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Starfinger is a
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supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the
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. He first appeared in ''
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'' #335 (August 1965), and was created by
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and
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.


Fictional character biography


Lars Hanscom

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, controlled by Dr. Lars Hanscom. Hanscom, under the guise of examining Lightning Lad's robotic arm, had hypnotized the Legionnaire and outfitted him with the Starfinger glove, so that Hanscom could obtain the rare metal rejuvium by threatening to destroy the "Seven Wonders of the 30th Century". Hanscom was brought to justice, but later escaped prison and attempted a solo criminal career. His most notorious crime was kidnapping one of
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's bodies during her wedding to
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. He later tried as "Doctor Larsh" (Lars H.) to use Lightning Lad again on the eve of the birth of the Legionnaire's twins, but was easily defeated.


Char Burrane

Young
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cadet
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was on Mars chasing a fugitive just moments prior to the meteor strike that would imbue him with the growth powers he would use to become a Legionnaire. That criminal, Char Burrane would later escape again, and while fleeing across the Martian surface, would stumble upon a mysterious ring which was capable of generating two super-powered women, identifying themselves as Starlight and Starbright who originated from a micro world contained within the ring itself. With their powers, Burrane then begins building a criminal empire. Years later, he claims the name of Starfinger and has Hanscom killed on Takron-Galtos II to announce his arrival. Displaying an obvious vendetta against Colossal Boy, the new Starfinger battles the Legion and ultimately captures his personal nemesis and an undercover
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(acting on his own as Legion Espionage Leader). Overwhelmed by the subsequent team of rescuing Legionnaires, Starfinger flees to the secret world within his ring. Shrinking Violet discovers the ring, which is then heavily guarded.


Molock Hanscom

In the fourth volume of the Legion of Super-Heroes series, Molock Hanscom (formerly the leader of the Cosmic Spy League and brother of Lars) takes on the Starfinger role by arranging the assassination of Burrane. He sends killers (including the Persuader) after Char Burrane II to capture his predecessor's ring, and ultimately becomes successful in acquiring the artifact. Starfinger III is killed by the
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s.


Powers and abilities

Starfinger's right hand has five star tipped fingers, each of which can project different energy rays. Each ray has a different property: * Thumb – Neutralizing ray * Index finger – Lightning * Middle finger – Super-thrust ray * Ring finger – Can project any kind of radiation (e.g. heat, green
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,
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s, shrinking rays, etc.) * Pinky – Freezing ray Using all the fingers together projects a distorting ray that scrambles superpowers and makes them function erratically.


In other media

* The Char Burrane version of Starfinger appears in the ''
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'' episode "The Substitutes", voiced by
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. This version is arrogant and narcissistic, and has a thick, and comically near-incomprehensible,
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accent. Starfinger wears a pair of mechanical gloves that have a different power in each finger. One finger has the ability to create small furry creatures which (unknown even to him) grow into monsters that eat the Earth's
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. With the Legion busy trying to stop them, the
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are left to fight Starfinger, and ultimately succeed.''
Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st c ...
'' episode "The Substitutes"
He makes two additional appearances in the tie-in-comic, ''Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century''.


References

{{Legion of Super-Heroes Characters created by Edmond Hamilton Characters created by John Forte Comics characters introduced in 1965 DC Comics supervillains