RED RYAN (Matthew Ryan)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Jack Kirby with Joe Simon

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Matthew Ryan
Aliases: Neutro (briefly)
Occupation: Former acrobat and CIA agent, Adventurer and Crime Fighter
Citizenship: American
Known Relatives: Martin Ryan (brother)
Base of Operation: Challengers Mountain, Challengerville, CO
Group Affiliation(s): Challengers of the Unknown
Gender: Male
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Red
First Appearance: Showcase #6 (January-February 1957)
Creators: Jack Kirby with Joe Simon

HISTORY

Years ago, circus acrobat and electronics expert Matthew 'Red' Ryan miraculously survived a plane crash together with three other men. Red even noticed that his watch was intact and keeping perfect time. Deciding that they were now all living 'on borrowed time', the four men started their adventuring career as the Challengers of the Unknown. For some time, Red was believed dead after sacrificing himself in battle, and was unofficially replaced in the team by his younger brother, Tino Mannary. Later, Red returned as the amnesiac and villainous creature called Neutro, but was eventually returned to his own self. Though having fought the good fight for several years now, Red and the other Challengers are still active. When last seen, the team returned with Superboy from an adventure in other Hypertimelines. However, Red was missing and their associate June Robbins had been replaced with an alternate version. The other Challengers returned into Hypertime to find their missing teammates.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Red Ryan in chronological order click here