Thomas "Pieface" Kalmaku is a fictional character, a supporting character associated with Green Lantern in comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by writer John Broome and penciler Gil Kane.
Fictional character biography Thomas Kalmaku was introduced in Green Lantern vol. 2, #2 (Oct. 1960) as a young Inuk mechanic at Ferris Aircraft, also the employer of test pilot Hal Jordan. In the Silver Age he was referred to as Pieface; however, this has not been used for some time. As one journalist described:
In his early appearances, Kalmaku had a girlfriend named Terga. They later married and gave birth to their son Keith and daughter Kari.
Kalmaku was one of the few people who knew Jordan's secret identity and kept a journal of Green Lantern's adventures, which he later published as a biography. In several stories, as a non-costumed sidekick, he either assisted the hero or required rescuing.
In Millennium, Kalmaku becomes a founding member of the New Guardians despite his lack of powers and helps Guy Gardner with his anger issues. He eventually leaves the team to be with his family.
The graphic novel Legacy: The Last Will and Testament of Hal Jordan focuses on Kalmaku and his difficulty dealing with the aftermath of Jordan's time as Parallax. In it, he goes on a final mission on Jordan's behalf, eventually reconstructing the planet Oa and the Great Battery and mending his relationship with his family.
It is later revealed that the Guardians of the Universe once offered Kalmaku a power ring, but he turned it down. Additionally, Hal Jordan had once considered him as a potential replacement.
Kalmaku appears in Green Lantern: Secret Origin, which reworks some aspects of the Green Lantern mythos. In this new origin, he greatly disliked being called "Pieface", leading Hal Jordan to defend him from an arrogant pilot.
Other versions
An alternate universe variant of Thomas Kalmaku from Earth-21 appears in DC: The New Frontier. An alternate universe variant of Thomas Kalmaku appears in Flashpoint.
In other media
Television Kairo, a character inspired by Tom Kalmaku, appears in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, voiced by Paul Frees. Tom Kalmaku appears in the Young Justice episode "Depths", voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
Film Tom Kalmaku makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: The New Frontier. Tom Kalmaku appears in Green Lantern, portrayed by Taika Waititi. This version is an aerospace engineer and employee of Ferris Aircraft.
Video games Tom Kalmaku appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.
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