REAL NAME: Donald Wright
ALIASES: Freedom Defender
ALIASES: Freedom Defender
AFFILIATIONS: Battle Squadron, Young Defenders
RELATIVES: NA
MARITAL STATUS: Single
CLASS: Normal human
LIVING STATUS: Deceased
REALITY: Earth-164A
PLACE OF BIRTH: Harvey City, Michigan
CAUSE OF DEATH: NA
ALIGNMENT: Good
IDENTITY: Secret
GENDER: MaleHEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 205 lbs
EYES: Blue
HISTORY
POWERS & WEAPONS
CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of USA
OCCUPATION: Newspaper publisher, adventurer
EDUCATION: University of Michigan
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Harvey City, Michigan
OCCUPATION: Newspaper publisher, adventurer
EDUCATION: University of Michigan
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Harvey City, Michigan
KNOWN ENEMIES: NA
CREATORS: Arthur Cazeneuve and "Franklin Flagg"
FIRST APPEARANCE: Speed Comics #13 (May 1941)
CREATORS: Arthur Cazeneuve and "Franklin Flagg"
FIRST APPEARANCE: Speed Comics #13 (May 1941)
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
GENDER: Male
WEIGHT: 205 lbs
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blond
UNUSUAL FEATURES: NA
Don Wright was editor of the Daily Bulletin, in Harvey City. Don donned a disguise becoming the Freedom Defender to help the downtrodden and when World War II broke out, he focused on fighting Axis saboteurs. He was aided by the Young Defenders, four children named Lefty, Beanie White, Slim and Joanie (the latter being the couple in the group), who worked as newspaper boys for the Daily Bulletin. The foursome never realized that Don and Freedom Defender were one and the same. The gang persuaded Don that the Daily Bulletin could include a children's section, which they called "Cubs Copy". Don left the contents of it entirely in the hands of the kids. Lefty handled sports, Beanie did a crime column, Joanna focused on teen-oriented gossip, and they all worked together on a comic strip starring Freedom Defender.
Don was a good fighter, but he had no actual superpowers.