DC Universe Classics Wave One Group
Crime-Stopper Batman
"Crime-Stopper" Batman
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  • First Appearance: Detective Comics #27 (May 1939)
  • Real Name: Bruce Wayne
  • Occupation: Industrialist, Philanthropist, Crime fighter by night
  • Base of Operations: Gotham City
  • Special Abilities: World’s Greatest Detective, master of disguise, scientist and inventor, escape artist, master of most known forms of martial arts
Biography:

After witnessing the murder of his parents as a child, Bruce Wayne dedicated his life and fortune to protecting the lives of the innocent while striking fear into the hearts of criminals. Armed with an arsenal of gadgets, Batman patrols the shadows of Gotham City keeping the streets safe from crime.

Collect and Connect Part: Right Arm

Accessories: Bat-a-rang, Grappling Gun


Etrigan the Demon
Etrigan the Demon
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  • First Appearance: Demon #1 (1972)
  • Real Name: Etrigan, Jason Blood
  • Occupation: Demonologist
  • Base of Operations: Hell, Gotham City
  • Special Abilities: Superhuman physical abilities, proficient in magic and casting spells, can project Hellfire from his mouth, extrasensory powers, regenerative healing powers, immortality
Biography:

Originally summoned from the pits of Hell by the wizard Merlin to defend Camelot from the witch, Morgana Le Fey, Etrigan in recent years has become a monster possessed by the soul of his human host Jason Blood. He can transform between his Demon and Human forms only if a special incantation is read. Although adept at magic and sorcery, the demon, Etrigan prefers to blast his opponents to cinders with his fire breath.

Collect and Connect Part: Left Arm

Accessories: None


Orion
Orion
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  • First Appearance: New Gods #1 (March 1971)
  • Real Name: Orion
  • Occupation: Warrior
  • Base of Operations: New Genesis
  • Special Abilities: Superhuman strength and speed, rapid recovery and healing, superior battle skills
Biography:

Born the son of the tyrannical Darkseid, lord of the planet Apokolips, Orion was adopted by the kind ruler Highfather and raised on the neighboring planet New Genesis as part of a truce between the two worlds. Orion’s feral nature made him the fiercest fighter of all the new gods and ultimately helped him defeat Darkseid’s plans to control the universe.

Collect and Connect Part: Right Leg

Accessories: Astro-harness


Penguin
Penguin
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  • First Appearance: Detective Comics #58 (December 1941)
  • Real Name: Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot
  • Occupation: Restaurateur, Racketeer, Stock Trader
  • Base of Operations: Gotham City
  • Special Abilities: Criminal mastermind, an arsenal of deadly umbrellas
Biography:

A murderous gangster, Oswald Cobblepot grew up fascinated with birds, in part because his widowed mother ran an exotic bird shop. Nicknamed "The Penguin" by his cruel classmates, the villain would ultimately take his revenge on the citizens of Gotham City, earning him the attention of the Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin. He is both devious and ruthless, usually flying from the scene of his crimes.

Collect and Connect Part: Head and Torso

Accessories: Umbrella with Gatling Gun attachment.


Red Tornado
Red Tornado
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  • First Appearance: Mystery In Space #61 – As Tornado Tyrant. Justice League of America #17 – as Tornado Champion
  • Real Name: John Smith
  • Occupation: Adventurer
  • Base of Operations: New York City (Current)
  • Special Abilities: Able to generate powerful cyclones, fly at great speeds, battle resistant android body
Biography:

Red Tornado came into being when a living cyclone, originally called Tornado Tyrant from the planet Rann, was fused to an android body by the scientist T.O. Morrow. Although he was originally created to destroy the Justice League of America, Red Tornado instead disobeyed his programming and defeated his master, thus earning the android membership in a grateful and forgiving JLA.

Collect and Connect Part: Left Leg

Accessories: Tornado blast


Metamorpho (Collect and Connect)
The Element Man
a.k.a. Metamorpho

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  • First Appearance: The Brave and the Bold #57 (January 1965)
  • Real Name: Rex Mason
  • Occupation: Adventurer
  • Base of Operations:
  • Special Abilities: Transmutation into a wide variety of elemental compounds
*Biography:

Rex Mason was an adventurer who was hired by business tycoon Simon Stagg to retrieve a rare Egyptian artifact. In an Egyptian pyramid, Rex Mason was exposed to a radioactive meteorite called the Orb of Ra which transformed him into the Element Man. He became able to shape-shift and change himself into any element found in the human body, or any combinations thereof. It was later revealed that Mason was but one of many metamorphae, created by the sun god Ra to serve as warriors in his battle against the god Apep, "the serpent who never dies".

*Information not listed on the card. Taken from the Wikipedia.


Variants
Series One Variants
*Note: The variants for Wave One have currently never been released. There was to be a modern version of Red Tornado and the Penguin was to have a Robotic Penguin pack-in.

Release Date: January 2008