Christopher Freeman
Quality Comics
Kid Eternity was originally a nameless boy (who remembered being called only "Kid" by his "Gran'pa") who was killed when a U-boat sank his grandfather's fishing boat during World War II. Due to a supernatural mix-up however, he was killed 75 years too soon. To rectify the error, the Kid is brought back to life for another 75 years with the mission of upholding good in the world.[7] He is given the power to summon any good historical or mythological figure or animal by saying the word "Eternity" as well as to use the same word to make himself intangible and invisible. Kid Eternity is assisted on his duties by the clerk who had made the error, Mr. Keeper. He is sometimes shown summoning fictional figures, like Jean Valjean or the Three Witches. According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, "with the help of people like Sir Launcelot, Merlin and Hercules, [Kid Eternity] fights against crime, evil, the Germans, the super-strong Mr. Puny, Master Man (Satan's personal servant, who can summon history's greatest villains), and Dr. Pain, the master of agony".[8]
DC Comics
Earth-S background and history
Following DC's acquiring the character and later revived his title in the 1980s, the character was made a sibling of Captain Marvel Jr. (Freddy Freeman) with a similar background. Upon the death of their parents, both would be raised by their separate grandfathers. While Freddy lived with their paternal grandfather Jacob Freeman, Kitt is given to their maternal grandfather Daniel Troop, a merchant captain who's best friends with the ship's owner. A few years later, during World War II, Kit and Daniel are attacked by a German U-bot and their ship is sunk, killing them in the process. When their bodies were washed ashore, Daniel's cause of death is blood loss but Kit's death was notably unusual due to his healthy appearance. While Daniel is let into the afterlife, the Wizard Shazam prevents Kit and alerts Mister Keeper, who learns Freddy was originally fated to be killed and Kit was to live to be over 75. Unable to be sent back to the living, Mister Keeper instead empowers him as a superhero and occasionally, he assists the Marvel Family while keeping his brotherhood a secret from Freddy, a fact he eventually learns alongside the Marvel Family.
Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths
In post-Crisis continuity, Kid Eternity is a servant of the Lords of Chaos, who manipulated him into serving them. Furthermore, the entities he summons are demons who assume the form of the figures he desires.[9]
Earth-S background and history
Following DC's acquiring the character and later revived his title in the 1980s, the character was made a sibling of Captain Marvel Jr. (Freddy Freeman) with a similar background. Upon the death of their parents, both would be raised by their separate grandfathers. While Freddy lived with their paternal grandfather Jacob Freeman, Kitt is given to their maternal grandfather Daniel Troop, a merchant captain who's best friends with the ship's owner. A few years later, during World War II, Kit and Daniel are attacked by a German U-bot and their ship is sunk, killing them in the process. When their bodies were washed ashore, Daniel's cause of death is blood loss but Kit's death was notably unusual due to his healthy appearance. While Daniel is let into the afterlife, the Wizard Shazam prevents Kit and alerts Mister Keeper, who learns Freddy was originally fated to be killed and Kit was to live to be over 75. Unable to be sent back to the living, Mister Keeper instead empowers him as a superhero and occasionally, he assists the Marvel Family while keeping his brotherhood a secret from Freddy, a fact he eventually learns alongside the Marvel Family.
Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths
In post-Crisis continuity, Kid Eternity is a servant of the Lords of Chaos, who manipulated him into serving them. Furthermore, the entities he summons are demons who assume the form of the figures he desires.[9] In JSA, Kid Eternity is killed by Mordru.[10]
He returns in Teen Titans #31 (2006) having been used by Brother Blood to wedge open the doorway between life and death to which he was chained. This doorway appears as an actual doorway, with "life and death" written on it, as it is seen from Beast Boy's perspective and that was all his mind is able to comprehend. He returns and finally defeats Blood, who has been plaguing the Titans for some time using the souls of all the previous Brother Bloods, and is active once again.
In Teen Titans #74, Kid Eternity is kidnapped by the Calculator and forced to summon the spirit of Marvin White repeatedly. The Calculator some time later acknowledges Kid Eternity as "burned out", without explanation.
Quality Comics
Kid Eternity was originally a nameless boy (who remembered being called only "Kid" by his "Gran'pa") who was killed when a U-boat sank his grandfather's fishing boat during World War II. Due to a supernatural mix-up however, he was killed 75 years too soon. To rectify the error, the Kid is brought back to life for another 75 years with the mission of upholding good in the world.[7] He is given the power to summon any good historical or mythological figure or animal by saying the word "Eternity" as well as to use the same word to make himself intangible and invisible. Kid Eternity is assisted on his duties by the clerk who had made the error, Mr. Keeper. He is sometimes shown summoning fictional figures, like Jean Valjean or the Three Witches. According to Jess Nevins' Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes, "with the help of people like Sir Launcelot, Merlin and Hercules, [Kid Eternity] fights against crime, evil, the Germans, the super-strong Mr. Puny, Master Man (Satan's personal servant, who can summon history's greatest villains), and Dr. Pain, the master of agony".[8]
DC Comics
Earth-S background and history
Following DC's acquiring the character and later revived his title in the 1980s, the character was made a sibling of Captain Marvel Jr. (Freddy Freeman) with a similar background. Upon the death of their parents, both would be raised by their separate grandfathers. While Freddy lived with their paternal grandfather Jacob Freeman, Kitt is given to their maternal grandfather Daniel Troop, a merchant captain who's best friends with the ship's owner. A few years later, during World War II, Kit and Daniel are attacked by a German U-bot and their ship is sunk, killing them in the process. When their bodies were washed ashore, Daniel's cause of death is blood loss but Kit's death was notably unusual due to his healthy appearance. While Daniel is let into the afterlife, the Wizard Shazam prevents Kit and alerts Mister Keeper, who learns Freddy was originally fated to be killed and Kit was to live to be over 75. Unable to be sent back to the living, Mister Keeper instead empowers him as a superhero and occasionally, he assists the Marvel Family while keeping his brotherhood a secret from Freddy, a fact he eventually learns alongside the Marvel Family.
Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths
In post-Crisis continuity, Kid Eternity is a servant of the Lords of Chaos, who manipulated him into serving them. Furthermore, the entities he summons are demons who assume the form of the figures he desires.[9]
Earth-S background and history
Following DC's acquiring the character and later revived his title in the 1980s, the character was made a sibling of Captain Marvel Jr. (Freddy Freeman) with a similar background. Upon the death of their parents, both would be raised by their separate grandfathers. While Freddy lived with their paternal grandfather Jacob Freeman, Kitt is given to their maternal grandfather Daniel Troop, a merchant captain who's best friends with the ship's owner. A few years later, during World War II, Kit and Daniel are attacked by a German U-bot and their ship is sunk, killing them in the process. When their bodies were washed ashore, Daniel's cause of death is blood loss but Kit's death was notably unusual due to his healthy appearance. While Daniel is let into the afterlife, the Wizard Shazam prevents Kit and alerts Mister Keeper, who learns Freddy was originally fated to be killed and Kit was to live to be over 75. Unable to be sent back to the living, Mister Keeper instead empowers him as a superhero and occasionally, he assists the Marvel Family while keeping his brotherhood a secret from Freddy, a fact he eventually learns alongside the Marvel Family.
Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths
In post-Crisis continuity, Kid Eternity is a servant of the Lords of Chaos, who manipulated him into serving them. Furthermore, the entities he summons are demons who assume the form of the figures he desires.[9] In JSA, Kid Eternity is killed by Mordru.[10]
He returns in Teen Titans #31 (2006) having been used by Brother Blood to wedge open the doorway between life and death to which he was chained. This doorway appears as an actual doorway, with "life and death" written on it, as it is seen from Beast Boy's perspective and that was all his mind is able to comprehend. He returns and finally defeats Blood, who has been plaguing the Titans for some time using the souls of all the previous Brother Bloods, and is active once again.
In Teen Titans #74, Kid Eternity is kidnapped by the Calculator and forced to summon the spirit of Marvin White repeatedly. The Calculator some time later acknowledges Kid Eternity as "burned out", without explanation.
The New 52
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Kid Eternity is a police coroner who can resurrect the dead.[1]
Second Kid Eternity
In the series JSA, there is a ghostly girl calling herself Kid Eternity. She encounters Hawkman in Hell after he is captured by Wotan and the Demons Three. She helps to free Hawkman and reunites him with Hawkgirl as they work to avoid the demons. Kid Eternity enters the afterlife and encounters Wildcat. She follows him into the afterlife, where Wildcat and fellow JSA members Atom, Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson), Doctor Mid-Nite, Hourman, and Sandman tell her that the JSA is in danger and that they need her help.[13]
Mister explains to Kid Eternity that there were many people who went by the name of Kid Eternity and she is the most important incarnation right now. Kid Eternity does not know who she was prior to assuming the mantle and has brief memories of her mother. Mister Keeper states that he cannot give Kid Eternity answers until she fulfills her duties. Doctor Fate gives Kid Eternity the ability to harness the powers of the dead JSA members, which she uses to save Hawkman and Hawkgirl from Gentleman Ghost, Solomon Grundy, and the Demons Three
