| Professor Amos Fortune | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League of America #6 (August–September 1961) |
| Created by | Gardner Fox Mike Sekowsky |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Amos Fortune |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains Royal Flush Gang |
| Notable aliases | Ace of Clubs Mister Memory Professor Amos Fortune Wild Card "Pudge" |
| Abilities | Luck manipulation |
Amos Fortune is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics.
Amos Fortune first appeared inJustice League of America #6 (August–September 1961) and was created byGardner Fox andMike Sekowsky.[1]
As a child, Fortune was the leader of a gang of juvenile delinquents. As an adult, he becomes obsessed with luck, both good and bad, and discovers the existence of "luck glands" in human beings that control their luck. Upon learning how to control the glands to manipulate his luck, Fortune gathers his old gang and creates the originalRoyal Flush Gang, who battle theJustice League on two occasions.[2]
InVillains United, theHouse of Secrets is destroyed by aParademon. In the ensuing explosion, Fortune suffers injuries that leave him blind in one eye and half his face disfigured. He is imprisoned in the prison Enclave M, with his attempt to escape being thwarted by the Secret Six. Interrogated byKnockout while dangling out of a helicopter, Fortune reveals that the fact that theSecret Society is planning an all-out assault onMetropolis. After insulting Knockout's loverScandal Savage, Fortune is thrown from the helicopter and seemingly killed.[1]
InJSA Classified, it is revealed that Fortune survived and is masterminding a plot against the JSA using theWizard as a focusing point for luck magi to destroy the JSA, usingWildcat as his mind-controlled pawn. Fortune's origin was revised and revisited inJustice League #35-37; he became obsessed with playing cards and luck upon the death of his father, a gambler who was murdered by the mob after he failed to pay a debt. Growing up in poverty and tormented over his weight, Fortune developed a ruthless streak as he used his knowledge of games of chance to fleece his classmates of their money. The original Royal Flush Gang were retconned as his enforcers and fellow gang members. Fortune is later killed by the widow of Two of Clubs, a gangster who he had killed earlier.[3][4][5]
InThe New 52 continuity reboot, Amos Fortune is a corporate executive who gains superpowers from exposure to theAmazo virus. Additionally, he is unconnected to the Royal Flush Gang.
Amos Fortune is a talented gambler and can manipulate the luck of others using "Stimoluck" devices.
