Quantum-Eric Henderson
Real Name: Eric Henderson
Publisher: Valiant Comics
Created by: Christopher Priest
1st appearance: Quantum and Woody #1, 1997
Nationality: Unknown
Team Affiliations: Quantum and Woody
Legal Status: Unknown
Height: 6’2 Weight: 210 lbs
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Unnamed father (deceased), Nicole Astin Gray (Mother)
Skills and abilities: Military training in armed and unarmed combat.
Powers: His wristband can release a concussive energy blast. For a time he existed in a state of pure energy which could only be stabilized by knocking his band against his partner Woody’s.
He also employs many gadgets reminiscent of batman in his fight on crime.
Biography
Eric was the son of an affluent and influential black man living in the upper class of society in Greenwich. Due to his affluent and sheltered life he grew up completely ignorant of the fact that racism existed outside of his “bubble”. He became fast friends with bumbling Woodrow Van Chelton whose father worked with his. Despite being a straight ‘A’ student Eric constantly found himself in trouble due to his association with “Woody”. When Woody suddenly moved away from the neighborhood and left school without saying anything to Eric he was devastated this was compounded when his classmates convinced the naïve Eric that Woody had left because he was ‘black’.
As a teenager he grew bitter and angry when real racism reared its head. He applied to West Point Military Academy who rejected his application on the basis that he they were already over there “black quota”. His father however was connected enough to get him in which made further alienated him to his white comrades and superiors. Here he realized he had a heart condition which would have had him expelled but again his father’s connections kept him in the military. Years later he was court-martialled when his condition was uncovered.
Around this time his father was killed along with Woody’s. At the funeral they were reunited and got drawn into uncovering who killed their dads. Here they discovered two gauntlets with one donned by each. Converted to energy they were forced to live together to stabilize each other. Eric then convinced Woody to become superheroes. He supplied the costumes and technology with Woody often serving as a bumbling sidekick. For a time he was trapped in Woody’s body though he later returned to his own. He eventually came to clash with Woody who had become a villain and took on a new sidekick.
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April 28th, 2012 at 12:50 am
[...] Eric (Quantum) and Woody are best friends who grew up together. One day Woody mysteriously leaves without saying goodbye. Fifteen years later both their fathers die in a helicopter accident and the meet at the graveside. Eric decides to investigate their fathers partner Warrant since they are all on the suspect list. Eric also finds a pair of gauntlets which belonged to their fathers, Woody of course wants one for himself. Bickering between the two led them to be trapped together in a chamber which converts them to pure energy as they start to fight each other on the brink of death the gauntlets connect and they wake up outside the facility in superhero garb. [...]
October 13th, 2012 at 1:32 am
[...] you wait for you new digitized Quantum and Woody comics be sure to learn all about Black Superhero Quantum here and read our review of the very first issue [...]