Agent Liberty
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| Agent Liberty | |
 Agent Liberty by Dan Jurgens from Superman #60 |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman #60 (October 1991) |
| Created by | Dan Jurgens |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | Benjamin Lockwood |
| Team affiliations | Justice League Sons of Liberty CIA |
| Abilities | Special suit that provide weaponry, forcefield, and jet pack for short flight |
Agent Liberty (real name Benjamin Lockwood) is a fictional character from DC Comics. He first appeared in Superman vol. 2, #60 (October 1991). He was also briefly a member of Justice League America during Superman's death. He also appeared in his own solo adventure in Agent Liberty Special # 1 (1992).
[edit] Fictional character biography
Agent Liberty's real name is Benjamin Lockwood. He once worked for the CIA but ultimately left in disgust with their methods and the types of missions he was being asked to undertake. He later became so disenchanted with the Federal Government as a whole that he joined the paramilitary group called the Sons Of Liberty, who outfitted him with the costume and weaponry he uses as Agent Liberty. In the beginning, Lockwood used his Agent Liberty guise to help the Sons' stated cause of overturning the current governmental regime, which brought him into conflict with Superman; however, when the Sons' leadership asked him to perform an assassination of politician Pete Ross, Lockwood refused, and left the Sons to go solo. During his time working with the Sons, Agent Liberty also briefly assisted the Justice League against the villain Brainiac.
Lockwood helps bring down the Sons by sending vital information to the reporter Clark Kent.
In his last recorded appearance, Lockwood learned that one of the founders of the Sons of Liberty was in actuality his former CIA mentor, and he became so disgusted with this that he burned his Agent Liberty costume, vowing to never undertake that identity again.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Agent Liberty's costume has equipment that can generate a force-shield of energy capable of deflecting bullets, weapons such as retracting blades, and a jetpack that allows him to fly for short distances. Agent Liberty is also a skilled hand-to-hand combatant.
