REAL NAME: Jeremiah Steele
ALIASES: V-Man, the Man of Victory
ALIASES: V-Man, the Man of Victory
AFFILIATIONS: V-Group, V-Boys, Battle Squadron
RELATIVES: NA
MARITAL STATUS: NA
CLASS: Human mutate
LIVING STATUS: NA
REALITY: Earth-164A
PLACE OF BIRTH: Fox City, Pennsylvania
CAUSE OF DEATH: NA
ALIGNMENT: Good
IDENTITY: Secret
GENDER: MaleHEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 185 lbs
EYES: Black
HISTORY
POWERS & WEAPONS
CITIZENSHIP: Citizen of USA
OCCUPATION: Aviator, freedom fighter, adventurer
EDUCATION: Tuskegee University
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Brooklyn, NYC
OCCUPATION: Aviator, freedom fighter, adventurer
EDUCATION: Tuskegee University
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Brooklyn, NYC
KNOWN ENEMIES: Faceless Phantom; Professor Fenton; the Cobra; the Gargoyle; the Puzzler
CREATORS: Jay Foster & Ramona Patenaude
FIRST APPEARANCE: V...-Comics #1 (January 1942)
CREATORS: Jay Foster & Ramona Patenaude
FIRST APPEARANCE: V...-Comics #1 (January 1942)
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
GENDER: Male
WEIGHT: 185 lbs
EYES: Black
HAIR: Black
UNUSUAL FEATURES: NA
Jeremiah Steele was an American air ace who fought for his country during World War II as part of the Tuskegee Airmen Squadron. In one of his missions he transported Ginger Dare, a member of the V-Group*, to the occupied territories, being captured. He was tortured and confined in a prison camp. During an escape, Steele heroically drew enemy fire so his teammates could escape. The Nazis dumped his lifeless body outside the prison camp. Hours later Jeremiah was brought back to life by Father Duroc, the mysterious leader of the V-Group. For three months, Duroc treated the young pilot through an experimental procedure, until Jeremiah made a full recovery. Not only that, the treatment also gave him greater physical and mental power than other men have. Father Duroc urged Steele to become something bigger than a soldier or a pilot and thus the figure of V-Man, the Man of Victory, was born. From the forests of southern France, V-Man became a symbol of the fight for freedom. Ginger Dare became his adventure partner and his lover. In addition to the V-Group, The Man of Victory was also a member of the Battle Squadron. At the end of the war, Jeremiah returned to the United States were he transformed a gang of troublemakers from Brooklyn into his V-Boys, creating the voluntary organization known as the V-Boys Defense Corps.
(*) International non-governmental organization that fought against Nazism.
Father Duroc's treatment increased all of Steele's abilities to superhuman levels (strength, stamina, speed, reflexes, senses, toughness, and healing factor). It should be noted that his powers partly depend on his willpower. The more he believes in himself the stronger or more resilient he becomes. And vice versa, a state of psychological decay can make him dangerously normal.