Fictional Character Biography
The Chainsaw Vigilante is a chainsaw wielding vigilante based in the Deertown-Hobleville area. He is angered by costumed superheroes taking over the role of policemen, and sets out to show them they're nothing special. In his first appearance, he attacks and defeats the Civic-Minded Five. His attempt to defeat the Tick in issue #10 meets with failure.
In Zander Cannon's spin-off series, it is strongly implied that Henry is the son of Steven Hearst, an actor who became famous in the role of television superhero The Man with Seven Hearts. Steven was a socialist who used the show to promote his agenda, and was eventually exposed as a "Communist brainwasher" by The Sultan, the first and most famous superhero in The Tick's world. Hearst fled America, occasionally returning to foment socialist uprisings (the Seven Hearts Revolutions) throughout the 1960s. It is likely that Henry Hearst's hatred of superheroism stems from his father's persecution and exile at The Sultan's hands.
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