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The Red Tornado
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Real Name
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Abigail Mathilda "Ma" Hunkel
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First Appearance
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All-American Comics #3 (June, 1939) [Ma Hunkel]
All-American Comics #20 (November, 1940) [as the Red Tornado]
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Creators
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Sheldon Mayer
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Team Affiliations
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Justice Society of America
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Aliases
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None
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Base of Operations
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No information
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Powers
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None
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Skills and Abilities
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Surprisingly Strong, Great Cook
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Paraphernalia
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None
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The Red Tornado is a superheroine in the DC Universe during the golden age of comics.
Origin[]
Inspired by her son's admiration for the superhero Green Lantern, Ma Hunkel decided to become a superheroine herself to deal with local crime and took on the name Red Tornado (But she was posing as a man).
History[]
"Ma" Hunkel's early life is largely unknown. She was born in New York City and married a man named Henry "Hunk" Hunkel and had had a daughter, Amelia.
In other Media[]
In Legends of Tomorrow, your helmet was seen in a room on the Rip Hunter ship.