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Publication history

Warp first appeared in '' The New Teen Titans'' #14 (December 1981) and was created by

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four'' and '' The Avengers'' for Marvel Comics. In the 198 ...

and

Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's '' The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's ''The New Te ...

Fictional character biography

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, and Phobia to become part of their new

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. At first, Warp refused but, after being attacked by Captain Toulon and trapped on the "Earth-11" alternate Earth, Warp changed his mind and joined the group (the whole affair had been engineered by Doctor Mist to get rid of Toulon and save the survivors of that alternate Earth). Warp has fought the Teen Titans on different occasions, later resurfacing with the other Brotherhood of Evil members who were then called the Society of Sin. When the Joker altered the sanity of dozens of supervillains, Warp was one of those affected. He attacked the

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building, sending the top halves of many people into deep space. In the

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" special, Warp, now partially cured, was with the Brotherhood of Evil when they appear as members of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. He was seen working with

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to free

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from captivity near the center of the Earth. He kidnapped Icemaiden, a service paid for by Delores Winters. Winters stole Icemaiden's skin, but the heroine survived, now in a comatose state in

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. During the ''

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'' story, Warp rejoined the Brotherhood of Evil. In "

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', he was used by

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as a component in a teleportation device and was killed when it self-destructed. In 2011 "

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" rebooted the DC universe. Warp is a member of The Brotherhood of Evil. He and the rest of the team are battling

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in his new title. During the "

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" storyline, Warp is among the villains recruited by the Crime Syndicate to join the Secret Society of Super Villains.''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 4) #23.1. DC Comics.

Powers and abilities

Besides flying, Warp can open portals between any two locations that he chooses and travel through them and bring others through it as well. Repeated use of this power tires him out.

In other media

* Warp appeared in ''

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'', voiced by

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. This version is a time-traveling supervillain from a century in the future. After running afoul of the Teen Titans in the episode "How Long is Forever?", Warp later joins the

in their plot to eliminate young heroes around the world, only to be flash-frozen by the Titans. * Warp appears in '' Smallville'', portrayed by

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. This version is a member of the

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who lacks the ability to fly.

References

External links

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