Air Wave

Air Wave is the name of three fictional superheroes in the DC Comics universe. The first two were active in the Golden Age of Comic Books (albeit the second Air Wave had one appearance). The third appears in comics as of the 21st century.

Publication history

The original Air Wave (Larry Jordan) debuted during the 1930s to 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. He was created in Detective Comics #60 (Dec. 1942) by artist Harris Levey, who signed his work under the pen name "Lee Harris", and a writer tentatively identified as either Mort Weisinger or Murray Boltinoff. Levey/Harris drew the character's seven- to eight-page adventures from Detective Comics #60 to at least #74 (April 1943), and then following World War II in Detective Comics #114-137 (Aug. 1946 - July 1948). Harris left the series to go into the army, turning the artwork over to his friend George Roussos for the 1943-46 issues.

Fictional character biographies

Larry Jordan

Law clerk Lawrence "Larry" Jordan had recently graduated from law school and was an intern at the Brooklyn District Attorney office. Noticing the rise of crime, Jordan decided to become a costumed crimefighter using technology, and used his interests in radio and electronics to create his equipment, including a cowl radio system that allowed him to listen in on police reports and special skates that enabled him to travel along telephone lines. He was accompanied by an outspoken parrot named Static, who occasionally aided him in battle (and, for narrative purposes, gave him someone with whom he could converse in order to provide exposition to the reader). His superhero activities were noticeable enough for a fictionalized President Franklin Roosevelt to request his participation in the All-Star Squadron.