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Brain (DC Comics)
The Brain is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Commonly as a frequent enemy of the Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans, he is a French genius and criminal mastermind. The Brain appears as the main antagonist in the third season of the HBO Max series ''Doom Patrol'', voiced by Riley Shanahan. Publication history The Brain first appeared in ''Doom Patrol'' #86 (March 1964) and was created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani. Drake later commented: "I used that same concept in a Jerry Lewis comic book, and in a Bob Hope comic I had a totem pole that talked to him. Often times, I wrote the same storylines for the comedy stuff that I wrote for the serious stuff. I just turned it on its head". Fictional character biography As a scientist, the Brain performs experiments on animals to raise their intelligence. One of these is on a gorilla, who he names Monsieur Mallah and educates for almost a decade before making him his assistant. His colleague Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Mallah
Monsieur Mallah is a supervillain appearing in American comic book, American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani, the character first appeared in ''Doom Patrol'' #86 (March 1964). He is the gorilla servant of the Brain (DC Comics), Brain and the partner to Gorilla Grodd. The character serves as an enemy of the Doom Patrol, Justice League, and the Teen Titans. Monsieur Mallah appears in the third season of the HBO Max series ''Doom Patrol (TV series), Doom Patrol'', voiced by Jonathan Lipow. Fictional character biography Origin Mallah is a gorilla from Gorilla City who the Brain experimented on and gave genius-level intellect. After Brain's body is destroyed in an accident orchestrated by Chief (DC Comics), Niles Caulder and his namesake transferred to a robot body, he and Mallah form the Brotherhood of Evil. Doom Patrol During Grant Morrison's ''Doom Patrol'' run, Mallah places the Brain in Robotman (Cliff Steele), Robotman's body. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doom Patrol (TV Series)
''Doom Patrol'' is an American superhero television series developed by Jeremy Carver. Based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name, the series features Jane ( Diane Guerrero), Rita Farr ( April Bowlby), Vic Stone ( Joivan Wade), Larry Trainor ( Matt Bomer and Matthew Zuk), Cliff Steele ( Brendan Fraser and Riley Shanahan), the Chief (Timothy Dalton), and Madame Rouge ( Michelle Gomez) as the members of the eponymous Doom Patrol. Although Bowlby, Bomer, and Fraser reprise their roles from the series ''Titans'', the two shows are set in separate continuities. The series premiered on February 15, 2019, exclusively for the DC Universe streaming service. The second season aired on both DC Universe and HBO Max, with the two streaming services releasing episodes simultaneously on June 25, 2020. A third season, released exclusively on HBO Max, premiered on September 23, 2021. The fourth and final season premiered on December 8, 2022, and concluded on November 9, 2023. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Ring (DC Comics)
A power ring is an object featured in American comic books published by DC Comics. The power ring first appeared in '' All-American Comics'' #16 on July 14, 1940. Green Lantern Corps The first appearance of a power ring was in ''All-American Comics'' #16 on July 14, 1940, the flagship title of comic book publisher All-American Publications, which featured the first appearance of Alan Scott. Creator Martin Nodell cited Richard Wagner's opera cycle '' The Ring of the Nibelung'' and the sight of a trainman's green railway lantern as inspirations for the combination of a magical ring and lantern. Scott's ring is powered by the Green Flame, a magically empowered flame contained within a metallic alien orb that was found and forged into a lantern and ring by a lampmaker named Chang.''All-American Comics'' #16 (July 1940) Later writers revised this to be a fragment of the Starheart, a mystical object created by the Guardians of the Universe to contain magic. When the Green Lanter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (writer), John Broome and artist Gil Kane, and first appeared in ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #22 (October 1959). Hal Jordan is a reinvention of the previous Green Lantern, who appeared in 1940s comic books as the character Alan Scott. Hal Jordan is a former fighter pilot who works for Ferris Aircraft as a test pilot, a member and occasionally leader of an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps, as well as a founding member of the Justice League, DC's flagship superhero team, alongside well-known heroes such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. He fights evil across the universe with a ring that grants him various superpowers but is usually portrayed as one of the protectors of Sector 2814, where Earth resides. His powers derive from his power ring (DC Comics), p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |