Peter Pan

Real Name: (possibly) Peter Pan

Identity/Class: Human altered by magic

Occupation: Lost boy

Affiliations: The Lost Boys; Wendy Darling; Tinkerbell

Enemies: Captain Hook

Known Relatives: None known

Aliases: None known

Base of Operations: Never Never Land

First Appearance: The Little White Bird (story Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, 1902)

Powers/Abilities: Peter can fly so long as he thinks happy thoughts. He does not age.

History: Peter Pan is the boy who never grew up. Living in Never Never Land he leads a group of "Lost Boys" in a series of adventures, often against the villainous pirate Captain Hook. He is ususally accompanied by his friend, the fairy Tinkerbell.

Comments: Created by J.M. Barrie, who assigned the royalties from his play Peter Pan to the Great Ormond Street (London) Hospital for Sick Children, and continued the arrangement after his death with his will.

CLARIFICATIONS: None

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