Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)

Mister Terrific (real name Terrence "Terry" Sloane), is a fictional character superhero from the DC comics and universe. He is the original Mister Terrific, a vigilante legendary for being good at everything he does as an Olympic-level athlete and brilliant mind. His jacket bears the slogan "fair play" in honor of his philosophy, promoting to stop criminals and threats who attempt to thwart his message. The Spirit King eventually murdered him, and Michael Holt became his successor. He has been a member of the All-Star Squadron, the Justice Society of America, and the Black Lantern Corps. 
Terry Sloane was created by Charles Reizenstein and Everett E. Hibbard, first appearing in Sensation Comics #1. (1942)
==History==
===Background===
Terry Sloane was a rich man whose photographic memory, Olympic-level athletic skills, and mastery of the martial arts made him a virtual Renaissance man. After graduating college at age thirteen, he eventually became a renowned business leader in the community. Having accomplished all of his goals by the time he was in his early 20s, Terry felt there were no challenges left for him to pursue, leading him towards suicidal tendencies. However, upon seeing a young woman jump from a bridge, Sloane reacted quickly and saved her. He learned her name was Wanda Wilson. Sloane assisted her brother, who had been caught up in a gang, by adopting his Mister Terrific persona. He then created the "Fair Play Club" to stymie growing juvenile delinquency.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Not much is known about Terrence "Terry" Sloane's past, but what is known is that he had a brother named Ned and was recognized as a child prodigy. Graduating from high school at the age of eleven and college around the age of twelve, Terry would then go to become an award winning athlete. Seeing that he had accomplished greatly in academics and athletics, Terry decided to become a businessman, and managed to gain a great amount of fortune. However, Terry soon realized that his success was effortless, and started to feel unfulfilled due to a lack of challenge. 
===Becoming Mr. Terrific===
He soon suffered from depression, and started to contemplate suicide when he was driving one night. Before he commit the act, Terry witnessed a woman jump off a bridge, and managed to rescue her before he shell. Learning that the woman name was Wanda Wilson, she informed him that her brother had become a criminal working under his idol, a crime boss named Big Shot. Wanting to help Wanda, Sloane took on the moniker of "Mister Terrific" and drove Big Shot away from the city, and Billy and the gang looked up Terry as a superhero. Soon after, Terry find his calling and drive to continue living, and became a crime fighter with the philosophy of defending "fair play". Terry and Wanda would develop a romantic relationship, and the former would help the latter deal with being framed of murder.
Terry would become a recognized vigilante, and would deal with numerous criminals and other subjects, such as helping his friend Jim Crowley after he was released from prison. When the villain Black Barax arrived to Terry's time, the vigilante entered the time-cube that Barax had, and met his successor, Michael Holt and Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders). Sloane learned that Holt carried on his mantle and would become the chairman of the Justice Society, and was pleased to learn that the United States would give equal rights to African-Americans. He assisted the superheroes in helping the Freedom Fighters fight Black Barax, and Terry returned to his time before telling Holt that he was proud to have him be his successor. 
===Joining the Justice Society===
Eventually, Terry would learn that his brother had a daughter named Veronica from Debra Sinclair, who was known as Roulette. Terry would take his niece away from Debra, and managed to find her place to rest so she wouldn't have to deal with her mother. While doing this, Terry met with Holt when he was battling Ku Klux Klan members. After helping Holt, he was informed that he needed to stop Per Degaton from altering the history of the Justice Society. Mister Terrific would meet with the reformed Justice Society and the time-traveled version, and helped them stop Degaton and prevent Atom from exploding like a nuclear bomb. Upon his defeat, Degaton fled from the time stream, and this resulted in a time distortion where the Justice Society forgot about the adventure. Despite the event, Terry would continue his heroics, and join the team and become a prominent member.
===Death and Legacy===
Terry would retire from crime-fighting to be an English Professor at Gateway University, but discovered the Spirit King there stealing from the campus. Wanting to stop his archenemy, Sloane returned as Mister Terrific to stop the Spirit King, but the supervillain was using Jay Garrick's body under his control to fight the superhero. Sloane was strangled and killed, and the Justice Society pledged to avenge his death by brining the Spirit King to justice. Upon his death, Terry awakened in the afterlife and befriended Starman VII, and warned him that he would one day be tempted by vanity. 
Despite Sloane's death, Holt continued as his successor, honoring his predecessor's legacy. Terry would return as a spirit to reunite with his friends when several heroes went to Heaven to meet Jim Corrigan, and helping Thunderbolt and J.J. Thunder fighting Gentlemen Ghost. During the "Blackest Night" storyline, Terry was one of the many superheroes revived as Black Lanterns.
==Powers and Abilities==
===Abilities===
Terry is a master of the arts and sciences. He's also athletic and a great fighter.
==Gallery==
Mister Terrific Michael Holt 0024.jpg|Terry Sloane with his successor, Michael Holt.
==Trivia==
*Though a hero in his mainstream universe, he is a villain on Earth-Two, going under the name "Mister 08".
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