▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁Lith u ania ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁Lat via ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : For ced ▁migration ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁documents ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁documents <0x0A> </s> ▁Hard case ▁is ▁a ▁com ic ▁book ▁series ▁written ▁by ▁James ▁Hud n all ▁for ▁Mal ib u ▁Comics ’ ▁Ult ra verse ▁im print , ▁which ▁last ed ▁ 2 6 ▁issues . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁about ▁Tom ▁Haw ke , ▁who ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁public ly ▁known ▁Ul tras ▁( the ▁blank et ▁term ▁for ▁super hum ans ▁in ▁the ▁Ult ra verse ). ▁ ▁Character ▁history ▁ ▁Origin ▁A ▁struggling ▁actor , ▁Tom ▁Haw ke ' s ▁luck ▁dr ast ically ▁changed ▁after ▁being ▁struck ▁by ▁the ▁" J ump start ▁Effect ", ▁a ▁burst ▁of ▁energy ▁from ▁the ▁Entity , ▁the ▁ancient ▁al ien ▁spaces hip ▁responsible ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁super - be ings . ▁G aining ▁super human ▁strength ▁and ▁dur ability , ▁Tom ▁realized ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁more ▁than ▁short ▁term ▁success . ▁He ▁met ▁with ▁L inda ▁Warren , ▁Jam al ▁B lass ▁and ▁Carlos ▁Jim enez , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁gained ▁ab ilities , ▁and ▁proposed ▁that ▁they ▁become ▁an ▁Ult rah ero ▁team , ▁helping ▁people ▁while ▁bol ster ing ▁their ▁care ers . ▁The ▁other ▁agreed ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁Squad , ▁each ▁taking