The Spy Superhero Fan Art

Spy
An above average athlete as a teen, the man later known as the Spy became a scholarship football player for the Naval Academy. Upon graduation Calvin Farrow applied for the SEAL program and excelled at this also. After numerous citations for excellence in hot-spots the world over, he was approached by a government agency looking to establish the previous success of the Captain America Super-Soldier program. Several failed attempts had occurred in the 1950’s and 1960’s, but they felt confident in this latest attempt. After rigorous examination and testing, he was chosen as the candidate. The formula was a success, though not to the degree of the original 1940’s version. Enhanced strength, speed reflexes, stamina, and a moderate aging decrease were acquired, but not to the level of Steve Rodgers. Training, even more intense the most stressful SEAL training began. This lasted for nearly a year. The agency was thrilled with his progress and set a date for his unveiling as the new Captain America. Fate stepped in and mere weeks before his scheduled first appearance, the original Captain was discovered by the Avengers. Quickly realizing the country would rally to the original over a substitute, Calvin’s patriotic role was thrown into limbo. Under no particular code-name at the time, Calvin was sent back to the covert ops roles that he had relished as a SEAL. His enhanced attributes made him an even more valuable asset to the military than previously. Successful mission were carried out across the globe in general ambiguity. At one point Steve Rodger gave up the mantle of Captain America and became the Nomad during some turbulent years in American history. This was short lived, but the government decided there should be a back-up plan just incase Rodgers abandoned the role permanently. Opting for a similar Patriotic theme; the American Banner was born. In this role he was finally able to have limited action in the public eye. He was never fully embraced by the general public, but was still acknowledged as a true “superhero”. Several years of successful government sponsored crime fighting lead to an ill-advised encounter with the Red Skull. Out witted and outplayed, the American Banner was severely wounded in a booby-trap situation, losing the lower portion of a leg and a hand. The agency intervened again and repaired him though implants and bionics. This increased his strength even further, to the 1200 # range with even more enhancement to his speed and reflexes. The Red Skull had captured the entire defeat on camera and humiliated the American Banner. The agency decided the bad publicity was a hindrance to a second-tier super-hero and thus decided to let the American Banner guise to pass. Still wanting to help his country, he continued back in covert ops. Realizing then he missed the general acceptance of being a public hero, he convinced the agency to allow him to step back from the covert ops and become a public figure again. With his years of espionage background, the moniker of the Spy made sense. He was allowed more and more freedom from government restriction and eventually given full release from government/military guidance. Though still assisting the military in times of major distress, the Spy took charge of his true persona and established himself as a first-tier “super-hero” after many years of impressive heroics. The Spy is now generally know by the majority of the public and well respected by his peers.