{"id":23699,"date":"2015-08-04T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T20:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/echo-kellum-joins-arrow-as-african-american-gay-superhero-mr-terrific\/"},"modified":"2015-08-04T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T20:00:05","slug":"echo-kellum-joins-arrow-as-african-american-gay-superhero-mr-terrific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/echo-kellum-joins-arrow-as-african-american-gay-superhero-mr-terrific\/","title":{"rendered":"Echo Kellum Joins \u2018Arrow\u2019 as African-American Gay Superhero Mr. Terrific"},"content":{"rendered":"

Echo Kellum Joins \u2018Arrow\u2019 as African-American Gay Superhero Mr. Terrific<\/b><\/p>\n

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Superhero show Arrow<\/em> will feature DC Comics’ first African-American gay<\/a> superhero, Mr. Terrific, in its 4th season.<\/p>\n

Actor Echo Kellum will take on the role of Terrific, aka Curtis Holt.<\/p>\n

Variety<\/em> reports:<\/a><\/p>\n

Curtis is described as a technological savant and inventor who works at Palmer Technologies under the supervision of Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards). As revealed at Comic-Con, Curtis will also be a friend to Felicity, and the show’s first openly gay<\/a> character. […]<\/p>\n

In the comics, Mr. Terrific is Michael Holt, a self-made billionaire and Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete with genius intellect who becomes a superhero after the death of his wife and unborn child, later going on to lead the Justice Society of America.<\/p>\n

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Echo Kellum Joins ‘Arrow’ as African-American Gay Superhero Mr. Terrific<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n