| Alias |
 
|
| Enemy
Ace |
| Nick
Name |
| Hammer
of Hell |
| Civilian
ID |
| Baron
Hans Von Hammer |
| Occupation |
| Baron
Fighter Pilot |
| Legal
Status |
| Deceased
citizen of Germany with no criminal record. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| Castle
Von Hammer, Germany |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
German
Army
Jagdstaffel 17 (Hunting
Squadron)
|
| Base
of Operations |
| Germany |
| Height |
| 5'
11" |
| Weight |
| 160
lbs. |
| Eye
Color |
| Blue |
| Hair
Color |
| Auburn |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian |
| Known
Powers |
| Normal
human with quick reflexes trained as a fighter pilot.
Exceptional
fighter pilot and hand-to-hand combatant. |
| Accessories |
|
Fokker
DR-1 Tri-Plane: German made single rotary engine propeller driven
military combat plane "dogfighter" with three wings, equipped
with two forward facing machine guns with an intercepting gear designed to
fire bullets through the propeller arc without hitting the blades. Note: the Fokker DR-1 (DR abbreviated
for dreidecker, the German word for three wings) was made famous during
World War 1 by Manfred von Richthofen, better known
as the Red Baron. The plane's three wing design was reputed for its
ability to gain altitude and a deadly maneuverability in the hands of an
experienced pilot.
German Military Weaponry and
Aircraft
|
| Common
Enemies |
| American,
British
and French Air Forces |
| Regularly
Appearing |
|
Enemy Ace: War Idyll
Enemy
Ace: War in Heaven
Our Army at War
Star
Spangled Comics
Star Spangled War Stories
|
| First
Appearance |
|
Our
Army at War #151 (Feb. 1965) |
| Creator |
| Robert
Kanigher & Joe
Kubert |
| Origin |
| Member
of an aristocratic German family, Baron Hans Von Hammer was one of the
first to enlist into service during the early days of World War I.
Graduating from the flight academy with honors he was quickly awarded the
rank of Rittmeister of Jagdstaffel 17. An exceptional fighter pilot with
an unprecedented 70+ kills during World War I, he was reputed for his strict code of
honor. He refused to shoot an unarmed or wounded foe, believing to do
so would be murder and not combat. Those who faced him in combat
rarely lived to tell of the warrior known as the Enemy Ace. |