Captain Boomerang is easily one of the most stereotypical characters I have ever had the pleasure of getting to know. As an Australian, I cant really deny that there isnt some truth in the stereotype but with the way hes been written, its obvious that the writers believe that all Australians bleed Vegemite and ride kangaroos to school. Which is absolutely ridiculous. Kangaroos are reserved for special occasions only. Suicide Squad #44 focused on the origins of George Digger Harkness, the illegitimate son of an American serviceman and an Aussie housewife. Digger grew up in rural Australia, raised by his mum and stepdad. After making a boomerang at school, a rite of passage for all Aussie kids, Digger found that he was skilled with the unorthodox weapon and honed his skills even further, eventually using his boomerangs to commit a robbery. Which is a headline that we sadly see here all too often. After being thrown out by his stepfather, Digger travelled to the Flashs stomping ground, Central City, in order to locate his father, a toy magnate named W.W. Wiggins. Digger and his old man decide to go into business together to promote boomerangs as the newest sensation with Digger as their mascot, Captain Boomerang. After being belittled by a kid in the audience, Digger is in a dark mood and decides to pickpocket a mans wallet, only to be accosted by the Flash who was sitting at, I kid you not, a Meet the Flash booth. Which would be way funnier if someone wrote an er at the end of it. Digger ends up besting the Flash because Australians are so crazy, the projectile weapons that they throw at you will come directly back at them. However its not the fact that Boomer beat the Flash thats WTF worthy. Its that Digger says, Funny, innit? Only in that daft Captain Boomerang get-up did I get any respect. We all know that nobody respects a guy whose name is 'Captain Boomerang'.
