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Kite Man (Charles "Chuck" Brown) is a fictional character, a supervillain in publications from DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Batman'' vol. 1 #133 (August 1960), and was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. His real name is an obvious homage to noted kite-flyer Charlie Brown from the comic strip ''Peanuts''. ==Fictional character biography== Charles "Chuck" Brown is a man who armed himself with kite weapons to be used to commit crimes. He flies with a big kite strapped to him. He also uses a barrage of kites to overwhelm his enemies. He has run afoul of Batman, Robin, Hawkman, and Hawkgirl on different occasions. In his first appearance, he uses kites for a variety of crimes, including helping criminals escape prison. Batman uses kites of his own to defeat him.〔''Batman'' (vol. 1) #133 (August 1960)〕 This appearance is reprinted in ''Batman Family'' #3 (1975). Kite-Man returns again, now sporting a visor. He hires several men, whom he betrays. Batman again defeats him with his own kite.〔''Batman'' (vol. 1) #315 (September 1979)〕 Len Wein brings him back in a story about payroll heists. The gimmicky kites were not used.〔 Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and Zatanna confront him again, in Hawkman's title. His real name is revealed, as well as a childhood fascination with kites. He is defeated and crashes into a tree.〔''Hawkman'' (vol. 2) #4 (November 1986)〕 Kite-Man is one of many criminals to take advantage of the villain-friendly atmosphere of the fictional country of Zandia. He ends up joining its sports team and later becomes involved in a fight against an invading troop of super-heroes.〔''Young Justice'' #50 (December 2002)〕 In ''Infinite Crisis'', Joker reports that Brown was thrown off Wayne Tower without his kite by Deathstroke, after he refused to join the new Secret Society of Super Villains.〔''Infinite Crisis'' #3 (February 2006)〕 Brown, however, survived his fall and reached some low rank in post-Crisis Gotham City's underworld in the pages of the weekly series ''52''. He is captured alongside Sewer King, Dawson, Lamelle, The Squid and Mirage. As with the other prisoners, Kite Man is killed and eaten by Bruno Mannheim upon refusing to side with him.〔''52'' Week Twenty-Five (October 2006)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kite Man」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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