Maxine Hunkel (New Earth)

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Real Name

Maxine Hunkel

Current Alias

Cyclone

Identity

Secret

Affiliation

Justice Society of America

Relatives

Ma Hunkel (Red Tornado, grandmother), Cyclone Kids (aunt & uncle)

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Battery Park, New York City

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Height

5' 8"

Weight

130 lbs (59 kg)

Eyes

Green

Hair

Red

Status

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Adventurer; Student

Education

Harvard University Student

Origin

Origin

Born a metahuman

Creators

Geoff Johns, Dale Eaglesham

First appearance

Justice Society of America (Volume 3) #1

History

Maxine Hunkel is the granddaughter of the original Red Tornado, Abigail "Ma" Hunkel, an honorary member of the Justice Society and current caretaker of their headquarters. Maxine grew up idolizing her grandmother's allies in the JSA.

As a young girl, Maxine was once kidnapped by T.O. Morrow, the mad scientist who created the second Red Tornado, a powerful android. The specific details of the kidnapping are unknown.

Cheerful, bubbly, and extremely intelligent (4.0 GPA and a 1300 SAT score in high school), Maxine is a 19-year-old student at Harvard University and an avid fan of musical theatre, particularly the play, Wicked. However, her talkative nature and know-it-all personality often alienate her peers and leave the young woman isolated. Her outcast status causes her to suffer from atypical depression.

In recent months, she has begun to manifest unusual superhuman abilities. A sneeze demolished her grandmother's garage and, the next day, she awoke inside a tornado five hundred feet off the ground. The young woman soon realized that she has the power to manipulate wind.

When the Justice Society decides to expand its ranks and provide training to new heroes, Maxine is one of the first recruits on their list. She is invited to join the team by Power Girl and Mr. Terrific and accepts through extreme amounts of excitement (her motormouth response nearly causes them to revoke the offer). Shortly afterwards, she is introduced to the rest of the JSA and her fangirl personality becomes evident in her bubbling reaction to meeting her heroes, particularly fellow teen Stargirl. As a way to ease her pain over seeing Mr. America's death, Stargirl takes her to a room full of colorful fabrics, and (playing on Maxine's college major and interest, the theatre) asks her to select her new outfit.

In her 'rookie phase' with the Justice Society, she helped defeat the Fourth Reich, assisted the Justice League during the Lightning Saga, and fought the Heartbreak Slayer when he attacked Justice Society headquarters. Along the way she visited the Fortress of Solitude and teamed up with the android Red Tornado.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Aerokinesis: Maxine possesses the power of wind manipulation. She is able to mentally summon cyclones and whirlwinds, project powerful bursts of air, and glide through the air on wind currents.

• Flight
• Air Blasts
• Cyclone Creation
• Deflection: Also is able to deflect approaching objects with ease.
  

Abilities

None known.

Strength level

Unknown.

Weaknesses

None known.

Paraphernalia

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

Notes

• Maxine officially debuted as Cyclone in Justice Society of America #3, honoring both the Red Tornado and her former sidekicks, the Cyclone Kids (Maxine's aunt and uncle).
  
  

Trivia

• Maxine is quite possibly Stargirl's biggest fan, and once talked about her for three hours.

See Also

• Discuss Maxine Hunkel (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Maxine Hunkel (New Earth) (Chronological)
• Appearances of Maxine Hunkel (New Earth) (Alphabetical)
• Character Gallery: Maxine Hunkel (New Earth)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Maxine Hunkel (New Earth)
• Quotations by Maxine Hunkel (New Earth)
  
• Images featuring Maxine Hunkel (New Earth)

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• Cyclone at Wikipedia.org
  
• None.
  

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