daredevil in its title nor license any Daredevil merchandise.
- Though there is nothing to prevent them from using the original name within the comic itself.