History
Brother of Chuck Chandler and was for a time merged with him to become the original "3-D Man".
After a brief career as a costumed adventurer, Hal decided to retire the 3-D Man, partly because he was thinking about starting a family, and partly because he was afraid his brother's consciousness might somehow be lost during periods when Hal was the 3-D Man's dominant consciousness. Hal settled down into a career as a research scientist, got married to Chuck's former girlfriend, Peggy Clark, and raised two sons named after Chuck and Hal.
Year later the Chandlers fell victim to a mysterious attack, resulting in Charles' death and Hal being beaten severely and falling into a coma.[1]