History
Carl Josten was the eldest of the four Josten siblings and the second to die after Lindy Josten was hit by a car when she was 14. The Josten family was destroyed after Carl's brother Erik became the super villain Power Man. No one in town would do business with them. Carl and Erik's parents died of heartache soon after and their younger brother Conrad changed his name and ran away. Carl became an alcoholic and a gambler and worked what odd jobs he could to make ends meet. Erik tracked down Carl to apologize to him and the family but Carl was shot by a loan shark named Dirkson fairly soon afterwards and died shortly after Erik got him to a hospital.[1]
Trivia
The Josten parents names were revealed on their headstones in the Thunderbolts From the Vault one shot.
The Jostens' parents have the same names -- Jonathan and Martha -- as DC Comics' Superman.See Also
- 3 appearance(s) of Carl Josten (Earth-616)
- 2 minor appearance(s) of Carl Josten (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) of Carl Josten (Earth-616)
- 1 image(s) of Carl Josten (Earth-616)