THINKER II (Clifford Carmichael)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Clifford Carmichael
Status: Deceased
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Hugo Hammer (cousin); Mr. and Mrs. Hammer (aunt and uncle)
Group Affiliation(s): Suicide Squad
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
First Appearance: (Cliff Carmichael): Firestorm #1 (March 1978): "Make Way for Firestorm"
(as the Thinker): Firestorm Vol. 2 #99 (July 1990)
Creators: Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom

HISTORY

Clifford "Cliff" Carmichael was an intellectual bully, and the rival of Ronnie Raymond (half of Firestorm) at Vandemeer University. Wracked with guilt after accidentally having caused his own cousin to be paralyzed, Cliff was admitted into a mental institution. For some reason, scientists started an experiment involving Cliff and the now-abandoned "Thinking Cap" of the original Thinker (who was believed dead at the time). The technology now interfaced with his brain, Cliff had became a "cyberpunk maniac" with meta-human powers. As the New Thinker, he was drafted into the Suicide Squad for several missions, until he betrayed them for the villainous Cabal. After being put in jail (or a mental asylum) again, the technology was seemingly removed from his brain and returned to the Thinking Cap.

Again recruited by Waller to aid her in making Chemo a weapon for her; Carmichael again betrayed Waller only to end up being shot.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Thinker in chronological order click here