OMAC (Buddy Blank) | BIOGRAPHY |
Created by Jack Kirby |
PERSONAL DATA
Real Name: Buddy Blank
Occupation: Soldier (as OMAC)
Known Relatives: Norman Blank (ancestor), Mr and Mrs. Barker (host parents)
Base of Operation: Earth in an undisclosed future
Group Affiliation(s): Global Peace Agency
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 5" (as Buddy); 5' 7"
Weight: 500 lbs. (as Buddy): 140 lbs.
Eyes: Red (as Buddy): Brown
Hair: Black
First Appearance: OMAC Vol. 1 #1 (September-October 1974): "Brother Eye and Buddy Blank"
Creators: Jack Kirby
HISTORY
Some time in the late 21st/early 22nd century, Buddy Blank was transformed by the Global Peace Agency into the super-hero OMAC (One Man Army Corps), who fought various threats to space and time in order to prevent a Great Disaster from happening. To his help, he had an advanced computer/android named Brother Eye. It is unclear whether OMAC actually succeeded in preventing the Great Disaster, or even what the Great Disaster exactly was, other than it could mean the end to human civilization. Furthermore, OMAC's time-travelling experiences may support the theory that at least some of his adventures took place in alternate timelines. What is known is that, in the end of his life, Buddy Blank lived in a bunker with his grandson Kamandi. Upon the death of his grandfather, the boy was found by Admiral Horatio Tomorrow of the Planeteers, and grew up to became the heroic Tommy Tomorrow.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of OMAC in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #17 (July 1986)