In this series of Mr. Terrific comic books, Mr. Terrific is Michael Holt, who holds five black belts, has won the Olympic Decathlon and holds many degrees and doctorates in a wide spectrum of fields. While contemplating suicide after the accidental death of his wife and unborn child, he was met by the Spectre, who told him about Terry Sloane, the original Mr. Terrific. Inspired by Sloane's life story, he took the name "Mister Terrific" and later joined the current Justice Society of America. He is the inventor of the T-Sphere, an artificially intelligent miniature device that he controls with his mask and earpieces. The T-Sphere can fly, create holographic images, project beams of light, release electrical charges, tie into computers and GPS satellites, and constantly cloaks Holt against detection.