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== Powers & Abilities == |
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== Appearance == |
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Ian Peek was the host of the infamous tabloid newscast "The Inside Peek". He used a special device that turned him intangible, allowing him to walk through walls and get dirt on Gotham City's celebrities.
History
Ian Peek, host of "The Inside Peek".
Ian Peek was a low rate journalist craving for a leverage to jump-start his career. The opportunity to obtain it arose when he interviewed the groundbreaking scientist Dr. Taka who told him about his research on "matter phasing". Ian stole his Taka's work, before setting the place on ablaze. Taka died in the fire, and his work was assumed to be lost.
Batman walks through Ian.
Thereafter, Ian used the stolen belt to walk through solid objects and get up-close footage of Gotham's socialite. Among others, he exposed boxing trainer Jack Turley's affair with his champion's girlfriend; the musician Jamie Jerald's dealings with splicing; and Paxton Powers neglecting work for good times at a private party. However, unbeknownst to him, the overuse of the device would inflict permanent damage to his body. Ian started to suffer from acute stomach pains, which he dampened with antacids.
One day, Peek snuck into Gotham City Hall to videotape a meeting with D.A. Sam Young and gangster Jimmy Lin, who was cutting a deal in exchange of information about the Tong's involvement in illicit activities. On his way out, Peek was seen by a police officer who activated an alarm. Batman intercepted the distress call and chased after Peek. However, in his intangible state, Peek was invincible and eluded capture.
On the next day, Peek broadcasted the video on his show. Batman figured out Peek was the intangible man, so he paid a visit to the reporter, but Peek refuted his accusations. At that moment, Peek was attacked by Jimmy Lin. He ran into a closet and activated his belt to escape the building. Outside, he bumped into the Batmobile and seized the opportunity to plant a video camera inside. With this, Peek uncovered Terry's secret identity as well as Bruce Wayne's involvement.
The belt takes its toll.
On the next morning, Peek broadcasted an edited footage of the video, showing few images of the Batcave and blurred out images of Terry and Bruce. He then announced to reveal their identities on the night edition. Later on, Peek was confronted by Terry, who begged him to leave Bruce out of the exposure. Peek mocked him.
Ian holds on for dear life.
Later that night, Peek was preparing for the big emission, but his stomach pain got worse, and he saw how he had an intangible hole growing on his stomach. He postponed the broadcast and called for Bruce Wayne. Peek told him about his condition and pleaded for medical help, and in turn he would hand over the only unedited video exposing their secret. When Bruce found out Peek had stolen Taka's research, and killed him in the process, he walked away.
The intangible blotch soon started spreading all over Peek's body, and Bruce's rejection infuriated him, so Peek jumped on Bruce. Batman crashed in, and Peek held them at gunpoint for a moment. Though, he rapidly lost his body substance and started falling through the floor. Pulled down by gravity, Peek plummeted into the center of the Earth, but not before emitting a maniacal and desperate laugh. His fate remains unknown.
Powers & Abilities
When Ian Peek activated the vibra-space belt, his body became a translucent light blue, with black effervescent spots, making him unrecognizable. Most importantly, he became able to adjust his density just by force of will. Peek used his technology mainly to get up-close video recordings to broadcast on his show. However, this also made him a superb adversary. When he took on Batman, Peek could be intangible in one second to evade capture, and corporal in the next to slug and grab his opponent.