The Composite Superman is a

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, an enemy of

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and

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. The character first appeared in ''

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'' #142 (June 1964) and was created by

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and

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Fictional character biography

Joseph Meach

Joseph Meach was a diver who had fallen on hard times. In an attempt to draw publicity to himself, Meach set up a water tank on a sidewalk in

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and dove off a building. Unbeknownst to Meach, the tank was leaking and Meach would have died if not for the intervention of Superman. Upon learning of Meach's misfortunes, Superman obtained a job for him at the Superman Museum, where Meach was employed as a janitor. Meach's bitterness did not subside and being surrounded by mementos of Superman's career directed his anger towards Superman. One night, as Meach was sweeping in front of a series of statuettes depicting the

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, a bolt of lightning struck the display. The statuettes (which were actually miniature lifeless duplicates of the Legionnaires) unleashed an energy blast that struck Meach, endowing him with the combined powers of the Legion members. Determined to defeat Superman,

, and

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, Meach used his shapeshifting power to turn his skin green and form a costume that was half of Superman's costume and half of Batman's costume. Calling himself the Composite Superman, Meach left a message in both heroes' bases to meet him on a mountain. There, he told the heroes that if he was not allowed to join their team, he would expose their secret identities, which he had learned via telepathy. The Composite Superman then created situations for Superman or Batman to handle, but which he intentionally sabotaged to humiliate the heroes, then sorted them out himself. Superman and Batman's attempt to expose him by using robot duplicates failed, due to the Composite Superman's ability to read their minds. Just before Meach could reveal the heroes' secret identities, the powers he gained from the statues faded away. Meach tried to write down the secret of his powers in the Superman Museum, but his memory faded before he could finish (though he managed to write down about the lightning striking the statues, but nothing more). A few years later an alien villain named Xan came to Earth to avenge his dead father, a criminal who had been imprisoned by Superman and Batman. Xan restored Joseph Meach's powers by recreating the original accident. Meach's memories returned and he used the powers of Sun Boy and Lightning Lad to destroy the statues of Superman and Batman, leading to investigation by the duo. This time, the duo were able to deduce their enemy's identity, as they checked the museum employees who were not around when the Composite Superman was sighted. The Composite Superman captured Superman and Batman by impersonating a chained Robin, then tried to kill the team by using his powers to simultaneously turn half of their bodies to anti-matter; Meach's powers wore off before he could accomplish this. Xan appeared and fired a lethal energy blast at the heroes with his Magna-Gun. A remorseful Meach intercepted the blast, dying instantly. A statue was made to honor Joseph Meach, saying that he "lived a villain, but died a hero".

Xan

Xan escaped from prison and traveled back in time to recreate the event that endowed Joseph Meach with his powers, but with himself obtaining the powers. Xan assumed the identity of the Composite Superman and displayed greater control over his powers and understanding over his weaknesses, such as timing his needed restorations of energy to maintain his power. Xan discarded the Composite Superman identity and created an original costume with the new name Amalgamax. Superman traveled to the 30th century to ask the Legion of Super-Heroes for assistance. Superman, Batman, and the Legion defeated Amalgamax by making him believe that the disease that killed his father had developed in him and that his excessive power was causing the disease to develop rapidly.

Composite

The Composite Batman's origin was reimagined as an early attempt of

Professor Ivo Professor Anthony Ivo (pronunciation: Eye-voh) is a supervillain and mad scientist in DC Comics. He is the creator of the android villain Amazo and, along with villainous scientist T.O. Morrow, the co-creator of the android Tomorrow Woman. As a r ...

's to duplicate the

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's powers by creating clones of the Justice League. It was only ever referred to as "Composite". Believing it to be a failure, Professor Ivo buried his creature in a field. The clones later revived themselves, merged into one being, and stole Superman and Batman outfits from a store, sewing half of each together. Acting as both Superman/Batman and their alter egos of Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne, the Composite creature kidnapped

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and

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in an attempt to live the lives of both of its counterparts. He was later attacking

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when Batman and Superman arrived, but the duo could not defeat him and he escaped. They tracked him down and told him if he wanted to be both of them, then go ahead. They told him of many crimes taking place and he could not decide whom to help first. Composite became unstable and ripped himself apart before they could help him.

Composite Man

Following the ''

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'' reboot of Legion history, the Composite Superman was removed from continuity. ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #68 introduced a new villain called the "Composite Man", a Durlan who had the ability to duplicate any Legionnaire's powers and appearance. Rather than the clean, split-down-the-middle appearance of the Composite Superman, the Composite Man had a shifting mixture of costume elements from all the Legion members. Both he and his sister had been given these abilities by the Durlan government to be weapons and resented this. However, while she chose to make her own destiny, he joined the

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to gain revenge on Durla.

Biography

On the planet Durla, there was a long cultural struggle between secular and religious movements. Before the formation of the United Planets, the Secularists of Durla created a program to produce living weapons through mutation. The goal was to acquire soldiers capable of not only mimicking the appearance, but also the function of any species. When they lost their grip on power, the Secularists found their program deemed sinful by the theocratic government and the test subjects were imprisoned in crystals. During regular maintenance to keep the living weapons contained, one of the crystals was damaged and an unnamed Durlan mutant broke free, killing the entire priest class of Durla. The living weapon went in search of Durlan priest and Legionnaire

Reep Daggle Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle), also known as Chameleon, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. Publication history Chameleon Boy first appeare ...

. When battling the

, the living weapon not only imitated the Legionnaires' abilities, but also parts of their respective appearances. The Composite Man met his end when

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used her telepathy to shut down his mind, leaving him in a

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state.

Powers and abilities

Joseph Meach

In terms of abilities and raw power, the Joseph Meach version of the Composite Superman was one of the most powerful enemies Superman and Batman ever faced. He had all of Superman's powers, as well as those of

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and the similarly-powered

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and

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. The Composite Superman also possessed numerous special powers, derived from various Legion members: * the ability to grow to giant size (

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) * the ability to shrink ( Shrinking Violet) * the ability to divide into three people (

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) * the ability to fire lightning bolts (

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) * the ability to generate heat and light (

Sun Boy Sun Boy is a fictional superhero in the 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics DC Universe, universe. Sun Boy (real name Dirk Morgna of the planet Earth) is a Legion of Super-Heroes member with the ability to unleash internal solar energy to wha ...

) * the ability to make things super-lightweight (

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) * the ability to make things super-heavy (

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) * the ability to consume absolutely anything (

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) * invisibility (

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) * the ability to inflate into a large ball (

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) * the ability to stretch any part of his body (

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) * shapeshifting (

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) * telepathy (

) * 12th-level intelligence (

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) * magnetic powers (

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) * penetra-vision that could see through anything, even lead (

) * the ability to transmute elements (

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) * the ability to phase through solid matter (

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)

Composite

Professor Ivo's version of the character was shown to possess the powers of Superman, Batman, the

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, the

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, and the

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Other versions

In ''Impulse'' #56, Crayd'l, a nanotech computer belonging to

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's archenemy

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, accesses

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's files and uses information on

and

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to become a "Composite Superboy", with the half-and-half, green-skinned appearance of the original. Crayd'l intended to access information on the other members of Young Justice, but Impulse tricked him into downloading a music CD instead, turning him into Superboy's favorite rap artist. In ''

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'' #6, Hiro Okamura creates a spaceship in the form of a

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version of the Composite Superman. In a more recent arc in ''Superman/Batman'', a new Composite Superman/Batman was created when

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merged the Supermen and Batmen of several alternate realities together. Startled to be joined together, Batman mentally exclaimed to Superman, "Clark, your mind races, I never knew"; Superman replies, "And yours, Bruce, is so dark". This ends at the battle's conclusion and all the Batmen and Supermen who did not "need to be here" were sent away, leaving only the normal DC Universe Superman and Batman. In '' Superman and Batman: World's Funnest'' (2000), Mister Mxyzptlk joins Superman and Batman in a black and white

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In other media

Television

The Composite Superman made a cameo in ''

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'' in an episode called "The Greatest Story Never Told". Unlike the comic, this "Composite Superman" is the product of a battle with the dark lord

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. It is actually a fusion of Superman, Batman, and

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with the appearance of the Composite Superman, but with Wonder Woman's voice, resulting from some twisted spell used in the intense magical conflict. The spell was undone by the time Mordru was defeated.

Film

In the animated film '' Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'', the Japanese

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built a

/ship to destroy the incoming

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meteor. The ship's design (as in the comic) bears a striking resemblance to the Composite Superman.

Video games

The Composite Superman appears as a playable character in '' Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'', voiced by

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Toys

DC Direct released a Composite Superma
action figure
in 2005, and a second one (based on the ''Superman/Batman Vengeance 5'' version) in 2008.

Parodies

* The

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series ''

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'' has parodied the Composite Superman in several episodes: ** In "Easter Basket", a sketch about Christmas and ''

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'' features the Composite Santa Claus (voiced by

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), a creature who is half-

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and half-

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. The Composite Santa Claus, the Little Drummer Boy, and the Nutcracker were secretly hired by

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to overthrow Santa Claus and take over the North Pole, leading Santa Claus enlisting

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and

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to help him. The Composite Santa Claus is killed when his snowman half is melted by the intense heat from an energy ball fired by Goku. The Composite Santa Claus's origin is shown in the episode "In a DVD Factory". A mad scientist (voiced by

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) uses DNA samples of Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman to create the Composite Santa Claus. The Composite Santa Claus shoots the mad scientist and his henchmen and goes on a rampage on Christmas. An anchorman reports that the Composite Santa Claus has been apprehended and is standing trial before a United Nations tribunal. In "Saving Private Gigli", the Composite Santa Claus is among the ''Robot Chicken'' characters assembled by

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and

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to fight for Season 5 in the opening ''

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'' parody of this episode. The Composite Santa Claus' snowman half is dissolved in water, while the Santa Claus half is bombarded by bullets. In "Fight Club Paradise", the Composite Santa Claus is one of the mad scientist's line of defense that the Robot Chicken had to fight through in order to rescue his wife. The Robot Chicken manages to defeat the Composite Santa Claus by beating him down the stairs with a baseball bat. In "Immortal", a sketch that parodied ''

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'', the Composite Santa Claus is among those locked up in the cube cells. ** The Composite Superman appears in the '' Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship'', voiced by

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. He is accidentally summoned by Batman and Superman via the Flash's Cosmic Treadmill, and the two run off, arguing whether he should be named the Composite Superman or the Composite Batman. The Composite Superman uses the Treadmill as part of his plan to rule the multiverse. The Composite Superman and Superman fight using their heat vision, but succeed only in killing innocent bystanders. Batman suggests Superman attack the Batman side of his opponent's body, as it is human and, therefore, vulnerable. Superman repeatedly kicks the Composite Superman in the groin, only to discover the Composite Superman has "super balls". The attack proves to be enough of a distraction to allow Batman to jump onto the Composite Superman's back and stab his Superman side with a

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. This weakens the Composite Superman, allowing Superman to defeat him with a punch to his groin. As he collapses in pain, Batman mocks him, saying "I hope you learned your lesson", only for Superman to suddenly snap the Composite Superman's neck, which killed him, as

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breaks the fourth wall about something like that not happening in real life.

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Fictional character biography

Joseph Meach

Xan

Composite

Composite Man

Biography

Powers and abilities

Joseph Meach

Composite

Other versions

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

Toys

Parodies

See also

References

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