The following is a list of
fiction
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al criminal and terrorist organizations that have been published by
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
and their imprints.
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Originally based in
Metropolis
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A big c ...
, the 100 kept a firm grip on the city's criminal underworld for years, indulging in crimes such as drug trafficking and racketeering. Their first appearance was in ''Superman's Girlfriend
Lois Lane
Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for ...
'' #105. A recent
retcon
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in ''Superman'' #665 (September 2007) shows that during Superman's early years in Metropolis, the 100 was a smaller organization called the 10 with ties to
Intergang
Intergang is a fictional organized crime syndicate appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, they consistently appear as enemies of various DC super ...
.
1,000
The former Director of the 1,000 was a US senator named Henry Ballard who shepherded the organization's new direction and goals. Under Director Ballard, the 100 changed its name to the 1,000, attempting to expand their reach to even the
Oval Office
The Oval Office is the formal working space of the President of the United States. Part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, it is located in the West Wing of the White House, in Washington, D.C.
The oval-shaped room ...
with Director Ballard as the presidential candidate. The 1,000 first appear in ''
Booster Gold
Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League.
...
'' #2 (March 1986).
2000 Committee
A vast criminal organization that planned to take over the world by the year 2000. The 2000 Committee gave a criminal named the Breathtaker the task of killing
Firestorm
A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...
(Ron Raymond), and he passed the task on to a villainess named the Mindboggler. Firestorm defeated both the Breathtaker and the Mindboggler and handed them over to the authorities. The Mindboggler later led Firestorm to the headquarters of the committee. The committee was founded by corrupt industrialist Henry Hewitt, a.k.a.
Tokamak
A tokamak (; russian: токамáк; otk, 𐱃𐰸𐰢𐰴, Toḳamaḳ) is a device which uses a powerful magnetic field to confine plasma in the shape of a torus. The tokamak is one of several types of magnetic confinement devices being d ...
, and first appeared in ''Fury of Firestorm'' #15. Other operatives of the committee were the Enforcers (Leroy Merkyn and Mica) and
Multiplex
Multiplex may refer to:
* Multiplex (automobile), a former American car make
* Multiplex (comics), a DC comic book supervillain
* Multiplex (company), a global contracting and development company
* Multiplex (assay), a biological assay which measur ...
.
A
Academy of Crime
The Academy of Crime is a low rent "school for criminals" based in
Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
. First appearing in ''
Detective Comics
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'' #515 (June 1982), it is an institute run by a thug called Headmaster who educates his students in the art of various crimes.
Mirage
A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French ''(se) mirer'', from the Latin ''mirari'', meanin ...
is a known graduate of the Academy of Crime. It was shut down by Batman when some of its students ended up in Gotham City.
The Agenda
The Agenda is an opposing organization in genetics to
Project Cadmus
Project Cadmus is a fictional genetic engineering project in the DC Comics Universe. Its notable creations included the Golden Guardian (a clone of the original Guardian), Auron, Superboy (Kon-El) (a clone from Superman's DNA), and Dubbilex (a D ...
that absorbed
Darkseid
Darkseid () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby to serve as the primary antagonist of his "Fourth World (comics), Fourth World" metaseries, and was firs ...
's Evil Factory and is responsible for creating
Match
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. The group appears to have ended with the death of their leader,
Lex Luthor
Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: Apr ...
's ex-wife Contessa Erica Alexandra del Portenza. Their first appearance was in ''
Superboy
Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...
'' (vol. 4) #36 (February 1997).
Altered Strain
Altered Strain was formed after the ''
Invasion
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'', all its known members carriers of the
metagene
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who manifest no powers. They saw themselves as natural leaders, and wanted the U.S. government to find a way to turn on everyone's metagene. They first appear in ''Wonder Woman'' Annual #3.
[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Anti-Justice League
The Anti-Justice League is a short-lived villain group assembled by Queen Bee
A queen bee is typically an adult, mated female (gyne) that lives in a colony or hive of honey bees. With fully developed reproductive organs, the queen is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees in the beehive. Queens are developed ...
. It consists of Brainiac
Brainiac is a colloquial adjective used to describe exceptionally intelligent people. It may also refer to:
Culture Fictional entities
* Brainiac (character), a fictional supervillain in DC Comics, and an enemy of Superman
* Brainiac (story arc), ...
, Chronos
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Chronos is frequently confused with, or perhaps consciously identified with, the Tit ...
, Clayface
Clayface is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Most incarnations of the character possess clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities, and all of them have been depicted as List of Bat ...
II, Gorilla Grodd
Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain character appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''Th ...
, Harpy
In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies, , ; lat, harpȳia) is a half-human and half-bird personification of storm winds. They feature in Homeric poems.
Descriptions
They were generally depicted as birds with the hea ...
, Merlyn
Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and leg ...
, Ocean Master
Ocean Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, and debuted in ''Aquaman'' #29 (September 1966). Ocean Master is the alter ego of Orm Marius, the hal ...
, and Sinestro
Thaal Sinestro () (or simply Sinestro) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, particularly those featuring Green Lantern. Sinestro is a former Green Lantern Corps member who was dishonorably discharged for abu ...
.
Aryan Brigade
The Aryan Brigade is a group associated with the Aryan Nation that serve as their purifiers.
The first incarnation of the group consists of Backlash, Blind Faith, Golden Eagle, Heatmonger, and Iron Cross.
The second incarnation of the group consists of Backlash, Bonehead, Luftwaffe, and Rebel.
ASP
The Neo-Nazi terrorist organization known as the ASP (short for American Supremacist Party) first appeared in ''Checkmate
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In chess, the king is ...
'' #1. The group was responsible for a series of fatal bombings and attempted to release a weaponized biological agent.
Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau is an organization of metahuman
In DC Comics' DC Universe, a metahuman is a human with superpowers. The term is roughly synonymous with both ''mutant'' and ''mutate'' in the Marvel Universe and '' posthuman'' in the Wildstorm and Ultimate Marvel Universes. In DC Comics, the term ...
assassins led by the mysterious Breathtaker, the Bureau was hired by the ''2000 Committee'' to kill Firestorm. Known operatives are Stratos (aerokinetic), the Mindboggler (telepathy), and Incognito (shape shifter). First appears in '' Fury of Firestorm'' #29 (November 1984).
B
The Battalion of Doom
The Battalion of Doom kidnapped a variety of influential journalists and businessmen and demanded "the complete surrender of all political, financial, and police power in Gotham". If the demands were not met, the Battalion was prepared to detonate a nuclear device within the city. After infiltrating the terrorists as a West Coast enforcer, Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
joined Batman
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in rescuing the hostages and locating the bomb. The members of the Battalion wore military browns with magenta hoods over their heads. First and only appearance is in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #150.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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The Black Dragon Society
The Black Dragon Society is based on a real
Real may refer to:
Currencies
* Brazilian real (R$)
* Central American Republic real
* Mexican real
* Portuguese real
* Spanish real
* Spanish colonial real
Music Albums
* ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000)
* ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010)
...
World War II
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organization of the same name; this society was not nearly as sinister as its comic book counterparts. Three different comics companies used the Black Dragon Society as villains in the 1940s: National Comics (DC Comics), Fawcett Comics
Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. Its most popular character was Captain Marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter Billy Bats ...
, and Quality Comics
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Notable, long-running titles published by Qualit ...
. DC Comics came to own the other two companies, so all the different incarnations of the Black Dragon Society now belong to them. ''All-Star Comics'' #12 had "The Black Dragon Menace" in which a Japanese spy ring called the Black Dragon Society of Japan steals eight American inventions and kidnaps their inventors.
The modern versions of the Black Dragon Society show up in the pages of ''Power Company
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'' #1. This version appears to be made up of fanatical East Asian eco-terrorists.
Black Glove
The Black Glove organization is a group that was active following the deaths of Thomas Wayne
Thomas Alan Wayne, M.D. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father of Bruce Wayne (Batman), and husband of Martha Wayne as well as the paternal grandfather of Damian Wayne. Wayne was introd ...
and Martha Wayne
Martha Wayne ( Kane) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. She is the mother of Bruce Wayne (Batman), and wife of Thomas Wayne, Dr. Thomas Wayne as wel ...
. It is led by Simon Hurt
Dr. Simon Hurt, commonly known simply as Doctor Hurt, is a fictional character from the DC Comics universe. First appearing as an unnamed character in '' Batman'' #156 (June 1963), the character was retroactively revived in 2008 by writer Grant Mo ...
and consists of various rich men and women of villainous natures.
Black Glove in other media
The Black Glove appears in the ''Batwoman
Batwoman is a name used by several characters of DC Comics, both in mainstream continuity and Elseworlds. The best known Batwomen are Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Kathy Kane and Kate Kane.
History
* The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...
'' episode "Antifreeze". While their history in the comics is intact, they are in collaboration with Jada Jett and her company Jet Industries in perfecting the freeze formula used by Mr. Freeze
Mr. Freeze is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Dave Wood, Sheldon Moldoff and Bob Kane, and first appeared in ''Batman'' #121 in February 1959 as the ice-based criminal Mr. Ze ...
where it's operative Virgil Getty (portrayed by Josh Blacker) tested it on anyone that tried to expose them. The episode "We're All Mad Here" reveals that other known members of Black Glove are Barbara Kean
James W. "Jim" Gordon, Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane as an ally of Batman, the character debuted ...
, Burton Crowne, Jeremiah Arkham
Jeremiah Arkham is a fictional supervillain and the head of the Arkham Asylum in DC Comics, created by Alan Grant. Arkham was created in 1992, and slowly "lost his mind" during his time in the Arkham Asylum, subsequently becoming the second B ...
, and Mario Falcone
Mario Lorenzo Falcone (born 21 February 1988) is an English television personality and tailor. He is known for his appearances in the reality programme ''The Only Way Is Essex''.
Career
Falcone made his debut appearance on ''The Only Way Is Es ...
and their founder was Maria Elliot, the mother of Tommy Elliot. Marquis Jett kidnaps them and Jada where he took them to a mausoleum. He uses a special gas mask to subject Barbara to the same chemicals used on James Gordon Jr.
The Batman family enemies are a collection of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies.
Since Batman first appeared in ''Detectiv ...
and kills Crown, Arkham, and Falcone. Before he can do away with Jada, Batwoman fights him off while rescuing Jada and seeing that Barbara gets medical attention.
Black Hole
Black Hole is a terrorist organization that has plans to harness the powers of the Speed Force so that they can use it for their own nefarious purposes. While Gorilla Grodd was a former leader, other known members include Dr. Holt, Dr. Huskk, Joseph Carver, Multiplex
Multiplex may refer to:
* Multiplex (automobile), a former American car make
* Multiplex (comics), a DC comic book supervillain
* Multiplex (company), a global contracting and development company
* Multiplex (assay), a biological assay which measur ...
, and Raijin with a brainwashed Meena Dhawan
Dan the Dyna-Mite
Dan Turpin
Damien Darhk
The enigmatic Damien Darhk is an elusive and dangerous criminal mastermind and enemy of the Teen Titans. He makes his first appearance in ''Titans'' #1 (March 1999). Claiming to be a major player in t ...
operating as Negative Flash.
Black Hole in other media
Black Hole appears in The CW
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live-action television series, ''The Flash
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''. This version was created and led by McCulloch Technologies' CEO Joseph Carver, who also employed light-themed assassins Ultraviolet
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, Doctor Light, and Sunshine. Introduced in season six
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, their operations are threatened by the Flash
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
and his allies as well as Carver's presumed dead wife Eva McCulloch
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. By the end of the season, Eva destroys their information storehouse, sways the assassins to her side, and kills Carver. As of season seven, Rosalind Dillon
'' The Flash'' is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character the Flash. The series premiered on The CW television network in the United States on October 7, 201 ...
and Sam Scudder
Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a recurring foe of the Flash (comics), Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Three ...
had joined Black Hole until Eva kills the latter and sways the former to her side while hunting down the organization's remnants.
Black Ops
Black Ops was a criminal organization devoted to accumulating power with sophisticated headquarters in both Metropolis
A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
A big c ...
and Washington, D.C.
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, image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...
Its leader was Hazard, otherwise known as philanthropist Manuel Cabral, head of Rainforest Technologies (and secretly affiliated with weapons manufacturer AmerTek). His costumed operatives included his female second-in-command Shellshock, Flatline, Hardsell, Hotspot, Mainline, Quake, Shellgame, and Split. The techno-pirates had frequent clashes with Steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
, who ultimately prevented them from seizing control of the United States' nuclear arsenal. The team first appears in ''Steel'' #6.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Blockbuster's Gang
Blockbuster's Gang first appears in ''Nightwing
Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin.
Although ...
'' vol. 2 #2. This gang was one of the most powerful mobs in Blüdhaven
This page list the locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics.
Sites
* the Arrowcave – The former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy.
* Avernus Cemetery – A burial ground located in Central City for ...
, made up of corrupt police officers and supervillains. The organization leader is Roland Desmond.
Current members: Thrilldevil, Giz, Mouse and Mateo Flores.
Former members: Brutale, the Electrocutioner
The Electrocutioner is an alias used by three fictional characters in the DC Universe, all minor enemies of the superhero Batman.
Publication history
The first Electrocutioner (known only as Buchinsky) appeared in ''Batman'' #331 (January 1981) ...
III, Torque
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, Lady Vic
Lady Elaine Marsh-Morton, a.k.a. "Lady Vic" or "Lady Victim" is a character in the DC Comics universe. She is an English noblewoman who works secretly as an assassin, bounty hunter, and mercenary. She is employed on a semi-regular basis by Rolan ...
, the Shrike
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The family name, and that of the largest genus, ''Lanius'', is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes are also know ...
IV, the Stallion, the Tarantula
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II, the Trigger Twins The Trigger Twins are the names of two sets of fictional Western themed comic book characters published by DC Comics.
Fictional character biography Walter and Wayne Trigger
The Trigger Twins first appear in ''All-Star Western'' #58 (May 1951), the ...
and Cicso Blane.
Brotherhood of Dada
The Brotherhood of Dada is absurdist group created by Mr. Nobody when he was denied membership in the Brotherhood of Evil.
Brotherhood of Evil
The Brotherhood of Evil is an organization that has antagonized the Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...
and the Teen Titans
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.
C
C.A.W. I
C.A.W. (short for "Criminal Alliance of the World") specialized in archaeological forensics used for the retrieval of lost ancient technology. This brought them into conflict with Katar Hol
Hawkman (Katar Hol) is a DC Comics superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her po ...
and Shayera Hol
Shayera Thal, later married with the name Shayera Hol, is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books during the Silver Age of Comics published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Joe Kubert, a ...
, when the attempted to steal an artifact from the Midway City Museum. The paired artifacts they were attempting to steal were analyzed and led to the development of the Justice League of America
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
's teleportation system which first appears in ''Justice League of America'' #78. The organization is ruled by an international triad of masked crime bosses; C.A.W. agents wear matching red and black costumes with a golden, razor-edged C.A.W. emblem on their chests that doubled as a weapon.
C.A.W. II
A second organization calling itself C.A.W. (Crusading American Warriors) was encountered by Hawkgirl
Hawkgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original Hawkgirl, Shiera Sanders Hall, was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, and first appeared in ''Flash Comics' ...
(Kendra Saunders) in ''JSA: All-Stars'' #2.
Cell Six
Cell Six was "the most notorious terrorist organization in Latin America", one responsible for the abduction of Wayne Enterprises
Wayne Enterprises, Inc., also known as WayneCorp and Wayne Industries, is a wealthy fictional company appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Wayne Enterprises is a large, grow ...
' Lucius Fox
Lucius Fox is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Bruce Wayne / Batman. He is Bruce Wayne's business manager at Wayne Enterprises who runs the business interests that s ...
while he was in the country of Hasaragua.
They demanded $3 million in ransom, and a letter of apology from Wayne Enterprises for despoiling Hasaragua's environment and the exploitation of its people.
The kidnapping was eventually exposed as a collaboration between Hasaragua's finance minister and Cell Six. In Gotham City
Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, the cit ...
, Cell Six also staged a kidnapping attempt against the wife of a Hasaraguan ambassador. Cell Six troops could be visually distinguished by the Roman numeral "VI" (for 6) tattooed on their foreheads.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Church of Blood
The Church of Blood is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The Church of Blood is an organization that is often led by anyone with the name of Brother Blood
Brother Blood is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first iteration, Sebastian Blood VIII, is a power hungry priest and the head of the Church of Blood, as well as the eighth person in the DC ...
where two of them were born from the women that have gone by the name of Mother Mayhem
Josephine MacDonald
Josephine MacDonald, also known as Josie Mac, is a police officer of GCPD, first appearing in ''Detective Comics'' #763 (December 2001), created by Judd Winick and Cliff Chiang.
Josie Mac had a promising career ahead of her, ...
.
Church of Blood in other media
The Church of Blood appears in ''Arrow
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''.
The Church of Blood appears in season four
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of ''Titans
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'' led by Mother Mayhem to recruit her son Sebastian to lead.
Children of Light
The Children of Light was a middle-eastern costumed terrorist group originally led by Kahman Abhood. Following Abhood's arrest, the group seized control of a S.T.A.R. Labs
Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories (S.T.A.R. Labs) is a fictional scientific research facility and organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It first appeared in ''Superman'' #246 (December 1 ...
/Waynetech
Wayne Enterprises, Inc., also known as WayneCorp and Wayne Industries, is a wealthy fictional company appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Wayne Enterprises is a large, grow ...
satellite, equipped it with a laser cannon, and threatened to destroy cities at will if their demands were not met. Batman and Supergirl defeated the group and discovered that they'd allied themselves with Doctor Light. They first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold
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'' #147.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Colossus
Colossus was a mysterious organization that sought the secret of Alec Holland's bio-restorative formula to create an army of swamp men similar to the Swamp Thing
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. The organization was led by a mysterious council, each member of which wore a uniquely colored costume (Councilman Red, Councilman Blue). Colossus had the ability to mutate humans into monstrous agents known as "Elementals". Only one Elemental by the name of Thrudvang the Earth Master was ever actually depicted; he was a skid row bum who transformed into a hulking yellow monster with the "ability to disrupt the earth". Colossus' chief enforcer was Sabre, a red and blue costumed figure with a long thin blade replacing his right hand. They first appeared in ''Swamp Thing'' #23.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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The Council
The first Council was an international secret society, which was responsible for the cloning of Paul Kirk (the Manhunter) and was eventually brought down by him and his allies Asano Nitobe, Christine St. Clair, and Kolu Mbeya.
Under the leadership of Anatol Mykros they rebuilt themselves up again, to the point where their machinations brought them to the attention of various members of the Justice Society of America
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. Nemesis
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Etymology
The n ...
(Soseh Mykros), the daughter of Council leader Anatol Mykros, rebelled against them, enlisting the help of the JSA. It was eventually destroyed when Black Adam
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killed Anatol Mykros in order to have Nemesis join his pro-active super-team. The Council first appeared in ''Detective Comics
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'' #437 (February 1974).
The Council in other media
The first Council appears in ''Beware the Batman
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'', with Anatol Mykros voiced by Bruce Thomas
Bruce Thomas (born 14 August 1948 in Stockton-on-Tees, England) is an English rock bass guitarist, best known as bassist for the Attractions; the band formed in 1977 to back Elvis Costello in concert and on record.
In addition to his work ...
. As in the comics, they capture Paul Kirk and put him in suspended animation, using his DNA to create an army of robot Manhunter clones to take over the world. After Kirk's escape, Mykros and the clones kidnap his daughter Ava Kirk in Gotham City
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. They are eventually stopped by Kirk, Batman
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, Katana
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, and a disguised Alfred Pennyworth
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Pennyworth is depicted as Bruce Wayne's loyal and tireless butler, ...
. The council is still out there with Kirk swearing to take them all down.
Council of Spiders
The Council of Spiders is a cadre of metahuman
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killers-for-hire led by the mutant super-villainess known only as the Wanderer. When they debuted in ''Red Robin
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'', they were hunting members of Ra's al Ghul
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's League of Assassins
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.
Court of Owls
The Court of Owls
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is a secret society of high class Gothamites who have held a grip on Gotham City's political influence since colonial times, known for kidnapping children from the circus and brainwashing them into assassins which they call 'Talons' they are characterized by there distinct white masks that look similar to an owl
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.
Crime Syndicate of America
The Crime Syndicate of America is an evil version of the Justice League that comes from Earth-Three.
Cult of the Unwritten Book
First appearing in ''Doom Patrol
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'' #31, the Cult of the Unwritten Book is a religious order that is dedicated to the total annihilation of the entire universe by summoning an entity called the Decreator.
Cult of the Unwritten Book in other media
The Cult of the Unwritten Book appears in the TV series ''Doom Patrol
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''.
CYCLOPS
The group of international jewel thieves known as CYCLOPS, first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold
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'' #64. Known operatives are Marcia Monroe, the chronologically second Queen Bee
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.
D
D.M.T.
The D.M.T. were an international weapons coalition who came into possession of an extraterrestrial craft and its pilot following the events of the ''Invasion
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''. Their field agents wore gold armor that was equipped with weapons and flight packs. The D.M.T. first appeared in ''Superman'' #48.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Dark Nemesis
Dark Nemesis is a group of high-powered people that will work for anyone who can pay them. It consists of Axis, Blizzard, Carom, Scorcher I, Scorcher II, and Vault.
DEMON
DEMON is a terrorist organization, dedicated to "Destruction, Extortion, Murder, Overthrow of Nations", based in the Near Eastern country of Sinsubhani. It was broken up by Kal-El in ''Superman'' (vol. 1) #191 (November 1966).
Dreadfuls
The Dreadfuls are the evil counterparts of the Terrifics. Led by Java
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's Doctor Dread alias, they consist of characters that he gathered from across the Multiverse like Metalmorpho (a robot counterpart of Metamorpho), Phantom Boy (a male counterpart of Phantom Girl), and Plasma-Man (a vampire version of Plastic Man).
E
Eden Corps
Outwardly an above-board West Coast organization, the Eden Corps soon established itself as a radical terrorist cell dedicated to taking on "corporate America and its ravagers". Led by Hyrax (Veronica Dale), the Eden Corps committed terrorist-styled crimes, like bombing dams on its way to a bigger goal, unleashing a Russian-created weaponized germ that ate plastic. Before the Eden Corps could unleash the germ on Metropolis
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A big c ...
, the Green Arrow
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intervened. Hyrax died in the battle and the Green Arrow followed soon after. They first appeared in ''Green Arrow'' (vol. 2) #97.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Eden Corps in other media
Eden Corps appears on ''The Flash
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'' season 4 Season 4 may refer to:
* "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock''
See also
*
* Season One (disambiguation) Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughte ...
episode "Enter Flashtime". Veronica Dale (portrayed by Bernadette Saquibal
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* Bernadette (singer) (born 1959), Dutch singer
* Bernadette Allen (born 1956), American foreign service off ...
) and her terrorist organization the Eden Corps set off a nuclear bomb that the Flash and his crew must figure out how to stop. Team Flash is able to stop the bomb and Dale is arrested.
''Arrow
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''s season 7
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flash-forwards that take place in 2040 where a company called Galaxy One operates as an Eden Corps front. It is led by Keven Dale
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(portrayed by Raj Paul) who acts as the CEO of Galaxy One. The company controls the Glades with an anti-vigilante security program called Archer and is looking to take over Star City as well.
Empire of Death
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Eurocrime
Eurocrime is a European metahuman criminal organization that fought the Elongated Man
Elongated Man (Randolph "Ralph" Dibny) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Flash (comics), The Flash'' #112 (February 25, 1960).
The character made his live-action debut in the The Fl ...
and Justice League Europe
''Justice League Europe'' (''JLE'') is a comic book series published by DC Comics that was a spin-off of the comic book '' Justice League America'' (which was then named ''Justice League International'' (vol. 1) for issues #7 to #25).
''Justice ...
. First appears in ''Elongated Man'' #1 (January 1992).
Extremists
The Extremists are a group of supervillains that came from the other-dimensional world of Angor and are modeled after characters from Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
.
The first incarnation consists of Lord Havok
Lord Havok is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain, part of the supervillain team called the Extremists. He is a genius equipped with a powered armor. Lord Havok first appeared in ''Justice League Europe'' #15 (June 1990).
Fictional c ...
(who is modeled after Doctor Doom
Doctor Victor Von Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''The Fantastic Four'' #5 in July 1962. The monarch of the fi ...
), Dreamslayer
Dreamslayer is a fictional character, a powerful DC Comics supervillain and part of the evil gang called Extremists. Like the other Extremists, he is an homage to a Marvel Comics character, in this case Dormammu. He first appeared in ''Justice Le ...
(who is modeled after Dormammu
Dormammu () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #126 (Nov. 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Debuting in the Silver Age of Comi ...
), Gorgon
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(who was modeled after Doctor Octopus
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), Tracer (who was modeled after Sabretooth), Doctor Diehard (who was modeled after Magneto
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), Carny (who is modeled after Arcade
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* Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine
** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board
* Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games
* ...
), and Barracuda (who is modeled after Tiger Shark
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).
Dreamslayer was later contracted by Overmaster to form a variation of the Extremists called the New Extremists which consist of Brute, Cloudburst, Death Angel, Gunshot, and Meanstreak.
Extremists in other media
The original Extremists (minus Doctor Diehard) appeared in the ''Justice League Unlimited
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'' episode "Shadow of the Hawk". They were not shown as being terribly effective against the Justice League
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during their fight with them. During their attack on Earth, the Extremists were defeated by the Justice League.
F
False Face Society
The False Face Society (also known as the False Facers and the Sionis Crime Family) is a gang of masked criminals led by Black Mask. Its known members include Black Spider
Black Spider is the name of several fictional character, fictional DC Comics supervillains. The first two were both primarily enemies of Batman.
Fictional character biographies Eric Needham
The original Black Spider first appeared in ''Detective ...
II, Circe, Dwarf, Edgar Dempsey, Mad Bull, Metalhead. Each of its members are known for wearing different masks.
In 2011, "The New 52
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" rebooted the DC universe. In this continuity, the False Face Society was first formed by Roman Sionis's father Richard Sionis.
False Face Society in other media
* The False Face Society appears in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Plague of the Prototypes!", with Black Mask and Taboo as prominent members.
* The False Face Society appear in the second season of ''Batwoman
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History
* The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...
''. This version of the group wear a variety of different masks and distribute a drug called "Snakebite". Additionally, three of their members work as double agents in the Gotham City Police Department
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.
Futuresmiths
The Futuresmiths are a mysterious group of criminal scientists and high tech arms dealers who have an underground operation in Metropolis. Known operatives are Amok and Cir-El
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. They first appear in '' Superman: The 10-Cent Adventure'' #1 (March 2003). It was later revealed to have been a front for Brainiac
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Culture Fictional entities
* Brainiac (character), a fictional supervillain in DC Comics, and an enemy of Superman
* Brainiac (story arc), ...
.
H
H.I.V.E.
H.I.V.E. stands for the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination. During the first incarnation of the H.I.V.E., the H.I.V.E. Master gathered seven other unnamed criminal scientists to take over the world and eliminate their enemies in the form of Superman
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and the Teen Titans
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. The H.I.V.E. Master is later killed and replaced by the H.I.V.E. Mistress and they enlist Deathstroke the Terminator
Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character debuted in '' The New Teen Titans'' #2 in December 1980 as Deathstroke the ...
to help them out.
The second Incarnation of the H.I.V.E. was established by Adeline Kane
Kalibak
Kalibak () is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the eldest son of Darkseid, half-brother of Orion and Grayven, and an enemy of Superman and the Justice League.
Created by Jack Kirby, being debuted w ...
, Deathstroke's ex-wife. They were tracked down by Tartarus, an Anti-Titans led by Vandal Savage
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and made up of Gorilla Grodd
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, Lady Vic, the Red Panzer, the Siren, and Cheshire
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.
Hangmen
The Hangmen is a group of high-powered assassins. It consists of Breathtaker, Killshot, Provoke, Stranglehold, and Shock Trauma.
Hangmen in other media
Breathtaker appears in the ''Supergirl
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'' episodes "In Plain Sight" and "Dangerous Liaisons", portrayed by Luisa D'Oliveira
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. This version is a Leviathan operative and metahuman assassin.
Helix
Helix is a supervillain group. They are six who were experimented on by Dr. Benjamin Love when they were still in the womb of their respectful mothers. These kids consisted of Mister Bones
Mister Bones (Robert Todd) is a character in the , created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, and Todd McFarlane, in '' Infinity, Inc.'' #16 (July 1985). A former low-level supervillain and member of Helix, he reformed and joined the Infinity Inc. team ...
, Penny Dreadful
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, Kritter
is a series of video games published by Nintendo since 1981 and created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
Donkey Kong and Mario have both had the roles of protagonist and antagonist in the series. Other characters have included other Kongs, ...
, Tao Jones
J.A.K.E. 1
J.A.K.E. 2
J'onn J'onzz
Jack
Jack of Clubs
Jack of Fire
Jack O'Lantern
Jack the Ripper
Jackal
Jackhammer
Jaclyn
Jade
Jacob Ashe
Jakeem Thunder
Java
Java is a fictional character appearing in American comic ...
, Baby Boom, and Arak Wind-Walker while Yolanda Montez
Wildcat (DC Comics), Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) is a fictional superheroine in DC Comics' shared universe, the DC universe. Her first appearance was in ''Infinity Inc.'' #12 (March 1985) and she was created by Roy Thomas, Dannette Thomas and Don Ne ...
' cousin Carcharo
Cain
Calamity King
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was briefly associated with Helix at one point. This group has clashed with Infinity, Inc.
Infinity, Inc. is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The first incarnation is mostly composed of the children and heirs of the Justice Society of America (JSA), making them the Society's analogue to t ...
on occasion.
Helix in other media
A variation of Helix appears in '' Stargirl''. This version is the organization is known as the Helix Institute of Youth Rehabilitation, which is run by Mister Bones and Nurse Louise Love.
Hybrid
The Hybrid is a supervillain group that were formed by Mento
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from people who suffered from accidents. Upon gathering these people following their respectful accidents, Mento experimented on them with the artificial compound Promethium, turning many of them into superhuman freaks. The Hybrid consists of Behemoth, Gorgon, Harpi, Prometheus
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, Pteradon, Scirocco, and Touch-N-Go. Following a fight with the Teen Titans, each of the members were cured of their insanity by Raven
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.
I
Injustice Gang
The Injustice Gang is an antagonist group that are antagonists of the Justice League.
The first incarnation was led by Libra
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* Libra (constellation), a constellation
* Libra (astrology), an astrological sign based on the star constellation
Libra may also refer to:
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Musi ...
were Construct and Abra Kadabra were known leaders. It also consists of Chronos
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Chronos is frequently confused with, or perhaps consciously identified with, the Tit ...
, Mirror Master
Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a recurring foe of the Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Three individuals hav ...
, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow
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, Shadow Thief
Shadow Thief is the name of three fictional supervillains published by DC Comics. The first is a recurring foe of Hawkman named Carl Sands.
Shadow Thief appeared in the seventh season episode of the Arrowverse television series ''Arrow'', portraye ...
, and Tattooed Man
The Tattooed Man is the name of two of Green Lantern's enemies, as well as of one related character.
A version of the Tattooed Man called Tattoo Man appeared as a recurring character in the Arrowverse television series ''Black Lightning (TV serie ...
.
The second incarnation was led by Lex Luthor in one of his plots to destroy the Justice League. Its known members are Circe
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, Doctor Light, General
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In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...
, Jemm
Jemm is a fictional Extraterrestrial life, alien character appearing in various comic book series published by DC Comics. He is an analogue of and occasional ally of Martian Manhunter.
Publication history
Created by Greg Potter and Gene Colan, Jem ...
, Joker, Mirror Master
Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a recurring foe of the Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Three individuals hav ...
, Ocean Master
Ocean Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, and debuted in ''Aquaman'' #29 (September 1966). Ocean Master is the alter ego of Orm Marius, the hal ...
, Prometheus
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, and Queen Bee
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.
Injustice Gang in other media
The Injustice Gang appears in the two-part ''Justice League
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
'' episode "Injustice For All". Lex Luthor formed this group with Cheetah
The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...
, Copperhead
Copperhead may refer to:
Snakes
* ''Agkistrodon contortrix'', or copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America
* ''Austrelaps'', or Australian copperhead, a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Tas ...
, Joker, Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, and Ultra-Humanite
Ultra-Humanite is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared as a recurring adversary of Superman. The Ultra-Humanite is the first supervillain faced by Superman and he is among the first supervillai ...
to combat the Justice League. In the two-part episode "Fury", Aresia
Fury is the codename shared by three DC Comics superheroes, two of whom are mother and daughter, both of whom are directly connected with the Erinyes, Furies of mythology, and the third who is an altogether different character.
Fictional charact ...
reassembled the Injustice Gang with Copperhead, Shade, Solomon Grundy, Star Sapphire, and a new character named Tsukuri.
Injustice League
The Injustice League are the antagonists of the Justice League. The Injustice League has been through three incarnations.
The first incarnation was led by Agamemno
Abel
Abin Sur
Abra Kadabra (character)
Abby Holland
Ace the Bat-Hound
Acrata
Acrata (Andrea Rojas) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics who was created as part of the ''Planet DC'' annuals event. Sh ...
and consisted of Lex Luthor
Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: Apr ...
, Black Manta
Black Manta is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, and first appeared in ''Aquaman'' #35 in September 1967. He has since endured as the archenemy of the s ...
, Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...
, Chronos
Chronos (; grc-gre, Χρόνος, , "time"), also spelled Khronos or Chronus, is a personification of time in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature.
Chronos is frequently confused with, or perhaps consciously identified with, the Tit ...
, Doctor Light, Felix Faust
Felix Faust is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Justice League of America #10'' (1962), created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. He is depicted as an mystic sorcerer obse ...
, Mister Element
Doctor Alchemy is a name used by three different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most notable was Albert Desmond, who originally used the name of Mister Element.
Publication history
The character of Alb ...
, Penguin
Penguins (order (biology), order List of Sphenisciformes by population, Sphenisciformes , family (biology), family Spheniscidae ) are a group of Water bird, aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: on ...
, Sinestro
Thaal Sinestro () (or simply Sinestro) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, particularly those featuring Green Lantern. Sinestro is a former Green Lantern Corps member who was dishonorably discharged for abu ...
, and Zoom
Zoom may refer to:
Technology Computing
* Zoom (software), videoconferencing application
* Page zooming, the ability to magnify or shrink a portion of a page on a computer display
* Zooming user interface, a graphical interface allowing for image ...
.
The second incarnation was the Injustice League International that consists of Cluemaster
The Cluemaster is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman as well as a recurring enemy of Tim Drake, the third Robin. Cluemaster first appeared in ''Detective Comic ...
, Major Disaster
Major Disaster is a former DC Comics supervillain and reluctant amoral superhero.
Publication history
Major Disaster debuted in ''Green Lantern'' (volume 2) #43 and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.
Fictional character biography
Paul Booke ...
, Clock King
The Clock King is the name of three supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first Clock King debuted in '' World's Finest Comics'' #111 (August 1960), and was created by France Herron and Lee Elias.
The Clock ...
, Big Sir, Multi-Man
Multi-Man (Duncan Pramble) is a fictional character that has been both a superhero and a supervillain in DC Comics comic books, primarily as a villain for the Challengers of the Unknown. His first appearance was in ''Challengers of the Unknown'' ...
, and the Mighty Bruce. Maxwell Lord turned this group into the Justice League Antarctica while adding G'nort
G'nort (pronunciation: "nort") Esplanade G'neesmacher is a character appearing in DC Comics. He is a member of the Green Lantern Corps and later a Darkstar and a member of the Justice League Antarctica. He resembles an anthropomorphic dog and is g ...
and Scarlet Skier to the group.
The third incarnation was the Injustice League International and was formed by Lex Luthor, Cheetah
The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...
, and Joker. Its core membership consists of Cheshire
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, Deathstroke
Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character debuted in '' The New Teen Titans'' #2 in December 1980 as Deathstroke the ...
, Doctor Light, Fatality, Giganta
Giganta is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman, and an occasional foil of the superhero the Atom. She debuted as a brutish strongwoman in 194 ...
, Gorilla Grodd
Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain character appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''Th ...
, Killer Frost
Killer Frost is a name used by several female supervillains and superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics: Crystal Frost, Louise Lincoln, and Caitlin Snow. Each different individual in the DC Universe assuming the Killer Frost p ...
, Parasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...
, Poison Ivy, Shadow Thief
Shadow Thief is the name of three fictional supervillains published by DC Comics. The first is a recurring foe of Hawkman named Carl Sands.
Shadow Thief appeared in the seventh season episode of the Arrowverse television series ''Arrow'', portraye ...
, and Shaggy Man
The Shaggy Man is a character in the Oz books
The Oz books form a book series that begins with ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900) and relates the fictional history of the Land of Oz. Oz was created by author L. Frank Baum, who went on to writ ...
. Other known members are Black Manta, Clayface
Clayface is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Most incarnations of the character possess clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities, and all of them have been depicted as List of Bat ...
, Doctor Sivana
Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck, the character is a recurring enemy of the superhero Captain Marvel/Shazam, both of whom first appe ...
, Double Dare, Effigy
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, Felix Faust, Girder
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, Hammer and Sickle, a Hyena
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, Iron Cross of the Aryan Brigade
The Aryan Brigade is a group of supervillains in DC Comics. They were also known as the Purifiers of the Aryan Nation. The first version of the Aryan Brigade first appeared in '' Justice League Task Force'' #10 (March 1994) and were created by Mich ...
, Jewelee, Jinx
A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck.
The word ''"jynx"'' meaning the bird wryneck and sometimes a charm or spell has been in use in English since the seventeent ...
, Key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
, Killer Croc
Killer Croc is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. Originally a ...
, Lady Vic
Lady Elaine Marsh-Morton, a.k.a. "Lady Vic" or "Lady Victim" is a character in the DC Comics universe. She is an English noblewoman who works secretly as an assassin, bounty hunter, and mercenary. She is employed on a semi-regular basis by Rolan ...
, Major Force
Major Force (Clifford Zmeck) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Major Force is the evil counterpart of the superhero Captain Atom.
Publication history
Major Force first appeared in ''Captain Atom'' (vol. 3) #12 ( ...
, Magenta
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, Mammoth
A mammoth is any species of the extinct elephantid genus ''Mammuthus'', one of the many genera that make up the order of trunked mammals called proboscideans. The various species of mammoth were commonly equipped with long, curved tusks and, ...
, Manticore, Metallo
Metallo () is a name used by multiple supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Superman.
Metallo is usually depicted as a cyborg with a kryptonite power source in his heart, which he ...
, Mister Terrible, Mirror Master
Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a recurring foe of the Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Three individuals hav ...
, Monsieur Mallah
Monsieur Mallah is a fictional character, a superintelligent anthropomorphic gorilla supervillain in the . He is the loyal servant of and, in time, the partner to Gorilla Grodd, and the Brain while serving as an enemy of the Doom Patrol and the ...
, Mr. Freeze
Mr. Freeze is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Dave Wood, Sheldon Moldoff and Bob Kane, and first appeared in ''Batman'' #121 in February 1959 as the ice-based criminal Mr. Ze ...
, Nocturna, Phobia
A phobia is an anxiety disorder defined by a persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for more than six months. Those affected go to great lengths to avo ...
, Prankster, Psimon
Psimon (Simon Jones) is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
He first appeared in '' The New Teen Titans'' #3 (January 1981) and was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.
Fictional ...
, Queen Bee
A queen bee is typically an adult, mated female (gyne) that lives in a colony or hive of honey bees. With fully developed reproductive organs, the queen is usually the mother of most, if not all, of the bees in the beehive. Queens are developed ...
, Rag Doll, Riddler
The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in Oc ...
, Rock, Scarecrow
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, Shimmer, Shrapnel
Shrapnel may refer to:
Military
* Shrapnel shell, explosive artillery munitions, generally for anti-personnel use
* Shrapnel (fragment), a hard loose material
Popular culture
* ''Shrapnel'' (Radical Comics)
* ''Shrapnel'', a game by Adam C ...
, Silver Monkey, Skorpio, Sonar
Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigation, navigate, measure distances (ranging), communicate with or detect o ...
, T.O. Morrow
T. O. Morrow is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is responsible for the creation of the Red Tornado, Red Inferno, Red Torpedo, Red Volcano, and Tomorrow Woman androids, the last of these with the help of ...
, Tar Pit
Tar pits, sometimes referred to as asphalt pits, are large asphalt deposits. They form in the presence of oil, which is created when decayed organic matter is subjected to pressure underground. If this crude oil seeps upward via fractures, condu ...
, Toyman
The Toyman is the name of three supervillains and one adolescent superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, mostly as an adversary for Superman.
The most well-known incarnation of the Toyman is Winslow Percival Schott, a criminal w ...
, Tremor of the Superior Five
The Inferior Five (or I5) are a parody superhero team appearing in books by the American publisher DC Comics. Created by writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Joe Orlando, the team premiered in the DC Comics title ''Showcase'' #62 (May-June 1966 ...
, Two-Face
Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). As one of Batman's ...
, and Warp
Warp, warped or warping may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Books and comics
* WaRP Graphics, an alternative comics publisher
* ''Warp'' (First Comics), comic book series published by First Comics based on the play ''Warp!''
* Warp (comics), a ...
.
In 2011, "The New 52
The New 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Following the conclusion of the " Flashpoint" crossover storyline, DC canceled all its existing titles and debuted 52 new serie ...
" rebooted the DC universe. During the "Forever Evil
"Forever Evil" is a 2013–2014 crossover (comics), crossover comic book storyline published by DC Comics that began in September 2013 and ended in May 2014, consisting of an eponymous, central miniseries written by Geoff Johns and art by David F ...
" storyline, Lex Luthor forms this version of the Injustice League to combat the Crime Syndicate of America. It consists of Bizarro
Bizarro () is a supervillain/anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #68 (1958) ...
, Black Adam
Black Adam, real name Teth/Theo-Adam, is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck, and first appeared in the debut issue of Fawcett Comics' '' The Marvel Family'' comic ...
, Black Manta, Captain Cold
Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the leader of the Rogues, a loose criminal association, as well as the older brother of Golden Glider. An adversary of the various su ...
, Catwoman, Deathstroke, and Sinestro.
Injustice League in other media
* A variation of the Injustice League appeared in the ''Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar Gough ...
'' episode "Injustice", consisting of Livewire, Neutron
The neutron is a subatomic particle, symbol or , which has a neutral (not positive or negative) charge, and a mass slightly greater than that of a proton. Protons and neutrons constitute the nuclei of atoms. Since protons and neutrons beh ...
, Plastique
Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also known as putty explosives
or blastics.
Plastic explosives are especially suited for explos ...
, Parasite
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has ...
, and Eva Greer, a LuthorCorp psychic. They initially search for Doomsday
Doomsday may refer to:
* Eschatology, a time period described in the eschatological writings in Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios of non-Abrahamic religions.
* Global catastrophic risk, a hypothetical event explored in science and fict ...
until Tess Mercer
'' Smallville'' is an American television series developed by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which was the second broadcaster f ...
assumes control of LuthorCorp and begins recruiting metahuman
In DC Comics' DC Universe, a metahuman is a human with superpowers. The term is roughly synonymous with both ''mutant'' and ''mutate'' in the Marvel Universe and '' posthuman'' in the Wildstorm and Ultimate Marvel Universes. In DC Comics, the term ...
s to form a team of heroes to defend Earth. After Neutron is killed by Doomsday, Mercer kills Livewire using an explosive chip implanted in the latter's skull. When Clark Kent
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publish ...
discovers Greer's body and tells Parasite and Plastique, they disable the chips and attempt to form their own group of criminals, only to be defeated by Kent and the Green Arrow
Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...
.
* The Injustice League appears in the ''Young Justice
Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes.
The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen ...
'' episode "Revelation", consisting of Count Vertigo
Count Vertigo is a supervillain created by Gerry Conway, Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta as an enemy of Black Canary and later Green Arrow in the DC Comics DC Universe, Universe. Count Vertigo is the last descendant of the royal family that ru ...
, Poison Ivy, Black Adam
Black Adam, real name Teth/Theo-Adam, is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck, and first appeared in the debut issue of Fawcett Comics' '' The Marvel Family'' comic ...
, Wotan
(''The Ring of the Nibelung''), WWV 86, is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the ''Nibelun ...
, Atomic Skull
The Atomic Skull is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics, who is commonly a foe of Superman. The character first appeared in 1978.
Publication history
The Albert Michaels version of the Atomic Skull first appeared in ...
, Ultra-Humanite
Ultra-Humanite is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared as a recurring adversary of Superman. The Ultra-Humanite is the first supervillain faced by Superman and he is among the first supervillai ...
, and the Joker. This version of the group was created to serve as scapegoats for the Light
Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 tera ...
and distract the Justice League
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and the Team
A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal.
As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interde ...
from their plans.
* The Injustice League appears in ''Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker (character), Joker in ''Batman: The An ...
'', consisting of Bane
Bane may refer to:
Fictional characters
* Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman
* Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series
* Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy
* Bane the Druid, a Gu ...
, the Riddler
The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in Oc ...
, the Penguin
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, Mr. Freeze
Mr. Freeze is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Dave Wood, Sheldon Moldoff and Bob Kane, and first appeared in ''Batman'' #121 in February 1959 as the ice-based criminal Mr. Ze ...
, and Two-Face
Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). As one of Batman's ...
. This version of the group came together to take control of Gotham City
Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, the cit ...
after the Joker destroyed it and divide what was left between them. After Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker (character), Joker in ''Batman: The An ...
interferes with their plans, they attempt to negotiate peace with her, but she disagrees with them, so they have her frozen and put on display in Penguin's Iceberg Lounge. After she eventually gets free and murders the Penguin, Harley and her crew vow to defeat the Injustice League. In the episode "Riddler U", they capture the Riddler after learning his territory has power and clean water, and use him to power their mall lair. In "Thawing Hearts", Mr. Freeze sacrifices himself to cure his wife, Nora Fries
Nora Fries, also known as Mrs. Freeze, is a fictional character appearing in media published by DC Entertainment, commonly in stories featuring the superhero Batman. She is married to Batman villain Mr. Freeze, and was introduced in the DC Animated ...
. In "There's No Place to Go But Down", Harley and Poison Ivy defeat Bane while Commissioner Gordon
James W. "Jim" Gordon, Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane as an ally of Batman, the character deb ...
defeats and incarcerates Two-Face.
Injustice League Dark
The Injustice League Dark is a villain group that antagonizes the Justice League Dark
The Justice League Dark, or JLD, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team would make their debut appearance in ''Justice League Dark'' #1 (September 2011). The Justice League Dark team features some ...
. The team was founded by Circe
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after she aided the Justice League Dark in defeating Hecate
Hecate or Hekate, , ; grc-dor, Ἑκάτᾱ, Hekátā, ; la, Hecatē or . is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, snakes, or accompanied by dogs, and in later periods depicte ...
and, unknowingly to them, allow Circe to inherit the goddess' powers. She first recruits the Floronic Man
The Floronic Man (Jason Woodrue), also known as the Plant Master, Floro, and the Seeder, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The character has been portrayed in live-action by John Glover in th ...
after he is empowered by consuming the King of Petals, a champion of the Green. Circe later recruits Klarion the Witch Boy
Klarion the Witch Boy is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, having first appeared in '' The Demon'' #7 (March 1973) and was created by Jack Kirby. The character is typically portrayed as a powerful but misch ...
with his familiar Teekl, Papa Midnite
Papa is a word used in many languages as an affectionate term for father.
Papa or PAPA may refer to:
Geography and geology
*Pápa, a town in Hungary
*Papa village (Samoa), on the island of Savai'i
*Papa, Scotland, various islands
*Papa rock, ...
, and Solomon Grundy.
Injustice Society
The Injustice Society are the main antagonists of the Justice Society. The original line-up consisted of Wizard, Brain Wave
''Brain Wave'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Poul Anderson, first published in serial form in ''Space Science Fiction'' in 1953, and then as a novel in 1954. Anderson had said that he could consider it one of his top five books. Th ...
, Gambler
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, Per Degaton
Per Degaton is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
A young version of the character was portrayed by Cory Grüter-Andrew on the first season of ''Legends of Tomorrow'', while an unknown actor portrayed his ol ...
, Thinker, and Vandal Savage
Vandar Adg of the Blood Tribe, more widely known as Vandal Savage, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is said to be a Cro-Magnon warrior who gained immortality and advanced healing abilities after encount ...
.
Since then, there have been different incarnations of the group.
Intergang
Intergang is a criminal cartel secretly organized by Darkseid
Darkseid () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby to serve as the primary antagonist of his "Fourth World (comics), Fourth World" metaseries, and was firs ...
who was using Intergang to help track down the Anti-Life Equation
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. Intergang first appeared in ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from September–October 1954 until March 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues. Featuring the adventures of Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen, it co ...
'' #133 (October 1970).
International Crime Combine
The International Crime Combine is a supraorganization
A supraorganization is an organization whose members or stakeholders are organizations rather than individuals and which performs an overarching function.
Some organizations may have membership of both organizations and individuals. These are usu ...
made up of operatives from various other criminal organizations some based in the DC Comics universe, like CYCLOPS
In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguish ...
and O.G.R.E., and other fictional organizations such as THRUSH
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and SPECTRE
Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to:
Religion and spirituality
* Vision (spirituality)
* Apparitional experience
* Ghost
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and writ ...
. They opposed G.E.O.R.G.E., a covert agency of the United States, and the Blackhawks.
K
Kobra Cult
Kobra is an international terrorist and mad scientist whose namesake organization has crossed paths with the majority of Earth's costumed heroes during his attempts to usher in the Kali Yuga
''Kali Yuga'', in Hinduism, is the fourth and worst of the four ''yugas'' (world ages) in a ''Yuga Cycle'', preceded by '' Dvapara Yuga'' and followed by the next cycle's '' Krita (Satya) Yuga''. It is believed to be the present age, which is ...
(an age of chaos). His real name is Jeffrey Franklin Burr, and he was born part of a set of twins, but was stolen at birth by the Cult of the Kobra God, since a prophecy claimed he would lead them to rule the world. Under their teaching, he became a dangerous warrior and a sadistic criminal mastermind. Kobra led the cult into using advanced technology to menace the world.
The Kobra Cult first appears in ''Kobra'' #1 (March 1976). Kobra created two separate teams of superpowered mercenaries called Strike Force Kobra
The following is a list of fictional criminal and terrorist organizations that have been published by DC Comics and their imprints.
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League of Ancients
The League of Ancients is a group of people that were assembled to combat the Justice League. They consist of the Atlantean sorceress Gamemnae
Gamemnae is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was an enemy of the Justice League. Gamemnae first appeared in ''JLA'' #69 and was created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke.
Gamemnae appeared in live-ac ...
(who foresaw the Justice League as the "Seven-Headed Hydra" that would threaten Atlantis), Jarhanpour ruler Rama Khan
Rama Khan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''JLA'' #62 and was created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke.
Fictional character biography
Rama Khan's earliest appearance is 1,004 BC, ...
, magic user Manitou Raven
Manitou Raven is a fictional character and superhero from ''DC Comics'', who first appeared in '' JLA'' #66 (July 2002).
Manitou Raven was known to shout "Inukchuk!" when he cast spells. This is a reference by writer Joe Kelly to Apache Chief from ...
, a fallen alien known as the Anointed One, a Northern Eurasian man called the Whaler, a pre-Aztec man named Tezumak, and a weapon-woman named Sela.
League of Ancients in other media
Members of the League of Ancients appear in ''Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
''. In this show, Gamemnae, Rama Khan, Tezumak, and Sela are aliens from Krypton's sister planet Jarhanpur who are familiar with the languages of the Coluans and members of Leviathan.
League of Assassins
The League of Assassins is a cult-like organization of trained killers formerly led by Ra's al Ghul
Ra's al Ghul, commonly pronounced correctly as ''Re'sh'', hence or ; "The Head of the Demon" or, in a rougher translation, "The Chief Demon". is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary o ...
, an enemy of Batman
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. The League of Assassins was founded by Ra's al Ghul (exactly when is unknown) to be "the fang that protects the head" (''Batgirl'' #67, 2005). Members of the League demonstrated willingness to die at a word from Ra's. They have included some of the most dangerous assassins in the world, including Lady Shiva
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, David Cain, and master archer Merlyn
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.
Legion of Doom
The Legion of Doom is a group of supervillain
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s that originated in ''Challenge of the Super Friends
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'', an animated series from Hanna-Barbera
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based on DC Comics
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' Justice League
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. The Legion of Doom has since been incorporated into the main DC Universe
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, appearing in comics, as well as further animated and live-action adaptations.
Legion of Zoom
The Legion of Zoom is a team that is led by Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne) who brought together Captain Cold
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, the Golden Glider
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Lisa Snart appeared in the first and second seasons of ''The Flash'', ...
, Gorilla Grodd
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, Tar Pit
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, the Tornado Twins
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, the Trickster
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, and the Turtle
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. They start to attack the Flash on all fronts to the point where Thawne starts to take over the Flash's body enough that the Flash Family had to assemble to combat him. After Thawne in Barry's body tries to get Captain Cold, the Golden Glider, Gorilla Grodd, and the Turtle to dig up Nora Allen's body, the Trickster and the Tornado Twins try to stop him when the rest of the Flash family shows up, only to be returned to their own timelines. When Thawne is exorcised from Barry Allen, he rounds up every villain who hates the Flash family to expand his Legion of Zoom, including Abra Kadabra, Belladonna, Blacksmith
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, Bloodwork, Double Down, the Fiddler
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, the Folded Man, Girder
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, Papercut, Peek-a-Boo, Plunder, the Rag Doll, Razer, the Thinker, and the Top
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.
Les Mille Yeux
Les Mille Yeux, "The Thousand Eyes", was a major international crime cartel involved in drugs, arms smuggling, and political blackmail. The Phantom Lady
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fought and blinded their Washington, D.C.
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leader, Edwin Guerrehart. Their first appearance was in ''Action Comics Weekly
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'' #636. Les Mille Yeux later hired Colonel Computron to kidnap Starman
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Leviathan
Leviathan is an organization founded by Talia al Ghul
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upon leaving her father Ra's al Ghul's League of Assassins. Leviathan's liturgy is staunchly anti-capitalist, and seeks to dismantle society and impose itself as the leaders of a new way. The organization has served as a threat to Batman Incorporated
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.
Locus
Locus is an international group of criminal scientists which conspired with the Appellaxian aliens to take over the world. Locus placed members of the Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...
, Justice Society of America
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, and Justice League
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into special internment camps and stole their limbs in order to create perfect bodies for themselves. They first appeared in ''JLA: Year One'' #1 (January 1998).
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MAZE
MAZE was an international espionage agency that stole information from around the world to sell to the highest bidder. They also undertook assignments to discredit political dissidents and assassinate world leaders. MAZE had access to a number of super-weapons and was constantly seeking new items for its arsenal. They first appeared in ''Superman'' #268. MAZE operatives frequently fought Batgirl and Robin in the pages of ''Batman Family'' in the 1970s.
Many Arms of Death
The Many Arms of Death is a terrorist group from Coryana that have fought Batwoman. Each of its members are named after a weapon (e.g. Knife, Needle, Rifle) due to the play on the "arms" portion of the name. The Many Arms of Death used a legitimate company called the Kali Corporation as a front. Scarecrow
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once worked with the Many Arms of Death under the alias of Needle. Alice
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was brainwashed by the Many Arms of Death to serve them under the alias of the Mother of War, after being taken from the sanatorium where she was being treated. Batman
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asks Batwoman
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to help break the Many Arms of Death. In doing so, Batwoman discovers that Tahani, a former lover of Safiyah Sohail
Sand Demon
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Eddie Slick is the manager of the wrestler King Crusher, and provided him with mutative steroids to win a match. However, Fire ...
and one of Kate's rivals for her affections years earlier, is one of the group's assassins, codenamed Knife.
Many Arms of Death in other media
The Many Arms of Death appear in season two of ''Batwoman
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''. They consist of Pike, Rapier, Dire-Flail, and an assortment of unnamed members. The Many Arms of Death are depicted as an assassin group from Coryana that is loyal to Safiyah Sohail and do her bidding.
Masters of Disaster
The Masters of Disaster are a group of superpowered mercenaries that have powers derived from the elements.
Men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
First appearing in ''Doom Patrol
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'' (vol. 2) #35, the Men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. is an organization that is dedicated to the extermination of eccentricity and difference after their soul husks have been harvested by the Agency and the Telephone Avatar during World War II. They once captured Flex Mentallo
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and targeted Danny the Street
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.
Men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. in other media
In the TV series ''Doom Patrol
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'', the Bureau of Normalcy is based on the Men from N.O.W.H.E.R.E.
Menagerie
During the "Forever Evil
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" storyline, Cheetah
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started a group called the Menagerie which consists of animal-like characters like Elephant Man
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, Hellhound
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, Lion-Mane
L-Ron
La Dama
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La Dama is a leading figure in El Paso's criminal underworld who was nothing more than an urban legend. Anyone who crosses her will find o ...
, Mäuschen, Primeape, and Zebra-Man
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. Steve Trevor
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and Killer Frost
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fought them in the park when working to get the Lasso of Truth from Cheetah. While Steve Trevor defeated Cheetah and claimed the Lasso of Truth, Killer Frost froze the Menagerie and escaped.
Monster Society of Evil
The Monster Society of Evil is an organization formed by Mister Mind
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to carry out his evil plots.
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Network I
The original Network members were a band of small-time villains whose metagenes
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were triggered by the Monitor
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shortly before the ''Crisis on Infinite Earths
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''. The six criminals drew on broadcast power
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beamed down from a special satellite owned by the rock video channel RTV. The Network members were Blue Matt (invisibility), Cathode (electrokinetic), Erase (acid touch), Fast Forward (enhances kinetic potential), UHF (manipulates audible and inaudible soundwaves), and Volume (can increase mass and density). The first Network was defeated by Superman and Batman. The Network I first appeared in ''World's Finest Comics
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'' #311 (January 1985).
Network II
The second Network is a black market for supervillains based in Keystone City
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. This Network has been run by a villainess named Blacksmith
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. Its services are frequently used by Kobra. The Network's base is protected by the Rogues
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, and the Colonel Computron units.
Network III
The third Network is a widespread organization of criminals who recently appeared in Gotham City
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. Businesswoman Celia Kazantkakis (Athena), used the Network to get her revenge against the Gotham Rossetti mob. After a clash with Batman
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and his allies the Network was crippled, but Kazantkakis escaped. Known Network operatives are: the Tracker, the Technician, Doctor Excess, Bugg, the Suicide King, Mister Fun, and Freeway.
New Order
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and Green Lantern
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took them down in ''Justice Society of America
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Ninth Circle
The Ninth Circle is an international group of corrupt business executives, originally founded by Robert Queen
Quakemaster
Moira Queen
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and Dante. The group's leaders have their meetings wearing masks to prevent any of them from betraying the others should they get caught. The Ninth Circle has a private army called the Burned, who are created through a baptism in lava and turned into mindless servants. The Ninth Circle serve as prominent villains throughout ''Green Arrow: Rebirth''.[
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Ninth Circle in other media
The Ninth Circle appeared in season 7
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of ''Arrow
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''. Its notable members include Emiko Queen
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, the group's leader in the present timeline until the season finale, Beatrice
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who became the new leader, Dante
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, and Virgil
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.
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Oblivion Front
The Oblivion Front, whose forces were clad in blue, red, and gold armor, was "a terrorist splinter group" led by Dominion (Dominique Duchamp). Dominion herself wore a similar, less-armored costume and had a scar down the right side of her face. Dominion later led the Oblivion Front in an assault during which they intended to raid a weapons vault. Instead, the entire group was taken down by Gunfire
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. They first appeared in ''Showcase
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O.G.R.E.
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.
O.G.R.E. I
Created by Bob Haney
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and Nick Cardy
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, this group first appeared in ''Aquaman
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'' #26 (July 1976).
Within the context of the DC Universe, the first incarnation of O.G.R.E. (short for Organization for General Revenge and Enslavement) is a small mercenary terrorist group, led by the black-hooded Supreme One. Operating for an unnamed foreign government, they have confronted Aquaman
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in a number of occasions and worked through either hired agents, such as Black Manta
Black Manta is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, and first appeared in ''Aquaman'' #35 in September 1967. He has since endured as the archenemy of the s ...
, or coerced ones, such as Typhoon
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and the Huntress.
O.G.R.E. II
First appearing in ''Aquaman
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'' (vol. 4) #9 (August 1992) and within the context of the DC Universe, the second incarnation of O.G.R.E. (short for the Ocean Going Resource Exchange and also referred to as the Exchange) is a corporate extension of Merrevale Oil created by Jordan Wylie. Publicly presenting itself as an environmental firm, its actual activities bring it into conflict with Aquaman
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and the Sea Devils. This results in Wylie being removed from public positions at Merrevale and the Exchange.
Omega
The murders of several foreign intelligence agents led Batman
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on an international search for answers. In the course of the case, Batman learned of the abduction of Hungarian physicist Lucas Nagy and eventually pieced together clues that indicated that a terrorist organization known as Omega had forced him to build a 20-megaton nuclear bomb. When the terrorists threatened Gotham City with a nuclear holocaust, Batman's own experiences seemed to back up their claims. Eventually, Batman discovered that Omega's leader had manipulated everyone. Unable to force Nagy to create such a bomb, the leader realized that no one would know whether Omega truly had a bomb and set out to convince everyone that it did exist, with Batman as "Omega's prime witness". Their only appearance is in ''Batman'' #281-283.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Onslaught
Onslaught is a team of superpowered international terrorists-for-hire operating out of the outlaw nation of Qurac. The team was created and guided by Qurac's President Marlo and had accepted, as its first commission, the assignment of killing the President of the United States
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. Former Suicide Squad
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member Jess Bright, now a Soviet operative named Koshchei, helped bioengineer candidates for the team.
Order of St. Dumas
The Order of St. Dumas, originally part of the Knights Templar
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and also called the Sacred Order of Saint Dumas, were a group of soldier-monks that were formed during the Crusades
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. The Order enriched itself, though, during the Crusades, then went into hiding. The Order's first champion was an Asian man named Stephen Forrest Lee, the assassin known to Mark Shaw as Dumas. The failure of this champion splintered the order. The main branch retreated and the violent splinter elements created a new champion called Azrael, a hereditary title given to the splinter Order's near-superhuman enforcer and assassin. Members of the splinter Order enlarged the organization's power by killing their enemies, hoarding knowledge, and kidnapping some of the greatest thinkers in the world. The Order also invented "disinformation", to ensure that the theories of the kidnapped geniuses would look so silly that nobody would miss them or examine their research. With a large amount of help from the most recent Azrael
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, Jean-Paul Valley, the splinter group was apparently scattered.
Order of St. Dumas in other media
The Order of St. Dumas appears in the second season of '' Gotham''. In this show, the Dumas family were one of the founders of Gotham City until Caleb Dumas had an affair with Celestine Wayne. After cutting off Caleb's hand with a knife, the Wayne family forced the Dumases into exile, where some of them took refuge with a religious extension of the family, while others remained behind and their last names were changed to Galavan. Years later, Theo Galavan and his sister Tabitha began their family's plans for revenge on the Wayne family by targeting Bruce Wayne. When The Order is near to killing Bruce Wayne as a part of their ritual, Gordon and his allies prevent it and many members are shot or arrested, Theo Galavan is killed by Gordon, while his sister Tabitha escapes with Silver St. Cloud.
The Order of St. Dumas is mentioned in '' Batman: Arkham City'' and plays a minor role in '' Batman: Arkham Knight'' where they intend to put Azrael as a successor of Batman as Gotham's protector. Batman would later discover that the Order of St. Dumas has been mind-controlling him. The outcome ranges between Batman defeating Azrael and remanding him to GCPD custody or Azrael resisting by giving up his sword in some way and leaving to get revenge on the Order of St. Dumas.
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People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (commonly known as the "Death’s Head") first made its impact on Gotham City
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with a ten-week assault that included bombing banks, federal office buildings, and courthouses. Their terror campaign paralyzed the city. They were led by Thanatos, clad in a skull mask, a green costume and red cape, gloves and boots, and secretly an Italian terrorist named Sophia Santos.
The PLA later resurfaced in Washington, D.C.
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, agreeing to "accidentally" kill an anti-crime senator during one of their attacks in exchange for a delivery of weapons and explosives from syndicate queen Irene Scarfield. The leader of this PLA operation was Bloodclaw, a bald, bearded man with crimson steel fingernails. He disappeared into the Potomac River
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following a fight with Batman and was presumed dead.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Scorpio
Scorpio is a mercenary group of terrorists-for-hire. Scorpio is a well-equipped organization always on the look out for advanced technology that can easily be weaponized. They were first seen in public fighting off both the Sea Devils and the Challengers of the Unknown
The Challengers of the Unknown is a fictional group of adventurers appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The quartet of adventurers explored paranormal occurrences while facing several fantastic menaces.
The characters' provenance is ...
.
S.C.Y.T.H.E.
S.C.Y.T.H.E. was an anti-government terrorist organization from a European country called Lugwainia. They abducted brilliant aeronautics engineer Robert Selkirk, who had spent years as a political prisoner in a pseudo-Soviet
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nation before gaining asylum in the United States, and they demanded an exchange with their imprisoned leader, Alexander Sorkhan. A United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
team consisting of Diana Prince
Diana Prince is a fictional character appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, as the secret identity of the Amazonian superhero Wonder Woman, who bought the credentials and identity from a United States Army nurse named Diana Pri ...
and Steve Trevor
General Steven Rockwell Trevor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Wonder Woman. The character was created by William Moulton Marston and first appeared in ' ...
were assigned to go with Selkirk to the exchange, but they were waylaid by the terrorists and betrayed by Selkirk himself, who helped Sorkhan escape. Their first and only appearance was in ''Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...
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Secret Society of Super Villains
The Secret Society of Super Villains is a criminal organization that is the evil counterpart of the Justice League of America.
Shadowspire
Shadowspire supplied South American drug cartels with the necessary tools of their trade: weapons, transportation, high technology, and reliable intelligence. Shadowspire's tentacles penetrate every corrupt government and drug cartel on two continents. They even had the resources and know how to create their own weaponized viruses. Shadowspire's first appearance was in ''Deathstroke
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'' #53. The group was created by Tom Joyner and Mike Collins.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Silicon Syndicate
The Silicon Syndicate operates in the fictional city of Platinum Flats, which is most likely based on Silicon Valley
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. The Syndicate's principals were all metahuman
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s who felt they had a free run of the city since no major superhero teams operate on the West Coast of the DC Comics universe. Known principals were Visionary, Gizmo, Kilg%re
Kalibak
Kalibak () is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the eldest son of Darkseid, half-brother of Orion and Grayven, and an enemy of Superman and the Justice League.
Created by Jack Kirby, being debute ...
, the Matchmaker, the Calculator
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The first solid-state electronic calculator was created in the early 1960s. Pocket-sized ...
, the Collector, and the Joker. The group came into conflict with the Birds of Prey
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, who clashed with street level operatives, such as Carface, Diamond, the Gangly Man, the Mind Bullet, Topaz, and the Tuatara, before working their way up to the principals.
SKULL
The SKULL organization actively recruited discredited geniuses and outcast scientists at the behest of Albert Michaels, the first Atomic Skull
The Atomic Skull is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics, who is commonly a foe of Superman. The character first appeared in 1978.
Publication history
The Albert Michaels version of the Atomic Skull first appeared in ...
. Their criminal agenda often brought them into conflict with the terrorist organization known as Kobra. They later expanded their criminal empire to the West Coast. Albert Michaels was one of the sleeper agents of rogue SKULL scientist Alysia Damalis. SKULL was introduced in 1976's ''Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
'' #301.
Skull was seemingly inactive until Simon Pons revitalized the group; Pons first appears in ''Outsiders
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'' #6, but does not take an active role until ''Outsiders'' Annual #1 in a story entitled "''The Skull..., The Serpent... and the Outsiders''". In this story, Simon Pons rebuilds SKULL and renews their long-standing feud with Kobra.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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S.P.I.D.E.R.
S.P.I.D.E.R. (short for Society for Political Instability and Diverted Economic Resources) was an international crime organization based in a hidden grotto near the Riviera. The eight "legs" of the organization were devoted to Arson, Drugs, Extortion, Fraud, Gambling, Theft, Assassination, and Terrorism.
The organization was led by a green costumed albino woman named Morella. S.P.I.D.E.R.'s stated intention was to ultimately destabilize all world governments and then use the chaos to make themselves rich. Most of Morella's operatives wore standard green, yellow, and red uniforms but her division chiefs, including the Spider and the Widow, had distinctive costumes.
S.P.I.D.E.R.'s first and only appearance was in ''Catwoman
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Spyral
Spyral is a UN covert operations agency founded during the Cold War. Its original head, Agent Zero, decided to avoid getting involved in politics, and rather than recruiting from among the espionage services of NATO or the Warsaw Pact countries, instead recruited rebels: iconoclastic daredevils and rogue geniuses, and got them to use their mental and physical gifts to serve the agency.
At some point, it was revealed that Agent Zero was really a Nazi master spy codenamed Doctor Dedalus, and had been betraying the agency for his own ends. Soon after, the agency collapsed...or so it seemed.
In response to the escalating war between Batman Incorporated and the Leviathan terrorist organization, the UN decided to reform Spyral and recruited Doctor Dedalus' long-thought-dead daughter, Kathy Webb-Kane, as its leader. Using her personal resources, she recruited enough of a force to convince Batman, Inc. to disband as soon as the conflict was done.
In 2011, "The New 52
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" rebooted the DC universe. In Prime-Earth's history, Doctor Dedalus was revealed to have created both Spyral and Leviathan as part of a deranged attempt at immortality, setting up the two organizations to oppose each other in a never-ending cycle of vendetta, and grooming his children to manage the two agencies.
Spyral received more funding and new members in the wake of the "Forever Evil
"Forever Evil" is a 2013–2014 crossover (comics), crossover comic book storyline published by DC Comics that began in September 2013 and ended in May 2014, consisting of an eponymous, central miniseries written by Geoff Johns and art by David F ...
" incident. With the organization firmly re-established, the subsequent Directors of Spyral followed varying goals, unknowingly influenced by the agency's real leader, an entity called Spyder, who was eventually revealed to be a computerized copy of the mind of the late Doctor Dedalus.
Agent Obscura is tasked with convincing Plastic Man to infiltrate a multi-dimensional conspiracy.
Strike Force Kobra
Kobra researched every villain that ever fought Batman
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and how they each acquired their respective powers. After obtaining some test subjects, Kobra had his researchers use this information to transform them into Strike Force Kobra. The members consist of Clayface
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IV, Elemental Woman, Planet Master Planet Master is the name of two fictional characters appearing in comics published by DC Comics. The first Planet Master, a scientist called Irving Norbert and his lab assistant, who would later take on the name and costume, first appeared in ''Det ...
II, Spectrumonster, and Zebra-Man
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Publication history
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II. Kobra sent them to fight the Outsiders
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Film
* Outsider (1997 film), ''Outsider'' (1997 film), a 1997 Slovene-language film
* Outsider (2012 film), ''Outsider'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film
* Outsiders (1980 film), ''Outsiders'' (1980 film), a ...
and infiltrate Stagg Enterprises. During the resulting fight, Spectrumonster was destroyed and the rest of Strike Force Kobra was defeated by the Outsiders and arrested by the police. During the ''Infinite Crisis
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'' storyline, Strike Force Kobra members Planet Master II, a somehow-revived Spectrumonster, and Zebra-Man II appear as members of Alexander Luthor Jr.
Alexander Luthor Jr. is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character made his first appearance in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #1 (April 198 ...
's Secret Society of Super Villains
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where they are seen during the Battle of Metropolis.
Kobra would later form a second incarnation of Strike Force Kobra led by his cult member Lady Eve and consisting of Dervish, Fauna Faust, Syonide
Sand Demon
Sand Demon is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Eddie Slick is the manager of the wrestler King Crusher, and provided him with mutative steroids to win a match. However, Fire ...
IV, and Windfall. When this version of Strike Force Kobra was defeated by Eradicator's incarnation of the Outsiders even after the death of the fourth Syonide, Lady Eve called Kobra for help only for him to tell them to surrender. This action caused a strain between Kobra and Lady Eve.
The Syndicate
The extraterrestrial crime cartel known as the Syndicate was a loose alliance of alien interests operating on Earth. Known members included drug dealer Byth Rok and smuggler Kanjar Ro
Kanjar Ro is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
He first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #3 (February 1961) in a story entitled "The Slave Ship of Space" and was created by Gardner Fox an ...
. The Syndicate's operations were highlighted during the Crime lord/Syndicate War a storyline which ran through the titles ''Darkstars
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'' #32 (March 1995), ''Deathstroke
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'' #48-50 (June–August 1995), and ''The New Titans'' #122 (June 1995). The Crime lord was eventually revealed to be Steve Dayton
Mento is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Mento appeared in his first live adaptation on the first season of the ''Doom Patrol'' television series for DC Universe played by Will Kemp and Dave Bielawski.
Publi ...
and the Syndicate was crushed by a collection of Earth's heroes including Extreme Justice
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, the Outsiders
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Film
* Outsider (1997 film), ''Outsider'' (1997 film), a 1997 Slovene-language film
* Outsider (2012 film), ''Outsider'' (2012 film), a Malayalam-language Indian film
* Outsiders (1980 film), ''Outsiders'' (1980 film), a ...
, and the Blood Pack.
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Tartarus
Tartarus is a villain organization that was established by Vandal Savage
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in his plot to destroy the Teen Titans. Its known members include Cheshire
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, Gorilla Grodd
Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain character appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''Th ...
, Lady Vic
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, Red Panzer, and Siren
Siren or sirens may refer to:
Common meanings
* Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
* Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology
Places
* Siren (town), Wisconsin
* Siren, Wisc ...
.
Terror Titans
The Terror Titans is a mirror group of the Teen Titans. It is led by Clock King
The Clock King is the name of three supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first Clock King debuted in '' World's Finest Comics'' #111 (August 1960), and was created by France Herron and Lee Elias.
The Clock ...
II and consists of Dreadbolt, Copperhead
Copperhead may refer to:
Snakes
* ''Agkistrodon contortrix'', or copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America
* ''Austrelaps'', or Australian copperhead, a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Tas ...
II, Disruptor, and Persuader
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.
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Veil
An American-based xenophobic anti-alien organization, the Veil is led by several influential industrialists and politicians, but was secretly founded by Pylon an agent of the alien H'San Natall. The Veil used mercenaries such as ''Dark Nemesis'' and Deathstroke the Terminator
Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character debuted in '' The New Teen Titans'' #2 in December 1980 as Deathstroke the ...
to attack the Teen Titans
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. The organization was later disbanded due to the efforts of the Teen Titans. First appears in ''Teen Titans
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'' (vol. 2) #3 (December 1996).
Vulture
The organization known as Vulture was a vast international crime cartel that was infiltrated, thwarted, and eventually completely destroyed by J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter
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. Their secretive leader had a number of aliases: Mister Vulture, Mister V, and Faceless (a.k.a. Marco Xavier). Vulture first appeared in ''The House of Mystery'' #160 (July 1966) and was created by Jack Miller and Joe Certa.[As seen in ''Fanzing'' #49](_blank)
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Wildebeest Society
The Wildebeest Society was an international organization led by a mysterious figure. The society repeatedly came into conflict with the Teen Titans. As a result of certain genetics programs within the Society, X-24 ( Pantha) was created. A later program created the creature known as Baby Wildebeest
Baby Wildebeest is a fictional character in appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
Baby Wildebeest was introduced in '' New Teen Titans'' vol. 2 #85 (April 1992) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grumm ...
. The Titans were later shocked to discover that the Wildebeest leader was former Titan Jericho
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. Jericho had created the Society in order to grow bodies for the tainted souls of ''New Azarath'' which were currently in possession of his body. Jericho had used the Society as a front to kidnap the Titans and use their bodies for this end. Jericho's body was destroyed by his father, Deathstroke the Terminator but his consciousness survived, hidden in his father's mind.
Recently, a new Wildebeest Society has appeared, consisting of new 'beests grown by Goth and the Contessa, using schematics and technology created by the original Society. First appears in ''The New Teen Titans
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'' (vol. 2) #36 (October 1987).
Wonderland Gang
The Wonderland Gang is a group of criminals that are themed after characters from ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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'' and ''Through the Looking-Glass
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''. The group was organized by Tweedledum and Tweedledee
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and consisted of March Harriet, the Walrus, the Carpenter, the Lion, and the Unicorn. Tweedledum and Tweedledee use Mad Hatter
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's mind-control technology on him so that he would be their puppet leader of the Wonderland Gang. The Wonderland Gang commit various gimmicky heists before Batman deduces the Tweeds to be the true masterminds. Once the three are returned to Arkham Asylum, the Mad Hatter quickly exacts revenge on the two, manipulating them into a bloody brawl with his mind control chips.
In "DC Rebirth
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", another incarnation of the Wonderland Gang appears where its members consist of Mad Hatter, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, White Rabbit, March Harriet, the Walrus, and the Carpenter.[''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 5) #26. DC Comics.]
Wonderland Gang in other media
A variation of the Wonderland Gang appears in ''Batwoman
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History
* The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...
''. This version is led by Alice
Alice may refer to:
* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
, ex-Crows member Chuck Dodgson, and Jonathan "Mouse" Cartwright while its minions wear masks that resemble the March Hare and the Cheshire Cat. In the episode "Through the Looking Glass", Alice returns to her hideout to look for Mouse following the death of Augustus Cartwright and finds that her minions have been slaughtered with a threatening note to Alice from Safiyah Sohail. In season 3 episode "Mad as a Hatter", a mentally-ill teenager named Liam Crandle takes control of a few security guards at Mary Hamilton's graduation ceremony using Jervis Tetch's hat and makes them wear the same masks worn by Alice's men, forming his own incarnation of the Wonderland Gang. They are eventually dispatched by Batwoman and freed from Liam's mind-control.
See also
* List of criminal organizations in comics
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* List of government agencies in DC Comics
The following is a list of fictional government agencies, comic book organizations that have been published by DC Comics and their imprints.
A Agency
The Agency was formed by Amanda Waller to serve as a small, quasi-independent branch of Task F ...
* List of teams and organizations in DC Comics
:''Parent article'': List of DC Comics characters
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References
External links
Fanzing #49: Criminal Organizations of the DCU
DCU Guide
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