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Metallo
Metallo () is the name of different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an List of Superman enemies, adversary of Superman. All versions of the character are powered by kryptonite and are partially or completely mechanical. In 2009, Metallo was ranked as IGN's 52nd-greatest comic book villain of all time. Metallo has been adapted into numerous media outside comics, primarily in association with Superman. Malcolm McDowell, Lex Lang, Jim Rash, Paul Blackthorne, and John C. McGinley have voiced the character in animation. Furthermore, several versions of Metallo appear in the live-action series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl''. Publication history There was an earlier "Metalo" who appeared in ''World's Finest'' #6 (Summer 1942). This version was a man named George Grant who discovered the most powerful metal on Earth and invented a strength serum. John Corben and Metallo first appeared in the Superman (comic strip), ''Superman' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Doom
The Legion of Doom is a group of supervillains who originated in '' Challenge of the Superfriends'', an animated series from Hanna-Barbera based on DC Comics' Justice League. The Legion of Doom has since been incorporated into the main DC Universe, appearing in comics, as well as further animated and live-action adaptations, and also video games. History In each episode of ''Challenge of the Superfriends'' that they appeared, the Legion of Doom would enact a plot against the Super Friends and a plot to take over the world only to be met with defeat by the end of the story. In some episodes, they would escape capture through a last-minute escape plan often contrived by Luthor. Other times, the Legion of Doom (or portions of it) would end up apprehended. The episode "History of Doom" showed that Lex Luthor assembled 12 supervillains in order to form the most powerful and sinister group the world had ever seen. Development When the ''Challenge of the Superfriends'' season was orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |