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
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to ...
. He makes his first appearance in ''Titans'' #1 (March 1999).
Claiming to be a major player in the American underworld and implying he has an army at his disposal, Darhk is shown to be well-established and well-connected despite being in his early 20s and has remained untouchable by the
FBI and the
CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
. He appears to have some connection to the crime syndicate the
H.I.V.E. and has access to unique high-tech equipment unknown to any organization. Darhk uses trickery and forgotten science to make his followers and the public believe he has mystical or magical powers, but is later proven to be a fraud. Darhk is also a
Wi-Fi
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genius, able to stay in touch with anyone by the very latest forms of mass communication. During an altercation with the Titans, Darhk was shot to death by
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 ...
. Thanks to
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 ...
, he survived.
Damien Darhk in other media
* The character appears in ''
Arrow
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'', portrayed by
Neal McDonough
Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Lynn "Buck" Compton in the HBO miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' (2001), Deputy District Attorney David McNorris on ''Boomtown'' (2002–20 ...
.
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 ...
's personal history mentions him as a friend-turned-rival in
season three
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. Described as a renegade member of the
League of Assassins
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who left after being denied leadership to form a "
hive
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Hive or hives may also refer to:
Arts
* ''Hive'' (game), an abstract-strategy board game published in 2001
* "Hive" (song), a 201 ...
" of his own, he is behind many past events in the series and appears as
season four's main antagonist. Damien uses a magical artifact called the Khushu Idol to employ telekinesis and can also drain the life energy of his foes if he makes physical contact with them. The only exception to this is
Thea Queen
Thea Dearden Queen, also known as Speedy, is a fictional character portrayed by Willa Holland on The CW television series ''Arrow'', created by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Andrew Kreisberg. She is the maternal half-sister of series prota ...
who causes his life-force absorption ability to backfire due to being revived by the Lazarus Pit. Although a ruthless killer, when the Green Arrow saves his family from
Anarky
Anarky is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #608 (November 1989), as an adversary of Batman. Anarky is introduced as ...
, Damien allows
Oliver Queen
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 ...
to leave, despite having a chance to kill him, out of appreciation for the actions. Damien's artifact is eventually destroyed by Vixen and he is prosecuted and sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary. But, after recruiting the
Dark Archer,
Brick
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and
Murmur, he eventually breaks out and murders
Laurel Lance / Black Canary. After
Anarky
Anarky is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #608 (November 1989), as an adversary of Batman. Anarky is introduced as ...
kills his wife and destroys the secret underground city in which Damien planned to survive the nuclear holocaust he wanted to cause, he becomes nihilistic and decides to destroy the world anyway. With the help from
Mr. Terrific and the
Calculator
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The first solid-state electronic calculator was created in the early 1960s. Pocket-sized ...
, Oliver's allies succeed in disabling all but one of the nuclear bombs (a city is destroyed by the successful nuke). Meanwhile, the Green Arrow leads the people of Star City in a rally against Damien and his army, with the outpouring of hope nullifying Damien's powers. The two engage in a physical fight with Oliver overpowering him. Defeated, Damien taunts the Green Arrow, stating Oliver spared
Slade Wilson
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after killing Oliver's mother. Oliver reminds him that he killed tens of thousands of innocent people, including Laurel, and states not having a choice before stabbing him with an arrow, killing him. He returned in season five as a manifestation from a
Dominator's mental simulation in the
100th episode.
** Neal McDonough also appears as Damien Darhk briefly in ''
The Flash
The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...
''. In the episode "
Legends of Today
"Heroes Join Forces" is the second Arrowverse crossover event that features episodes of the television series '' The Flash'' and ''Arrow'' on The CW. The event began on December 1, 2015, with ''The Flash'' episode "Legends of Today" and conclud ...
", 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 F ...
rescues Team Arrow from Darhk's attack during a raid on an
A.R.G.U.S. facility. McDonough reprises his role in the
eighth season during the "Armageddon" crossover event. As the
Reverse-Flash causes a Reverse-Flashpoint to change the timeline to alter
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 F ...
's life, Darhk is now alive and is working alongside this timeline's Reverse-Flash. Both of them were responsible for the deaths of Ray Palmer, Nate Heywood, Sara Lance, most of the Legends, and Cisco Ramon. Darhk was apprehended, but got off due to a technicality which sparked protests. After the actual Flash tries to trick him into helping him, he quickly realizes that he isn't the Reverse-Flash. Upon learning that his daughter is still alive in the other timeline where Nora is dead in this timeline, he helps him out. After Flash resets the timeline, Darhk has a heartfelt conversation with Joe and his daughter before he is erased and Nora returns to existence.
** Neal McDonough appears again as Damien Darhk in ''
Legends of Tomorrow
''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', or simply ''Legends of Tomorrow'', is an American time travel superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer, who are also executive producers a ...
''. In season one, he is a minor antagonist. He attends a weapons auction held by
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 ...
in the 1970s. Damien returns in season two as a recurring character, one of the two secondary antagonists alongside Merlyn, and a member of the
Legion of Doom
The Legion of Doom is a group of supervillains who originated in '' Challenge of the Super Friends'', an animated series from Hanna-Barbera based on DC Comics' Justice League. The Legion of Doom has since been incorporated into the main DC Univer ...
. He also serves as an archenemy to
Sara Lance
Sara Lance, also known by her alter-ego White Canary, is a fictional character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the 2012 pilot episode of the television series ''Arrow'', and later starring in '' Legends of Tomorrow''. The ...
, Laurel's sister and the Legends' leader. Although initially hesitant to work with
Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash, he quickly joins forces upon learning of his future death and the failure of his plans from Sara. Together with Eobard, his future/former accomplice and the rest of the Legion of Doom, he works to find the fabled
Spear of Destiny
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastene ...
to change his fate. After they succeed, Damien makes himself mayor of Star City and regains his magical artifact. However, the Legends manage to travel back in time to stop the Legion's success. Eobard also travels back in time to warn the past Legion, so Damien sets out with the Legion to stop the Legends in a final battle. Using swords and a futuristic gun courtesy of Eobard, Damien eventually kills the future counterpart of
Citizen Steel before engaging in hand-to-hand combat with Sara. Sara manages to overpower and knock him out. After the Legion is defeated, the Legends return each member of the Legion to their respective place in the timeline and wipe their memories of time travel, so Damien ends up dying in 2016 as before. In season three, Damien is the secondary antagonist. He is resurrected from his death by his time-displaced daughter Nora Darhk with his memories restored and resumes his feud with Sara, the Legends and their allies. He later encounters
Gorilla Grodd upon saving him from the napalm bombing during the
Vietnam War
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and claims to have time traveling technology that will let Grodd travel through time at will. It is revealed that his alliance with Mallus is intended to ensure Mallus' release from his prison dimension by causing temporal aberrations that will weaken it, but this effort is complicated when tension arises between Damien and his daughter over their differing approaches to their relationship. Damien, after being convinced by Steel and the
Atom
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Every solid, liquid, gas, a ...
that his daughter will cease to exist if Mallus is set free, decides to help the Legends stop Mallus from taking Nora's body, but ends up taking Nora's place and is killed by Mallus in the season three finale. In season five, Astra Logue grants Damien a second chance at life. He was supposed to cause misery, but instead went to go see Nora. She had to hide the fact of her current status by stating that Constantine is her boyfriend and that Sara and Ava are now her henchmen. Everything unraveled when the ring that Ray bought was placed in a chocolate mousse. Nora's latest charge wishes them all into an episode of ''Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac'' (a parody of ''
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' (sometimes shortened to ''Mister Rogers'') is an American half-hour educational children's television series that ran from 1968 to 2001, and was created and hosted by Fred Rogers. The series ''Misterogers'' deb ...
'') where they all worked out their issues in the most unlikeliest of ways. Afterwards, Damien allows Nora to marry Ray. After talking to Sara what Astra wanted him to do, Damien briefly borrowed the Hellsword previously used by
Genghis Khan
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and stabbed himself.
Darkseid
Dark Angel
Dark Flash / Negative Flash
The Dark Flash or the Negative Flash is an alias used by several characters appearing in American comic books published by
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. ( doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...
as a dark counterpart of 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 F ...
. The "Dark Flash" was created by
Mark Waid
Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', '' Fantastic Four'' and ''Da ...
and
Paul Pelletier
Paul Pelletier is an American comic book penciller.
Career
Pelletier began working as a professional comic artist in the late 1980s. His first work appeared in Cosmic Steller Rebellers (hammac publications) and Wayward Warrior (Hammac Publica ...
, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. #2) #150 (July 1999). The "Negative Flash" was created by Joshua Williamson, Paul Pelletier and
Howard Porter, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #26 (September 2017).
Walter West
Walter West, an alternate version of Wally West, is known as the Dark Flash.
Barry Allen
Barry Allen was the first Negative Flash due being corrupted by the Negative Speed Force thanks to
Professor Zoom / Reverse-Flash and while dealing with
Bloodwork.
Meena Dhawan / Fast Track
Meena Dhawan is the superhero Fast Track. She was created by
Joshua Williamson and
Neil Googe
Neil Googe is a British comics artist.
Biography
Googe's early comics work include a '' Shotgun Mary'' mini-series and work on '' 2000 AD'', including a number of ''Judge Dredd'' stories. In 1999, Googe was hired as the artist for a graphic nov ...
, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #3 (September 2016), subsequently as Fast Track in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #5 (October 2016) and as the second Negative Flash in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #35 (January 2018). After the
Speed Force
A Speedster is a character, primarily in superhero comics, whose powers primarily relate to superhuman speed (also known as superspeed). Primary abilities shared by all speedsters include running at speeds far in excess of human capability (to var ...
storm on
Central City
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and gained a connection to the Speed Force with superspeed powers, Fast Track is a director of
S.T.A.R. Labs involving training speedsters, such as Avery Ho and
Wallace West, and briefly dated Barry Allen while having encounters with
Joseph Carver of Black Hole, but is seemingly killed by
Godspeed. She is revived by
Black Hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, including light or other electromagnetic waves, has enough energy to escape it. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can def ...
and brainwashed by
Gorilla Grodd to obtain a connection to the Negative Speed Force as the Negative Flash, fighting Barry and Kid Flash. The Negative Flash helped generate the Negative Speed Force storm and acted as an enforcer alongside the other speedsters before being freed by Barry and helping restore Central City back to normal before willingly turning herself in at
Iron Heights Penitentiary
Iron Heights Penitentiary is a fictional setting in the , a maximum-security prison which houses the many Flash rogues and superhuman criminals of Keystone City and Central City when captured. Iron Heights first appeared in ''Flash: Iron Heights ...
.
Dark Flash / Negative Flash in other media
* The Walter West incarnation of the Dark Flash appears as an alternate costume for Wally West / Flash in the video game ''
Justice League Heroes
''Justice League Heroes'' is a 2006 console video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 platforms. It was developed by Snowblind Studios, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in conjunction with DC Comics and was distributed in Europ ...
''.
* Meena Dhawan / Fast Track appears in
season eight of the live-action television series ''
The Flash
The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...
'', portrayed by
Kausar Mohammed
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.
** A variation of the Dark Flash (but stylized as the Negative Flash) appears in
season six where it's
Barry Allen / The Flash (portrayed by
Grant Gustin
Thomas Grant Gustin (born January 14, 1990) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles as Barry Allen / The Flash on The CW series ''The Flash'' as part of the Arrowverse, and as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox series '' Gl ...
) while corrupted by Bloodwork.
** A variation of the Negative Flash appears in season eight, where
Eobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash (portrayed by
Tom Cavanagh
Thomas Cavanagh (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor. He is known for a variety of roles on American television, including starring roles in '' Ed'' (2000–2004), ''Love Monkey'' (2006) and '' Trust Me'' (2009), and recurring roles on ...
) is the Negative Speed Force's avatar.
Dava
Dawnstar
Deadman
Deadshot
Death
Deathstorm
Deathstorm is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. ( doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...
as the supervillain counterpart of
Firestorm
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. The character was created by
Geoff Johns
Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash and Superman, has drawn critical acclaim.
He serv ...
and
Peter Tomasi, and first appeared in ''Brightest Day'' #10 (November 2010).
Black Lantern version
The Black Lantern version first appeared in ''Blackest Night'' #2 (August 2009) as the
Black Lantern
The Black Lantern Corps is a fictional organization of wikt:corporeal, corporeal revenants (resembling intelligent zombies or jiangshi) appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, related to the emotional spectrum. The group is composed of d ...
Firestorm
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and officially in ''Brightest Day'' #10 (November 2010) as Deathstorm.
The character appears in the ''
Blackest Night
"Blackest Night" is a 2009–10 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous central miniseries, written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Ivan Reis, along with a number of tie-in issues. ''Blackest Ni ...
'' miniseries as
Ronnie Raymond's reanimated corpse via a black power ring of the
Black Lantern Corps
The Black Lantern Corps is a fictional organization of corporeal revenants (resembling intelligent zombies or jiangshi) appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, related to the emotional spectrum. The group is composed of deceased fic ...
. He confronts
Barry Allen/The Flash and
Hal Jordan/Green Lantern alongside
Hawkman
Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...
,
Hawkgirl
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, the
Elongated Man
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The character made his live-action debut in the The Fl ...
,
Sue Dibny
Susan Dibny (née Dearbon) is a fictional character from DC Comics associated with the Elongated Man. Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in ''Flash'' vol. 1 #119 (March 1961). In 2004, she became a flashpoi ...
and
J'onn J'onzz
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.
[''Blackest Night'' #2 (August 2009). DC Comics.] Deathstorm then attacks and absorbs
Jason Rusch
Jason Rusch is a fictional character, a superhero in the . He is the second superhero known as Firestorm. He first appears in ''Firestorm'' (vol. 3) #1 (July 2004) and was created by Dan Jolley and ChrisCross.
Publication history
Another ''Fire ...
into his own version of the Firestorm Matrix. Deathstorm kills
Gehenna
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and absorbs Jason's anger, providing the Black Lanterns with even more emotional energies. He goes on to attack Barry and company at the Justice League satellite, but Jason briefly asserts control which allows the heroes to escape. Regaining control, Deathstorm proceeds to absorb Jason's willpower. Like other Black Lanterns, Deathstorm mimics Ronnie's personality of wisecracking and other stereotypical teenage behavior. Deathstorm is seemingly destroyed during the final battle against
Nekron
Nekron is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, specifically those related to Green Lantern. Created by Mike W. Barr, Len Wein and Joe Staton, the character, who exists as an embodiment of Death, first appeared in '' Ta ...
, in which Ronnie is restored to life alongside Jason.
In the ''
Brightest Day
''Brightest Day'' is a 2010–11 crossover storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of a year-long comic book maxiseries that began in April 2010, and a number of tie-in books. The story is a direct follow-up to the ''Blackest Night'' storyli ...
'' miniseries, Deathstorm's actions continued tensions between Ronnie and Jason. The creature is seen as a monstrous construct of Gehenna, and transmuted a construction site without warning into bubble gum which revealed something lurked within the Firestorm Matrix. The creature reaches out of Firestorm, forcibly separating Ronnie and Jason while officially calling himself Deathstorm. Deathstorm intends to use the emotional instability between Ronnie and Jason that the Firestorm Matrix will trigger a Big Bang-level event to destroy all life in the universe, absorbing
Martin Stein
Martin Stein is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly associated with, and sometimes is, the superhero Firestorm.
Stein has made several appearances in DC-related media, such as the Arrowve ...
and Alvin Rusch into himself to torture Ronnie and Jason. Deathstorm beckons Firestorm to follow to Silver City, New Mexico which is the Central Power White Lantern Battery's resting place. Deathstorm tries to lift the battery, but is unable to until he infects the battery with black energy after which he is able to lift with ease. Deathstorm uses the Central Power White Lantern Battery to create an army of the Black Lantern spectrums of
Professor Zoom/Reverse-Flash,
Maxwell Lord,
Hawk
Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica.
* The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfa ...
,
Jade
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,
Captain Boomerang
Captain Boomerang is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, who respectively serve as enemies to both the Flash (Barry Allen), Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash (DC Comics character) ...
, the Martian Manhunter,
Aquaman
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, Hawkman, Hawkgirl,
Deadman and
Osiris
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. Deathstorm and the Black Lanterns move to an unknown location. Deathstorm has an internal argument with Martin and Alvin, messing with his two hostages. Deathstorm and the Black Lanterns are shown on
Qward delivering the White Lantern Battery for the
Anti-Monitor
The Anti-Monitor is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He served as the main antagonist of the 1985 DC Comics miniseries ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and later appears as an enemy to the Green Lantern Corps ...
seeking to harvest the life energy to grow stronger. Firestorm takes the White Lantern Battery and attempts to fight the Anti-Monitor, but is defeated. Deathstorm brings Martin out of his own Firestorm Matrix to taunt. Deathstorm then attempts to kill Jason and Ronnie, but the Professor takes the attack. Ronnie and Jason truly work together, and the
Entity
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then unleashes a burst of white energy that obliterates the Black Lanterns, returns Alvin home, and deposits Firestorm in the
Star City forest.
Earth-3 version
An
Earth-3
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equivalent first appeared in ''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #23 (October 2013) as a doppelganger of Firestorm during the "
Trinity War
"Trinity War" is an 11-issue comic book story arc first published in 2013 by DC Comics, featuring the fictional superhero teams the Justice League, Justice League of America, and Justice League Dark. The arc spans several titles, including ...
" event. This alternate Deathstorm is Earth-3's Professor
Martin Stein
Martin Stein is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly associated with, and sometimes is, the superhero Firestorm.
Stein has made several appearances in DC-related media, such as the Arrowve ...
fused with a corpse, and is a member of the
Crime Syndicate
Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...
. Deathstorm is later killed by Mazahs who then steals his powers.
Deathstorm in other media
* Two variations of Deathstorm appear in ''
The Flash
The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...
'', portrayed by
Robbie Amell.
** The
Earth-2 version appears in the
second season as Firestorm's villainous doppelganger, one of
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 ...
's enforcers, and
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 ...
's significant other. Deathstorm nearly kills
Barry Allen, but Zoom kills him for recklessness.
** An
Earth-Prime
Earth Prime (or Earth-Prime) is a term sometimes used in works of speculative fiction, most notably in DC Comics, involving parallel universes or a multiverse, and refers either to the universe containing "our" Earth, or to a parallel world wit ...
equivalent, inspired by the Black Lantern version, appears in the
eighth season portrayed by Milton Barnes, Alexa Barajas, and
Rick Cosnett
Richard James “Rick” Cosnett (born 6 April 1983) is a Zimbabwean-Australian actor and producer. He is known for playing the roles of Wes Maxfield in ''The Vampire Diaries'', Elias Harper in '' Quantico'' and Eddie Thawne in '' The Flash''.
...
. It is a cold fusion entity who obtained sentience as a black flame initially after Earth-1
Ronnie Raymond's sacrifice. Deathstorm attacks and kills indiscriminately throughout
Central City
In urban planning, a core city, principal city metropolitan core, or central city, is the largest or most important city or cities of a metropolitan area. A core city is surrounded by smaller satellite cities, towns, and suburbs. A central cit ...
by feeding on grief while using phantoms of deceased loved ones until it is defeated by Hell Frost.
* The Martin Stein incarnation of Deathstorm appears in ''
Lego DC Super-Villains
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'', voiced by
Lex Lang
Lex Lang (born November 12, 1965) is an American voice actor and voice director, who has provided voices and served as a director for a number of animations and video games. He is best known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the '' Crash Bandic ...
.
Deathstroke
Decay
Deep Blue
Deep Blue is a
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 powers to help the world become a better place, ...
in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green L ...
. The character was created by
Peter David
Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits" Co ...
and
Jim Calafiore
Jim Calafiore is an American comic book penciller and inker, known for his work on Marvel Comics ''Exiles'', and DC Comics' ''Aquaman''. His other work includes ''Faction Paradox'', and writing Marvel's ''Exiles'' and ''Millennium Visions''.
Cala ...
, and first appeared in ''
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a ...
'' (vol. 3) #23 (August 1996).
Within the context of the stories, Debbie Perkins is the daughter of
Tsunami
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and grew up believing
Neptune Perkins
Paintball
Paintball is a DC Comics supervillain who first appeared in ''Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.'' #2 and was created by Geoff Johns and Leo Moder.
Paul Deisinger is an art teacher who was transformed into a paint-themed criminal and became a mini ...
to be her father, while Rhombus believed her to be his daughter. As Deep Blue, she is among the heroes who respond to
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a ...
's call to unite the undersea kingdoms. Over time, she begins to insist on being called Indigo and learns that
Atlan claims to be her true father.
DeSaad
Despero
Detective Chimp
Dex-Starr
Dex-Starr is an abandoned stray blue
domestic cat
The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members o ...
from Earth, adopted by a woman in Brooklyn who names him Dexter. During a break-in, Dex-Starr scratched a burglar before his owner was killed and he was evicted by the police. Homeless, he was grabbed by two street thugs and thrown off the Brooklyn Bridge, but the rage that he felt caught the attention of a
red power ring and it came to him before he hit the water. As a member of the
Red Lantern Corps, wearing his red power ring around his tail, he killed the two thugs and slept on their skulls, proclaiming himself to be a "good kitty" using thoughts expressed in simple sentences. He was described by
Geoff Johns
Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash and Superman, has drawn critical acclaim.
He serv ...
in an interview with ''
Wizard'' as "the most sadistic and malicious" of the Red Lanterns. Originally intended as a joke by Shane Davis, he began being featured more prominently due to positive reception. Dex-Starr frequently travels with
Atrocitus
Atrocitus (Atros) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Atrocitus is an enemy to the Guardians of the Universe and Sinestro, their former Green Lantern. He is the leader of the Red Lantern Corps.
Publicati ...
, with his vengeful quest centering on finding the burglar that murdered his owner. Dex-Starr gained the ability to create constructs after drinking the blood of Rankorr and, unbeknownst to his fellow Red Lanterns, he used his newfound ability to save Atrocitus from certain death after the former leader of the Red Lanterns saw his red power ring being taken by
Guy Gardner Guy Gardner may refer to:
* Guy Gardner (astronaut) (born 1948), United States Air Force officer and former astronaut
* Guy Gardner (character)
Guy Gardner, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic ...
.
Dex-Starr in other media
* Dex-Starr appears in ''
Justice League Action
''Justice League Action'' is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero team Justice League. The series is produced by Jim Krieg, Butch Lukic, and Alan Burnett. The show debuted on Cartoon Network UK on Nov ...
'', voiced by
Jason J. Lewis.
* Dex-Starr appears in ''
DC Super Hero Girls
''DC Super Hero Girls'' or ''DC Superhero Girls'' (in various countries) is an American superhero web series and franchise Produced by Warner Bros. Animation for Cartoon Network based on characters from DC Entertainment that launched in the th ...
'', voiced by
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...
as a Red Lantern while
Fred Tatasciore
Fred Tatasciore (; ) is an American voice actor who has provided voices in animated and live-action films, television shows, and video games. He is known for voicing the Hulk and Beast in various Marvel media and Solomon Grundy in various DC ...
provides his vocal effects. Introduced in the episode "#RageCat", this version is a stray
Maine Coon
The Maine Coon is a large domesticated cat breed. It is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America. The breed originated in the U.S. state of Maine, where it is the official state cat.
The breed was popular in cat shows in the late 19t ...
without whiskers who was found by
Jessica Cruz
Jessica Cruz, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Geoff Johns, Doug Mahnke, Ivan Reis and Ethan Van Sciver, she is a member of the Green Lantern Cor ...
. Amidst her attempts to find his owner, Dex-Starr briefly gains a Red Lantern ring before Cruz adopts him. In the episode "#It'sComplicated", he regains his powers and joins
Star Sapphire 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 ...
in attacking Cruz and
Hal Jordan
Harold "Hal" Jordan, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created in 1959 by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, and first appeared in ''Sh ...
until Jordan apologizes to the trio.
* Dex-Starr appears in ''
Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis'', voiced by
Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American voice actor. Much of Baker's work features vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', '' Codename: Kids Next Door'' ...
.
* Dex-Starr appears as a summonable character in ''
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.
* Dex-Starr appears as an assist character in ''
Injustice 2''.
* Dex-Starr appears as a playable character in ''
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' and ''
Lego DC Super-Villains
''Lego DC Super-Villains'' is a Lego-themed action-adventure platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales. The fourth installment in the '' Lego Batman'' series of games, it is a spin-off that focuses entirely on villains of the DC Univers ...
'', voiced again by Dee Bradley Baker.
Ding Dong Daddy
Doctor Alchemy
Doctor Chaos
In the Earth-1 universe, Professor Lewis Lang and his assistant Burt Belker discover a helmet in the Valley of Ur in Mesopotamia that is identical to the helmet on Earth-2 except for its blue color. This helmet contains a Lord of Chaos that possesses Burt and turns him into the sorcerer Doctor Chaos, whose costume is identical to Doctor Fate's except for a reversed color scheme.
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 ...
confronts Doctor Chaos and removes the helmet from Burt, jettisoning it into space.
A new version of Doctor Chaos later appeared briefly in 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 b ...
'' 2018 series within the main
DC Comics Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lantern, ...
. This version is aligned with the Lords of Chaos outfitted in garb similar to Doctor Fate except for a reverse color scheme much like the Earth-1 version. Acting as a protector of the Lords of Chaos's base of operations, the Chaos Realm, he appears when the Justice League's mystical villain, Queen of Fables, attempts to escape her imprisonment. He is swiftly killed by the Queen of Fables and escapes the Chaos Realm. The identity of the person behind Doctor Chaos remains unknown.
Doctor Cyber
Doctor Destiny
Doctor Fate
Doctor Light
Arthur Light
Kimiyo Hoshi
Doctor Manhattan
Doctor Mid-Nite
Doctor Moon
Doctor Moon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Doctor Moon is a criminal neurosurgeon who sells his services to other villains that require his unethical skills of body modifications, psychological conditions, and torture. Doctor Moon was first seen in the Pre-Crisis as a member of the
League of Assassins
The League of Assassins (sometimes renamed the League of Shadows or Society of Shadows in adapted works) is a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The group is depicted as a collective of assassins who ...
.
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 ...
wanted him to reanimate a brain of a corpse so that he can interrogate only for that plan to be foiled by
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...
.
Doctor Cyber
Doctor Cyber is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman. She first appeared late in the Silver Age of Comics in 1968's ''Wonder Woman'' (volume 1 ...
later enlisted Doctor Moon as part of a plot to switch brains with
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, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as bein ...
. This plan failed and Wonder Woman defeated both villains.
Doctor Moon was later hired by Guano Cravat to assist in his revenge on
Richard Dragon
Richard Dragon (or simply Dragon) is the alias of two fictional, comic book characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Although both incarnation differ in alignment, they're portrayed as extremely accomplished martial arti ...
and
Lady Shiva
Lady Shiva (real name Sandra San or more recently Sandra Wu-San) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was co-created by Dennis O'Neil and Ric Estrada, and first appeared in '' Richard ...
. To assist in this plot, Doctor Moon performed surgical enhancements on a group of brutes. These brutes were defeated by Richard Dragon and Lady Shiva.
Ivan Angst of Mercenaries Inc. hired Doctor Moon to experiment on a human test subject and make it into the perfect fighting machine named Gork to defeat Batman. Angst and Gork perished in the conflict, but Doctor Moon got away.
Doctor Moon was later hired by
Tobias Whale
Tobias Whale is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Black Lightning.
Whale appears in the live-action Arrowverse series ''Black Lightning'', portrayed by Marvin "Krondon" Jones II ...
where his experiment confirmed that the woman known as
Halo
Halo, halos or haloes usually refer to:
* Halo (optical phenomenon)
* Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head
HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to:
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* ''Halo'' (franch ...
has lost her memory.
In the Post-Crisis, Doctor Moon was responsible for turning
Air Wave
Air Wave is the name of three superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first two were active in the Golden Age of Comic Books (albeit the second Air Wave had only one appearance). The third appears in comics in th ...
II into Maser.
On behalf of
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 ...
, Doctor Moon prepared
Cat Grant
Catherine Jane Grant is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The character was played by Tracy Scoggins in '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' and Calista Flockhart in the Arrowverse tel ...
for a brainwashing program so that she would change her testimony against
Morgan Edge
Morgan Edge is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Originally a supporting character, he is a media mogul who acquires '' The Daily Planet'' and employs Clark Kent as a television journalist for his WGBS ...
. The plot was foiled by Batman,
Superman
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, and
Gangbuster.
Doctor Moon was later killed by
Manhunter who stabbed him with a scalpel.
Doctor Moon in other media
Doctor Moon appears in the ''
Justice League Unlimited
''Justice League Unlimited'' (''JLU'') is a 2004–2006 American superhero animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics univers ...
'' episode "Question Authority", voiced by
Jeffrey Combs
Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for starring in horror films, such as ''Re-Animator'', and appearances playing a number of characters in the ''Star Trek'' and the DC animated universe television fr ...
who was uncredited for the role. He is shown to be a member of
Project Cadmus
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and a torture expert that interrogated
The Question, until almost killed by
Huntress.
Doctor Moon appears in ''
Young Justice'', voiced by
Vic Chao
Victor Chao is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Dr. Seiji Shimada in ''Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus'', Dr. Shinji Shimada in '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising'', Eric Tsu in '' The Crew'', Kenshi, Sektor, Goro and ...
. Doctor Moon Dae-il is depicted as a physician who patches up villains.
Doctor No-Face
Doctor No-Face is a
supervillain
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Supervillains are of ...
in the
DC Universe
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.
The character, created by Dave Wood and
Sheldon Moldoff
Sheldon Moldoff (; April 14, 1920 – February 29, 2012) was an American comics artist best known for his early work on the DC Comics characters Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and as one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" (uncredited collaborators ...
, only appeared in ''
Detective Comics
''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...
'' #319 (September 1963).
Within the context of the stories, Bart Magan attempts to remove a facial scar using an experimental device. When the device erases all of his facial features instead, he takes the name "Doctor No-Face" and starts a short-lived crime spree 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 List of Batman supporting characters#Bat-Family, allies and List of Batman fa ...
.
Doctor No-Face in other media
Doctor No-Face appears in the ''
Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "A Bat Divided!".
Doctor Occult
Doctor Poison
Doctor Polaris
Doctor Psycho
Doctor Sivana
Doctor Trap
Doctor Lawrence Trapp, a.k.a. Doctor Trap (first appearance: ''Chase'' #3 (April 1998)), is a supervillain with a mechanical jaw. He is an enemy to the Justice Experience, the
Martian Manhunter
The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and designed by artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" ...
and
Cameron Chase
''Chase'' was a comic book series published by DC Comics. It was written by Dan Curtis Johnson, illustrated by J.H. Williams III and inked by Mick Gray. It lasted ten issues (including a special #1,000,000 issue). The character of Cameron Chase f ...
.
Doctor Trap in other media
Doctor Trap appears in ''
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a 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 in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in i ...
'', voiced by
Alan Tudyk
Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), ''A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2004) ...
. When Gotham
fell into ruin during the season one finale, he took over a museum, stored various weapons he collected from other supervillains and used various booby traps to protect them. In the season two episode "Trapped",
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a 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 in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in i ...
,
Poison Ivy, the
Kite Man
Kite Man (Charles "Chuck" Brown) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly depicted as an adversary of Batman who uses kite-based weapons to commit crimes. His name is a homage to ''Peanuts'' protagonist Cha ...
, and
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 is ...
break into Trap's museum to retrieve the
Firefly
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's flamethrower. However, Catwoman abandons the group after they get caught in one of Trap's namesakes. After escaping, Harley breaks Trap's jaw with her baseball bat. Trap also makes a
cameo appearance
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in the episode "Something Borrowed, Something Green", having had his jaw repaired before attending Ivy and the Kite Man's wedding.
Doctor Tyme
Doctor Tyme (Percival Sutter) is a
supervillain
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.
Supervillains are of ...
in the
DC Universe
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and enemy 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 ...
.
Doctor Tyme in other media
* Doctor Tyme appears in a flashback in the ''
Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "The Last Patrol!", fighting 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 trapping them in a giant hourglass.
* In ''
Super Friends
''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of ...
'' comic book series, Doctor Tyme appears as member of W.O.R.M.S., a group of mad scientists led by
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: April ...
. Like the rest of the members, he was arrested by the
Super Friends
''Super Friends'' is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of ...
after Luthor called them under the ruse as a chance for his comrades to showcase their technology.
* Doctor Tyme appears in ''
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 ...
'', portrayed by Brandon Perea and voiced by
Dan Martin Daniel Martin may refer to:
People
* Dan Martin (actor) (born 1951), American actor
*Dan Martin (drama educator) (born 1953), American academic
*Dan Martin (cyclist) (born 1986), Irish road bicycle racer
*Dan Martin (footballer) (born 1986), Britis ...
.
Dodger
Debuting in ''Green Arrow and Black Canary'' #7 (June 2008), Dodger is a thief who deals in high-end merchandise. Operating from London, England, Dodger will steal and/or sell anything from information to advanced technology.
At one point he came into possession of what appeared to be an alien spacecraft. Recognizing that the vehicle's stealth capabilities made it a lucrative commodity, he began leasing the vessel to various underworld figures, including the
League of Assassins
The League of Assassins (sometimes renamed the League of Shadows or Society of Shadows in adapted works) is a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The group is depicted as a collective of assassins who ...
. When the vessel in question was linked to an assassination attempt against
Connor Hawke
Connor Hawke is a fictional DC Comics superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow, created by Kelley Puckett and Jim Aparo. In the post-'' Zero Hour'' continuity, Connor is the eldest son of Oliver Queen, the original Green Arrow, and his ...
, 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 real name is Oliver Jonas Quee ...
and the
Black Canary
The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...
began investigating its activity. The trail led them to London where they (along with
Mia "Speedy" Dearden) engaged in combat with Dodger at a local pub. Although Dodger proved to be an able-bodied physical combatant, "Team Arrow" subdued him and he told them about the League of Assassins.
When pressed for more information, Dodger was unwilling to cooperate, so the Green Arrow and the Black Canary dropped him from the belly of a cargo plane suspended by a bungee cord until he agreed to give them better intelligence. He took them to his secret lair and triangulated the last location of the stealth ship he had leased.
The Green Arrow and the Black Canary then persuaded him to accompany them on the search, which brought them to a castle in Leichestershire, England. They evaded several traps and finally discovered a cryogenics tube containing the compressed form of former Justice Leaguer
Plastic Man
Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero first appearing in ''Police Comics'' #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole (artist), Jack Cole, Plastic Man was one of the fi ...
.
Dodger continued to work alongside "Team Arrow" and fought a team of metahumans who claimed to represent the League of Assassins. Dodger contributed very little to the battle; however, he did manage to distract one of them long enough for
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...
to subdue him. Dodger continued adventuring with the group, battled foes and completed the adventure along with the team.
After settling their business with the League of Assassins, Dodger accompanied "Team Arrow" back to the United States, where he struck up a romantic relationship with Mia Dearden. Mia has now left the States and traveled to London to continue this relationship.
Dodger in other media
Dodger appears in the TV series ''
Arrow
An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers ...
'', portrayed by
James Callis
James Nicholas Callis (born 4 June 1971) is a British actor. He is known for playing Dr. Gaius Baltar in the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries and television series, and Bridget Jones's best friend Tom in ''Bridget Jones's Diar ...
. Appearing in the episode "Dodger", he is a British jewel thief who robs valuable jewels from wealthy occupants and sells them at a high price. Unlike the comics, this iteration of the character uses hostages with bomb collars to steal for him, rather than alien technology. He also uses a high voltage stun-stick as a weapon, which renders victims unconscious. His real name is Winnick Norton, a reference to the original creators of the character,
Judd Winick
Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer and screenwriter, as well as a former reality television personality. He first gained fame for his stint on MTV's ''The Real World: San Francisco'' in 1994, before f ...
and
Mike Norton
Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on '' Battlepug''.
Early life
Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enoug ...
. He is defeated by Oliver and John Diggle when he is taken out with his own "shocker" after Oliver causes his car to crash, using an arrow as a dagger, and is arrested by a SCPD unit afterwards. In the ''Arrow: Season 2.5'' tie-in comic, Norton escapes from prison and begins operating out of Bludhaven as part of a mercenary group called the Renegades. He and other members kidnap
Felicity Smoak on the orders of
Clinton Hogue, reminiscent how he kidnapped her earlier in "Dodger". Norton and other members are defeated by Oliver Queen,
Roy Harper and
Helena Bertinelli
The Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli) is a antiheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the third DC character to bear the name Huntress. Originally introduced as a new interpretation of Helena Wayne, no longer ...
, leaving them bound and tipping off the police so they could arrest them.
Doll Man
Dollmaker
Dominus
Dominus is a
fictional character
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and a
DC Comics
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supervillain
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Supervillains are of ...
who first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #747. He appears primarily as an opponent of
Superman
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.
Originally, Dominus was an alien priest named Tuoni, who served as one of the five custodians of his world's faith. During this time, he fell in love with his peer, Ahti. However, he was driven mad by jealousy when Ahti ascended past him and assumed the mantle of Kismet, Illuminator of All Realities.
Studying infernal forbidden magic in an attempt to gain the power to challenge his former lover and rob her of the power of Kismet, Tuoni's assault was reflected by Kismet's divine energies and his body was incinerated. Despite Tuoni's deceit, the
omnibenevolent Kismet showed him mercy and shunted his shattered, still-living body into the
Phantom Zone
The Phantom Zone is a prison-like parallel dimension appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is mainly associated with stories featuring Superman. It first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #283 (April 1961), and was created ...
.
Within the Phantom Zone, Tuoni encountered a holographic projection of Superman's long-dead
Kryptonian
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ancestor, Kem-L, who was able to use his own ancient variety of
arcane
Arcane may refer to:
Books and comics
* Anton Arcane, a DC Comics character
* Arcane Jill Watson, a character in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''
* Arcane literature, such as in Cthulhu Mythos
Gaming
* Arcane magic (''Dungeons & Drago ...
Kryptonian science to rebuild the former holy man as a
psionic
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cosmic phantasm known as "Dominus".
In this new all-powerful form, Dominus escaped the Zone via Superman's
Fortress of Solitude
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and attacked Earth. Attempting to find Kismet to steal her cosmic powers, he was opposed by Superman. Swearing vengeance, Dominus
telepathically
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entered Superman's mind and preyed on one of the Man of Steel's greatest weaknesses; his fear of failing the people of Earth.
Using mind control, Dominus convinced Superman to take control of Earth and build the
Superman robots
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History Silver Age versions
Superman robots played a particularly dominant role in late 1950s and 1960s era Superman c ...
to police the planet 24 hours a day, seven days a week forever. In another battle, Dominus used his reality-warping powers to become Superman, using the Superman robots to search for Kismet while Superman was disguised as one of his own robots and later as Dominus.
During his captivity in these other forms Superman improved on his use of ''Torquasm Vo'', an ancient Kryptonian warrior discipline technique where the warrior can control what they think. Superman and Dominus then engaged in a mental-physical battle with Dominus using any stray thought of Superman to reshape reality. The battle ends with Superman banishing Dominus to the Phantom Zone.
Doomsday
Double Down
Double Down aka Jeremy Tall was introduced in ''The Flash:
Iron Heights
Iron Heights Penitentiary is a fictional setting in the , a maximum-security prison which houses the many Flash rogues and superhuman criminals of Keystone City and Central City when captured. Iron Heights first appeared in ''Flash: Iron Heights' ...
'' by
Geoff Johns
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He serv ...
and
Ethan Van Sciver
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.
A con man and compulsive gambler, Jeremy Tell gained his powers following a card game in which he lost. Incensed, he attacked and killed the man who had beaten him. The man had in his possession a cursed deck of cards, which cleaved to Tell's flesh and burned off much of his skin. The cards now act as the top layer of his skin, and can be wielded as weapons.
During his time in prison, the serial killer Murmur released the Frenzy virus at Iron Heights. Tell tried to escape in the ensuing mass breakout, but was stopped by
Pied Piper. He was taken back to solitary confinement. A later attempt to break out was successful.
After escaping Iron Heights, he and
Girder
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were both hired by
Penguin
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to help him establish a crime ring in Keystone City, but was stopped by Flash and
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 ...
.
In the aftermath of the ambush at the wedding of Green Arrow and Black Canary, Double Down hid in the backseat of a car and escaped with Piper and
Trickster
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He held them at knife-point to help him in joining in their escape. At a roadside diner, Double Down wanted to join the two in their run from the law, afraid of the recent supervillain disappearances. The Suicide Squad had tracked them to the diner, and Double Down was taken in. The other two escaped.
Double Down in other media
Double Down appears in the ''
Arrow
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'' episode "Restoration", portrayed by
J.R. Bourne
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. This incarnation of Jeremy Tell was getting a tattoo in Central City when the particle accelerator exploded at
Star Labs
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. Tell gained the ability to produce physical cards from his tattoos, using them as deadly weapons. He was hired by Mina Fayad of
H.I.V.E. to kill the
Green Arrow
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. In a confrontation with
Spartan
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and the Green Arrow, Green Arrow took a card for Spartan and defeated Tell. Tell was locked up in Iron Heights in the metahuman wing.
Double Down makes a cameo in ''
The Suicide Squad'' as an inmate alongside
Calendar Man
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mocking
Polka Dot Man. He was portrayed by Jared Leland Gore.
Dabney Donovan
Dabney Donovan is a character in
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...
.
Dabney Donovan is a genetic scientist who founded
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 ...
with Reginald Augustine and Thomas Thompkins. Dabney Donovan was ultimately fired from the Project because he felt there should never be limits in understanding the potential of the genetic code. Donovan had largely been accredited for the non-human creations of the Project, referred to as "DNAliens" (human beings cloned then genetically altered to discover superhuman potential while also giving them a more "alien" appearance), various normal clones, and monsters based on Donovan's favorite
horror film
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, ap ...
s (who lived on a small artificial planet on Earth called Transilvane). One of the DNAliens named
Dubbilex
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 ...
became a prominent staff member.
Lex Luthor's estranged wife Contessa Portenza worked Dabney Donovan shortly after Superman regained his normal powers when he expended his electromagnetic ones. To assist in the Contessa's plot, Dabney created his own
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 ...
clone.
During the "Fall of Metropolis" storyline, Dabney Donovan was revealed to be the creator of the Underworlders and the true mastermind behind the clone virus. He later murders Paul Westfield and cuts off one of his ears as a trophy.
Dabney Donovan returned multiple times to plague Cadmus, such as capturing the adult Legion and subjecting them to various torments as wells. He even created youthful clone bodies for Moxie Mannheim and his henchmen Ginny "Torcher" McGee, Mike "Machine" Gun, Noose, and Rough House where they also received superpowers.
When Mickey Cannon re-established Project Cadmus, Dabney Donovan was brought back under armed guard and made an "imprisoned advisor". He briefly took control of the place during the "Evil Factory" storyline.
Dabney Donovan in other media
Dabney Donovan makes his live-action debut in ''Superman and Lois (TV series), Superman and Lois'' episodes "Haywire", portrayed by Robel Zere. This version is a physician, a scientist, and a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT student who assists
Morgan Edge
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in his experiments involving the Eradicator and X-Kryptonite. A flashback in the episode "Haywire" has him and Edge finding X-Kryptonite in Europe. In the episode "Loyal Subjekts", Donovan and Edge start empowering some Smallville inhabitants with X-Kryptonite and the Eradicator. In the episode "O' Brother, Where Art Thou?", Superman and the military led by Sam Lane find Donovan and the Eradicator in a building where Superman persuades him to cooperate with the Department of Defense.
Dabney Donovan appears in ''The Death of Superman (film), The Death of Superman'' and its sequel ''Reign of the Supermen (film), Reign of the Supermen'', voiced by Trevor Devall. This version is a LexCorp employee who formerly worked for Project Cadmus and is specialised in bioengineering. He is tasked by Lex Luthor to create Superman clones for own army. After he gives information of Superboy's cloning program to Lois Lane, he is punished and later killed by Luthor when he unleashes a failed clones on him.
Dabney Donovan appears in ''DC Universe Online''. He appears as a vendor in the Hall of Doom's Meta Wing.
Draaga
Draaga is a fictional Extraterrestrials, alien character in the
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...
universe. He first appeared in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #454 and was created by Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, and George Pérez.
In the "Superman in Exile" storyline,
Superman
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has exiled himself from Earth due to psychological problems he was suffering from at the time. He is forced by the space villain Mongul to participate in his gladiatorial games. Draaga is the champion of the games, but Superman defeats him, then refuses to kill him. This baffles Draaga, whose code of honor demands a rematch against Superman, though he later comes to respect the hero. After Mongul is deposed by Superman, the aliens who control the artificial planet List of DC Universe locations, Warworld choose Draaga to be their new puppet ruler.
Draaga returns in the "Panic in the Sky" storyline where he is employed by Maxima (comics), Maxima to destroy Superman. The Superman he encounters here is actually the android Supergirl (Matrix), Supergirl Matrix wearing Superman's form, who loses to Draaga on an asteroid. The second time Draaga loses on Warworld is in a contest held by Brainiac (character), Brainiac. Later Draaga joins Superman in the fight against Brainiac to regain his honor. He is killed while jumping into an organic anti-matter doomsday device created by Brainiac and is buried beside Cleric (comics), The Cleric, on the asteroid on which he first encountered Supergirl. The shapeshifting Matrix honours Draaga for the rest of the battle against Brainiac by adopting his form.
Draaga in other media
* Draaga appears in the ''Justice League (TV series), Justice League'' episode "War World", voiced by William Smith (actor), William Smith.
* Draaga appears in the ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'' episode "Survivors", portrayed by John DeSantis. He appears as a combatant in Roulette (DC Comics), Roulette's underground fight club in National City. He is seen fighting Supergirl who after losing to him in the first battle came back to defeat him upon learning from Mon-El (who mentioned that he crossed paths with his race on several occasions) that he has a weak spot in his leg.
* Draaga appears in issue #20 of the ''
Young Justice'' comic based on the show. Superman mentions he came to Metropolis (comics), Metropolis to challenge him to a fight, but was defeated by him and Superboy (Kon-El), Superboy. He is later found in stasis by Superman and Captain Atom aboard a ship controlled by Kylstar, an operative for Collector of Worlds, The Collector of Worlds.
Dragon King
Dragon King is a fictional character from
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...
. He was created by Roy Thomas and Rich Buckler, and first appeared in ''All-Star Squadron'' #4, in December 1981.
The man known as "Dragon King" was a high-ranking official in the Japanese government during World War II, as well as a brilliant scientist. He was the researcher responsible for the creation of the nerve gas K887. He obtained the mythical Holy Grail for Japan, and was able to combine it with Adolf Hitler's Spear of Destiny which the German dictator had loaned to Japanese General Hideki Tōjō.
With the two items, the Dragon King and Hitler were able to create a field of arcane magic that shielded imperial Japan and Fortress Europa from attack by the allies' super heroes or "Mystery Men". The field ensured that any hero with magic-based powers, or a vulnerability to magic (like Superman (Earth-Two), Superman), would instantly be converted to the Axis cause, keeping some of the allies' most powerful heroes out of the theatre of war.
Some heroes were temporarily able to circumvent this for humanitarian missions, despite the Dragon King's best efforts. After Japan's surrender on August 15, 1945, the Dragon King went into hiding and experimented with combining his own genetic material with that of a lizard. He eventually succeeded in making himself a hybrid of human and reptile.
In more recent history, the Dragon King resurfaced in the fictional town of Blue Valley, Nebraska, with a daughter named Cindy Burman, now a villainess called "Shiv (comics), Shiv". While making use of a robot that operated as Principal Sherman at Blue Valley High School, Dragon King is served by Paintball (comics), Paintball, Skeeter, and Stunt. He clashed against the second Star-Spangled Kid, Courtney Whitmore (comics), Courtney Whitmore, her sidekick Pat Dugan, S.T.R.I.P.E., and the Shining Knight, while the latter was on a quest to reclaim the Holy Grail. It is strongly implied during this confrontation that the Dragon King had in the past murdered the All-Star Squadron member Firebrand (DC Comics), Firebrand. During this fight, the Dragon King himself was apparently killed, although his body was never found.
He later resurfaced with the Spear of Destiny in his possession and attempted to raise an army of super-powered soldiers, but was defeated by the Justice Society of America.
Dragon King in other media
* Dragon King makes a cameo appearance in the ''
Young Justice'' episode "Humanity". In a flashback, he attempted to assassinate the Flash (Jay Garrick), Flash at the 1939 World's Fair, but ends up shooting Firebrand (DC Comics)#Danette Reilly, Firebrand by mistake.
* Dragon King appeared in the first season of the live-action DC Universe (streaming service), DC Universe series ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl'', portrayed by Nelson Lee. This version is an ally of the Injustice Society and a controversial scientist named Dr. Shiro Ito, who was originally an Imperial Japanese war criminal from World War II who was supposedly executed for his work with biological weapons. Having survived to the present day however, he hides his identity with an elaborate costume and experiments on himself and his patients. Debuting in the episode "Wildcat", Dragon King meets with Icicle (comics), Icicle to discuss his support for the Injustice Society's plans involving a machine the latter is building and Shade (character), Shade betraying the group. While he considers late member Wizard (DC Comics), Wizard to be vile, Dragon King gets Icicle's approval to obtain Wizard's body for further experiments. Dragon King is also concerned with the possibility of Brain Wave (character), Brainwave's son Brainwave (character), Henry King Jr. developing powers of his own, to the point of forcing his daughter Shiv (comics), Cindy Burman to date King to keep watch over him. In the two-part episode "Shiv", Dragon King's suspicions prove correct when Cindy fights Courtney Whitmore, Stargirl and King uses psychic powers to knock them down after getting caught in the crossfire. In the episode "Brainwave Jr.", Stargirl leads the Justice Society of America in an attack on the Injustice Society's subterranean headquarters, during which they discover Dragon King had acquired reptilian traits. During the JSA's second attack on the Injustice Society in the two-part season one finale "Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.", Dragon King is fatally wounded by Cindy. As of season three, he had transplanted his brain into the body of Ultra-Humanite, who in turn transplanted his into that of Sylvester Pemberton, Starman's, before rejoining Icicle to seek revenge on the JSA. While fighting the heroes however, Dragon King is turned into a stuffed animal by Jakeem Thunder, Jakeem Williams and Thunderbolt (DC Comics), Thunderbolt.
Richard Dragon
Carl Draper
Carl Draper is a fictional character in
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...
, an enemy of
Superman
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. He has gone by the names the Master Jailer, Kator, Deathtrap, the Locksmith and Castellan. Draper made his first appearance in ''Superman'' #331 (January 1979), written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Curt Swan and Frank Chiaramonte.
In the Pre-''Crisis on Infinite Earths, Crisis'' comics, Carl "Moosie" Draper grew up in Smallville (comics), Smallville (see ''Kator'' below). Draper was an overweight clumsy teenager whom most of the other kids never noticed or made fun of and was in love with Lana Lang, who had eyes only for Superboy, much to Draper's resentment. As an adult, Draper underwent a self-imposed self-improvement regimen, including exercise and cosmetic surgery, to overcome his physical shortcomings. He became an expert locksmith and architect, designing an inescapable prison for supervillains called "Mount Olympus". Impressed by the achievement, Superman augmented the prison's security by placing it on an antigravity platform. Initially dubbed "Draper's Island" by Superman, it was informally renamed "Superman Island" by the adult Lana—with whom Draper remained smitten, just as she remained lovestruck by Superman. It was the latter name, plus the novelty of the floating platform, that caught public attention, diverting recognition from Draper himself. This proved the final straw for Draper, who snapped and became the costumed supervillain the Master Jailer. He attacked Superman and kidnapped Lana under that name. Superman defeated him and he was sent to his own prison.
In ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #17 (May 1981), at the prodding of Carl, Superboy creates a robot named Kator as a sparring adversary (and gives the "safety cutoff switch" to Jonathan "Pa" Kent, Jonathan Kent). Kator, however, developed an artificial intelligence and almost killed the Boy of Steel before being destroyed (in ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #18). The robot apparently gave Draper its identity and powers before being destroyed. Draper (as the new Kator) then engages Superboy in combat, but Jonathan Kent presses the safety switch on the "cutoff" device, which removes "Kator's" superpowers from Draper, and Superboy removes the memory of Draper ever being Kator.
In the Post-''Crisis'' comics, Carl Draper first appeared in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #517 (November 1994). This was during the "Dead Again" storyline, when Superman was suspected of being an impostor after his body was found still in his tomb (from ''The Death of Superman'' storyline). Draper was hired by
S.T.A.R. Labs to design a holding cell for Conduit (comics), Conduit, when his daughter, Carla, asked him if he could build a prison that could hold even Superman. Draper initially designed a trap that only the real Superman could escape from, explaining this to Superman by way of a hologram of a costumed figure named Deathtrap. When Superman escaped the trap, Draper became obsessed with proving that he ''could'' capture the real thing. Note: this version of Draper was dressed in casual wear, only getting an updated costume with chain-based attacks later.
Draper made several other attempts to capture Superman, often programming the Deathtrap hologram in advance so he could publicly be elsewhere. On one occasion, in ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' #43 (April 1995), he programmed Deathtrap to appear during a Draper Security press conference and display how Draper's devices were being "subverted", thus both removing suspicion from him and acting as an advertisement for the company.
In ''Action Comics'' #739, Superman (in his blue energy form) was captured in an "energy hobble" by Deathtrap, now calling himself the Locksmith. At the end of the story, it was revealed to the reader that his daughter, #Carla Draper, Carla Draper, was running the hologram this time and that her father was unaware of this. The now-costumed Master Jailer was one of the villains along with Neutron (DC Comics), Neutron controlled by Manchester Black in the 2002 storyline "Ending Battle"; however, it was not clear that it was, in fact, Draper.
Carl Draper appears in ''Checkmate (comics), Checkmate'' #17 (October 2007). At some point, Checkmate discovered his multiple identities and used this to force him into becoming a security consultant, protecting Checkmate itself from attack. In the issue, he prevents numerous assaults on Checkmate headquarters and is promoted to head of security with the title Castellan. Although he has not told his superiors, he strongly suspects that Carla is involved in the attacks. The issue also contains an Easter egg (media), Easter egg—computer displays show an actual website (now defunct) that could be accessed with the username "CARL DRAPER" and the password "wilhelmina". The site was a journal and database written from Draper's perspective. In his journal, he claimed to have been only Deathtrap and that he was unconnected with the Post-''Crisis'' Master Jailer.
A ''DC Rebirth'' version of the Master Jailer appears in the
Aquaman
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/Suicide Squad crossover "Sinking Atlantis" as a member of the Squad. Aspects of his Pre- and Post-''Crisis'' history are present, with Carl growing up in Smallville and having a daughter.
Carl Draper in other media
The Master Jailer appears in ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', portrayed by Jeff Branson. In this version, he is an alien from the planet Trombus who was a third-generation prison guard at Fort Rozz until the prison ship landed on Earth and many of the inmates escaped. He turned vigilante, hunting down and lynching several escapees until he was thwarted by Kara; in overview his methods were overzealous, as he even murdered aliens that were not violent and wanted peaceful lives. On Earth, he posed as Detective Draper of the National City Police Department.
Carla Draper
Carla Draper is the daughter of #Carl Draper, Carl Draper who made an appearance in ''Superboy'' (vol. 4) #26 (May 1996) under the name Snare. She responded to a request from the Hawaiian Special Crimes Unit to Draper Security for assistance in capturing the supervillain Knockout (DC Comics), Knockout, who was on the run with a misguided Kon-El, Superboy in tow. Snare, aware of her father's obsession, tried to prove that she could do something that he could not by capturing Superboy. This led to a fight with the SCU, during which Superboy and Knockout escaped.
Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
She is one of the children that Doctor Love experimented on while she was in her mother's womb. This experiment enabled her to develope energy-absorbing abilities. Taking the name Penny Dreadful, she became part of Helix (DC Comics), Helix where they fought Infinity, Inc. on occasion.
Penny Dreadful in other media
Penny Dreadful appears in the ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl'' episode "Frenemies – Chapter Eight: Infinity Inc. Part Two", portrayed by Megan Ashley Brown. She is shown as a patient at the Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation and resides in a room that is covered in mirrors. When the alarm goes off, Penny Dreadful wonders what they are sounding the alarm for this time.
Dreadnought
The Dreadnought is a fictional character in
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...
appearing in ''The New 52'' continuity. He serves as an agent of the
H.I.V.E., along with #Psiphon, Psiphon. He appears in ''Superboy'' (vol. 4) #20, where he is sent by the H.I.V.E. to New York City to apprehend Doctor Psycho, who had escaped from a H.I.V.E. facility, and Superboy, whose psionic powers were of interest to the H.I.V.E. The two characters teamed up and managed to defeat the H.I.V.E. soldiers. The Dreadnought was sent flying by Superboy and landed in the Hudson River.
Dream
Dream Girl
Duela Dent
Cal Durham
Cal Durham is a former henchman of Black Manta and a public figure in the
DC Universe
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.
The character, created by David Michelinie and Jim Aparo, first appeared in ''
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a ...
'' #57 (August–September 1977).
Within the context of the stories, Cal Durham is a mercenary hired by Black Manta under the pretense of establishing an African American-dominated underwater society. To this end, Durham undergoes surgical procedures to emulate Atlantean physiology. Discovering that Manta is more focused on destroying
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a ...
than fulfilling his social promise, he rebels. This results in Manta attempting to kill him and Duhram re-evaluating his goals. Much later, he appears as the mayor of Sub Diego.
Cal Durham in other media
In the comic book tie-in of the TV series ''
Young Justice'', Calvin Durham appears as Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm), Kaldur'ahm's foster father. Formerly a henchman of the supervillain Black Manta, Calvin's physiology was genetically modified to match that of an Atlantean's to infiltrate Atlantis, but he defected to the Atlanteans and subsequently settled down with Aqualad's mother, Sha'lain'a of Shayeris.
Calvin appears in the Young Justice: Outsiders, third season episode "Quiet Conversations", voiced by Phil LaMarr. He is present when Kaldur'ahm brings the Dolphin (comics), Dolphin to Atlantis.
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