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CHUN SAN SUN

Real Name: Dr. Chun San Sun

Identity/Class: Normal human (1950s era) (citizen of Korea)

Occupation: Electronics engineer

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: South Korean and UN/American forces

Enemies: North Korean Communist forces

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Southern Korea;
   formerly northern Korea (possibly Seoul - see comments)

First Appearance: Battle Action#25/6 (October, 1956)

Powers/Abilities: The elderly Dr. Chun San Sun (presumably with a PhD in electronics engineering) is a brilliant electronics engineer. He is steadfast in his opposition to Communism.

Height: 5'2"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: White

History:

(Battle Action#25/6 (fb) - BTS) - During the Korean War, concerned about the effectiveness of American pilotless planes, which were undeterred by anti-aircraft fire and used as explosive missiles against important targets, northern Korean Communist forces captured Korea's brilliant electronics engineer Dr. Chun San Sun to devise a similar weapon they could use in the war against UN and American forces in the south.

(Battle Action#25/6) - Communist military commanders had Dr. Sun watch as another explosive-packed pilotless bomber plane, guided by radio from southern Korea, hit a tank factory. Ordered to build a similar weapon to use against the south, Dr. Sun refused and was imprisoned in harsh conditions. After two months, the frustrated Communist commanders threatened to execute local villagers, so Dr. Sun acquiesced. After four weeks, Dr. Sun had successfully modified a twin-engine plane to remotely lift off and land using only a short-range radio transmitter for control (the Communists did not have a powerful enough transmitter for longer flights). The impatient military commanders wanted to see how it worked from inside the plane and Dr. Sun advised that he would join them to explain the operation, but had secretly set the plane to follow the Americans' powerful radio beam. Unable to correct course, they landed at an American airforce base, where they all surrendered to surprised soldiers.

 

 

Comments: Created by uncredited writer & Joe Maneely.

While the naming convention in Korea is usually to have the family name first, he is initially named in-story as "Dr. Chun San Sun" by a Korean officer and "Dr. Sun" in subsequent panels.

The frontline between Communist and UN forces changed markedly across the Korean War. The kidnapping of Dr. Sun is mentioned immediately after the Communists' occupation of Seoul, so it could be assumed there's a connection, hence his (former) base of operations being Seoul.

Profile by Grendel Prime.

CLARIFICATIONS :
Chun San Sun has no known connections to:


images: (without ads)
Battle Action#25/6, p1, pan3 (main image)
   p2, pan5 (side view over table)


Appearances:
Battle Action#25/6 (October, 1956) - uncredited writer, Joe Maneely (pencils & inks), Stan Lee (editor)


First posted: 05/26/2023
Last updated: 05/26/2023

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