The Golden Age Prankster

Personal Data

Oswald Loomis

Residence: Metropolis
Occupation: Professional Criminal
1st Appearance (Golden Age) - Action Comics #51 (August 1942)
 

Multiversity

Prior Earth-1 =  The Prankster of Earth-1 is though to have a history largely similar and similar MO to his Earth-2 counterpart, though he has a much more limited documented history (Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #9).

Prior Earth-0 =  The Prankster of the post-Crisis Earth had a somewhat similar MO but a more detailed origin.  Here he was a television performer who feared irrelevance when his show was canceled and thus turned to crime (Superman Vol. 2 #16).  While initially primarily a nuisance to the Man of Steel, a new body provided by Lord Satanus combined with new skills made the Prankster a much more serious criminal.

Current Earth-0 = The Oswald Loomis of the current timeline is also the Prankster but has a vastly different backstory. The son of a murdered engineer, killed by Chicago insiders, this Prankster seeks vengeance on corrupt politicians in the Windy City.  This brings him into conflict with Nightwing, who ultimate brings his terroristic spree to an end (Nightwing #19-24).  He has since become a well-known figure as a second tier super-villain to law officials around the world.

Earth-30 = The Oswald Loomis of this earth is a technician for Doctor Lex Luthor who, along with colleague Winslow Schott, sets up Luthor's constant games of chess.

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