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Portrait of Claude Blackwell, Cleveland lakefront investor.

DEFENDERS OF THE LAND · CHARACTER PROFILE

Claude Blackwell

A better waterfront starts with listening.

Meet one of the characters in Jay Jones’s superhero adventures with pictures. The stories take place in Cleveland in 1987.

Meet Claude Blackwell

Claude Blackwell helps fund projects near Lake Erie. He wants the waterfront to be a better place for the people of Cleveland.

Claude believes listening matters. He brings a different view to a city full of strange powers and big inventions.

Explore the map to see places in the story. Then start Origins to meet the people who help shape this superhero adventure.

Quick facts

Role
Helps fund projects near Lake Erie.
Outlook
Making the lakefront better by listening to people.

Read their adventures

Start with Origins, Book One of the four-book series. Read Chapter 1 free or download the three-chapter sample then find the rest on Amazon.

The free comics are extra adventures with these characters. See which book to read first. Grown-ups can visit the guide for parents and teachers.