| Agent Liberty | |
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 Cover toAgent Liberty Special #1 by Dan Jurgens. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman (vol. 2) #60 (October 1991) |
| Created by | Dan Jurgens |
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| Alter ego | Benjamin Lockwood |
| Team affiliations | Sons of Liberty CIA Justice League |
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Agent Liberty (Benjamin Lockwood) is a fictional character appearing inAmericancomic books published byDC Comics. Created byDan Jurgens, he made his debut inSuperman vol. 2 #60 (October 1991), and was later given his own solo adventure inAgent Liberty Special # 1 (1992).[1]
Sam Witwer portrayed a loosely adapted version of the character on the live-actionArrowverse television seriesSupergirl.
Benjamin Lockwood once worked for theCIA but ultimately left in disgust at their methods and the types of missions he was being asked to undertake. He became so disenchanted with the Federal Government as a whole that he joined the paramilitary group called theSons of Liberty, who gave him the equipment to become Agent Liberty.[2] As Agent Liberty, Lockwood helped to further the Sons of Liberty's cause of overturning the governmental regime which brought him into conflict withSuperman, though he later briefly assisted the Justice League in battlingBrainiac in the crossoverPanic in the Sky. When the Sons asked him to assassinate politicianPete Ross, Lockwood refused and instead helped to bring down the group by sending vital information to reporter Clark Kent (Superman's secret civilian identity).
Lockwood later learns that one of the founders of the Sons of Liberty was his former CIA mentor, and he became so disgusted with this revelation that he burned his Agent Liberty costume, vowing to never adopt the persona again. However, Lockwood subsequently becomes one of the many unwillingly brainwashed victims of a cult started by Brainiac and takes up the Agent Liberty identity once more.[3] Agent Liberty and the other kidnappedmetahumans are rescued byHuntress andVixen. Later, during the Earth-shaking crisis ofInfinite Crisis, Agent Liberty is seen at a mass for fallen and missing superheroes.
Dozens of heroes, Agent Liberty included, also gather to defend the city ofMetropolis from theSecret Society of Super-Villains.[4] Liberty is seen heading for a heavily armedcyborg being. Ultimately, the Society loses the battle.
Agent Liberty comes out of retirement to act as a member of the President's security detail while meeting with Superman and otherKryptonians newly arrived on Earth.[5]
Agent Liberty is killed bySuperwoman after she learns that he has been spying onSam Lane andLex Luthor.[6] His body is dumped in Metropolis Harbor, where it is discovered and brought ashore by a group of boaters.[7][8]
Agent Liberty is highly skilled in military tactics, hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship. His high-tech battle suit can generate a force-field of energy capable of deflecting bullets and houses weapons such as retractable gauntlet blades. He wears a jetpack that allows flight and was able to summon attack helicopters and other assistance from the Sons of Liberty.
During the Codename: Patriot arc, an unidentified female incarnation of Agent Liberty appears as part of President Martin Suarez's security team.[9] Agent Liberty is killed byUrsa when she attacks the White House during theWar of the Supermen storyline.[10]
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A modified Benjamin "Ben" Lockwood / Agent Liberty appears inSupergirl, portrayed bySam Witwer.[11] This version is a college history professor who lost his home and father Peter during the events of thesecond andthird seasons respectively. Upon being fired by the university for hisanti-alien opinions, Ben was approached byLex Luthor's subordinates,Mercy andOtis Graves, who gave him the equipment needed to become a self-proclaimed "Agent of Liberty". Ben subsequently goes on to found the Children of Liberty and create ahuman-first world order, riddingNational City of alien life whilst keeping his actions secret from his wife Lydia and son George.
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