the new doll man is dane maxwell, a gifted inventor who operates out of an ad hoc laboratory in a junkyard. he is a friend and frequent romantic partner of the new phantom lady, jennifer knight, whose crime-fighting equipment he invents and repairs. when his lab is invaded by criminals, maxwell is locked in an experimental chamber he invented and permanently shrunk to the size of an action figure. he creates a jetpack to aid his mobility and becomes phantom lady's crime-fighting partner doll man. the existence of the previous doll men in current dc comics continuity has not been confirmed.