Cain
Calamity King
Calamity King (E. Davis Ester) is a
superhero from the 30th century in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lante ...
. He first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #342 (March 1966), and was created by
Edmond Hamilton
Edmond Moore Hamilton (October 21, 1904 – February 1, 1977) was an American writer of science fiction during the mid-twentieth century.
Early life
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he was raised there and in nearby New Castle, Pennsylvania. So ...
and
Curt Swan
Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 195 ...
. Within the context of the stories, Calamity King is a rejected member of the
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st cent ...
.
Calamity King in other media
The character appeared briefly in the ''
Legion of Super Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st cen ...
'' episode "The Karate Kid", voiced by
Alexander Polinsky
Alexander "Alex" Polinsky is an American actor. He is known for his role as Adam Powell on ''Charles in Charge''. He is also the voice of Control Freak on ''Teen Titans'' (2003) and ''Teen Titans Go!'' (2013), Argit in the ''Ben 10'' franchise, ...
.
Calendar Girl
Calendar Girl was a villain created by
Paul Dini
Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995 ...
, a victim of
ageism
Ageism, also spelled agism, is discrimination against individuals or groups on the basis of their age. The term was coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler to describe discrimination against seniors, and patterned on sexism and racism. Butler de ...
and a former
supermodel
A supermodel, also spelled super-model or super model, is a highly paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in '' haute couture'' and commercial modeling. The term ''supermodel'' became prominent in the ...
who attacks while dressed up as various
holiday girls
A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or t ...
from sexy pin-up calendars. The character was a female variation of pre-existing character
Calendar Man
Calendar Man (Julian Gregory Day) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as an enemy of the superhero Batman, belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. Calendar Man is ...
, otherwise known as Julian Gregory Day.
Calendar Man
Calculator
Canterbury Cricket
The Canterbury Cricket, also known as Jeramey Chriqui, is a
superhero appearing in
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
. The character first appeared in ''
Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket'' #1 (August 2011), created by
Mike Carlin
Michael Carlin (born October 6, 1958) is an American comic book writer, editor, and executive. He has worked principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics since the 1970s.
Early life
Carlin attended the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan, ...
and
Rags Morales
Ralph "Rags" Morales () is an American comic book artist known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Identity Crisis'', '' Countdown to Infinite Crisis'', '' Batman Confidential'', and The New 52 reboot of then Superman-centric ...
.
Chriqui first appeared in the Flashpoint timeline, where he was a
University of Kent
, motto_lang =
, mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...
student and conman in
Canterbury, England
Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the ...
. When
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...
and the
Amazons invaded England, Chriqui took cover inside a church. When the church was bombed by an
Invisible Jet, Jeramey makes a connection with a
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...
. Jeramey emerged from the wreckage as a giant cricket with a new lease on life.
With his new abilities, he leads the
Ambush Bugs
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main examp ...
, an insect-themed resistance group, though all but him die in a battle with the Amazons. He later joins
Lois Lane
Lois Lane is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1 (June 1938). Lois ...
's Resistance.
The Canterbury Cricket was adapted into the mainstream
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lante ...
in the "
Watchmen
''Watchmen'' is an American comic book maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-vo ...
" sequel "
Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the ''Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists''. Maintained since 1947, the clock is a metaphor for threats to humanity ...
". He was stated to be a member of Knights, Inc., a team of heroes ordained by the Queen of England who protect the borders of the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
as its sanctioned superhero team.
Canterbury Cricket in other media
* Canterbury Cricket appears in ''
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'', voiced by
Dee Bradley Baker
Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31, 1962) is an American voice actor. Much of Baker's work features vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', '' Codename: Kids Next Door'' ...
.
* Canterbury Cricket appears as a summonable character in the 2013 video game ''
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.
Captain Atom
Captain Boomerang
Captain Cold
Captain Comet
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel Jr.
Captain Nazi
Frankie Carbone
Frankie "Angel" Carbone is a
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
character appearing in ''
Batman: The Long Halloween'' (December 1996).
Frankie Carbone is a mobster who works for Maroni family. At some point, he was assaulted and defeated by Batman and later was killed by serial killer Holiday.
Frankie Carbone in other media
Frankie appears in ''
Gotham'', portrayed by
Danny Mastrogiorgio
Danny Mastrogiorgio (born October 26, 1964) is an American actor who has also provided voice work for video games. He is best known for providing the voice of Toni Cipriani in the 2005 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'' and fo ...
. He is the second-in-command to
Sal Maroni
Salvatore Vincent Maroni is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. The substantial character is portrayed as an infamous gangster of Italian descent in Gotham City and ...
, knowing each other for over 20 years. Debuting in "Arkham", he goes to investigate the stolen money in Bamonte's restaurant, finding Oswald Cobblepot inside the freezer, holding the bag containing Maroni's money. After telling own story, Cobblepot is accepted by Maroni to become a restaurant manager. Carbone begins to despise him for his rise in Maroni crime family. During the conflict between Maroni and Falcone (caused by Oswald's appearance in GCPD), he and Oswald go to wipe out Nikolai and his men in the storage. Frankie then tries to kill him with own men, unaware that they were already bought by Oswald, the latter despising him for his love of money and not a power and respect, ultimately killing him.
Carcharo
Carcharo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
When Doctor Love experimented on the unborn children of
Maria Montez
María África Gracia Vidal (6 June 1912 – 7 September 1951), known professionally as Maria Montez, was a Dominican motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity in the 1940s starring in a series of filmed-in-Technicolor costume ...
and her sister, the experiments gave the child of Maria's sister shark-like characteristics. After a drowning attempt by his mother, Carcharo survived in the oceans where he gained the ability to control sharks.
Carcharo in other media
Carcharo appears in the ''
Stargirl'' episode "Frenemies – Chapter Eight: Infinity Inc. Part Two". This version is a patient at the Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation.
Joseph Carver
Joseph Carver is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Joseph Carver is a scientist who worked on experimenting on the Speed Force as a member of
Black Hole
A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, including light or other electromagnetic waves, has enough energy to escape it. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass can defo ...
.
Joseph Carver in other media
Joseph Carver appears in ''
The Flash season 6'', portrayed by
Eric Nenninger
Eric John Nenninger (born November 19, 1978) is an American actor, best known for playing Scott Braddock in the 2003 horror film, '' Jeepers Creepers II'', he had a recurring role as Cadet Eric Hanson on ''Malcolm in the Middle'' and Scott in '' ...
. While his involvement with Black Hole remains intact, this version is the CEO of McCulloch Technologies and husband of the deceased
Eva McCulloch
''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'' is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character Flash (Barry Allen), the Flash. The series premiered on The CW television ...
who died due to the
S.T.A.R. Labs
Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories (S.T.A.R. Labs) is a fictional scientific research facility and organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It first appeared in '' Superman'' #246 (December ...
particle accelerator explosion that happened during the first season and was trapped in the Mirrorverse and created the villain
Sam Scudder
Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a recurring foe of the Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Three individuals h ...
used his wife's technology for criminal means out of a belief that he was saving the world. Though he encountered resistance from Team Flash and CCPD, he was eventually killed by Eva.
Aaron Cash
Aaron Cash is a
Corrections Officer
A prison officer or corrections officer is a uniformed law enforcement official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners. They are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been ...
and one of
Arkham Asylum
The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane (), commonly referred to as Arkham Asylum, is a fictional psychiatric hospital/prison, named after the city of Arkham which appeared first in the stories of H. P. Lovecraft, and later appear ...
's most respected security guards. Aaron Cash was created by
Dan Slott
Dan Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics books such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', as well as '' She-Hulk'', ''Silver Surfer'', '' The Superior Spider-Man'', '' Tony Stark: Iron Man'', ''T ...
and
Ryan Sook
Ryan Sook is an American comic book artist, known for his work on books such as '' Seven Soldiers: Zatanna'', ''X-Factor'' and '' The Spectre''. His style has been compared to that of Mike Mignola, Adam Hughes, and Kevin Nowlan.
Career
Sook's f ...
and first appeared in ''Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'' #1 (2003). His hand was bitten off by
Killer Croc
Killer Croc is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's rogues gallery. Originally a ...
and he sports a prosthetic hook in its place. Unlike many of his colleagues, he is neither mentally unwell nor corrupt and is a trusted ally of
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
. As cited in most Batman character guides, he is one of
Gotham City
Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, t ...
's bravest people.
Aaron Cash in other media
* Aaron Cash appears in the ''
Batman: Arkham'' video game franchise, voiced by Duane R. Shepard, Sr.
* Aaron Cash also makes two cameo appearances in the first two issues of the six-issue miniseries ''
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures''.
Catwoman
Cerdian
Cerdian is an infant in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lante ...
.
The character, created by
Dan Jurgens
Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw and Booster Gold. Jurgens ...
and
Steve Epting
Stephen "Steve" Epting is an American comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''The Avengers'' and ''Captain America'' for Marvel Comics.
Early life
Epting's influences include Alex Raymond, Stan Drake, Jim Holdaway, Joe Kubert, J ...
, first appeared in ''
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a b ...
'' (vol. 5) #63 (January 2000).
Cerdian is the son of
Tempest
Tempest is a synonym for a storm.
'' The Tempest'' is a play by William Shakespeare.
Tempest or The Tempest may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''The Tempest'' (1908 film), a British silent film
* ''The Tempest'' (1911 film), a ...
and
Dolphin
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (t ...
. He is not seen after ''
Infinite Crisis
"Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordwa ...
'' and is confirmed to have died during that event in ''
Titans
In Greek mythology, the Titans ( grc, οἱ Τῑτᾶνες, ''hoi Tītânes'', , ''ho Tītân'') were the pre-Olympian gods. According to the ''Theogony'' of Hesiod, they were the twelve children of the primordial parents Uranus (Sky) and Gai ...
'' (vol. 2) #15 (September 2009).
Ch'p
Chameleon Boy
Charybdis
Charybdis is a
supervillain
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.
Supervillains are often ...
associated with Aquaman. Created by
Peter David
Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits" Co ...
and Martin Egeland, he first appeared in ''
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a b ...
'' (vol. 5) #1 (August 1994).
Charybdis and his wife, Scylla, are international terrorists who attempt to kill
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a b ...
. When Scylla is killed, Charybdis is driven mad by grief. He uses his ability to suppress metahuman abilities in others to defeat Aquaman and attempts to absorb Aquaman's powers to himself. Partially successful, he is unable to control his new ability to communicate with fish and falls into a pool of piranha. Instead of being devoured, he melds with the piranhas, taking on many of their traits and taking the name the Piranha Man.
Doris Chase
First appearance: ''
The New Teen Titans
The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...
'' #29 (March 1983). Creators:
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 ...
and
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 ...
Doris Chase was
Adrian Chase
Adrian Chase is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second DC character to bear the name Vigilante.
The character made his live-action debut in the Arrowverse series ''Arrow'', portrayed by Josh Segarr ...
's wife. The character, created by
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 ...
and
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 ...
, first appeared in ''The New Teen Titans'' #29 (March 1983). Doris was killed (together with their two children) by a bomb meant for Adrian, planted at the direction of mob boss Anthony Scarapelli; this trauma caused her husband to become the
Vigilante
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.
A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...
.
Doris Chase in other media
Doris Chase appears in ''
Arrow
An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers ...
'', portrayed by Parveen Dosanjh. Just like in the comics, this version is
Adrian Chase
Adrian Chase is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second DC character to bear the name Vigilante.
The character made his live-action debut in the Arrowverse series ''Arrow'', portrayed by Josh Segarr ...
's wife. She genuinely loves him and is concerned about Adrian's well-being. Doris later finds out from
Green Arrow and
John Diggle
John William Diggle (2 March 1847 – 24 March 1920) was an English Anglican bishop. He was Archdeacon of Westmorland from 1896 to 1901, Archdeacon of Birmingham from 1903 to 1904, and Bishop of Carlisle from 1905 to his death in 1920.
Early ...
that her husband is
Prometheus
In Greek mythology, Prometheus (; , , possibly meaning "forethought")Smith"Prometheus". is a Titan god of fire. Prometheus is best known for defying the gods by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, know ...
. Doris hopes that Adrian will get help, but Adrian kills her.
Cheetah
Chemo
Angela Chen
Angela Chen was created by
Alan Burnett
Alan Burnett (; born February 17, 1950) is an American television writer-producer particularly associated with Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera Productions, DC Comics, and Walt Disney television animation. He has had a hand in virtually ...
,
Paul Dini
Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995 ...
and
Bruce Timm
Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subsequen ...
, first appearing in ''
Superman: The Animated Series'' episode: "The Last Son of Krypton: Part II". She is based on
Cat Grant
Catherine Jane Grant is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The character was played by Tracy Scoggins in ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' and Calista Flockhart in the Arrowverse televi ...
and is voiced by
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in '' The Joy Luck Club'', Julie in the NBC sitcom '' Friends'', Dot in the final season of ''Grace Under Fire'', and the voices for Amy Wong in '' Futura ...
. Angela was a fast rising star of the Daily Planet and also hosted the popular TV news show "Metropolis Today".
In the Prime Earth continuity of comics, Angela Chen first appeared as part of ''
The New 52
The New 52 is the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire Line (comics), line of ongoing monthly superhero American comic books, comic books. Following the conclusion of the "Flashpoint (comics), Flashpoint" Fictional crossover, cross ...
'' and ''
DC Rebirth
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'' in ''
Justice League of America
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceive ...
:
Vixen
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
Twelve s ...
Rebirth'' #1 by
Steve Orlando
Steve Orlando is an American comic book writer, known for his work for DC Comics writing characters such as Batman, Martian Manhunter, and Wonder Woman, and two series starring Midnighter, which were nominated for a GLAAD Media Award.
Early ...
, Jody Houser and
Jamal Campbell
Jamal Campbell (born October 15, 1993) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won his first Grey Cup championship in 2017 with the Toronto Argonauts.
University ...
. She appeared in the comics as a talk show host.
Angela Chen in other media
* Angela Chen appears in the 2003 video game ''
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips'', voiced again by
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in '' The Joy Luck Club'', Julie in the NBC sitcom '' Friends'', Dot in the final season of ''Grace Under Fire'', and the voices for Amy Wong in '' Futura ...
.
* Angela never appeared on-screen but appeared in the ''
Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar/ ...
: Season Eleven'' comics. She works as a field reporter for the TV channel GNN.
* Angela Chen appears in ''
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
''Justice League vs. Teen Titans'' is a 2016 American animated superhero film directed by Sam Liu from a screenplay by Alan Burnett and Bryan Q. Miller. It is the 25th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the seventh film in the ...
'', voiced by
Laura Bailey
Laura Bailey is an American voice actress. She made her anime debut as Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. Her other anime credits include Emily / Glitter Lucky in ''Glitter Force'', Tohru Honda in ''Fruits Basket'', Lust i ...
.
Cherry Bomb
Cherry Bomb is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In her panel within the pages of "
The New Golden Age
"The New Golden Age" is a 2022–23 crossover event in DC Comics publications. Written by Geoff Johns, the story follows the Justice Society of America unraveling a mystery following Golden Age heroes and villains. The story comprises an epony ...
" #1, Gloria James is the daughter of a
chemist
A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe ...
named Professor Brian James who worked with Roy Lincoln in making a liquid that can open any lock. After her father was killed by criminals who raided the laboratory, Gloria learned that Roy Lincoln was the controversial superhero called
Human Bomb
The Human Bomb is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941), and was created by writer and artist Paul Gustavson.
Publication history
The Human Bomb was first published by Quality Comic ...
. When Gloria offered to help, Roy turned her down as he can't control his powers and left to find Professor James' murderers. Having taken some lessons that made her an amateur chemist, Gloria attempted to recreate the formula that turned Roy Lincoln into Human Bomb. She succeeded where the volatite compound became known as 28-ORX where it blew up the laboratory. When Human Bomb returned to his laboratory, he found a disoriented Gloria among the rubble. Finding out what she has done, Human Bomb placed Gloria into one of his containment suits where she got some control over his powers as they track down the criminals responsible for Professor James' death where Gloria took on the name Cheerry Bomb. While being helped by Cherry Bomb to avoid the police, Human Bomb discovered that Gloria's powers were growing in a dangerous way causing Gloria to wear the containment suit all the time in order to keep her powers from discharging at the wrong time. At the time when Human Bomb was working on a way to cure Gloria, she mysteriously vanished one day. By the final issue of "
Flashpoint Beyond
''Flashpoint Beyond'' is an American comic book published by DC Comics. The seven-issue limited series—written by Geoff Johns, Jeremy Adams and Tim Sheridan and illustrated by Eduardo Risso, Xermánico and Mikel Janín—began its monthly publ ...
", Cherry Bomb was among the 13 missing Golden Age superheroes that were in the Time Masters' capsules. When those capsules failed, they were all pulled back to their own time with history rewriting around them.
Cherry Bomb was among the missing sidekicks that found themselves on an island in the Diablo Triangle that was named Orphan Island. She assists
Wing
A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is exp ...
,
Air Wave
Air Wave is the name of three superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first two were active in the Golden Age of Comic Books (albeit the second Air Wave had only one appearance). The third appears in comics in t ...
, and
Robotman's creation Robbie the Robot Dog in saving
Stargirl from the egg-shaped Child Collectors.
Cheshire
Chief
Chillblaine
Chillblaine is the name of different supervillains appearing in
American comic books published by DC Comics. Each version of Chilblaine wielded a cold gun similar to the one that is wielded by
Captain Cold
Captain Cold (Leonard Snart) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the leader of the Rogues (comics), Rogues, a loose criminal association, as well as the older brother of Golden Glider. An adversary of ...
.
Chillblaine I
The first Chillblaine is an unnamed man who worked for Captain Cold's sister
Golden Glider
Golden Glider (Lisa Snart) is a supervillainess appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Wa ...
. At the time when Golden Glider and Chillblaine were fighting
Flash
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid F ...
when he was eclipsed by
Eclipso
Eclipso () is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. The character is the incarnation of the Wrath of God and the Angel of Vengeance that turned evil and was replaced by the Spectre.
The character bares notable similarities to Dr. Jekyll an ...
, Golden Glider became eclipsed and killed Chillblaine.
Chillblaine II
The second Chillblaine is an unnamed man who fought Flash twice. After being dragged into the beam of his cold gun, Chillblaine escaped from police custody and planned to enact his revenge during the New Year's Countdown. After dealing with his own personal crisis, Flash defeated Chillblaine.
Chillblaine III
The third Chillblaine is an unnamed man. He and his henchmen robbed a bank. Flash informed
Jay Garrick
Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first superhero known as the Flash. The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. He first appeared in ''Flas ...
,
Impulse
Impulse or Impulsive may refer to:
Science
* Impulse (physics), in mechanics, the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time
* Impulse noise (disambiguation)
* Specific impulse, the change in momentum per unit ...
,
Johnny Quick
Johnny Quick are two fictional DC Comics characters, each with the power of superhuman speed. The first was a superhero who first appeared in '' More Fun Comics'' #71 (September 1941) during the Golden Age. The other was a supervillain, an evil v ...
, and
Jesse Quick
Jesse Chambers is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Chambers, who first used the superhero name Jesse Quick and later Liberty Belle, is the daughter of Golden Age heroes Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle. She inher ...
about his different fights with the previous people that went by the name Chillblaine. They helped Flash defeat Chillblaine and his henchmen.
Chillblaine IV
The fourth Chillblaine is an unnamed man who was tracked down by
John Fox and
Linda Park
Linda Park (born July 9, 1978) is a South Korean-born American actress, best known for her portrayal of communications officer character Hoshi Sato in the television series '' Star Trek: Enterprise''.
Early life
Park was born in South Korea and ...
at the time when John was filling in for Wally West. John and Linda learned that Chillblaine worked with Golden Glider before killing her. John and Linda tracked down Chillblaine to an aquarium where they fall into his trap. John brings Wally back to his time and they defeat Chillblaine.
Captain Cold later tracks Chillblaine down to Candyman's hideout and kills Chillblaine as a way to avenge his sister's death.
Chillblaine in other media
A version of Chillblaine appeared in ''
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special
''Robot Chicken DC Comics Special'' is an episode of the television comedy series ''Robot Chicken'' and it was aired as a one-off special during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on September 10, 2012.
A DC Universe special, in collaboration with DC ...
'', voiced by
Matthew Senreich
Matthew Ian Senreich (; born June 17, 1974) is an American screenwriter, television producer, director, and voice actor best known for his work with animated television series ''Robot Chicken'', which he co-created with business partner and close ...
. He, Captain Cold,
Icicle
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes.
Formation and dynamics
Icicles can form during bright, sunny, but subfreezing weather, when ice or snow melted by sunlight or some other heat source (such as ...
, and
Mr. Freeze each try to rob a jewelry auction and get annoyed with the fact that there are different ice-based villains. When it is noted that they each took down some load-bearing walls, the building collapses on them as
Ice
Ice is water frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 degrees Celsius or Depending on the presence of impurities such as particles of soil or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or less opaq ...
is shown outside. In a later sketch, Chillblaine joins the
Legion of Doom
The Legion of Doom is a group of supervillains who originated in '' Challenge of the Super Friends'', an animated series from Hanna-Barbera based on DC Comics' Justice League. The Legion of Doom has since been incorporated into the main DC Uni ...
in attacking the
Justice League
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived ...
.
Chillblaine appears in ''
The Flash
The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover dat ...
'', portrayed by
Jon Cor
Jon Cor (born November 17, 1984) is a Canadian actor and author, best known for playing Hodge Starkweather in '' Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments,'' and Brick in '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island''.
Early life
Cor studied theatre arts ...
. This version is Mark Blaine, a former
Ivo Laboratories scientist who was fired for creating a microchip that would be used for cryogenic technology. While operating as a bartender in Keystone City, Mark started to use his cryo-bracelets to become Chillblaine to steal back his microchip and frame
Frost
Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above- freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing, and resulting in a phase change from water vapor (a g ...
, whom he considers a kindred spirit. While getting a scan of her, Mark improved his cryo-bracelets by the time Frost showed up. Both of them engaged in an ice battle before Frost took advantage of her ice healing to wound Chillblaine with an icicle.
Flash
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid F ...
and
Allegra Garcia
G'nort
Galactic Golem
The Galactic Golem is a creature created by Lex Luthor in the DC Universe. Within the context of the stories, the Golem is a solar-powered enemy of Superman. Creator Len Wein said that he created the Golem "because I need ...
arrive where Flash quickly patches him up and has him cuffed. It was mentioned that Chillblaine was incarcerated at Iron Heights. During the storm caused by the Speed Force's Nora form, Chillblaine is among the inmates that escape and is defeated by Frost. When Frost encounters Chillblaine again in an alley, he shows her a news article that states that he got out upon handing over certain information to the authorities. After he was wounded by some thugs, Chillblaine was taken to S.T.A.R. Labs by Frost who healed his injury. Upon receiving his cryo-bracelets back, Chillblaine assisted in the fight against the
Godspeed
Godspeed, a statement wishing someone a prosperous journey or success, may refer to:
Literature
* ''Godspeed'' (Sheffield novel), a 1993 science fiction novel by Charles Sheffield
* ''Godspeed'', an unpublished novel by Will Christopher Baer
* ...
clones. Following the battle, Chillblaine snuck away. In season eight, Chillblaine and Frost started dating.
King Chimera
Chris KL-99
Christina Chiles
Christina Chiles, a.k.a. Cyber-C.A.T., is a
supervillain
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.
Supervillains are often ...
in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lante ...
.
The character, created by
Jim Balent
Jim Balent () is an American comics artist, writer, and publisher from Pennsylvania. He is best known for his long run on '' Catwoman'' between 1993 and 1999. Balent has also drawn ''Batman'' and ''Lobo'' for DC Comics, as well as some of the i ...
and
Doug Moench
Douglas Moench (; born February 23, 1948) is an American comic book writer notable for his ''Batman'' work and as the creator of Moon Knight, Deathlok, Black Mask, '' Electric Warrior'' and '' Six from Sirius''. He is also known for his critical ...
, first appeared in ''Catwoman'' (vol. 2) #42 in 1997.
Within the context of the stories, Christina Chiles had been working on a cyber battle suit modeled after a cat and decided to test it against Catwoman, who had broken into the lab in which Christina worked. Despite the powers the suit gave her, Christina (now Cyber-C.A.T.) was beaten by Catwoman. Infuriated at her loss, Cyber-C.A.T. began a personal vendetta against Catwoman. As Catwoman managed to elude her, Cyber-C.A.T. became more and more fixated on tracking her down. Another confrontation with Catwoman resulted in failure because of the help of Catwoman's rival, the She-Cat.
Cyber-C.A.T. made one final attempt on Catwoman's life, but Catwoman had received her own suit of armor, which gave her powers on par with Cyber-C.A.T.'s, and finally destroyed the armor. Christina was taken into custody by the agency she worked for because of her unauthorized use of its technology.
Chris Kent
Chronos
Circe
Clayface
Clock King
Clown
The Clown (Lyle Corley) is a minor character appearing in
American comic books published by
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
. The character, created by
Cary Bates
Cary Bates (born 1948) is an American comic book, animation, television and film writer. He is best known for his work on '' The Flash'', ''Superman'', '' Superboy, the Legion of Superheroes'' and '' Captain Atom''.
Biography
Early career
Bat ...
and
Irv Novick
Irving Novick (; April 11, 1916 – October 15, 2004) was an Americans, American comics artist who worked almost continuously from 1939 until the 1990s.
Career
A graduate of the National Academy of Design, Irv Novick got his start in the workshop ...
, first appeared in ''The Flash'' #270 (February 1979). He is a
serial killer
A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more persons,A
*
*
*
* with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...
who uses
circus clown
Clowns have always been an integral part of the circus, offering a source of amusement for patrons and providing relief from the array of animal acts and performances by acrobats and novelty artistes.
Traditional types
Traditionally, there are ...
gimmick
A gimmick is a novel device or idea designed primarily to attract attention or increase appeal, often with little intrinsic value. When applied to retail marketing, it is a unique or quirky feature designed to make a product or service "stand ou ...
s in
Central City
In urban planning, a core city, principal city metropolitan core, or central city, is the largest or most important city or cities of a metropolitan area. A core city is surrounded by smaller satellite cities, towns, and suburbs. A central city ...
, and a minor enemy of the
Flash
Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid F ...
. The Clown is also partly responsible for
Hunter Zolomon
Hunter Zolomon, otherwise known as Zoom and the Reverse-Flash, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The second character to assume the "Reverse-Flash" mantle, he serves as the archnemesis of Wally West and ...
's transformation into Zoom, and is killed by
Ashley Zolomon.
Clownhunter
Bao Pham is an American-Vietnamese vigilante living in the Narrows, Bao Pham witnessed his parent's brutal deaths at the hands of the Joker at the age of twelve. As he grew up and watched the Clown Price of Crime's body-count rise, he came to believe Batman wasn't going far enough and that the criminal needed to die. Five years after his parents' death, the
Joker waged war on Gotham City, leading an endless army of criminals to attack Gotham. After watching some of his men burn down a comic book store, Bao finally decided to take matters into his own hands and became the Clownhunter. Using a baseball bat with a batarang attached to the end, he patrolled the Narrows and killed roughly twelve of Joker's men during the war.
With the aftermath of Joker's defeat, Batman confronted Boa at his room. Having heard that he'd been forced to fight his parents zombified bodies during one of the fights, Clownhunter berated the Dark Knight for destroying their bodies and for not killing the Joker directly. In response, Batman told him to give up the vigilante path and gave him the contact details of
Leslie Thompkins
Leslie Maurin Thompkins (sometimes spelled Tompkins) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, usually as a supporting character in stories featuring Batman, of whom she is an ally. Created by writer Dennis O'Neil a ...
, warning him that he'd be arrested if he killed any more of Joker's thugs.
Sometime afterwards, Clownhunter tracked down
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in it ...
and planned to murder her for her involvement with his parent's murder. As he prepared to attack, Batman subdued him. However, another vigilante called Ghost-Maker subdued the Dark Knight and brought them to an abandoned area of
Arkham Asylum
The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane (), commonly referred to as Arkham Asylum, is a fictional psychiatric hospital/prison, named after the city of Arkham which appeared first in the stories of H. P. Lovecraft, and later appear ...
. Freed from his restraints, Ghost-Maker offered Bao the opportunity to kill Quinn without Batman's intervention, hoping to prove the Dark Knight his point. Though he planned to go through with it, he relented after Quinn apologized for her actions. Bao then left the asylum whilst they confronted Ghost-Maker.
Cluemaster
Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Blue is an alias used by
supervillain
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.
Supervillains are often ...
s in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lante ...
.
Malcolm Thawne
Malcolm Thawne is the twin brother of
Barry Allen, the other son of
Henry Allen and
Nora Allen
Abel
Abin Sur
Abra Kadabra (character)
Abby Holland
Ace the Bat-Hound
Acrata
Acrata (Andrea Rojas) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics who was created as part of the ''Planet DC'' annuals event. Sh ...
, and the ancestor of
Eobard Thawne
Eobard Thawne, otherwise known as the Reverse-Flash and Professor Zoom, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''The Fla ...
.
The doctor who delivered the twins had already accidentally killed a separate child who belonged to Charlene Thawne. To cover up the error, he removed the first baby from Nora's womb and gave Malcolm, the first-born, to the Thawnes and told the Allens that Barry was the surviving twin while the other twin had been stillborn.
[''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #144 (January 1999)] Malcolm's "parents" (Hugo and Charlene) were con artists, passing off a healing salve that was actually used to cover the Thawnes' natural super-abilities. Because of his clean-cut looks and demeanor, Malcolm was most often used to lure the unsuspecting victims. As an adult, he was in
Central City
In urban planning, a core city, principal city metropolitan core, or central city, is the largest or most important city or cities of a metropolitan area. A core city is surrounded by smaller satellite cities, towns, and suburbs. A central city ...
, and stumbled onto Barry by chance. Curious why there was another man with his face, he demanded the truth from his parents who admitted having been aware of the infant switch from the beginning. Malcolm refused to believe that his parents could be so heartless, and he tracked down the doctor that had delivered him. The doctor confirmed the Thawnes' story and, in a rage, Malcolm murdered the doctor.
The Thawne family's matriarch, Malcolm's grandmother, who also possessed the ability to control the "blue flame" (which was revealed to be a mystical ability passed down through the Thawne family) was disgusted at Hugo's pathetic use of the gift to con people. Malcolm, on the other hand, possessed the passion required to make full use of the ability. His grandmother trained him in the secret of the flame. Fueled by Malcolm's rage and jealousy at his twin for 'stealing his life', Malcolm fashioned a blue gem to contain the flame, which was capable of stealing the second Flash's superspeed.
His first attempt ended in failure,
[''Speed Force'' #1 (November 1997)] and Malcolm was absorbed into the gem, only to re-emerge years later when
Wally West
Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as the original Kid Flash and the third Flash (DC Comics character), Flash. His power consists mainly of speedster (fiction), superhuman speed. ...
was the third Flash. Barry's death during the
Crisis on Infinite Earths
"Crisis on Infinite Earths" is a 1985 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics. The series, written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, was first serialized as a 12-issue limited series from April 1985 to ...
appeared to have cheated Malcolm out of his dreams of revenge on his brother. Instead, Malcolm focused on his brother's descendants traveling through time in a bid to exterminate them, starting with Wally. As Cobalt Blue, Malcolm ignited a family feud that endured for a millennium.
The feud came to a head in the late 30th century, where Barry was living with
Iris West-Allen
Iris West is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has been the main love interest and later wife of Barry Allen, the alter ego of the Silver Age version of the superhero T ...
but Wally arrived as protection. The Flashes of all eras between the 20th and 30th centuries arrived soon after, all under the control of Thawne's spirit because they all were carrying a shard of the original Cobalt Blue gem.
[''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #148 (May 1999)] After defeating all the other Flashes,
[''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #149 (June 1999)] in the end, Wally ended the menace of Cobalt Blue by running so fast and skirting the edge of the
Speed Force
A Speedster is a character, primarily in superhero comics, whose powers primarily relate to superhuman speed (also known as superspeed). Primary abilities shared by all speedsters include running at speeds far in excess of human capability (to var ...
. Its power poured into the gem, and Thawne's spirit (and the gem itself) overloaded from the excess energy.
[''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #150 (July 1999)]
Despite the fact that there are supposed to be many versions of Cobalt Blue between now and the 30th century, neither Malcolm or Cobalt Blue have appeared since the "Chain Lightning" arc. It is unknown if these timelines even exist following the events of ''
Infinite Crisis
"Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordwa ...
''.
Numerous others in the future have become Cobalt Blue, such as the 21st century version that was defeated by a time-travelling
Jay Garrick
Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first superhero known as the Flash. The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert. He first appeared in ''Flas ...
and
Iris West II
Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as the original Kid Flash and the third Flash (DC Comics character), Flash. His power consists mainly of speedster (fiction), superhuman speed. ...
.
23rd Century Colbalt Blue
The Cobalt Blue of the 23rd century had brutally murdered the Flash of that era's wife and had crippled his daughter, Sela.
Eight months after this, the Flash killed Cobalt Blue, but his victory was short-lived as a child picked up the gem and, being consumed by its rage, killed the Flash. A time-travelling
Max Mercury
Max Mercury is a fictional DC Comics superhero similar to Quality Comics' Quicksilver. Initially an obscure speedster, the character was rebooted by Mark Waid in the pages of ''The Flash'' and turned into a mentor for Wally West and Bart Allen.
...
and
Sela Allen, who was now healed, returned the boy to normal.
25th Century Cobalt Blue
In the 25th century, the roles of the Flash and Cobalt Blue were reversed. Now Chardaq Allen had taken the role of Cobalt Blue.
Professor Zoom the Reverse-Flash and
Wally West
Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as the original Kid Flash and the third Flash (DC Comics character), Flash. His power consists mainly of speedster (fiction), superhuman speed. ...
defeated Chardaq and returned him to normal.
[''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #147 (April 1999)]
28th Century Cobalt Blue
The 28th century Cobalt Blue almost ended the Allen bloodline when she infected
Jace Allen with a virus. Jace's father
Blaine, the then-current Flash, sacrificed himself to save his son. Ten years later, Jace was now the Flash
[''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #145 (February 1999)] and he and a time-travelling
Jesse Quick
Jesse Chambers is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Chambers, who first used the superhero name Jesse Quick and later Liberty Belle, is the daughter of Golden Age heroes Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle. She inher ...
defeated Cobalt Blue.
[''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #146 (March 1999)]
Malcolm Thawne in other media
A variation of the character renamed
Eddie Thawne
'' The Flash'' is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character the Flash. The series premiered on The CW television network in the United States on October 7, 2 ...
appears in the live-action series ''
The Flash
The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover dat ...
'', portrayed by
Rick Cosnett
Richard James “Rick” Cosnett (born 6 April 1983) is a Zimbabwean-Australian actor and producer. He is known for playing the roles of Wes Maxfield in ''The Vampire Diaries'', Elias Harper in ''Quantico (TV series), Quantico'' and Eddie Thawne ...
.
Coldcast
Coldcast is a
metahuman
In DC Comics' DC Universe, a metahuman is a human with superpowers. The term is roughly synonymous with both ''mutant'' and '' mutate'' in the Marvel Universe and '' posthuman'' in the Wildstorm and Ultimate Marvel Universes. In DC Comics, the ...
who can manipulate electromagnetism for various effects in the
DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lante ...
.
The character, created by
Joe Kelly and
Doug Mahnke
Douglas Mahnke () is an American comic book artist, known for his work and penciling books including '' The Mask'', '' JLA'', ''Batman'', ''Final Crisis'', and ''Green Lantern''.
Career
Mahnke's first prominent work was for '' The Mask'', and he ...
, first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #775 (March 2001).
Within the context of the stories, Nathan Jones, using the name Coldcast, is a member of the
Elite
In political and sociological theory, the elite (french: élite, from la, eligere, to select or to sort out) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a group. ...
. He is recruited into the team by
Manchester Black
Manchester Black is a fictional character in American comic books published by DC Comics, in particular those featuring Superman. He was created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke in '' Action Comics'' #775 (March 2001). Introduced as an antihero, the ...
prior to the team encountering
Superman in
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Su ...
After Superman defeats the team and Black's apparent suicide, Coldcast is recruited by
Vera Black
B'wana Beast
Baby-Doll
Bad Samaritan
The Bad Samaritan (alias Zviad Baazovi) is a supervillain, and enemy of the Outsiders who first appeared in ''The Outsiders'' #3 (January 1986). He is a former Soviet spymaster who became a neutral party ...
for a team that eventually becomes the Justice League Elite.
Coldcast in other media
Coldcast appears in ''
Superman vs. The Elite
''Superman vs. The Elite'' is a 2012 American Animation, animated superhero film based on the comic book story "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?" in ''Action Comics'' #775 (March 2001). Adapted by Joe Kelly (comics writer), ...
'', voiced by Catero Colbert.
Colossal Boy
Comedian
Commander Steel
Condiment King
The Condiment King is a supervillain who is generally used as comic relief. Although
Bruce Timm
Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subsequen ...
and
Paul Dini
Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995 ...
created Condiment King as a one-off joke character in their
DC Animated Universe
The DC Animated Universe (DCAU; also referred to as the Timmverse or Diniverse by fans referring to the creators and producers Bruce Timm and Paul Dini respectively) is a shared universe consisting primarily of superhero-based animated televisi ...
television series, ''
Batman: The Animated Series'',
Chuck Dixon
Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Early life
D ...
and
Scott Beatty
Scott Beatty is an American author, comic book writer, and superhero historian actively published since the late 1990s.
Biography
Scott Beatty has authored hundreds of adventures for many of comics’ most iconic characters including Batman and R ...
created their own version in ''Batgirl: Year One'' #8. He made a cameo in ''
The Lego Batman Movie
''The Lego Batman Movie'' is a 2017 computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Dan Lin's Lin Pictures, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's Lord Mille ...
''.
Buddy Standler
The Condiment King first appeared in the ''
Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "Make 'Em Laugh" as stand-up comedian Buddy Standler, voiced by
Stuart Pankin
Stuart Pankin (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor. He is known for his role as anchor Bob Charles in '' Not Necessarily the News'' and as the voice of Earl Sinclair in ''Dinosaurs''. Stuart is also known for his portrayal of Commander Edward ...
. Standler was brainwashed by the
Joker into becoming Condiment King to ruin his reputation as retaliation for being spurned during a comedy contest the previous year. The character was a throwback to the
Adam West ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
'' TV series in that he was a whimsical villain and made many condiment-based puns.
Buddy Standler made his comic book debut in ''Detective Comics'' #1000. This iteration is shown to have two henchmen named Salt and Pepper.
Mitchell Mayo
Mitchell Mayo is a criminal who operates as the Condiment King introduced in ''Batgirl: Year One''. He was seen holding up a bank until he was defeated by
Batgirl
Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in 19 ...
. He later made an appearance while committing a crime before being defeated by the
Black Canary
The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...
, the third
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
** Bush-robin
** Forest ...
, and the
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes who appear in a number of American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. The most recent of the companies to own rights to Blue Beetle is DC Comics, which bought the ...
. While fighting him, Robin observes that the villain is potentially dangerous (if only because his condiment guns could cause anaphylactic shock), but his ludicrous nature prevents the Justice Department from taking him seriously. In the aftermath miniseries of the ''
Final Crisis'' storyline, the Condiment King appears on
General Immortus
General Immortus is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He has also been called "The Forever Soldier" or "The Forever General".
Publication history
He first appeared in '' My Greatest Adventure'' #80, the first ...
' side, having been given acidic vinegar from
Professor Milo
Professor Achilles Milo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
Professor Achilles Milo first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #247 and was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff ...
. He is seemingly killed after being betrayed and bludgeoned with his own mustard and ketchup guns by the
Human Flame
The Human Flame is a supervillain in DC Comics' main shared universe. He is mostly known as an enemy of Martian Manhunter.
Publication history
He first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #274 (December 1959), and was created by Jack Miller and J ...
.
Equipment of the Condiment King
The Condiment King makes use of various
condiment
A condiment is a preparation that is added to food, typically after cooking, to impart a specific flavor, to enhance the flavor, or to complement the dish. A table condiment or table sauce is more specifically a condiment that is served separat ...
s (sometimes capable of causing
anaphylactic shock
Anaphylaxis is a serious, potentially fatal allergic reaction and medical emergency that is rapid in onset and requires immediate medical attention regardless of use of emergency medication on site. It typically causes more than one of the follow ...
) as his weapons in his condiment gun. The condiments include
mustard
Mustard may refer to:
Food and plants
* Mustard (condiment), a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment
* Mustard plant, one of several plants, having seeds that are used for the condiment
** Mustard seed, seeds of the mustard p ...
,
ketchup
Ketchup or catsup is a table condiment with a sweet and tangy flavor. The unmodified term ("ketchup") now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although early recipes used egg whites, mushrooms, oysters, grapes, mussels, or walnuts, among ot ...
,
tabasco sauce
Tabasco is an American brand of hot sauce made from vinegar, tabasco peppers ('' Capsicum frutescens'' var. ''tabasco''), and salt. It is produced by McIlhenny Company of Avery Island in south Louisiana, having been created over 150 years ag ...
, and
vinegar
Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid and trace compounds that may include flavorings. Vinegar typically contains 5–8% acetic acid by volume. Usually, the acetic acid is produced by a double fermentation, converting simple sugars to ...
.
Condiment King in other media
* The Buddy Standler incarnation of the Condiment King appears in ''
The Lego Batman Movie
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'' as one of several villains recruited by the
Joker.
* The Buddy Standler incarnation of the Condiment King appears in the video game ''
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'', voiced by
Nolan North
Nolan North (born October 31, 1970) is an American actor best known for his voice acting roles.
After his breakthrough role as Dr. Chris Ramsey on the ABC soap opera '' Port Charles'' in 1997, North moved into voice acting when the show ended ...
.
* The Mitchell Mayo incarnation of the Condiment King appears as a "Rare" figure in the February 2016 ''World's Finest'' expansion set for the
HeroClix
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collectible miniatures game.
* The Mitchell Mayo incarnation of the Condiment King is a playable character in the video game ''
Lego DC Super-Villains
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'', voiced by
Armin Shimerman
Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor and author.
Early life
Shimerman was born into a Jewish family in Lakewood, New Jersey, on November 5, 1949, the son of accountant Susan and house painter Herbert Shimerman. When he w ...
.
* Producer
John Stephens has stated that he wished to include the Condiment King in the live-action television series ''
Gotham'', but was reportedly denied due to the ridiculous nature of the character and him not fitting the overall tone of the show.
* The Mitchell Mayo incarnation of the Condiment King appears in ''
Harley Quinn
Harley Quinn is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a comic relief henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and debuted in it ...
'', voiced by
Alan Tudyk
Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), '' A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2 ...
. He first appeared on the promotional artwork released for the show before appearing in the second-season episode, "Thawing Hearts", competing against his rival
Kite Man
Kite Man (Charles "Chuck" Brown) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly depicted as an adversary of Batman who uses kite-based weapons to commit crimes. His name is a homage to ''Peanuts'' protagonist Cha ...
and
Poison Ivy for a wedding venue.
While Condiment King ultimately secures the venue after Ivy is called to assist elsewhere, in the episode "Something Borrowed, Something Green", she has her sentient
man-eating plant
A man-eating plant is a legendary carnivorous plant large enough to kill and consume a human or other large animal. Various such myths and fictional tales exist around the world.
The Madagascar tree
The earliest known report of a man-eating plan ...
Frank eat him and his fiancée so she can have the venue for herself and Kite Man.
* The Mitchell Mayo incarnation of the Condiment King appears in the ''
DC Super Hero Girls
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'' episode "#WorkingStiff", voiced by
Bobcat Goldthwait
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. This version is an obsessive perfectionist who has been fired from multiple fast food restaurants.
Conduit
Confessor
Confessor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Confessor is a member of the
Church of Blood
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0-9 100
Originally based in Metropolis, the 100 kept a firm grip on the city's criminal underworld for years, in ...
. He serves as the group's interrogator
Confessor in other media
Confessor appears in ''
Titans
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'', portrayed by
Noah Dalton Danby.
Congorilla
Harriet Cooper
Harriet Cooper is the aunt of
Dick Grayson
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in the
DC Universe
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. The character was created by
Bill Finger
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and
Sheldon Moldoff
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, and first appeared in ''
Detective Comics
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'' #328 (June 1964).
Within the context of the stories, Harriet Cooper is Dick Grayson's aunt who comes to live at
Wayne Manor
Wayne Manor Estate (or simply Wayne Manor) is a fictional mansion appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is the personal residence of Bruce Wayne, who is also the superhero Batman.
The residence is depicted as a large mansi ...
after the death of
Alfred Pennyworth
Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman.
Pennyworth is depicted as Bruce Wayne's loyal and tireless butler, l ...
. She involves herself in both Grayson's and
Bruce Wayne
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's daily lives and, on occasion, comes close to uncovering their secret identities. When Alfred
returns from the dead, she remains at Wayne Manor at his insistence. Over time, health problems reduce her activities and cause her to eventually leave Gotham City.
Some details from the television series (her last name, her status as a widow) were added to the comic stories in ''Detective Comics'' #373 (March 1968).
In September 2011, ''
The New 52
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'' rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Harriet has appeared in the ongoing series ''
Gotham Academy
Gotham may refer to:
Places
United Kingdom
* Gotham, Dorset, a hamlet near Verwood, Dorset, England
* Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England
United States
* New York City; see Nicknames of New York City
* Gotham, Wisconsin
* Gotham Comedy Club, a ...
''.
Alternate versions of Harriet Cooper
Aunt Harriet appeared in ''
Tiny Titans'' #33 (December 2010).
Harriet Cooper in other media
* Aunt Harriet appears in the 1960s television series ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
'', portrayed by
Madge Blake
Madge Blake (née Cummings; May 31, 1899 – February 19, 1969) was an American character actress best remembered for her role as Larry Mondello's mother, Margaret Mondello, on the CBS/ ABC sitcom '' Leave It to Beaver'', as Flora MacMichael o ...
.
* Aunt Harriet has become a recurring character in the ''
Batman '66'' tie-in comics.
* Aunt Harriet appears in the animated movies ''
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders'' and ''
Batman vs. Two-Face
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'', voiced by
Lynne Marie Stewart
Lynne Marie Stewart (born December 14, 1946) is an American actress, best known for her performance as Miss Yvonne, the Most Beautiful Woman in Puppet Land. She originated the role in the 1981 stage show '' The Pee-wee Herman Show'', continuing it ...
.
Cosmic Boy
Count Vertigo
Gerald Crane
Gerald Crane is a character in
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
and a father of Jonathan Crane, first appearing in ''Year One: Batman/Scarecrow'', published in July 2005.
Gerald had a brief relationship with Karen Keeny which resulted in the son's birth, but as they were not married, Karen's mother and grandmother raised Jonathan as theirs, not even hiding their contempt for Karen, Gerald and Jonathan. Years later, Gerald moved to Gotham City, married and had two kids, finding a job in construction. His son (as Scarecrow) came back in attempt to kill him, but was prevented by Batman.
In
The New 52
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(a reboot of DC Universe continuity), he appears in ''Batman'' (vol. 2) #1, where he is portrayed as a villainous doctor who experimented on his son and locked him in a small dark room. Gerald Crane suffered a heart attack and died, which left his son trapped inside the dark test chamber and wasn't discovered until days later by the cops when Dr. Crane's disappearance was reported.
Gerald Crane in other media
Gerald Crane appears in ''
Gotham'', portrayed by
. He is a biology professor, Jonathan's father and Karen's husband who died in fire accident year ago. Gerald has a severe form of pyrophobia for most of his life (inheriting this trait from his father), a factor which prevented him to save her. He took wife's body and crashed a car to make it seem that she died in a car crash. Debuting in "The Fearsome Dr. Crane", Gerald tries to develop anti-fear formula to cure his and son's fear, by kidnapping several people with various phobias with the help of his son and unnamed accomplice. He kidnaps Scottie Mullen (who runs a phobia support group), in trying to test her fear and later killing her to harvest the adrenal glands and acquire the levels of cortisol, a hormon which causes the fear and adrenalin. Gordon and Bullock prevent this and save Scottie. In "The Scarecrow", Gerald injects himself, believing that he conquered fear and injects it in his son, but is soon killed by Gordon and Bullock. His son is taken to the hospital, but develops a severe fear of scarecrows.
Ned Creegan
Ned Creegan is a supervillain in DC Comics.
Ned Creegan is a crook who was tipped off by Billy Blabbermouth about valuable jewels that are being used for scientific experiments. He breaks into the house of a
scientist
A scientist is a person who conducts scientific research to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences.
In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophica ...
named Nevil Long, steals the jewels, and takes them to a fence. The sale is interrupted by
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
and
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
** Bush-robin
** Forest ...
, who battle the two. As Robin takes down the fence, Batman sees that Ned is becoming transparent because of the jewels, leaving him a skeleton. After Robin refers to him as Bag O' Bones, Ned defeats Batman and Robin with his electrified touch. Ned then returns to Nevil Long's house and has him determine what is wrong with him. Nevil reveals that he has been experiment with surviving nuclear war. After giving the temporary antidote to Ned, Nevil reveals that his Bag O' Bones form loses a day in his life for every time he is in that form. Agreeing to work with Ned, Nevil sends him out with some antidote pills to test the outcome. As Bag O' Bones is robbing a museum, Batman and Robin attack, where he loses the antidote pills in the scuffle. When he starts to get weaker, Bag O' Bones surrenders and states that the jewels were being experimented on by Nevil Long. Batman and Robin go to confront Nevil. After a scuffle with irradiated animals, Batman and Robin apprehend Nevil and have him give the antidote pills to Bag O' Bones. After he agreed to sell his secrets to the United States government to avoid legal trouble, Nevil is present at Bag O'Bones' trial, where he is sentenced to 20 years in prison. When Bag O' Bones states to Nevil that he will not survive the sentence in his condition, Nevil stated that he would not be in this position if he had not broken into his laboratory in the first place.
Ned Creegan returns with new powers as the Cyclotronic Man, where he is hired by
Tobias Whale
Tobias Whale is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Black Lightning.
Whale appears in the live-action Arrowverse series '' Black Lightning'', portrayed by Marvin "Krondon" Jones ...
of the
100
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...
to kill
Black Lightning
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 (April 1977), during ...
and
Superman. He lures them out by capturing
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a young photojournalist working for the '' Daily Planet''. He is close friends with Lois Lane and Clark Kent, and ...
. The Cyclotronic Man was defeated by Black Lightning and Superman.
At
Gotham State Penitentiary
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Sites
* the Arrowcave – The former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy.
* Avernus Cemetery – A burial ground located in Central City fo ...
,
Warden
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''Warden'' is etymologically ident ...
Brewster informs Ned Creegan that his parole request has been denied. Having become the One Man Meltdown, he goes into a frenzy and escapes from Gotham City Penitentiary. This causes Warden Brewster to call for Batman. After tying in the thefts for the radioactive items, Batman brings along the
Outsiders to help track down the One Man Meltdown. During the fight at
S.T.A.R. Labs
Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Laboratories (S.T.A.R. Labs) is a fictional scientific research facility and organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It first appeared in '' Superman'' #246 (December ...
, the One Man Meltdown takes
Halo
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* Halo (optical phenomenon)
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as a hostage while using her aura abilities to his advantage. Katana defeats Halo, as it is revealed that Warden Brewster has been experimenting on him. Returning to Gotham State Penitentiary, the Outsiders and the One Man Meltdown prevent Warden Brewster from destroying Ned Creegan's medical records and hand him over to the police. Batman tells the One Man Meltdown that he will be there when his parole request is approved.
Ned Creegan in other media
Ned Creegan appears in the ''
Black Lightning
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 (April 1977), during ...
'' episode "The Book of Occupation Chapter One: Birth of Blackbird", portrayed by Chase Alexander. While he maintains his force field abilities, this version also has disintegration and telekinesis abilities and was part of the same program that gave Commander Carson Williams his power-mimicking powers according to
Peter Gambi
Peter Gambi is a character appearing in comics published by DC Comics and is a supporting character of Black Lightning. He is the brother of Paul Gambi. Peter Gambi first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 and was created by Tony Isabella and Trevo ...
's research sometime after serving time for carjacking a minivan. In addition, he also called himself the Cyclotronic Man or Cyclotronic for short. Creegan fought alongside his trainer Carson in the war until he became disillusioned and sided with Markovia. When Cyclotronic Man attacked the
A.S.A. facility that
Anissa Pierce
Thunder is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Judd Winick and artist Tom Raney in the Modern Age of Comic Books. She is first mentioned in ''Green Arrow'' (vol. 2) ...
and Reverend Jeremiah Holt were given a tour of, he destroyed a wall and took down some guards until Carson arrived. When Carson fought Cyclotronic Man, he fought him to a standstill as Carson started to copy his abilities. The fight ends when Carson wraps his legs around Cyclotronic Man's neck and snaps it. Carson then introduced himself to those taking the tour, while reporting to Percy Odell that Cyclotronic Man and the Markovian soldiers with him have been eliminated. In the episode "The Book of Occupation Chapter Three: Agent Odell's Pipe-Dream," it was suspected by Lynn that Cyclotronic Man was the carrier for a man-made virus that the Markovians used to infect the metahumans in the A.S.A.'s custody. This was confirmed by Helga Jace in a discussion with Lynn in the episode "The Book of Markovia Chapter Three: Motherless ID."
Creeper
Crimson Avenger
Crispus Allen
Crush
Xiomara Rojas was born to an unknown human mother and
Czarnian
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bounty hunter
Lobo
Lobo may refer to:
Places
*Lobo, Batangas, a municipality in the Philippines
*Lobo, Texas, a ghost town
*Lobo, Indonesia
*Lobo, Cameroon, a town in Cameroon
*Lobo Hill, near Belchite, Aragon, Spain
* Lobo, Ontario, near London, Ontario, Canada
Pe ...
. Mysteriously, she crash-landed in the middle of the
Burning Man festival
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in the
Black Rock Desert
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wrapped in a sentient
chain
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known as Obelus. Obelus wouldn't allow her to be touched, until she was discovered by the couple David and Lisa Rojas, who would adopt the child. The family would
homeschool
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Xiomara, and would move a lot due to their debts and legal issues.
After seeing a report of Lobo fighting
Superman, she immediately recognized her true father. She confronted her adopted parents, who had previously told her that her birth parents were
superheroes protecting the universe. She ran away, and after being attacked by
white supremacists
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at a gas station, returned to find her mobile home burnt to the ground, with her parents dead and Obelus missing.
She began to fight in illegal rings, where she took the name Crush. She was then approached by
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
** Bush-robin
** Forest ...
, who invited her to the
Teen Titans
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. She accepted, believing Robin could help her solve her parents' murder.
After the Teen Titans were enrolled as students in the newly formed Titans Academy, Crush quits the team after feeling she has no place in the school.
After leaving the Teen Titans, Crush would travel space to hunt for her father's bounty and confront him.
By the events of
Dark Crisis
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, Crush has seemingly rejoined the Teen Titans.
Cyborg
Cyborg Superman
Cyborgirl
LeTonya Charles was a young woman who had destroyed her body with the drug Tar, but was granted a second chance when her aunt, Sarah Charles, one of the scientists who helped repair Cyborg, saved her with powerful cybernetic implants. Rather than use her newfound gifts for good, LeTonya chose to focus on personal gain as Cyborgirl. She became a member of Villainy, Inc., teaming up with several seasoned Wonder Woman villains. She and her teammates tried to overthrow Skartaris, but were stopped by Wonder Woman.
When the government rounded up villains and sent them to the planet
Salvation
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, she handed herself over to the Justice League to avoid being exiled. Soon after, Cyborgirl joined the
Cyborg Revenge Squad
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Pre-''Crisis on Infinite Earths''
In Pre ...
and was one of several such beings to wage an attack against Victor Stone at S.T.A.R. Labs. Stone avoided Cyborgirl's electromagnetic attack, but succeeded in defeating her through sheer force.
Powers and abilities of Cyborgirl
Cybernetic enhancement: Because of the implants that her aunt gave her, Cyborgirl has the same powers as Cyborg. Much of her body has been replaced with advanced cybernetics. This grants her a variety of powers, including superhuman durability, superhuman speed, superhuman agility, superhuman reflexes,
superhuman stamina,
superhuman strength
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, enhanced senses and energy projection.
Cyborgirl in other media
* When ''
Justice League
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'' was pitched to the
Kids' WB
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network, the lineup originally included three young members as protégés for the Justice League. The members would have been
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
** Bush-robin
** Forest ...
,
Impulse
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Science
* Impulse (physics), in mechanics, the change of momentum of an object; the integral of a force with respect to time
* Impulse noise (disambiguation)
* Specific impulse, the change in momentum per unit ...
and an original character described as a teenage female version of
Cyborg
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Natasha Irons
Natasha Irons is a fictional superhero in DC Comics. She first appeared in ''Steel'' (vol. 2) #1 (February 1994). She becomes the fifth superhero to use the name Steel when her uncle John Henry Irons is injured. In the 2006 limited series '' 52 ...
). The promo is viewable on the fourth disc of the ''Justice League Season One'' boxed set.
* A character based on Cyborgirl named Laura Washington / Cyber-Woman appears in the ''
Arrow
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'' season 5 episode "
Invasion!", portrayed by
Erica Luttrell
Erica Luttrell is a Canadian actress.
Personal life
Luttrell was born in Toronto, Ontario to a Tanzanian mother and an American father. Luttrell is the youngest of four sisters. She can speak some French and Swahili. In August 2019, Luttrell ...
. Dr. Laura Washington, nicknamed Cyber-Woman by
Rory Regan
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, is a doctor that artificially augmented herself using technology stolen from Van Horn Industries. Augmenting herself cybernetically, Laura Washington stole a regulator from Van Horn Industries and implanted it in herself. Sometime after, Team Arrow tracked Washington down to a warehouse, hoping to take the regulator for their own means.
Wild Dog
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took her on, but she shot blasts of energy at him, forcing him to dodge them. Before she could accurately hit him, Wild Dog was saved by the
Flash
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional aliases
* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid F ...
. The Flash proceeded to beat up Laura, before allowing
Supergirl
Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her ...
to hit her, sending Laura at him for a finishing blow.
Cyclone
References
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