Barrage (DC Comics)

B'wana Beast

Zviad Baazovi

Baby Boom

Baby Boom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

She was among the children who were experimented on by Doctor Love while they were still in their mother's womb, causing her to develop the ability to generate accelerate matter and generate explosions with her mind. She becomes a member of Helix and an enemy of Infinity, Inc.

Baby Wildebeest

Bad Samaritan

The Bad Samaritan (alias Zviad Baazovi) is a reformed anti-villain, and former enemy of the Outsiders who first appeared in ''The Outsiders'' #3 (January 1986). He is a former Soviet spymaster and eventually becomes the second White Queen's Bishop of Checkmate. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Baazovi is very loyal to his native country of Georgia and shows a great deal of distrust for Russia. While working with a Russian White Queen and White Queen's Knight, Baazovi has shown to be very cooperative despite their different political ideologies.

Bad Samaritan in other media

* The Bad Samaritan appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.
* Zviad Baazovi appears in '' Young Justice'', voiced by Yuri Lowenthal. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is a psychic metahuman, Markovian ambassador, and member of the Light. He admits that his powers are weak and can only influence others towards their worst traits and choices.

Lashawn Baez

Bag O' Bones

Buddy Baker

Jacob Baker

Grace Balin

Sebastian Ballesteros

Bane

Jason Bard

Bobby Barnes

Baron Bedlam

Baron Blitzkrieg

Baron Reiter

Jim Barr

Barrage

Barrage is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Phillip Karnowski is a criminal who originally fought Maggie Sawyer and lost his right arm in the process. While incarcerated at Stryker's Island, he builds high-tech armor and a prosthetic arm. Using his technology, Karnowski attacks the Metropolis Police Department's Special Victims Unit to get revenge on Sawyer before being defeated by Superman.

Barrage later escapes and joins Morgan Edge's Superman Revenge Squad.

Barrage in other media

* Phillip Karnowski appears in the ''Supergirl'' episode "The Darkest Place", portrayed by Victor Zinck Jr. This version is a former Navy SEAL. who became a vigilante after his wife Julie was murdered. He frames Guardian for the attacks, but is defeated by him and arrested by the National City Police Department.
* Phillip Karnowski appears in the '' Superman & Lois'' episode "The Ties That Bind", portrayed by Shaw Madsen. This version is an arms and drug dealer.

Guillermo Barrera

Bat-Devil

Bat-Mite

Hannibal Bates

Batgirl

Batman

Batman Jones

Batman Jones is a Batman expert in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Jack Schiff and Bill Finger, first appeared in ''Batman'' #108 (June 1957). A rebooted version appears in '' Battle for the Cowl'' interviewed by Vicki Vale.''Batman: Battle for the Cowl'' #3

Within the context of the stories, his parents were rescued by Batman shortly before Jones was born and they named him "Batman" as thanks. The boy grew up idolizing Batman and tried to become a crimefighter before he began collecting stamps. As an adult, he is an expert on Batman.

Billy Batson

Battalion

Batwing

Batwoman

Simon Baz

Beard Hunter

Beard Hunter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Ernest Franklin is a disturbed and closeted gay assassin of bearded men who is hired by the Bearded Gentlemen's Club of Metropolis to kill the Chief because he will not sell his beard to them. He cannot grow a beard due to a male hormone deficiency, as stated by his mother when she is visited by the police.

Beard Hunter in other media

* Beard Hunter appears in '' Doom Patrol'', portrayed by Tommy Snider. This version is a bounty hunter with the ability to track down individuals by consuming their facial hair.
* Beard Hunter appears in a self-titled episode of ''Teen Titans Go!'', voiced by Fred Tatasciore. This version is Australian.

Beast Boy

Beast Girl

Beast Girl (Kareli) is an animalistic metahuman and a member of the Doom Patrol who is introduced in the aftermath of '' Lazarus Planet''. She initially possesses the ability to manipulate emotions before being depowered by Amanda Waller's Amazo robots during '' Absolute Power''. After the Amazos are destroyed and the heroes regain their powers, Beast Girl gains Beast Boy's shapeshifting abilities.

Beast Girl first appeared in ''Unstoppable Doom Patrol'' #1 (May 2023), and was created by writer Dennis Culver and artist Chris Burnham.

Karen Beecher

Bekka

Burt Belker

Floyd Belkin

Shauna Belzer

Khalid Ben-Hassin

Angelo Bend

Andrew Bennett

May Bennett

Beppo

Helena Bertinelli

Andrea Beaumont

Bibbo Bibbowski

Big Barda

Billy Numerous

Billy Numerous is a character created for the ''Teen Titans'' animated series, voiced by Jason Marsden. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. He is a self-duplicating metahuman and member of the H.I.V.E. Five. A character similar to Numerous named Repro appears in '' Catwoman'' (vol. 3), while Numerous himself appears in ''Cyborg'' tie-in comics.
* Billy Numerous appears in ''Teen Titans Go!'', voiced by Scott Menville.

Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky

Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is a Native American shaman in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick, first appeared in '' The Fury of Firestorm'' #1 (June 1982).

Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is the great-grandfather of Black Bison and the last great shaman of the Bison Cult. He resents his great-grandson's disrespect for the cult's traditions. When he is killed by muggers in Central Park, he binds his spirit to a magical amulet that allows his spirit to influence his great-grandson when worn.

Bizarro

Danton Black

Mitchell Black

Black Adam

Black Alice

Black Arrow

Black Arrow was created by Otto Binder and George Papp, first appearing in ''Adventure Comics'' #143 (August 1949). He is a leader of a criminal gang, who creates the identity as part of a robbery scheme to outwit the Green Arrow.

Black Beetle

Black Beetle is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as enemies of Blue Beetle.

Unnamed version

Originally posing as a future version of Blue Beetle, Black Beetle appears to Booster Gold and offers to help him prevent Maxwell Lord from killing Ted Kord. They succeed, but their efforts create an alternate timeline where Lord and his OMAC army have taken over the world. Kord sacrifices himself to return to the past and restore the timeline.''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #10 (July 2008)

Black Beetle later returns and manipulates the timeline, leading to Dick Grayson's death. He steals a Scarab from Trigon, becomes the Scarlet Scarab, and battles Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes). Jaime allows him to escape due to being busy with his injured sister Milagro.''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #24 (September 2009)''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #25 (October 2009)

In '' Time Masters: Vanishing Point'', Black Beetle attempts to steal Waverider's power before being defeated by the Time Masters and forced to flee.

Hector

Hector is the brother of Nadia, a technician and ally of Jaime Reyes. After Nadia is killed by the Khaji Da Revolutionary Army, a group of Reach Infiltrators inspired by Jaime, Hector bonds with Reach technology and becomes his enemy.

Black Beetle in other media

* An original incarnation of Black Beetle appears in '' Young Justice'', voiced by Kevin Grevioux. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is an unnamed Reach warrior and enforcer who wears a black scarab akin to the Blue Beetle's blue scarab. He assists the Reach in their invasion of Earth until Blue Beetle defeats and depowers him.
* Black Beetle, based on the ''Young Justice'' incarnation, appears as a playable character in '' Lego DC Super-Villains'' via the ''Young Justice'' DLC.

Black Bison

Black Bison is the name of two supervillains in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick, first appeared in ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #1 (June 1982).

John Ravenhair

John Ravenhair is a Native American who was possessed by his ancestor, Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky. This leads him to set about avenging the wrongs committed against the Native American people. When removed from the angry spirit, he occasionally acts for good, but is frequently a threat to Firestorm.

Black Bison is armed with a coup-stick that allows him to bring inanimate objects to life and manipulate weather. He is also trained in martial arts.

Black-Cloud-in-Morning

Black-Cloud-in-Morning, a new incarnation of Black Bison, is introduced in ''The New 52'' as an ally of the Crime Syndicate of America.''Doomsday Clock'' #6 (July 2018). DC Comics

Black Bison in other media

* An unidentified Black Bison appears in the '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' prequel comic.
* The John Ravenhair incarnation of Black Bison appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.
* A female incarnation of Black Bison named Mina Chaytan appears in ''The Flash'', portrayed by Chelsea Kurtz. This version acquired the ability to bring effigies to life after the Thinker tricked the Flash into exposing her to dark matter. The Thinker later kills Chaytan, among other metahumans, to steal their powers.

Black Canary

Black Condor

Black Flash

Black Hand

Black Lightning

Black Manta

Black Mask

Black Orchid

Black Spider

Black Vulcan

Flora Black

Manchester Black

Vera Black

Vera Black, also known as Sister Superior, is a British psionic cyborg in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke, first appeared in '' JLA'' #100 (August 2004). The storyline set up the limited series '' Justice League Elite'' which consisted of 12 issues published between 2004 and 2005.

Vera Black is the sister of Manchester Black. As children, their parents would often fight and Manchester would take her out to play to avoid them. As his idea of "play" became killing sprees, Vera's perspective became twisted. When her brother dies after attempting to destroy Superman, she has her damaged arms replaced with malleable cybernetic prostheses, initially contemplating revenge on Superman before she decides to be better than her brother.

Her new abilities result in her leading the remnants of the Elite and tacitly working with the Justice League. This leads to the League, encouraged by the Flash, asking her to lead a new team with the intention that she will handle black ops missions that the League cannot due to what they represent to the public, primarily involving hunting down and eliminating metahuman threats before they go public. Starting with Coldcast and Menagerie, she adds Flash, Manitou Raven, Major Disaster, Green Arrow, and Kasumi to the team. She also enlists Naif al-Sheikh to keep the team in check and serve as a liaison to the governments of the world.

Powers and abilities

Vera's cybernetic arms can transform into various melee, projectile and beam weapons. They also incorporate camouflage technology relying on optics, as well as altering sense perception in others.

Vera Black in other media

* Vera Black appears in '' Superman vs. The Elite'', voiced by Marcella Lentz-Pope as an adult and Tara Strong as a child. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
* Vera Black as Sister Superior appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

Black-Cloud-in-Morning

Blackbriar Thorn

Blackbriar Thorn is an ancient druid and the last survivor of his sect who can manipulate and transform into plants. After resurfacing in the present, Thorn becomes an enemy of the Justice Society. In ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', he assists the heroes in battling the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons.

Thorn has exhibited a plethora of abilities, including manipulation of the weather, extensive control over vegetation, regeneration, and the creation of illusions. Thorn can increase his strength via physical contact with the earth.

Blackbriar Thorn in other media

* Blackbriar Thorn appears in the '' Young Justice'' episode "Misplaced", voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
* Blackbriar Thorn appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

Blackguard

Blackguard is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Richard Hertz is a man who works for the 1,000, serving as their enforcer under the codename Blackguard. When the 1,000 tried to kill Blackguard in their mission to kill Booster Gold, Blackguard was saved by Booster Gold.

In '' Underworld Unleashed'', Blackguard gives his soul to Neron in exchange for super-strength, enhanced intellect, and special equipment. He joins Cheetah and Earthworm in attacking the Warriors bar.

In both the original and ''DC Rebirth'' continuities, Blackguard is killed while serving in the Suicide Squad.

Blackguard in other media

Blackguard appears in '' The Suicide Squad'', portrayed by Pete Davidson. He is recruited into the eponymous team for a mission in Corto Maltese, but betrays them by warning the military of their arrival. When he tries to surrender upon making landfall, he is shot and killed.

Blackhawk

Blackout

Blackout (Farooq) is a metahuman who can harness electricity. He makes his first appearance in '' Flashpoint'' (vol. 2) #1 (July 2011). In the alternate timeline created by the events of Flashpoint, Blackout is recruited by Cyborg

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