Golden Eagle

Real Name: Dennis Quinn

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Fighter pilot

Group Membership: USAF

Affiliations: Freedom/Liberty, Moki

Enemies: Colonel Mulaki, Dr. Yammu, Black Mask

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Mobile across both the Pacific and European theaters of war

First Appearance: Contact Comics #1 (Aviation Press, July 1944)

Powers/Abilities: Skilled pilot and fighter.

Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Black

Summary: A former World War I Ace, retired ex-captain Dennis Quinn returned to the skies when the U.S. entered World War II to become a scourge of the Japanese in the Pacific Theater of war. Accompanied by a pet eagle, Freedom, and with his distinctive golden uniform and plane, he became known by the moniker Golden Eagle.

History:

Comments: Created byGil Kane and Carmine Infantino.

   His pet eagle, introduced in Contact Comics#3 as his "new pal," is called Freedom in that issue. From #4 onwards, his pet eagle was called Liberty. So either he had more than one pet eagle, or he decided to rename the bird.

Appearance checklist (not including reprints): Contact Comics#1-11

CLARIFICATIONS:
Golden Eagle should not be confused with:

• Blackhawk, Quality Comics aviator with a very similar outfit, albeit differing color scheme
• or any other "Golden" or "Eagle" characters

First Posted: 21/05/2023
Last updated: 21/05/2023

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