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|intro        = A "black mask" wielding alien-made gloves who carried out many jobs, with mixed success, before falling prey to the [[Kiefer Square]] killer.
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|history      = Maxie Costello, a former boxer with a knack for tinkering, turned criminal after discovering a pair of alien golden gloves worn by a skeleton in a crashed spaceship. <br>
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{{PAGENAME}} was a moderately successful "black mask" criminal from the [[Kiefer Square]] district.
But, like most of the other residents in the Kiefer Square area, every time he got a hold of some money, almost all of it went back into his criminal endeavors, whether it be for testing or more sophisticated equipment. He once bought a blimp, that he converted into a submarine, only to have to destroy it and fake his death, after the [[Street Angel]] was tracking him.  
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After getting killed the by the black mask killer in 1998, his daughter took his gloves and became the new [[Goldenglove II|Goldenglove]] for a time.  
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Maxie Costello, a former boxer with a knack for tinkering. He turned criminal after discovering a pair of hi-tech golden gloves, the property of a now dead alien found inside a crashed spaceship.  
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Like several other residents in the Kiefer Square area, every time he accumulated a decent sum of money, it soon was gone.  In his case, almost all of it went back into his criminal endeavors, whether it was enhancing his lab or acquiring more sophisticated equipment. He once bought a blimp, that he converted into a submarine, only to have to destroy it and fake his death when being pursued by the [[Street Angel]].
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A fatality of the [[The Conquistador's Plot | Black Mask Killer in 1998]], his daughter took his gloves and became the new [[Goldenglove II|Goldenglove]].
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|equipment    = His gloves gave their wearer super-strength, and possible other powers that his daughter discovered upon her acquiring the gloves.
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His gloves augment some of the skills of the wearer, like super-strength. It also provides a multitude of other powers, some yet to be discovered.
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Revision as of 12:56, 10 December 2016

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Goldenglove (Maxie Costello)
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Status: Deceased
Real Name: Maxie Costello
Earliest Appearance: late 1960s
Base of Operations: Kiefer Square


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Appearances (in Publication Order): Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.2 #15


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Goldenglove (Maxie Costello)

Goldenglove (Maxie Costello) was a moderately successful "black mask" criminal from the Kiefer Square district.

History

Maxie Costello, a former boxer with a knack for tinkering. He turned criminal after discovering a pair of hi-tech golden gloves, the property of a now dead alien found inside a crashed spaceship.

Like several other residents in the Kiefer Square area, every time he accumulated a decent sum of money, it soon was gone. In his case, almost all of it went back into his criminal endeavors, whether it was enhancing his lab or acquiring more sophisticated equipment. He once bought a blimp, that he converted into a submarine, only to have to destroy it and fake his death when being pursued by the Street Angel.

A fatality of the Black Mask Killer in 1998, his daughter took his gloves and became the new Goldenglove.

Equipment

His gloves augment some of the skills of the wearer, like super-strength. It also provides a multitude of other powers, some yet to be discovered.