Polar Boy

Polar Boy is a fictional character, a superhero from the 30th century of the DC Universe. Brek Bannin grew up on the planet Tharr which is considered one of the hottest inhabited planets in the galaxy. Brek's family live in the hottest valley of the planet where the inhabitants developed the power to create super cold, snow and ice as a way to combat the persistent heat. He first tried out for the Legion in Adventure Comics #306 but was unable to... more

Polar Boy is a fictional character, a superhero from the 30th century of the DC Universe. Brek Bannin grew up on the planet Tharr which is considered one of the hottest inhabited planets in the galaxy. Brek's family live in the hottest valley of the planet where the inhabitants developed the power to create super cold, snow and ice as a way to combat the persistent heat. He first tried out for the Legion in Adventure Comics #306 but was unable to control his powers. He was rejected because members felt his powers might interfere in missions. Bannin then started the Legion of Substitute Heroes with other rejected applicants, and was their first leader. He was the youngest person to ever try out for the Legion. He and the Subs aided the Legion numerous times mostly as local law enforcement while the Legion was off-world. Later after the Subs successfully thwarted an invasion of Bismoll by dupilcates of Computo the Conqueror, in an embarrassing inept fashion, he disbanded the Subs and... less