Enemy Ace
Enemy Ace

Name: Enemy Ace
Universe: Earth-1
Alter Ego: Baron Hans Von Hammer
Occupation: Fighter Pilot
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: Jagdstaffel 17, German Flying Corps
Base of Operations: Germany, circa 1917
Known Relatives: Unnamed father (deceased), Ingrid (sister)
Height: 5 ft. 11 in.
Weight: 161 lbs.
Hair Color: Auburn
Eye Color: Blue
First Appearance: Our Army at War #151

History:
Scion of an aristocratic German family, Hans Von Hammer was one of the first to enlist in his country's service during the early days of the First World War. While a cadet at flight training school, Von Hammer was provoked into a duel of honor by fellow cadet Heinrich Muller, and received a permanent scar across his left cheek. Graduating from flight school with honors, Von Hammer quickly became Rittmeister of his own Jagdstaffel (or hunting squadron) 17.

An exceptional flyer, with an unparalleled 70+ kills to his record during the course of his career, Von Hammer was also a man with a rigid code of morals and honor learned from his father, and he would frequently refuse to shoot an unarmed or wounded foe, feeling that would be murder, not combat.

A loner by nature, Von Hammer spent much of his free time wandering the nearby Black Forest, often in the company of a silent black wolf that Von Hammer considered a kindred spirit and his only true friend.

Believing that "the sky is the killer of us all", Hans Von Hammer fought with courage and ingenuity. Though it has not been officially documented, it is believed that Von Hammer did not survive the final days of the First World War, becoming yet another victim of those killer skies.

Powers:
A highly skilled athlete and hand-to-hand combatant, Hans Von Hammer was also expert with pistol and sword, though his greatest weapon was his crimson Fokker DR.-1 Triplane with its twin Spandau machine guns. Von Hammer was perhaps the finest pilot of his time, with uncanny reflexes and instincts, and an almost inhuman ability to anticipate the actions of his adversaries in the air.


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