Red Torpedo is the name of two fictional characters, one originally published by
Quality Comics and another currently owned by
DC Comics.
The original is a superhero named
Jim Lockhart while the second is an android created by T. O. Morrow. Jim Lockhart debuted in
Crack Comics #1 (May 1940).
Fictional character biography
Jim Lockhart
Jim Lockhart is a navy captain until he retires in 1940. Unable to settle down, he builds an advanced submarine known as the
Red Torpedo and becomes a self-proclaimed peacekeeper of the seas.
In the process, he discovers the Atlantean city of Merezonia and falls in love with its ruler, Queen Klitra.
Lockhart retires following the attack on Pearl Harbor and helps Starman build his spaceship, the Flying Star.[ Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #42]
Android
A new incarnation of Red Torpedo debuts in
Red Tornado (vol. 2) #1 (November 2009). She is a hydrokinetic android created by T. O. Morrow who was intended to serve him, but rebelled and became a superhero.
[ Red Tornado (vol. 2) #1–3]
In other media
An amalgamated incarnation of Red Torpedo appears in the
Young Justice episode "Humanity", voiced by
Jeff Bennett.
[ A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.] This version is a male hydrokinetic android that used the alias of "Jim Lockhart" and was created by T. O. Morrow to infiltrate the
Justice League sometime prior to the series, though its programming failed. In the present, Morrow reprograms Red Torpedo and sends him and Red Inferno to capture
Red Tornado. However, Red Tornado convinces his fellow androids to stop
Red Volcano from causing the Yellowstone Caldera to erupt, during which they are killed.
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