TOM KALMAKU	BIOGRAPHY
Created by John Broome and Gil Kane

PERSONAL DATA

Full Name: Thomas "Tom" Kalmaku
Aliases: "Pieface"
Occupation: Mechanic
Citizenship: American
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Tegra (wife); Keith (son); Michelle Kari (daughter); (unborn son); Katy Kalmaku (mother); unnamed father (deceased)
Group Affiliation(s): New Guardians (former)
Gender: Male
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
First Appearance: Green Lantern Vol. 2 #2 (September-October 1960): "Riddle of the Frozen Ghost Town!"
Creators: John Broome and Gil Kane

HISTORY

Years ago, Thomas Kalmaku's father and a trapper named Jimmy Dawes discovered a gold mine in the far north. The two became partners and made a map of the area, which they split between them as a token of their partnership. Dawes returned to the United States to raise money to work the mine. The elder Kalmaku fell sick and died soon after, but not before passing the map to his son Thomas. Jimmy Dawes never returned.

Kalmaku's Inuit Alaskan tribe was poor and needed the revenue that could be generated from the mine to survive. Tom went to Coast City, California to search for Dawes and took a mechanic's job at Ferris Aircraft Corporation to support himself and the tribe. While at Ferris, Tom picked up the nickname "Pieface" and worked closely with test pilot Hal Jordan. Tom and Hal would become the best of friends.

Apparently, others knew of Tom's map, as his half was soon stolen. Jordan changed into his Green Lantern identity to help find both parts of the map. After the map-stealers were defeated, Tom donated the mine to his tribe.

During a fist-fight Green Lantern had had with the map thieves, Tom noticed the similarity of Hal and the emerald warrior's right hook. Having inadvertantly discovered Jordan's secret identity as Green Lantern, he offered to have his memory erased by the power ring. Jordan declined, and trusted Tom with the knowledge. - Green Lantern Vol. 2 #2

Over the years, Tom wrote of Hal's many adventures in "The Green Lantern Casebook." Aside from being an unofficial biographer, Tom would join Hal on some cases.

In one adventure, Tom was given a temporary power ring by Jordan to pose as Green Lantern. The ring was taken from "Green Lantern" and fell into the possession of Hector Hammond. It was used to turn Kalmaku into a chimpanzee before the real Green Lantern came to save the day.

To Be Continued...

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Tom Kalmaku in chronological order click here (1960-2011) and here (2011-present)

PROFILE REFERENCES

Who's Who Update '88 #4 (November 1988)