Keeper of Infinite Earths - Circle of Justice
Created by Chad Braun
Fin
Alter Ego: Kim Franklin Kimberly
Occupation: Adventurer / Member of Circle of Justice
Known Relatives: Robert Franklin "All-American" (father) Tela
"Mermaid" (mother) Jack Kimberly "Scribble" (husband) Nim
(ward) Samantha "Barracuda" (daughter)
Group Affiliation: Circle of Justice
Base of Operations: New York, NY, later Atlanta, GA
Background/History:
Fin is a mutant, born from the union between a human male, the wartime hero
known as All-American, and a mermaid named Tela, his sometime comrade in the
Lords of Liberty known publicly as Mermaid. A princess of the royal court of
Lymeria, Tela felt shame at her union with the surface dweller and kept the
affair secret from her people, as well as keeping the fruit of their act secret
from the father. Unfortunately when Fin was born, she was not all her mother had
hoped for. Although able to survive the depths, Fin had two legs like the
surface dwellers. The secret was out and with no other recourse but to accept
the circumstances for what they were, Mermaid raised Fin as her daughter. But
Fin’s life proved to be anything but that of a pampered princess. Freakish as
she was, she was rejected and ridiculed by everyone. Unable to leave the palace
for fear of being accosted by the Mermen. With her mother always kept busy with
matters of state, Fin grew to be very lonely. By her fifteenth year, she could
take no more and ran away from home, journeying to the surface world to find the
father her mother had refused to tell her about. When she arrived in New York
however, what she found was a fight between Wisp, Shooter and Chance, three
future members of the criminal team known as Injustice and Scribble, also a
progeny of a wartime hero, Frantic Blue. Fin came to his aid and between them
defeated the villains. Falling in love, the two stayed together. Later they
moved to New York where they became members of Circle of Justice after helping
the team defeat Dr. Schmit and the Death Squad. Fin finally discovered the
identity of her father and has took the name Kimberly Franklin in his honor.
After the Circle disbanded, they went into semiretirement. Fin and Scribble had
a daughter who grew up to become the heroine Barracuda and continue the family
tradition.
Personality/Motivation:
Fin is now very happy with her life. She has found the surface world to be much
like Lymeria, and here too she is hated for being different. But at least here
she has found a father willing to be such and a love that accepts her for what
she is. In combat, Fin is straightforward and direct. Using her strength to its
fullest. She will never use her fins unless certain not to seriously hurt her
target. Once, when she used them on an opponent, she nearly gutted him and since
then cannot bring herself to use them at full strength.