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Ultra tries hypnotizing him by placing a helmet on his head, but Superman fakes being controlled, and when he is taken to spread the plague with a henchman, he destroys the "fantastic airship of Ultra's creation" that was spreading its "cargo of Purple Death". Ultra's henchmen fire an unknown ray and knock out Superman. Ultra kidnaps Travers, but he is rescued by Superman. A young scientist, Professor Henry Travers, concocts an antidote. Ī mysterious epidemic sweeps through the city, killing hundreds. The Ultra-Humanite tries to extort millions of dollars from a cruise line, but again is foiled by Superman even though Ultra uses some kind of hologram of himself to escape capture. Superman is able to break out and stop the villain's plans.
As Superman barges headlong into the shed, the villain freezes him inside a block of crystal. Superman pursues some of the criminals who lead him to the Ultra-Humanite. Īfter scores of subway riders are injured in the collapse of a subway tunnel, Superman discovers that Star, Inc., the firm that built the tunnel, defrauded the city by using substandard materials. The Man of Steel is unable to find the Ultra-Humanite's body. Superman regains consciousness and deliberately crashes into the plane.
The Ultra-Humanite is carried outside to a waiting aircraft. Ultra's henchmen set fire to the cabin and leave Superman behind to perish. Reynolds is killed by one of the flying pieces.
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With Superman now helpless, Reynolds and the Ultra-Humanite attempt to kill him with a buzz saw, but Superman's invulnerable skin obliterated the saw into tiny pieces. Ultra deals Superman electricity sufficient "to kill five hundred men", and Superman lapses into unconsciousness. burn with a terrible hatred and sinister intelligence": the Ultra-Humanite. Superman tracks Reynolds to his secluded cabin hideout and is about to take him into custody when his attention is called to a second figure in the cabin, a "paralyzed cripple" whose "fiery eyes. Reynolds escapes by using a cigarette that emits "a mysterious gas" that renders his guards unconscious. Apprehended by Superman, Reynolds is convicted and sentenced to Sing Sing penitentiary.
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Reynolds' union, financed by the Ultra-Humanite, intimidates other cab drivers through violence and threats against passengers.
Superman sets out to smash the so-called Cab Protective League, an underworld organization headed by a racketeer named Jackie Reynolds, which is attempting to seize control of the city's lucrative taxi trade. "-Unfortunately for mankind", proclaims the villain, "I prefer to use this great intellect for crime. His real name is never given, but he has been known as the Ultra-Humanite (Ultra, for short) ever since "a scientific experiment resulted in possessing the most agile and learned brain on Earth!" Portrayed as nearly bald in two texts and as completely bald in two others, he is a "mental giant" and the "head of a vast ring of evil enterprises" whose "fiery eyes burn with terrible hatred and sinister intelligence". His "great goal" is the "domination of the Earth". Fictional character history Golden Age Ultra-Humanite's original body, art by Joe Shuster.Ī fiendish " mad scientist", he is paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair. Ultra-Humanite first appeared in Action Comics #13 (June 1939) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
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Ultra-Humanite appeared in the third and final season of The CW network television series Stargirl. Even he claims not to remember his true name or appearance and attributes his vast intellect and mental prowess to scientific experiments of an unknown nature. The origins of the super-criminal known as the Ultra-Humanite are shrouded in mystery. The Ultra-Humanite served as Superman's nemesis until Alexei Luthor and his Silver Age counterpart Lex Luthor were introduced in the comics. He was designed to be the polar opposite of Superman while Superman is a hero with superhuman strength, Ultra-Humanite is a criminal mastermind who has a crippled body but a highly advanced intellect. He first appeared as a recurring adversary of Superman, and was among the first villains faced by him. Ultra-Humanite is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Superhuman strength, durability, and intelligence.The Ultra-Humanite in his white gorilla body as seen on the cover of Justice League of America #196 (November 1981).
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