Dan Turpin
Daniel Turpin
10 series
416 issues
Jack Kirby created Dan Turpin as a Boy Commandos character named Brooklyn in Detective Comics #64 in 1942, then revived him as an adult inspector in New Gods #5 in 1971. Modeled visually on Kirby himself, the Metropolis detective became a Superman ally and head of the Special Crimes Unit.
Real Name
Daniel Turpin
Hero Name
Dan Turpin
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Stamina, Intellect, Unarmed Combat, Tracking, Adaptive, Marksmanship, Stealth, Leadership
Gender
Male
Aliases
Sgt. Dan Turpin, Terrible Turpin, Brooklyn, Darkseid, Daniel Turpin, Dan Turpin, Danny Turpin
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