Katherine Spencer (New Earth)

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Real Name

Kate Spencer

Current Alias

Manhunter

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Good

Affiliation

D.E.O.

Relatives

Walter Pratt (father, deceased), Arnold Munro (Iron Munro, grandfater, deceased), Sandra Knight (Phantom Lady, grandmother), Jack Knight (Starman, second cousin), Ramsey (son)

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Los Angeles

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Black

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Divorced

Occupation

Lawyer, Adventurer

Education

Law degree

Origin

Origin

Frustrated by the constant failure of the legal system to deal with meta-human villains, Kate Spencer decides to take a more direct route to deal with those the law has been unable to

Creators

Marc Andreyko, Jesus Saiz

First appearance

Manhunter (Volume 3) #1 (2004)

History

Kate Spencer is a federal prosecutor who grows increasingly tired of seeing guilty criminals evade punishment. Copperhead, a criminal on trial for multiple murders and cannibalism, avoids a death sentence and escapes from custody after killing two guards. Angry, Kate steals equipment from an evidence room and kills Copperhead. Calling herself Manhunter, Kate blackmails a former weapons manufacturer for numerous villains named Dylan Battles — who is in the Witness Protection Program — into building, maintaining, and upgrading her armor, weapons, and gadgets.

In addition to legal proceedings and fighting crime, Kate's life includes awkward relationships with her six-year-old son Ramsey and novelist ex-husband. Kate's secret life as Manhunter cuts into her career and family life, but her co-counsel Damon Matthews covers for her. Kate's father Walter Pratt spent time in prison for murdering her mother, and after her father develops superpowers and escapes from prison, she comes to believe that her grandfather is superhero Al Pratt, the original Atom, a member of the Justice Society of America.

Later she discovered her grandparents was actually Iron Munro and Phantom Lady of Argent. Al Pratt became involved when he accompanied Phantom Lady to a home for unwed mothers(Munro not wanting to for some reason) and his name was placed on the birth certificate of the resulting baby. However, her son subsequently developed superpowers, when he smashed a semi truck when rescuing his dog^[1].

Through her friendship with Department of Extranormal Operations Agent Cameron Chase, Kate works for the DEO under the direction of Mr. Bones. During the Infinite Crisis, Oracle calls Kate, along with a number of low-powered heroes to join the Battle of Metropolis, where she acqited herself admirably.

One Year Later

One year after the Infinite Crisis, Kate was working as a lawyer for Doctor Psycho, successfully getting him acquitted of the crime of mind-controlling a crowd to violent actions. She was then selected to serve as Wonder Woman's lawyer in the legal investigation into the death of Maxwell Lord. She continued her connection with the DEO, and she was also been invited to join the Birds of Prey.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

None known.

Abilities

None known.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

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See Also

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• Appearances of Katherine Spencer (New Earth) (Chronological)
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• Character Gallery: Katherine Spencer (New Earth)
• Quotations by Katherine Spencer (New Earth)
• Volume 1 of Manhunter's self-titled series
  
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Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Manhunter (comics) at Wikipedia.org
  

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