Originally a college history professor, Ben was pro-alien. However, when alien technology cost his father his business, and later alien attacks devastated his home, Ben turned against the aliens. He became Agent Liberty, the ruthless and terrifying founder and figurehead of Children of Liberty, a hate group that supports a human-first world order. Ben is a brilliant orator in the guise of a family man and the scariest thing about him is how easily he can convince people that he's right.
Later, Ben is made the Secretary of Alien Affairs. A vengeful alien kills .his wife, and he discovers that Lex Luthor has been manipulating him as part of his plan to control the U.S. Ben gains Kryptonian superpowers after injecting himself with Herun-El and turns against Lex.
