Terry Sloane aka Mr. Terrific

1928-1945

Terry Sloane was born to a successful family, all experts in a variety of things ranging from science to athletics. For a large portion of his life, Terry seemed like he was never gonna live up to his family’s high expectations. Until his early teenage years, which is when Terry finally decided to get his act together, saying; “if he wants to stick it to his family’s expectations, the best way to do that is exceed them.” Terry would then work his way up in the world, becoming a world renowned athlete, scientist, mathematician, and more. People in the media called him “the man of 1000 talents.” Then, the war began. Terry put his efforts into stopping the war, but he felt it wasn’t enough. This gave him suicidal thoughts, until he saw the rise of vigilantes. Terry, using his acquired skills, became a vigilante, taking one of his most famous nicknames; Mr. Terrific. Terry would later be recruited into the Justice Society, even staying with them after the war. Terry was one of the many JS members that was tossed into limbo by Vandal Savage in the late 50’s.

1982-2012

Upon their return in the 80’s, Terry finds out his youngest sister had married a man, having children with him, after not being able to have more, she decided to adopt. The man she married had the last name of Holt, and the baby they adopted was then named Micheal Curtis Holt. Terry would become a regular presence in his life, showing him with stories of his vigilantism, but also inspiring him to always do his best. Overtime, Curtis became a prodigy, just like his uncle. He specializes in engineering. Along with being highly intelligent and athletic, Curtis became a superhero, taking his uncle’s name, Mr Terrific.