![]() With his new identity, Maxwell wreaked havoc on Earth until he was killed in a fight with Metaman. ![]() Mike Maxwell returns in Animal Man #47 (May 1992) written by Tom Veitch, after a long period of absence, in which after hearing the call of the destructive force called the Antagon, he is corrupted and possessed, and transformed into the evil Shining Man. He passes the helmet and elixir on to a South African activist named Dominic Mndawe, who assumes the name Freedom Beast. In Animal Man #13 (July 1989), also written by Morrison, Maxwell decides to retire and performs a ceremony to find a successor. He fails to save Djuba and is himself infected with the disease, but he is cured by Animal Man, who mimics B'wana Beast's powers to merge his white blood cells into forms capable of fighting off the disease. Myers and infected with an experimental form of anthrax. In the initial story arc of Animal Man, written by Grant Morrison, B'wana Beast journeys to America to rescue Djuba, who has been captured by S.T.A.R. Agreeing that these new powers must be used for the good of all Africa, Maxwell created the identity of "B'wana Beast" and became the Dark Continent's super troubleshooter. He also discovered that the helmet enabled him to control the actions of all other animals. Through the helmet, Maxwell was able to read the red gorilla's mind and discovered its name was Djuba. While drinking rainwater that had been filtered through the cavern's mineral laden walls, Maxwell suddenly found he was growing larger, stronger and more ferocious, and was able to subdue the attacking red ape with ease.Īcknowledging Maxwell as its master, the red gorilla retrieved an ancient Corinthian styled helmet from the depths of the cave and placed it on Maxwell's head. When the private aircraft carrying Maxwell and Kenboya to Zambezi was struck by a lightning and crashed at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the two injured men took refuge in the cavern home of a mutant red gorilla. Fictional character biography Īfter graduating from college with highest honors, Michael Payson "Mike" Maxwell declined his millionaire father's offer to join the family business and instead decided to join his college roommate, Rupert Kenboya, in Africa and become a ranger in the Zambezi nation's new animal preserves. The character was an attempt to capitalize on Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, borrowing the African jungle setting and " Tarzan yell" which was created in the Johnny Weissmuller incarnation of Tarzan. Superhuman strength, speed, endurance, and agilityī'wana Beast ( Michael Payson “Mike” Maxwell) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.Ĭreated by Bob Haney and Mike Sekowsky, B'wana Beast made his first appearance in Showcase #66 (January 1967).Able to fuse two animals into a chimera.
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