The Silver Agent - Revision history

Infobroker at 01:18, 21 August 2023

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Marin at 18:07, 27 May 2017

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Infobroker at 05:56, 3 March 2017

2017-03-03T05:56:53Z

Infobroker: clean ups

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clean ups

Infobroker at 05:36, 3 March 2017

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Infobroker: wording

2017-03-03T05:35:17Z

wording

Astrozac at 07:25, 23 December 2016

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Astrozac at 06:15, 23 May 2016

2016-05-23T06:15:00Z

Astrozac at 20:31, 15 May 2016

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Astrozac at 07:15, 9 November 2015

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 <b>Some Interesting Comic History Related Alignments of the Silver Agent:</b>
-His debut appearance in a 1959 flashback, references the Silver Agent first appearing just a few years earlier, coinciding with Showcase Comics #4, the generally agreed upon beginning of the Silver Age.
+* His debut appearance in a 1959 flashback, references the Silver Agent first appearing just a few years earlier, coinciding with Showcase Comics #4, the generally agreed upon beginning of the Silver Age.
+* His death in 1973 symbolically aligns with the Death of Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man comics, considered by many Silver-Age fans as the last major event occurring within the overall framework of the Silver-Age Marvel Comics material.
-His death in 1973 symbolically aligns with the Death of Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man comics, considered by many Silver-Age fans as the last major event occurring within the overall framework of the Silver-Age Marvel Comics material.
+* Named for comic book fan, comic historian, and Comic Buyer's Guide writer, Craig Shutt (Mr. Silver Age).
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 === Origin ===
-Alan Craig was struck by polio in infancy, leaving him with a badly diseased leg. This deformity seemed as if it would leave him crippled for the rest of his life. This greatly disappointed Alan.  His family had a strong tradition of pursuing careers that serve the public good.  Usually the jobs where in physically demanding fields such as fire-fighters, police officers and the like. Alan greatly admired his elders and dreamed of following in their footsteps. In the end he became a mail carrier, the best job his physical condition allowed.
+Alan Craig was struck by polio in infancy, leaving him with a badly diseased leg. This deformity seemed as if it would leave him crippled for the rest of his life. This greatly disappointed Alan.  His family had a strong tradition of pursuing careers that served the public good, and usually such careers were in physically demanding fields such as fire-fighters, police officers and the like. Alan greatly admired his elders and dreamed of following in their footsteps. In the end he became a mail carrier, the best job his physical condition allowed.
 While on the job he stumbled onto a ballot-stuffing scheme by members of organized crime. When they gave chase, he tried to lose them in a nearby park, an environment he was thoroughly familiar with. In his flight, he stumbled upon a cave he'd never seen before. This was near the original [[Romeyn Falls (Waterfalls)]]. Inside he found a bizarre construct of glowing silver, something alien to his every frame of reference. When he touched it, his body was transformed: his disability vanished, he became stronger and faster, and his senses increased. Using his new athleticism, he became the Silver Agent, finally able to serve the community the way he longed to all his growing years.
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 * His [[Final Crisis Point]](1984)
 * The [[Rise of Kerresh the Devastator]](1982)
-* The period when the vigilante hero, the[[Black Velvet]] was out-of-control and flooding the city with powerful energy forces during the [[1977 Gang War|Gang Wars(1977)]],
+* The period when the vigilante hero the [[Black Velvet]] was out-of-control and flooding the city with powerful energy forces during the [[1977 Gang War|Gang Wars(1977)]],
-* Finally, and most critically, the [[Madame Majestrix's Invasion]](Spring of 1973).
+* Finally, and most critically, [[Madame Majestrix's Invasion]](Spring of 1973).
 In each, he was of immense aid against whatever forces were imperilling his city. By the last one (but first from the universe's point of view), his store of accrued energy from his travels was so vast that he had tremendous super-abilities at his disposal.
-making use of the flight ability he now possessed, he hid his journals in a support beam beneath the [[Calkins Bridge]].  The journals were designed by [[Ømnix]] of the 43rd century [[Silver Centurions]]. It wasn't a collection of books, the appearance was that of glowing blue cylinder. It would convert itself into a format readable to future generations when the need arose.
+Making use of the flight ability he now possessed, he hid his journals in a support beam beneath the [[Calkins Bridge]].  The journals were designed by [[Ømnix]] of the 43rd century [[Silver Centurions]]. It wasn't a collection of books, their appearance instead that of a glowing blue cylinder. It would convert itself into a format readable to future generations when the need arose.
 Next, he visited his nephew Tommy, at a earlier time and a younger age. This stop occurred on the day of, but after the Agent's execution. He told Tommy of the journals location so that they could be retrieved sometime in the future.
-Finally, he made his final step across time, arriving in the prison from whence it all began, mere seconds after he'd vanished. To an outside observer, it would almost have been as if nothing had happened, except of course the replacement of his prison garb by his battle-torn costume, made it clear something had.
+Finally, he made his final step across time, arriving in the prison from whence it all began, mere seconds after he'd vanished. To an outside observer, it would almost have been as if nothing had happened, except of course the replacement of his prison garb by his battle-torn costume made it clear something had.
 He was executed by the state in the Spring of 1973.
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 * Despite the brief appearance, the motivations, personality and character make-up of the Silver Agent are strongly suggested in his first published appearance in {{KBAC1}} #2. He seemed to have a significant amount of peer admiration, which gave him leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and call upon them for help when needed. He was also very good at making tactical decisions in battle situations.
-* Insight suggested early on, and was confirmed in later appearances that a personality like the Silver Agent would not have had much of a personal life. He was dedicated to his work, passionate about doing the best possible work he could. Accommodating personal time and family responsibilities would have proven difficult. Still, not all people are wise enough to know this limitation, but the Silver Agent seemed disciplined enough to understand the sacrifices of his choices.
+* Insight suggested early on, and was confirmed in later appearances, that a personality like the Silver Agent would not have had much of a personal life. He was dedicated to his work, passionate about doing the best possible work he could. Accommodating personal time and family responsibilities would have proven difficult. Not all people are wise enough to know this limitation, but the Silver Agent seemed disciplined enough to understand the sacrifices of his choices.
-*His abilities gained when traveling through time, are similar to the transformation of the Samaritan, when he journeyed from the far future back in time, to the present.
+*His abilities gained when traveling through time are similar to the transformation of the Samaritan, when he journeyed from the far future back in time to the present.
-{{Image popup|In the end, was the Silver Agent's energy release his death? A rebirth? Or perhaps,something beyond such classifications?|SilverAgent_mask.jpg|width=100|bgcolor=#ffffff}}
+{{Image popup|In the end, was the Silver Agent's energy release his death? A rebirth? Or perhaps, something beyond such classifications?|SilverAgent_mask.jpg|width=100|bgcolor=#ffffff}}

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 |equipment=
 '''Uniform and Weaponry'''
+*Carries a small pistol that fires various kinds of trick bullets, including ones that act much like smoke bombs upon impact.
-Carries a small pistol that fires various kinds of trick bullets, including ones that act much like smoke bombs upon impact.
+*Upper part of body is covered in chain mail, with shield shaped armour over the chest and upper back.
+*Same metallic material is used for arm gauntlets. Note: they do not cover the hands.
-Upper part of body is covered in chain mail, with shield shaped armour over the chest and upper back.
+*Helmet is also metallic and is a half-style, with Germanic knight design influences.
+*Wears chain mall leggings and cavalier boots.
 |speculations =
-Despite the brief appearance, the motivations, personality and character make-up of the Silver Agent are strongly suggested in his first published appearance in {{KBAC1}} #2. He seemed to have a significant amount of peer admiration, which gave him leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and call upon them for help when needed. He was also very good at making tactical decisions in battle situations.
+* Despite the brief appearance, the motivations, personality and character make-up of the Silver Agent are strongly suggested in his first published appearance in {{KBAC1}} #2. He seemed to have a significant amount of peer admiration, which gave him leadership skills and the ability to motivate others and call upon them for help when needed. He was also very good at making tactical decisions in battle situations.
-Insight suggested early on, and was confirmed in later appearances that a personality like the Silver Agent would not have had much of a personal life. He was dedicated to his work, passionate about doing the best possible work he could. Accommodating personal time and family responsibilities would have proven difficult. Still, not all people are wise enough to know this limitation, but the Silver Agent seemed disciplined enough to understand the sacrifices of his choices.
+* Insight suggested early on, and was confirmed in later appearances that a personality like the Silver Agent would not have had much of a personal life. He was dedicated to his work, passionate about doing the best possible work he could. Accommodating personal time and family responsibilities would have proven difficult. Still, not all people are wise enough to know this limitation, but the Silver Agent seemed disciplined enough to understand the sacrifices of his choices.
-His gained abilities by traveling through time are similar to the method in which Samaritan gained his powers traveling a great distance to the past.
+*His abilities gained when traveling through time, are similar to the transformation of the Samaritan, when he journeyed from the far future back in time, to the present.
-{{Image popup|In the end, was the Silver Agent's energy release his death? A rebirth? Or perhaps,something beyond such classifications?|SilverAgent_mask.jpg|width=100|bgcolor=#ffffff}} More detailed insights are provided in the [[Silver Agent's Adventures in Time]].
+{{Image popup|In the end, was the Silver Agent's energy release his death? A rebirth? Or perhaps,something beyond such classifications?|SilverAgent_mask.jpg|width=100|bgcolor=#ffffff}}
 |timelines=
-[[Silver Agent Cases and Adventures]]
+* More insights are provided in the [[Silver Agent's Adventures in Time]].

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 * The [[Rise of Kerresh the Devastator]](1982)
 * The period when the vigilante hero, the[[Black Velvet]] was out-of-control and flooding the city with powerful energy forces during the [[1977 Gang War|Gang Wars(1977)]],
-* And finally, and most critically, the [[Madame Majestrix's Invasion]](Spring of 1973).
+* Finally, and most critically, the [[Madame Majestrix's Invasion]](Spring of 1973).
 In each, he was of immense aid against whatever forces were imperilling his city. By the last one (but first from the universe's point of view), his store of accrued energy from his travels was so vast that he had tremendous super-abilities at his disposal.
-He hid his journals in a support strut of the [[Calkins Bridge]], making use of the flight ability he now possessed. Designed by [[Ømnix]] of the 43rd century [[Silver Centurions]], the journal in fact resembled nothing so much as a glowing blue cylinder. It would convert itself into a format readable to future generations when they needed it.
+making use of the flight ability he now possessed, he hid his journals in a support beam beneath the [[Calkins Bridge]].  The journals were designed by [[Ømnix]] of the 43rd century [[Silver Centurions]]. It wasn't a collection of books, the appearance was that of glowing blue cylinder. It would convert itself into a format readable to future generations when the need arose.
-Next, he visited his nephew Tommy, a boy once more that far back in time. This stop was actually on the very same day as his execution, though at a later hour than that moment of finality. He told Tommy where he secreted his journal, so that he could one day retrieve them.
+Next, he visited his nephew Tommy, at a earlier time and a younger age. This stop occurred on the day of, but after the Agent's execution. He told Tommy of the journals location so that they could be retrieved sometime in the future.
-Finally, he made his final step across time, arriving in the prison from whence it all began, mere seconds after he'd vanished. To an outside observer, it would almost have been as if nothing had happened, though the replacement of his prison garb by his battle-torn costume, made it clear something had. He was executed by the state in the Spring of 1973.
+Finally, he made his final step across time, arriving in the prison from whence it all began, mere seconds after he'd vanished. To an outside observer, it would almost have been as if nothing had happened, except of course the replacement of his prison garb by his battle-torn costume, made it clear something had.
 [[image:SilverAgentChair.jpg|350px|center]]
-In the Silver Agent's last moment, he released all the strange energy he'd accumulated, sending that accumulated store across the city, suffusing the land with it, marrying the rivers to it, even extending it beyond four dimensional constraints into the past and future. It became the very silvery artifact that made him the Silver Agent, and whose energy touches what is, or one day would be, Astro City.
+In the Silver Agent's last life moments, he released all the strange energy he'd collected, sending that accumulated store across the city, suffusing the land with it, marrying the rivers to it, even extending it beyond four dimensional constraints into the past and future. It became the very silvery artifact that made him the Silver Agent, and whose energy touches what is, or one day would be, Astro City.
 |powers=
 |equipment=
-Uniform and Weaponry
+'''Uniform and Weaponry'''
 Carries a small pistol that fires various kinds of trick bullets, including ones that act much like smoke bombs upon impact.
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 His death in 1973 symbolically aligns with the Death of Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man comics, considered by many Silver-Age fans as the last major event occurring within the overall framework of the Silver-Age Marvel Comics material.
-Named for comic book fan, comic historian, and Comic Buyer's Guide writer, Craig Shutt (Mr. Silver Age)
+Named for comic book fan, comic historian, and Comic Buyer's Guide writer, Craig Shutt (Mr. Silver Age).
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 The Silver Agent symbolized the new era of the sixties, "the best and the brightest."
-|history=The Silver Agent was born in 1932, and died in 1973. There is a great shame associated with his ultimate sacrifice, as attested to on his statue. He is a symbol of all that is good in man, while his death is a reminder of a weakness in human nature. Emotional judgement overcame rational thinking. It was a time that very much enabled a mob mentality to bring down heroic figures.
+|history=The Silver Agent was born in 1932, and died in 1973. There is a great shame associated with his ultimate sacrifice, as attested to on his statue. He is a symbol of all that is good in man, while his death is a reminder of a weakness in human nature. Emotional judgement overcame rational thinking. It was a time that very much enabled a mob mentality to ridicule, bring down, even destroy heroic figures.
 === Origin ===

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 {{Character page
-|intro= He burst onto the Astro City super-hero scene in the mid-1950s and was an immediate, popular sensation, garnering admiration and respect for his heroic activities.
+|intro= He burst onto the Astro City super-hero scene in the 1950s and was an immediate, popular sensation, garnering admiration and respect for his heroic activities.
 The Silver Agent symbolized the new era of the sixties, "the best and the brightest."
-|history=The Silver Agent was born in 1932, and died in 1973. There is a great shame associated with his ultimate sacrifice, as attested to on his statue. He is a symbol of all that is good in man, while his death is a reminder of a weakness in human nature, that of not maintaining a stronger faith and commitment to heroic ideals.
+|history=The Silver Agent was born in 1932, and died in 1973. There is a great shame associated with his ultimate sacrifice, as attested to on his statue. He is a symbol of all that is good in man, while his death is a reminder of a weakness in human nature. Emotional judgement overcame rational thinking. It was a time that very much enabled a mob mentality to bring down heroic figures.
 === Origin ===

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 |status=dead
 |realname=Alan Jay Craig
-|debut= {{KBAC1}} [[1:2|#2]]
+|debut=
 |origin= {{SA}} #1 & 2
 |AF1title    = First Appearance:
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 |headlines= ''April 8, 1968'': '''Silver Agent Quells Riot in Bakervile District'''<br> ''February 27, 1973:'' '''Guilty'''
 |appearances=
-{{KBAC1}} [[1:2|#2]]<br>
+{{KBAC1}} [[{{KBAC1}} No.2|#2]]<br>
-{{WP}} [[WP:1/2|#1/2]] <Br>
+{{WP}} [[{{WP}} No.1/2|#1/2]] <Br>
-{{KBAC2}} [[2:13|#13]], [[2:14|14]], [[2:16|16]], [[2:19|19]] <br>
+{{KBAC2}} [[{{KBAC2}} No.13|#13]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.14|14]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.16|16]], [[{{KBAC2}} No.19|19]] <br>
-{{LH}} [[LH:4|#4]] <br>
+{{LH}} [[{{LH}} No.4|#4]] <br>
 [[{{ACA}}]] <Br>
-{{DA1}} [[DA1:1|#1]], [[DA1:2|2]], [[DA1:2|3]], [[DA1:4|4]] <br>
+{{DA1}} [[{{DA1}} No.1|#1]], [[{{DA1}} No.2|2]], [[{{DA1}} No.2|3]], [[{{DA1}} No.4|4]] <br>
-{{DA2}} [[DA2:3|#3]], [[DA2:4|4]] <br>
+{{DA2}} [[{{DA2}} No.3|#3]], [[{{DA2}} No.4|4]] <br>
-{{DA3}} [[DA3:1|#1]], [[DA3:2|2]], [[DA3:3|3]], [[DA3:4|4]]<br>
+{{DA3}} [[{{DA3}} No.1|#1]], [[{{DA3}} No.2|2]], [[{{DA3}} No.3|3]], [[{{DA3}} No.4|4]]<br>
-{{DA4}} [[DA4:1|#1]], [[DA4:2|2]], [[DA4:3|3]], [[DA4:4|4]] <br>
+{{DA4}} [[{{DA4}} No.1|#1]], [[{{DA4}} No.2|2]], [[{{DA4}} No.3|3]], [[{{DA4}} No.4|4]] <br>
-{{SA}} [[CS:SA 1|#1]], [[CS:SA 2|2]] <br>
+{{SA}} [[{{SA}} No.1|#1]], [[{{SA}} No.2|2]] <br>
 {{AC}} #35 <Br>

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 As he traveled ever further back, the process was causing his body to accumulate an undefinable kind of energy, imbuing him with more and more power.
-On a day approximately twenty years in the future of his initial teleportation, he was visited by his nephew, Tommy. A young boy when he'd last seen him, Tommy was now a U.S. Senator and much older than Alan. He knew where and when to find his uncle, because Alan himself had told Tommy during another stop in the timeline. A stop that was in Tommy's and the world's past, but Alan Craig's subjective future.
+On a day approximately thirty years in the future of his initial teleportation, he was visited by his nephew, [[Thomas Craig|Tommy]]. A young boy when he'd last seen him, Tommy was now a U.S. Senator and older than Alan. He knew where and when to find his uncle, because Alan himself had told Tommy during another stop in the timeline. A stop that was in Tommy's and the world's past, but Alan Craig's subjective future.
 After that, the Silver Agent visited four more crisis points in Astro City's timeline: