Sportsmaster
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| Sportsmaster | |
| Real name: | Lawrence Crock |
| First Appearance: | All-American Comics #85 (May 1947) |
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Created by: | John Broome
Irwin Hasen |
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Affiliations: | Injustice Society |
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Abilities: | sporting-themed weapons,One of world's greatest athletes,master of hand-to-hand combat. |
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Portrayed by: | Thomas F. Wilson |
The Sportsmaster is a villain who used his sports skills for criminal purposes. He has fought Batman, Robin, and Batgirl on many occasions.
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[edit] Character History
"Crusher" Crock was one of the finest athletes in the world, excelling at any sport he cared to try. Crock was so obsessed by winning that he would do almost anything to win, no matter how unsporting or brutal he had to be. Finally after he permanantly crippled an opponent during a professional football game, Crock found himself banned from all sports. It was at this time that he decided to use his sporting abilities for crime. Sportsmaster was first the foe of Robin as well as Batgirl.He was a member of different incarnations of the Injustice Society and he teams up with (and later marries) the villainess Huntress. After losing a villains versus heroes baseball game they reformed, and have not been seen since. This Sportsmaster should not be confused with the Earth-2 version of the character,who had the same name and origin, but was a foe of Green Lantern and Wildcat.
[edit] Powers and Abilities
Sportsmaster has no super powers, but in his prime was one of the world's greatest athletes, and he still retains a great deal of athleticism. He is a master of all American sports and of hand-to-hand combat.Crock also uses sporting-themed weapons such as exploding baseballs, flying bases, rocket baseball bats, knockout basketballs, lacrosse snare nets, exploding hockey pucks. Their outfits generally included a baseball cap, pitcher's mask, padded jersey, pitcher's chestguard, football-style pants, and cleats.
[edit] In other media
- In Batman Adventures comic (set in the DC Animated Universe) Sportsmaster appeared as one of Black Mask's lieutenants in The False Face Society.
- Sportmaster appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Invasion of the Secret Santas" voiced by Thomas F. Wilson. He interrupts a holiday bowling tournament by creating human bowling pins out of the participants, only to be defeated by Batman and Blue Beetle.
