Composite Superman

Joseph Meach was a high diver who had fallen on hard times.

In an attempt to draw publicity to himself, Meach set up a water tank on a sidewalk in Metropolis and dove off a building.

Unbeknownst to Meach, the plastic tank he used was leaking, leaving only an inch of water; Meach would have died if not for the intervention of Superman.

The Man of Steel, upon learning of Meach's misfortunes, obtained a job for him at the Superman Museum, where Meach was employed as a custodian.

Meach's bitterness did not subside, and being surrounded by artifacts and mementos of Superman's career directed his anger towards Superman.

One night, as Meach was sweeping in front of a series of statuettes depicting the Legion of Super-Heroes, a bolt of lightning passed through an open window and struck the display.

The statuettes, which were actually miniature lifeless duplicates of the Legionnaires, unleashed an energy blast that struck Meach.

Meach discovered that he was endowed with the combined powers of the Legion members.

Determined to defeat Superman and Batman, Meach used his shapeshifting power to turn his skin green and form a costume that was half Superman's, half Batman's, along with a lead-lined Bat-mask to prevent Superman from using his x-ray vision to discover his true identity.

Calling himself the Composite Superman, Meach told the heroes that if he was not allowed to join their team, he would expose their secret identities, which he learned via telepathy.

The Composite Superman then created situations for Superman or Batman to handle, but which he intentionally sabotaged to humiliate the heroes.

When Superman and Batman deduced Meach's evil intentions, the Composite Superman forced the team to retire or he would expose their identities.

The World's Finest heroes soon discovered that the Composite Superman's intent was to rule the world.

Although they were unable to defeat Meach, who used his vast array of powers to keep the duo at bay, the Composite Superman was defeated when his charge of powers turned out to be temporary.

Meach reverted back to human form with no knowledge of his activities as the Composite Superman.

The Composite Superman reappeared a few years later.

An alien villain named Xan came to Earth to avenge his dead father, a criminal who was captured and imprisoned by Superman and Batman.

Xan studied the Composite Superman and decided to restore Meach's powers by recreating the accident that endowed him with superpowers.

The Composite Superman soon captured Superman and Batman and tried to kill the team.

Meach's powers wore off before he could accomplish this though, and soon Xan appeared explaining why he wanted Superman and Batman to die.

Xan then fired a lethal energy blast at the heroes, but a remorseful Meach intercepted the blast, which killed him instantly.

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