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Tharok
The Fatal Five is a supervillain team of the 30th century in the DC Comics universe. They were created by Jim Shooter and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #352 (1967) as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Fictional team history The Fatal Five first appear in '' The Death of Ferro Lad'' as a band of criminals whom the Legion recruit to help destroy the Sun-Eater threatening Earth. They are offered pardons for their assistance, but reject them and band together, confident that they are powerful enough to try to conquer the worlds they had saved. A later incarnation consisted of the Emerald Empress; the Persuader; Flare, a Rimborian with the power of fire; Caress, who has a deadly acidic touch; and Mentalla, a Legion reject who is secretly working against the Five, trying to secure a spot in the Legion. The first storyline in ''Legionnaires'' (1993) has the SW6 Legion face a Fatal Five comprising Tharok, Mano, the Persuader, a new Emerald Empress, and a monstrous being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Death Of Ferro Lad
"The Death of Ferro Lad" is an American comic book story arc that was published as "The Fatal Five" by DC Comics, and was presented in ''Adventure Comics'' #352-353 (January–February 1967). It was written by Jim Shooter, with art by Curt Swan and George Klein. The story arc includes the first appearance of the villainous Fatal Five. It is also notable for featuring the first "permanent" death of a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. This particular story line has been lauded as being among the best young adult literature of 1967, ranking among (un-illustrated) novels like '' Taran Wanderer'' and '' The Outsiders''. Plot At their headquarters in the 30th century, five members of the Legion of Super-Heroes watch a Science Police documentary on its most wanted villains, who have been dubbed the "Fatal Five": the Persuader, a paid assassin and enforcer whose Atomic Axe can slice any type of matter or energy; Tharok, a cyborg criminal mastermind; the Emerald Empress, who seized c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Super-Villains
The Legion of Super-Villains is a team of supervillains who appear in comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes. They first appeared in ''Superman'' #147 (Aug 1961). The team originated at a time when ''Superman'' editor Mort Weisinger was consciously adding new elements to the "Superman mythos" over a period of years, building an extended cast of supporting characters who could provide new story opportunities. The creation of the Legion of Super-Heroes was part of that plan, and in the Legion's fourth appearance ("The Army of Living Kryptonite Men" in ''Superboy'' #86, Jan 1961), it was suggested that Lex Luthor would someday lead a group of super-villains. This would come to fruition seven months later, in ''Superman'' #147's story "The Legion of Super-Villains". Fictional team history In pre-''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' continuity, the Legion of Super-Villains was founded by Tarik the Mute, who had suffered irreparable damage to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emerald Empress
The Emerald Empress is the name of several supervillains appearing American comic books published by DC Comics, primarily as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes. The first incarnation of the character appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #352 (January 1967). The first and mainstream version of the character is Sarya, who discovered the Emerald Eye of Ekron on the planet Venegar and became a villain after being corrupted by its influence. Sarya turned to a life of piracy and began to gain a following before later founding the Fatal Five and becoming an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes. The second incarnation of the character, Cera Kesh, is a teenaged fan of the Legion of Super-Heroes who auditioned to be a part of the team, only to be rejected. Sensing her anger and jealousy, the Emerald Eye of Ekron corrupts her into the second Emerald Empress, granting her both powers and the ability to become an idealized version of herself. The third incarnation of the character, Falyce, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brainiac 5
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox) is a superhero appearing in comics published by DC Comics. He is from the planet Colu and is a long-standing member of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th and 31st centuries. Brainiac 5 has been substantially adapted into other media, primarily in association with the Legion. He is voiced by Adam Wylie in ''Legion of Super Heroes (TV series), Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006) and portrayed by James Marsters and Jesse Rath in ''Smallville'' and the Arrowverse respectively. A gender-swapped alternate universe variant of Brainiac 5 appears in the fifth season of ''Supergirl season 5, Supergirl'', portrayed by Rath's sister Meaghan Rath. Publication history Brainiac 5 first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #276 (May 1961) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney. He was originally written as a descendant of Superman's enemy Brainiac (character), Brainiac. Several years later, when Brainiac was revealed to be a living computer, Brainiac 5 was Retroactive cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Rebirth
DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by the American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire Line (comics), line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles. Using the end of The New 52 (2011–2016) initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC Rebirth restored the DC Universe to a form much like that prior to the 2011 "Flashpoint (comics), Flashpoint" storyline while still incorporating numerous elements of The New 52, including its continuity. It also saw many of its titles move to a twice-monthly release schedule, along with being released at . DC Comics ended the Rebirth branding in December 2017, opting to include everything under a larger "DC Universe" banner and naming. The continuity and repercussions established by Rebirth continues into the New Justice (2018–2021), Infinite Frontier (2021–2023), and Dawn of DC (2023-2024) relaunches. Publication history ''DC Universe: Rebirth Special'' and initiative launch In January 2016, DC Comics co-publishers Dan DiDio an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American Playboy lifestyle, playboy, Philanthropy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. Origin of Batman, His origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents, Thomas Wayne, Thomas and Martha Wayne, Martha, as a child, a vendetta tempered by the ideal of justice. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a Batsuit, bat-inspired persona, and monitors the Gotham streets at night. Kane, Finger, and other creators accompanied Batman with List of Batman supporting characters, supporting characters, including his sidekicks Robin (character), Robin and Batgirl; allies Alfre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
Jaime Reyes is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hamner, the character made his first appearance in '' Infinite Crisis'' #3 (February 2006). Jaime Reyes is the third character to assume the mantle of Blue Beetle, but is substantially different from his predecessors. Introduced in 1939, the original Blue Beetle, Dan Garret, was a Fox Comics police officer who fought crime with superpowers gained by ingesting Vitamin 2X. A revamped version of this character, archaeologist Dan Garrett, introduced in 1964 by Charlton Comics drew mystical abilities from an ancient Egyptian scarab. Published by Charlton Comics and later DC, 1966 creation Ted Kord was Garrett's student who continued his legacy of costumed crime-fighting, although he had no superpowers. DC's introduction of Jaime Reyes in 2006 retconned and expanded upon the Blue Beetle mythos. Revealed to be alien in origin, the scarab bonds wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman-Prime
Superboy-Prime (Clark Kent; colloquial: "Prime") is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A boy from the Reality, real world Isekai, transported to the DC Universe, as an Alternative versions of Superman, alternate version of Superboy (Kal-El), Superboy, the character first appeared in ''DC Comics Presents'' #87 (November 1985) as part of the Multiverse (DC Comics), multiversal crossover event ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', and was created by Elliot S. Maggin and Curt Swan. From a parallel Earth called Earth Prime#DC Comics, Earth-Prime, devoid of any superheroes, or even superhumans, where Superman and the other comic superheroes were fictional characters (representing Reality, the real world), when the world is drawn into ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' (April 1985–March 1986), 15-year-old DC fanboy Clark Kent finds himself established as an actual alternate version of Superboy and developing real Kryptonian powers, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
