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Dan the Dyna-Mite

Dan the Dyna-Mite is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
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. Danny Dunbar was the star pupil of Thomas N. Thomas, a high school chemistry and physical education teacher. The two are imbued with energy following an experiment gone awry, become superheroes, and participate in
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. Following TNT's death, Dan learns to use his powers by himself. In '' Dark Nights: Death Metal'', Dan is revealed to have died some time prior before
Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...
resurrects him with a
Black Lantern The Black Lantern Corps is a fictional organization of wikt:corporeal, corporeal revenants (resembling intelligent zombies or jiangshi) appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, related to the emotional spectrum. The group is composed of d ...
ring. In ''
The New Golden Age "The New Golden Age" is a crossover event in DC Comics publications. Written by Geoff Johns, the story follows the Justice Society of America unraveling a mystery following the Golden Age heroes and villains and the untold stories that come with i ...
'', he is among the lost sidekicks who are brought to the present day.


Alternate versions of Dan the Dyna-mite

In the 1993
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series '' The Golden Age'', Dan Dunbar retires and goes to Princeton for college. However, he flunks due to poor grades, continued feelings of guilt over his mentor's death, and being unable to adapt to life as a civilian after spending his youth as a super-hero. He is recruited by Tex Thompson, the Americomando, for a secret project to gain atomic powers and become "Dynaman"; a government sponsored super-hero. However, Dan is killed and
Ultra-Humanite Ultra-Humanite (Gerard Shugel) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared as a recurring adversary of Superman, and was among the first villains faced by him. He was designed to be the polar oppos ...
transplants
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's brain into his body before Liberty Belle kills him.


John Dandy


Darrel Dane


Kara Danvers


Linda Danvers


Damien Darhk

Damien Darhk is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Damien Darhk is an elusive and dangerous criminal mastermind and enemy of the
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 ...
. He makes his first appearance in ''Titans'' #1 (March 1999). Claiming to be a major player in the American underworld and implying he has an army at his disposal, Darhk is shown to be well-established and well-connected and has remained untouchable by the
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and the
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. He appears to have some connection to the crime syndicate
H.I.V.E. The Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination (H.I.V.E.) is a fictional terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The H.I.V.E. organization has appeared in ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titan ...
and has access to unique high-tech equipment unknown to any organization. Darhk uses trickery and forgotten science to make his followers and the public believe he has magical powers, but is later proven to be a fraud.


Damien Darhk in other media

* Damien Darkh appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Damien Darhk appears in media set in the
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, portrayed by
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. ** First appearing in the fourth season of ''
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'', this version is a ruthless yet honorable friend-turned-rival of
Ra's al Ghul Ra's al Ghul is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. Created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Dennis O'Neil, and artist Neal Adams, the character first appeared ...
and a renegade member of the
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who left after being denied leadership and formed
H.I.V.E. The Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination (H.I.V.E.) is a fictional terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The H.I.V.E. organization has appeared in ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titan ...
Additionally, he acquired a magical artifact called the Khushu Idol, which grants telekinesis and the ability to drain life energy through physical contact, though individuals resurrected by Lazarus Pits have an adverse effect on him. Throughout the season, he battles
Oliver Queen Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
and his allies until Vixen destroys the Khushu Idol. Damien is prosecuted and sent to
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, but recruits
Malcolm Merlyn Merlyn (Arthur King) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is a deadly bow-wielding assassin and contract killer and the archnemesis of Green Arrow, though writers have developed him over the years as an adversary ...
,
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, and Murmur before eventually breaking out, killing Laurel Lance in the process. After
Anarky Anarky is an anti hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #608 (November 1989), as an adversary of Batman. Anarky is introduced a ...
kills his wife and destroys the "Ark" in which he and H.I.V.E. planned to survive the nuclear holocaust they wanted to cause, Damien becomes nihilistic and maintains his attempt to destroy the world until Queen, his team, Mr. Terrific, and the
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disable all but one of H.I.V.E.'s nuclear bombs and rally Star City's citizens against him, with the outpouring of hope negating Damien's powers. He is subsequently killed by Queen in a final battle. ** Damien makes a cameo appearance in the crossover "
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". ** Damien appears in the TV series ''
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''. A past version from 1975 makes a minor appearance in the two-part
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. A time-displaced version appears in the second season as a member of the
Reverse-Flash The Reverse-Flash is a name used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Each iteration of the character serves as a foil and an enemy of the Flash. Characters Edward Clariss Edward Clariss (also k ...
's
Legion of Doom The Legion of Doom is a group of supervillains who originated in '' Challenge of the Superfriends'', an animated series from Hanna-Barbera based on DC Comics' Justice League. The Legion of Doom has since been incorporated into the main DC Univers ...
, having joined to avert his death despite initial hesitancy to work with him and going on to form a rivalry with
Sara Lance Sara Lance, also known by her alter-ego White Canary, is a fictional character in The CW's Arrowverse franchise, first introduced in the 2012 pilot episode of the television series ''Arrow'', and later starring in '' Legends of Tomorrow''. The ...
. The Legion eventually obtains the
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and create a new timeline for themselves, with Damien becoming Star City's mayor and restoring his magical powers, but the Legends travel back in time to undo their victory, defeat them, and return them to the points in time where they were pulled from with no memory of their activities. In the third season, Damien is resurrected and has his memories restored by his daughter Nora Darhk before he agrees to help free Mallus by creating time aberrations to weaken the latter's interdimensional prison. However, the Darhks clash over their differing approaches to their relationship. After Nate Heywood and
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convince Damien that Nora will cease to exist if he frees Mallus, Damien joins the Legends in thwarting the demon's plot to possess her, sacrificing himself to save her in the process. In the fifth season episode "Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac",
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resurrects Damien once more in an attempt to spread misery, but he abandons her to see Nora instead, only to learn his daughter had become a fairy godmother and entered a relationship with Palmer. Nora's current charge, Pippa, wishes the Darhks and Legends into an episode of her favorite TV show, ''Mr. Parker's Cul-De-Sac'', to force them to reconcile before Damien gives Palmer his blessing to marry Nora and borrows a "Hellsword" the Legends acquired to kill himself. ** An alternate timeline version of Damien appears in the TV series ''
The Flash The 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 date, cover-dated Jan ...
'' five-part episode "Armageddon". After the Reverse-Flash creates a "Reverse- Flashpoint" timeline to alter
Barry Allen Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second character known as the Flash, following Flash (Jay Garrick), Jay Garrick. The character first appeared in ''Showcase (comic ...
's life, Damien lost his daughter and joined forces with his version of the Reverse-Flash to kill several heroes. Though he was apprehended, he got off due to a technicality. Upon learning Nora is alive in the original timeline, Damien helps Allen restore it.


Simon Dark


Darkseid


Dark Angel


Dark Arrow

Dark Arrow is an alias used by characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as a counterpart of
Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
and Red Arrow.


Hannibal Bates


Roy McQueen

A different version, Roy McQueen, was created by James Robinson and
Nicola Scott Nicola Scott is a comics artist from Sydney, Australia whose notable works include ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'' and ''Secret Six (comics), Secret Six''. In 2016, she and writer Greg Rucka relaunched ''Wonder Woman'' for DC Comics R ...
, and first appeared in ''Earth 2'' #14 (September 2013). He is an archer with partial enhancement who is part of the World Army while known as
Connor Hawke Connor Hawke is a fictional DC Comics superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow, created by Kelley Puckett and Jim Aparo. In the post-''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Zero Hour'' continuity, Connor is the eldest son of Oliver Queen, the orig ...
.


Dark Arrow in other media

* A character loosely inspired by Dark Arrow called Black Arrow appears in the
Arrowverse The Arrowverse is an American Superhero fiction, superhero media franchise and shared universe that is centered on various interconnected television series based on DC Comics superhero characters, primarily airing on The CW as well as web series ...
web series '' Freedom Fighters: The Ray'', voiced by
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. This version is a member of the New Reichsmen from
Earth-X ''Earth X'' is a 1999 comic book limited series published by American company Marvel Comics. ''Earth X'' was written by Jim Krueger with art by John Paul Leon. Based on Alex Ross' notes, the series features a dystopian version of the Marvel Un ...
. * An original incarnation of Dark Arrow appears in the Arrowverse crossover "
Crisis on Earth-X "Crisis on Earth-X" is the fourth Arrowverse Crossover (fiction), crossover event, featuring episodes of ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'', and ''Legends of Tomorrow' ...
", portrayed by
Stephen Amell Stephen Adam Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on the CW superhero series ''Arrow'' (2012–2020), based on DC Comics. Amell also appeared in subsequent Arrowverse franc ...
. This version is the Earth-X counterpart of
Oliver Queen Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' No. 73 on September 19, 1941 (cover dated November 1941), th ...
and the ''
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'' of a reality where the Nazis achieved world domination.


Dark Flash

The Dark Flash is a character appearing in
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s published by
DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
. He is a counterpart of the
Flash Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional aliases * The Flash, several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: ** Flash (Jay Garrick) ** Barry Allen ** Wally West, the first Kid Flash and third adult Flash ...
.


Walter West

Walter West was created by
Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Da ...
 and 
Paul Pelletier Paul Pelletier is an American comic book penciller. Career Pelletier began working as a professional comic artist in the late 1980s. His first work appeared in Cosmic Steller Rebellers (hammac publications) and Wayward Warrior (Hammac Public ...
, and first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #150 (July 1999). Appearing in the main DC universe in recognition of
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. T ...
's sacrifice, he is from another reality within
Hypertime Hypertime is a fictional concept in DC Comics which first appeared in the 1999 '' The Kingdom'' limited series. It is a variation of the Multiverse concept that existed in DC Comics before 1985's ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' limited series and wa ...
who was unable to save his loved ones from death at Kobra's hands. After his presence in the main DC Universe starts to cause other realities in Hypertime to bleed over into the main one, the Dark Flash is forced by
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and
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
to transverse Hypertime and return home. The Dark Flash leaves the main DC Universe, but seems to go from reality to reality with no success. However, the Dark Flash was among the speedsters that help to fight Professor Zoom and the Legion of Zoom.


Barry Allen

The Negative Flash, created by Joshua Williamson, Paul Pelletier and Howard Porter, and debuted in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #26 (September 2017), is Barry Allen while corrupted thanks to
Eobard Thawne Eobard Thawne, also known as the Reverse-Flash and Professor Zoom, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by John Broome (writer), John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in ''T ...
and later dealt with Bloodwork.


Alternative versions of Dark Flash

An alternative equivalent of the Dark Flash appears as an inhabitant of
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as seen in the stories '' 52'', ''Countdown'' and ''
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''. He is a member of the JSAxis before he is recruited by the
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.


Dark Flash in other media

* The Walter West incarnation of Dark Flash appears in ''
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'' as an alternate costume for Wally West. * Two original incarnations of the Dark Flash appear in ''
The Flash The 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 date, cover-dated Jan ...
'' (2014). ** The Earth-1 version appears in the sixth season episode " The Last Temptation of Barry Allen" as a corrupted version of the
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. ** Additionally, an alternative equivalent,
Eobard Thawne Eobard Thawne, also known as the Reverse-Flash and Professor Zoom, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by John Broome (writer), John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in ''T ...
, appears in the crossover "
Crisis on Earth-X "Crisis on Earth-X" is the fourth Arrowverse Crossover (fiction), crossover event, featuring episodes of ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'', and ''Legends of Tomorrow' ...
" as a general of the New Reichsmen within
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, and in the eighth season finale "Negative" while enhanced by the Negative Still Force. * The Dark Flash appears in ''
The Flash The 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 date, cover-dated Jan ...
'' (2023) as an alternate version of
Barry Allen Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the second character known as the Flash, following Flash (Jay Garrick), Jay Garrick. The character first appeared in ''Showcase (comic ...
who continuously reversed time to prevent his reality's destruction.


Deborah Camille Darnell


Dava


Dawnstar


Ed Dawson


Olivia Dawson


Julian Day


Summer Day


Steve Dayton


Jacob de Witt


Deadman


Deadshot


Dana Dearden


Mia Dearden


Death


Deathtrap


Deathstorm

Deathstorm is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by
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. The character was created by
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and Peter Tomasi. He is a counterpart of
Firestorm A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...
and enemy of Ronnie Raymond,
Jason Rusch Jason Thomas Rusch is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe, and the second character known as Firestorm. He first appeared in '' Firestorm'' (vol. 3) #1 (July 2004), and was created by Dan Jolley and ChrisCross. Publication history The Jason ...
, and
Martin Stein Martin Stein is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly associated with, and sometimes is, the superhero Firestorm. Stein has made several appearances in DC-related media. He is portrayed by ...
.


Black Lantern

The first incarnation, introduced in ''
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'', is Ronnie reanimated as a
Black Lantern The Black Lantern Corps is a fictional organization of wikt:corporeal, corporeal revenants (resembling intelligent zombies or jiangshi) appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, related to the emotional spectrum. The group is composed of d ...
following his death in ''
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''.''Blackest Night'' #2 (August 2009) He attacks Rusch and kills
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before being fully resurrected, erasing the Deathstorm persona. Later, Black Lantern energy combines with the Firestorm Matrix to create a new Deathstorm separate from Ronnie. He attempts to manipulate Ronnie and Jason into destabilizing the Matrix and destroying the universe before the
Life Entity The Life Entity is a fictional creature, a physical embodiment of all life within the DC Universe. Long ago starting all life from the planet Earth, it went on to create the seven entities of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum, and was hidden ...
kills him.


Earth 3 version

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's equivalent of Deathstorm is Martin Stein, who transformed after experimenting on himself. In ''
Forever Evil "Forever Evil" is a 2013–2014 crossover (comics), crossover comic book storyline published by DC Comics that began in September 2013 and ended in May 2014, consisting of an eponymous, central miniseries written by Geoff Johns and art by David F ...
'', Deathstorm joins the
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before
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kills him.


Deathstorm in other media

* The Ronnie Raymond incarnation of Deathstorm appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Two incarnations of Deathstorm appear in ''
The Flash The 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 date, cover-dated Jan ...
'', both portrayed by Robbie Amell. ** An Earth-2 incarnation appears in the episode " Welcome to Earth-2" as Earth-1 Ronnie Raymond's villainous doppelganger, Killer Frost's significant other, and an enforcer for Zoom before being killed by the latter. ** An
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incarnation inspired by the Black Lantern incarnation appears in the eighth season, additionally portrayed by Milton Barnes, Alexa Barajas, Rick Cosnett, and Michelle Harrison. This version is a cold fusion entity who obtained sentience following Ronnie Raymond's death. Deathstorm attacks and kills indiscriminately throughout Central City to feed on grief until it is defeated by Hell Frost. * The Martin Stein incarnation of Deathstorm appears in '' Lego DC Super-Villains'', voiced by
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. 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.


Deathstroke


Decay


John Dee


Deep Blue

Deep Blue is a
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in the
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. The character was created by
Peter David Peter Allen David (September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025), often abbreviated PAD, was 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 Grea ...
and Jim Calafiore, and 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). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
'' (vol. 3) #23 (August 1996). Within the context of the stories, Debbie Perkins is the daughter of
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and grew up believing Neptune Perkins to be her father, while Rhombus believed her to be his daughter. As Deep Blue, she is among the heroes who respond to
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). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
's call to unite the undersea kingdoms. Over time, she begins to insist on being called Indigo and learns that Atlan claims to be her true father.


Per Degaton


Paul Deisinger


Frederick DeLamb


Duela Dent


Gilda Dent


Harvey Dent


DeSaad


Albert Desmond


Mark Desmond


Roland Desmond


Despero


Detective Chimp


Devastation

Devastation is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The mythological
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swallowed almost all of his children, including previously unknown gods named
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, Oblivion, Disdain, Arch, Slaughter, and Harrier. He did this out of fear that his children would one day dethrone him. Centuries after
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successfully accomplished this feat, Cronus released the remaining children who did not escape his bowels. These unknown gods became his new pantheon, which he used to destroy various gods on his new ascension to power. One obstacle Cronus came to know was the champion of Olympus known as
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. To defeat Wonder Woman, Cronus devised a plan to create a dark mirror image of her whom he could call as a champion of his own. Similar to Diana, Cronus formed the image of a child out of Themyscirian clay. He breathed life into it and called her Devastation. He then had Titan, Oblivion, Disdain, Arch, Slaughter, and Harrier bless the new creation with evil gifts. Devastation possessed each of Wonder Woman's abilities, but with a dark twist to them.


Devastation in other media

Devastation appears in ''
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'', voiced by
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. 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 member of the
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under the sub-group Onslaught.


Devil Ray

Devil Ray is a fictional character who was originally created for the TV series ''
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'', voiced by Michael Beach, before appearing in the main comics continuity. 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 first appears in ''Black Manta'' #1 (November 2021). The ''Justice League Unlimited'' incarnation of Devil Ray was created because Black Manta and other
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characters were unavailable. He appears as a member of
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's
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until he is accidentally killed by
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possessing Batman's body when trying to save Wonder Woman from Devil Ray's ambush. The comic book incarnation of Devil Ray is a human with Atlantean heritage and a former henchman of Black Manta and
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. Having made the Trident of Oricalchum with help from Human Flame's henchmen, he went to Black Manta as he would wield it properly. When Devil Ray was unable to detonate the poison bombs around Atlantis, Black Manta confiscates the Trident of Orichalcum and sends Devil Ray on his way advising him not to go down the same path as him.


Dex-Starr

Dex-Starr is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Shane Davis, and first appeared in the one-shot ''
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: Rage of the Red Lanterns'' (2008). Dex-Starr is an abandoned stray blue
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from Earth, adopted by a woman in Brooklyn who names him Dexter. After his owner is killed, Dexter's rage attracts a Red Lantern ring and inducts him into the Corps. In an interview with '' Wizard'',
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described Dex-Starr as "the most sadistic and malicious" of the Red Lanterns. Originally intended as a joke by Davis, Dex-Starr began being featured more prominently due to positive reception.


Dex-Starr in other media

* Dex-Starr appears in ''
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'', with vocal effects provided by Jason J. Lewis. 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. * Dex-Starr appears in ''
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'', voiced by
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as a Red Lantern while
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provides vocal effects. 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 previously resided at the Metropolis Animal Shelter and was considered to be euthanized due to his aggressive nature and inability to be adopted. Amidst
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's efforts to do so, Dex-Starr briefly gains a Red Lantern ring before she adopts him. In the episode "#ItsComplicated", Dex-Starr regains his powers and joins Star Sapphire and
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in attacking Cruz and
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until Jordan apologizes to the trio. * Dex-Starr appears in '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis'', voiced by
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. * Dex-Starr appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Dex-Starr appears as an assist character for
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in ''
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''. * Dex-Starr appears as a playable character in '' Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' and '' Lego DC Super-Villains'', with vocal effects provided again by Dee Bradley Baker.


Meena Dhawan


Diana of Themyscira


Ricardo Diaz Jr.


Ralph Dibny


Ding Dong Daddy


Djuba

Djuba is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Djuba is a mutated red gorilla who lives in a cave at the top of
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. Mike Maxwell later encounters Djuba after his plane crashes on the mountain. After he defeats Djuba in battle, Djuba gives him a mystic helmet. Djuba is later killed after being infested with
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.


Djuba in other media

* Djuba appears in a flashback in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "The Siege of Starro!" Pt. 1. This version was mutated by toxic, polluted water. It fights wrestler Mike Maxwell, who later comes into contact with the same polluted water, defeats Djuba, takes its mask, and becomes B'wana Beast. * Djuba appears in a flashback in the ''
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'' episode "Dude, Where's My Gar?". This version is a
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and friend of
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who Dr. Myers subjected to the Green Plague on the Chief's behalf. Upon finding a dying Djuba, Freedom Beast fused it with Dr. Myers to ensure that he would die as well. * Djuba appears in the ''
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'' tie-in comic book. This version is a member of
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's troop who was enhanced with Kobra venom by the
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and
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.


Doctor Alchemy


Doctor Chaos

In the Earth-1 universe, Professor Lewis Lang and his assistant Burt Belker discover a helmet in the Valley of Ur in Mesopotamia that is identical to the helmet on Earth-2 except for its blue color. This helmet contains a Lord of Chaos that possesses Burt and turns him into the sorcerer Doctor Chaos, whose costume is identical to Doctor Fate's except for a reversed color scheme.
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confronts Doctor Chaos and removes the helmet from Burt, jettisoning it into space. A new version of Doctor Chaos appears in ''
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'' (2018) as an ally of the Lords of Chaos.


Doctor Cyber


Doctor Destiny


Doctor Impossible

Doctor Impossible is a fictional supervillain appearing in publications by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''
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'', vol. 2 #1. The character was created by
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and
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, being inspired by the concepts of
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. Following his first appearance as Doctor Impossible, a rumor spread among the criminal underground that Impossible was a thug who had previously worked for
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. It is postulated that his real name is Jonas Lock (a takeoff of Scott Free) and that at some point he acquired his advanced technology from
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and
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. Impossible makes claims to be the brother of
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and to have come from Apokolips. Impossible's costume looks like a dark purple and black variation of Mister Miracle's highly visible, ultra colorful yellow and red costume. Impossible uses equipment and skills similar to
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. After his arrival on Earth, Impossible gained mind control of
Professor Ivo Anthony Ivo is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a mad scientist who is the creator of the android villain Amazo and, along with villainous scientist T. O. Morrow, the co-creator of the android Tomorrow Woman. As ...
,
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, Plastique, Karate Kid (in the guise of
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), and Solomon Grundy through a mechanically enhanced
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parasite. The brainwashed villains were used to gather raw materials for the construction of a robotic body to hold the mind of Grundy. Doctor Impossible stole the body of Red Tornado, decapitated two of the
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(Gold and Platinum) and seized the arm of the
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. He plan was foiled as he was defeated by members of the Justice League. Impossible returned, accompanied by evil duplicates of several
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, consisting of Neon Black ( Lightray), Hunter ( Orion), Chair ( Metron), and Tender Mercy (
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), with a plan to seize an alien machine that was buried on Earth for eons. He and his team were powerful enough to defeat Josiah Power and his team, the
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, in combat. They are later seen breaking into the Justice League Watchtower to steal alien artifacts. After successfully stealing the artifacts, the villains are ambushed by the newly arrived
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, who is on the run after killing
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. Impossible and his partners are eventually forced to flee after a damaged Red Tornado uses his headless body to attack them. Impossible combines the stolen artifacts and creates an advanced machine. He places the kidnapped
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member
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inside of it. This opens up a gateway to the
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, which Impossible claims to be doing at the behest of an unnamed client. Afterward, Doctor Impossible determines that the
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(CSA), evil versions of the Justice League, is planning to resurrect Alexander Luthor, Jr. in the Chamber of Resurrection. Impossible and the CSA arrive on New Earth to attack the Justice League of America (JLA) in their headquarters, the Hall of Justice. While the other CSA members keep the JLA busy, the supervillain Owlman sneaks off to allow Impossible access to the resurrection device. At the last moment, Impossible double-crosses the CSA and has Hunter remove Alexander Luthor's corpse and substitute himself in order to resurrect
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. The resurrection machine destroys Hunter, as a character appears within the smoke of the containment device. Impossible then exults to his team that Darkseid has returned. However, the being before them is, in fact, the Omega Man, an inter-dimensional being that feeds on the Multiverse itself. Omega Man blasts Neon Black and Tender Mercy, killing them instantly. Impossible flees, realizing that neither
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nor any
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could help him. Sometime later, Impossible is hired by
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to build the Methuselah Device that can either make a man immortal or resurrect the dead. Sivana wants to use it for
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to heal his son
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and his
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team. Eventually, the device is destroyed by other members of the Titans and Impossible refuses to rebuild it, claiming it is an abomination.


Equipment and abilities

While Mr. Miracle is aided by his benevolent
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and uses Boom Tubes to travel from place to place, Dr. Impossible uses a
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and "Hush Tubes." Though Father Boxes have been featured in other stories as Apokoliptian technology that was based on the Mother Box, "Hush Tubes," however, have not been explained or utilized in any other stories. In addition to his technological expertise, Impossible has a great level intellect and also is an experienced escape artist and expert martial artist with superhuman physical attributes.


Doctor Fate


Doctor Leviticus

Doctor Leviticus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. An unknown woman used the name of Doctor Leviticus to experiment on electrum which would later be used in the Talon experiments of her group the
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.


Doctor Leviticus in other media

A variation of Doctor Leviticus appears in ''Gotham Knights (TV series), Gotham Knights'', portrayed by Lauren Stamile. This version, originally named Rebekah Leviticus and also known as Rebecca March, is Lincoln March's wife, mother of Brody March, and the leader of the Court of Owls.


Doctor Light


Arthur Light


Kimiyo Hoshi


Doctor Manhattan


Doctor Mid-Nite


Doctor Moon

Doctor Moon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Dennis O'Neil and Irv Novick and first appearing in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #240 (March 1972). Moon is a criminal neurosurgeon who sells his services to other villains that require his unethical skills of body modifications, psychological conditions, and torture. Throughout his appearances, he allies with the
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and various other villains before Manhunter (Kate Spencer), Manhunter kills him.


Doctor Moon in other media

* Doctor Moon appears in the ''
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'' episode "Question Authority", voiced by an uncredited Jeffrey Combs. This version is a member of Project Cadmus. * Doctor Moon Dae-il appears in ''
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'', voiced by Vic Chao. 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. * Doctor Moon appears in the ''Teen Titans Go!'' episode "Moonlighting", voiced by James Sie.


Doctor No-Face

Doctor No-Face is a supervillain in the
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. The character, created by Dave Wood and Sheldon Moldoff, only appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #319 (September 1963). Within the context of the stories, Bart Magan attempts to remove a facial scar using an experimental device. When the device erases all of his facial features instead, he takes the name "Doctor No-Face" and starts a short-lived crime spree in Gotham City.


Doctor No-Face in other media

Doctor No-Face appears in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "A Bat Divided!".


Doctor Occult


Doctor Phosphorus


Doctor Poison


Doctor Polaris


Doctor Psycho


Doctor Sivana


Doctor Thirteen

Dr. Terrance Thirteen (sometimes Terrence) is a fictional character in comic books set in the
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. The character's first published appearance is in ''Star Spangled Comics'' #122 (November 1951). This continued from issue #122–130 (November 1951–July 1952). The feature then moved to ''House of Mystery'' and was canceled after issue #7. The character was created by an unknown writer with artist Leonard Starr.


Doctor Trap

Doctor Trap (Lawrence Trapp) is a supervillain with a mechanical jaw and enemy of the Justice Experience, the Martian Manhunter, and Chase (comics), Cameron Chase. Created by Dan Curtis Johnson and J. H. Williams III, he first appeared in ''Chase'' #3 (April 1998).


Doctor Trap in other media

Doctor Trap appears in ''Harley Quinn (TV series), Harley Quinn'', voiced by Alan Tudyk. 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 member of the
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.


Doctor Tyme

Doctor Tyme (Percival Sutter) is a supervillain in the
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and enemy of the Doom Patrol. He wields a ray that enables him to manipulate and freeze time. Created by Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani, he first appeared in ''Doom Patrol'' #92 (December 1964).


Doctor Tyme in other media

* Doctor Tyme makes a cameo appearance in a flashback in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "The Last Patrol!". * Doctor Tyme appears in ''Doom Patrol (TV series), Doom Patrol'', portrayed by Brandon Perea and voiced by Dan Martin (actor), Dan Martin. * Doctor Tyme appears in ''Super Friends'' #24 as a member of W.O.R.M.S., a group of mad scientists led by Lex Luthor.


Wesley Dodds


Dodger

Debuting in ''Green Arrow and Black Canary'' #7 (June 2008), Dodger is a thief who deals in high-end merchandise. Operating from London, England, Dodger will steal or sell anything from information to advanced technology. At one point he came into possession of what appeared to be an alien spacecraft. Recognizing that the vehicle's stealth capabilities made it a lucrative commodity, he began leasing the vessel to various underworld figures, including the
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. When the vessel in question was linked to an assassination attempt against
Connor Hawke Connor Hawke is a fictional DC Comics superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow, created by Kelley Puckett and Jim Aparo. In the post-''Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!, Zero Hour'' continuity, Connor is the eldest son of Oliver Queen, the orig ...
,
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, and Black Canary began investigating its activity. The trail led them to London where they (along with Speedy (Mia Dearden), Mia "Speedy" Dearden) engaged in combat with Dodger at a local pub. Although Dodger proved to be an able-bodied physical combatant, "Team Arrow" subdued him and he told them about the League of Assassins. When pressed for more information, Dodger was unwilling to cooperate, so the Green Arrow and the Black Canary dropped him from the belly of a cargo plane suspended by a bungee cord until he agreed to give them better intelligence. He took them to his secret lair and triangulated the last location of the stealth ship he had leased. Green Arrow and Black Canary then persuaded him to accompany them on the search, which brought them to a castle in Leichestershire, England. They evaded several traps and finally discovered a cryogenics tube containing Plastic Man. Dodger continued to work alongside "Team Arrow" and fought a team of metahumans who claimed to represent the League of Assassins. Dodger contributed little to the battle; however, he did manage to distract one of them long enough for
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to subdue him. Dodger continued adventuring with the group, battled foes and completed the adventure along with the team. After settling their business with the League of Assassins, Dodger accompanied "Team Arrow" back to the United States, where he struck up a romantic relationship with Mia Dearden. Mia has now left the States and traveled to London to continue this relationship.


Dodger in other media

* Dodger appears in a self-titled episode of ''
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'', portrayed by James Callis. This version is Winnick Norton, a British jewel thief who wields a stun stick and employs hostages with bomb collars to steal for him until he is defeated by
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and John Diggle (Arrowverse), John Diggle and arrested by the Starling City Police Department. * The ''Arrow'' incarnation of Dodger appears in the non-canonical tie-in comic ''Arrow: Season 2.5''. After escaping from prison, he moves to Blüdhaven and joins a mercenary group called the Renegades. Under Brother Blood, Clinton Hogue's orders, they kidnap Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse), Felicity Smoak, but are defeated by Queen, Roy Harper (Arrowverse), Roy Harper and Helena Bertinelli (Arrowverse), Helena Bertinelli, who leave them for the police.


Doll Girl


Doll Man


Dollmaker


Deborah Domaine


Dominus

Dominus is a fictional character and a
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supervillain who first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #747. He appears primarily as an opponent of
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. Originally, Dominus was an alien priest named Tuoni, who served as one of the five custodians of his world's faith. During this time, he fell in love with his peer, Ahti. However, he was driven mad by jealousy when Ahti ascended past him and assumed the mantle of Kismet, Illuminator of All Realities. Studying infernal forbidden magic in an attempt to gain the power to challenge his former lover and rob her of the power of Kismet, Tuoni's assault was reflected by Kismet's divine energies and his body was incinerated. Despite Tuoni's deceit, the omnibenevolent Kismet showed him mercy and shunted his shattered, still-living body into the Phantom Zone. Within the Phantom Zone, Tuoni encountered a holographic projection of Superman's long-dead Krypton (comics), Kryptonian ancestor, Kem-L, who was able to use arcane Kryptonian science to rebuild the former holy man as a psionic cosmic phantasm known as "Dominus". In this new all-powerful form, Dominus escaped the Zone via Superman's Fortress of Solitude and attacked Earth. Attempting to find Kismet to steal her cosmic powers, he was opposed by Superman. Swearing vengeance, Dominus Telepathy, telepathically entered Superman's mind and preyed on one of the Man of Steel's greatest weaknesses; his fear of failing the people of Earth. Using mind control, Dominus convinced Superman to take control of Earth and build the Superman robots to police the planet 24 hours a day, seven days a week forever. In another battle, Dominus used his reality-warping powers to become Superman, using the Superman robots to search for Kismet while Superman was disguised as one of his own robots and later as Dominus. During his captivity in these other forms Superman improved on his use of ''Torquasm Vo'', an ancient Kryptonian warrior discipline technique where the warrior can control what they think. Superman and Dominus then engaged in a mental-physical battle with Dominus using any stray thought of Superman to reshape reality. The battle ends with Superman banishing Dominus to the Phantom Zone.


Doomsday


Dabney Donovan

Dabney Donovan is a character in
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. Dabney Donovan is a genetic scientist who founded Project Cadmus with Reginald Augustine and Thomas Thompkins. Dabney Donovan was ultimately fired from the Project because he felt there should never be limits in understanding the potential of the genetic code. Donovan had largely been accredited for the non-human creations of the Project, referred to as "DNAliens" (human beings cloned then genetically altered to discover superhuman potential while also giving them a more "alien" appearance), various normal clones, and monsters based on Donovan's favorite horror films (who lived on a small artificial planet on Earth called Transilvane). One of the DNAliens, Dubbilex, became a prominent staff member. Lex Luthor's estranged wife Contessa Portenza worked Dabney Donovan shortly after Superman regained his normal powers when he expended his electromagnetic ones. To assist in the Contessa's plot, Dabney created his own Bizarro clone. During the "Fall of Metropolis" storyline, Dabney Donovan was revealed to be the creator of the Underworlders and the true mastermind behind the clone virus. He later murders Paul Westfield and cuts off one of his ears as a trophy. Dabney Donovan returned multiple times to plague Cadmus, such as capturing the adult Legion and subjecting them to various torments as wells. After the death of his clone, Dabney was underground when he found Moxie Mannheim badly injured. He even created youthful clone bodies for Moxie Mannheim and his dead henchmen Ginny McCree, Ginny "Torcher" McCree, Mike Gunn (comics), Mike "Machine" Gunn, Noose (comics), Noose, and Rough House (comics), Rough House where they also received superpowers. With an older clone of him used as a bomb upon its death during a meeting with the other crime lords, Moxie had Noose kill Vincent Edge while Dabney Donovan makes use of any genetic material that he can salvage from the dead crime lords. When Mickey Cannon re-establishes Project Cadmus, Dabney Donovan is brought back under armed guard and made an "imprisoned advisor". He briefly takes control of Cadmus during the "Evil Factory" storyline.


Dabney Donovan in other media

* A variation of Dabney Donovan appears in ''
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'', voiced by Phil LaMarr. 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 human disguise utilized by Dubbilex. * Dabney Donovan appears in ''Superman & Lois'', portrayed by Robel Zere. This version is a physician, scientist, and former Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT student who assists Morgan Edge in his experiments involving the Eradicator and X-Kryptonite, having originally discovered the latter in Europe. In the episode "Loyal Subjekts", Donovan and Edge empower several of Smallville's citizens with X-Kryptonite and the Eradicator. In the episode "O Mother, Where Art Thou?", Clark Kent (Superman & Lois), Superman and a military group led by Sam Lane (comics), Sam Lane find Donovan, with Superman persuading him to cooperate with the Department of Defense. * Dabney Donovan appears in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) films ''The Death of Superman (film), The Death of Superman'' and ''Reign of the Supermen (film), Reign of the Supermen'', voiced by Trevor Devall. This version is a LexCorp employee who formerly worked for Project Cadmus and specializes in bio-engineering. Lex Luthor tasks Donovan with creating an army of Superman clones, but kills him after he gives information to Lois Lane. * Dabney Donovan appears in ''DC Universe Online''. This version is an associate of the
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and vendor in the Hall of Doom's Meta Wing.


Edmund Dorrance


Eduardo Dorrance


Double Dare

Double Dare are a group of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They were created by Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel. Introduced in the pages of ''Nightwing'', Aliki and Margot Marceau are two female Cirque, French Cirque acrobats and thieves operating in Blüdhaven. Hired by mob boss Blockbuster (DC Comics), Blockbuster, they encounter Dick Grayson and form a tenuous alliance with him after being betrayed by Blockbuster. They later join the new expansive
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led by Alexander Luthor Jr. during ''Infinite Crisis''. In ''Villains United'', the twins encounter the Secret Six (comics), Secret Six.


Double Dare in other media

* Double Dare appear as character summons in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Double Dare appear in ''
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'', both voiced by Lauren Tom. 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.


Double Down

Double Down is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was introduced in ''The Flash: Iron Heights'' by
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and Ethan Van Sciver. A con man and compulsive gambler, Jeremy Tell gained his powers following a card game in which he lost. Incensed, he attacked and killed the man who had beaten him. The man had in his possession a cursed deck of cards, which cleaved to Tell's flesh and burned off much of his skin. The cards now act as the top layer of his skin, and can be wielded as weapons. During his time in prison, the serial killer Murmur released the Frenzy virus at Iron Heights. Tell tried to escape in the ensuing mass breakout, but was stopped by Pied Piper (comics), Pied Piper. He was taken back to solitary confinement. A later attempt to break out was successful. After escaping Iron Heights, he and Girder (comics), Girder were both hired by Penguin (character), Penguin to help him establish a crime ring in Keystone City, but was stopped by Flash and Dick Grayson, Nightwing. In the aftermath of the ambush at the wedding of Green Arrow and Black Canary, Double Down hid in the backseat of a car and escaped with Piper and Trickster (comics), Trickster He held them at knife-point to help him in joining in their escape. At a roadside diner, Double Down wanted to join the two in their run from the law, afraid of the recent supervillain disappearances. The Suicide Squad had tracked them to the diner, and Double Down was taken in. The other two escaped.


Double Down in other media

* Jeremy Tell / Double Down appears in the ''
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'' episode "Restoration", portrayed by JR Bourne. This version acquired his powers while receiving a tattoo in Central City amidst the explosion of Harrison Wells' particle accelerator, gaining the ability to manifest physical cards from his tattoos and utilize them as weapons. After being hired by Mina Fayad of
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to kill the Oliver Queen (Arrowverse), Green Arrow, Tell fights him and John Diggle (Arrowverse), Spartan until the Green Arrow defeats him. Tell is later incarcerated in Iron Heights Penitentiary. * Double Down makes a cameo appearance in ''The Suicide Squad (film), The Suicide Squad'', portrayed by Jared Gore. This version is an inmate of Belle Reve Penitentiary. * Double Down appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.


Bernard Dowd

Bernard Dowd is Tim Drake's former classmate, and they reconnected, only for Bernard to be kidnapped. As Robin (character), Robin, Tim went on a rescue, where Bernard told Robin that Tim helped him coming out, come out, unaware that Robin and Tim were one and the same. This revelation made Tim to realize his own identity as a bisexual man. Tim and Bernard eventually start dating.


Bernard Dowd in other media

An adaptation of Bernard Dowd named Bernard Fitzmartin appears in ''
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'', portrayed by James Scully (actor), James Scully. This version is the Director of Special Projects at S.T.A.R. Labs, who develops mutual feelings for Tim Drake.


Kajz Dox


Lyrl Dox


Querl Dox


Vril Dox


Draaga

Draaga is a fictional Extraterrestrials, alien character in the
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universe. He first appeared in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #454 (May 1989), and was created by Jerry Ordway, Roger Stern, and George Pérez. In the "Superman in Exile" storyline,
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exiles himself from Earth and is forced to participate in Mongul's gladiatorial games. During this time, he fights reigning champion Draaga, who is chosen to lead Warworld following Mongul's defeat. Draaga returns in the "Panic in the Sky" storyline, where Maxima (DC Comics), Maxima hires him to destroy Superman. Draaga joins Superman in the fight against Brainiac (character), Brainiac to regain his honor and is killed by an anti-matter doomsday device.


Draaga in other media

* Draaga appears in the ''Justice League (TV series), Justice League'' two-part episode "War World", voiced by William Smith (actor), William Smith. 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 wreliable sources of information. * Draaga appears in the ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'' episode "Survivors", portrayed by John DeSantis. This version is a combatant in Roulette (DC Comics), Roulette's underground fight club in National City. * Draaga appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Draaga appears in ''
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'' #20.


Dragon King

Dragon King is a fictional character from
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. He was created by Roy Thomas and Rich Buckler, and first appeared in ''All-Star Squadron'' #4, in December 1981. The man known as "Dragon King" was a high-ranking official and scientist in the Japanese government during World War II, who created the nerve gas K887. He obtained the mythical Holy Grail for Japan, and was able to combine it with Adolf Hitler's Spear of Destiny which the German dictator had loaned to Japanese General Hideki Tōjō. With the two items, the Dragon King and Hitler were able to create a field of arcane magic that shielded Empire of Japan, imperial Japan and Fortress Europa from attack by the allies' super heroes or "Mystery Men". The field ensured that any hero with magic-based powers, or a vulnerability to magic (like Superman (Earth-Two), Superman), would instantly be converted to the Axis cause, keeping some of the allies' most powerful heroes out of the theatre of war. Some heroes were temporarily able to circumvent this for humanitarian missions, despite the Dragon King's best efforts. After Japan's surrender on August 15, 1945, the Dragon King went into hiding and experimented with combining his own genetic material with that of a lizard. He eventually succeeded in making himself a hybrid of human and reptile. In more recent history (in modern age), the Dragon King resurfaced in Blue Valley, Nebraska, with a daughter named Cindy Burman, now the villainess Shiv (comics), Shiv. While making use of a robot that operated as Principal Sherman at Blue Valley High School, Dragon King is served by Paintball (comics), Paintball, Skeeter, and Stunt. He clashed against the second Star-Spangled Kid, Courtney Whitmore (comics), Courtney Whitmore, her sidekick Pat Dugan, S.T.R.I.P.E., and the Shining Knight, while the latter was on a quest to reclaim the Holy Grail. It is strongly implied during this confrontation that the Dragon King had in the past murdered the All-Star Squadron member Firebrand (DC Comics), Firebrand. During this fight, the Dragon King himself was defeated and apparently killed by the Shining Knight, although his body was never found. He later resurfaced with the Spear of Destiny in his possession and attempted to raise an army of super-powered soldiers, but was defeated by the Justice Society of America.


Dragon King in other media

* Dragon King makes a cameo appearance in a flashback in the ''
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'' episode "Humanity". He attempted to assassinate the Flash (Jay Garrick), Flash at the 1939 World's Fair, but Firebrand (DC Comics)#Danette Reilly, Firebrand sacrificed herself to save the latter. * Dragon King appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Dragon King appears in ''Stargirl (TV series), Stargirl'', portrayed by Nelson Lee. This version is Shiro Ito, an Imperial Japanese war criminal from World War II who was supposedly executed for his work with biological weapons. Having survived to the present day and acquired reptilian scales, he hides his identity with an elaborate costume, experiments on himself and his patients, and joined the Injustice Society of America (ISA). Throughout the first season, he assists the ISA in their plot to enact "Project: New America" while monitoring Brain Wave (character), Brainwave's son Brainwave (character), Henry King Jr. for burgeoning powers by forcing his daughter Shiv (comics), Cindy Burman to date the latter. By the season finale, Ito is fatally wounded by Burman. As of the third season, he had transplanted his brain into the body of
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, who in turn transplanted his into that of Sylvester Pemberton, Starman as part of Icicle (comics), Icicle's plot to have "Starman" and Icicle's son Cameron defeat Ito to prove their worth as heroes. While fighting the Justice Society of America (JSA) however, Ito is turned into a plush toy by Jakeem Thunder, Jakeem Williams and Thunderbolt (DC Comics), Thunderbolt.


Richard Dragon


David Drake


Dinah Drake


Tim Drake


Richard Drakunovski


Carl Draper

Carl Draper is a fictional character in
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, an enemy of
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. Draper made his first appearance in ''Superman'' #331 (January 1979), written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Curt Swan and Frank Chiaramonte. In pre-''Crisis on Infinite Earths, Crisis'' comics, Carl "Moosie" Draper grew up in Smallville (comics), Smallville (see ''Kator'' below). Draper was an overweight clumsy teenager whom most of the other kids never noticed or made fun of and was in love with Lana Lang, who had eyes only for Superboy, much to Draper's resentment. As an adult, Draper underwent a self-imposed self-improvement regimen, including exercise and cosmetic surgery, to overcome his physical shortcomings. He became an expert locksmith and architect, designing an inescapable prison for supervillains called "Mount Olympus". Impressed by the achievement, Superman augmented the prison's security by placing it on an antigravity platform. Initially dubbed "Draper's Island" by Superman, it was informally renamed "Superman Island" by the adult Lana—with whom Draper remained smitten, just as she remained lovestruck by Superman. It was the latter name, plus the novelty of the floating platform, that caught public attention, diverting recognition from Draper himself. This proved the final straw for Draper, who snapped and became the costumed supervillain the Master Jailer. He attacked Superman and kidnapped Lana under that name. Superman defeated him and he was sent to his own prison. In ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #17 (May 1981), at the prodding of Carl, Superboy creates a robot named Kator as a sparring adversary (and gives the "safety cutoff switch" to Jonathan "Pa" Kent, Jonathan Kent). Kator, however, developed an artificial intelligence and almost killed the Boy of Steel before being destroyed (in ''The New Adventures of Superboy'' #18). The robot apparently gave Draper its identity and powers before being destroyed. Draper (as the new Kator) then engages Superboy in combat, but Jonathan Kent presses the safety switch on the "cutoff" device, which removes "Kator's" superpowers from Draper, and Superboy removes the memory of Draper ever being Kator. In post-''Crisis'' comics, Carl Draper first appeared in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #517 (November 1994). This was during the "Dead Again" storyline, when Superman was suspected of being an impostor after his body was found still in his tomb (from ''The Death of Superman'' storyline). Draper was hired by S.T.A.R. Labs to design a holding cell for Conduit (comics), Conduit, when his daughter, Carla, asked him if he could build a prison that could hold even Superman. Draper initially designed a trap that only the real Superman could escape from, explaining this to Superman by way of a hologram of a costumed figure named Deathtrap. When Superman escaped the trap, Draper became obsessed with proving that he ''could'' capture the real thing. This version of Draper was dressed in casual wear, only getting an updated costume with chain-based attacks later. Draper made several other attempts to capture Superman, often programming the Deathtrap hologram in advance so he could publicly be elsewhere. On one occasion, in ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' #43 (April 1995), he programmed Deathtrap to appear during a Draper Security press conference and display how Draper's devices were being "subverted", thus both removing suspicion from him and acting as an advertisement for the company. In ''Action Comics'' #739, Superman (in his blue energy form) was captured in an "energy hobble" by Deathtrap, now calling himself the Locksmith. At the end of the story, it was revealed to the reader that his daughter, Carla Draper, was running the hologram this time and that her father was unaware of this. The now-costumed Master Jailer was one of the villains along with Neutron (DC Comics), Neutron controlled by Manchester Black in the 2002 storyline "Ending Battle"; however, it was not clear that it was, in fact, Draper. Carl Draper appears in ''Checkmate (comics), Checkmate'' #17 (October 2007). At some point, Checkmate discovered his multiple identities and used this to force him into becoming a security consultant, protecting Checkmate itself from attack. In the issue, he prevents numerous assaults on Checkmate headquarters and is promoted to head of security with the title Castellan. Although he has not told his superiors, he strongly suspects that Carla is involved in the attacks. The issue also contains an Easter egg (media), Easter egg—computer displays show an actual website (now defunct) that could be accessed with the username "CARL DRAPER" and the password "wilhelmina". The site was a journal and database written from Draper's perspective. In his journal, he claimed to have been only Deathtrap and that he was unconnected to the post-''Crisis'' Master Jailer. A ''DC Rebirth'' version of the Master Jailer appears in the
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/Suicide Squad crossover "Sinking Atlantis" as a member of the Squad. Aspects of his pre- and Post-''Crisis'' history are present, with Carl growing up in Smallville and having a daughter.


Carl Draper in other media

* The Master Jailer appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * The Master Jailer appears in ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', portrayed by Jeff Branson. This version is an alien from the planet Trombus and a guard at the Kryptonian prison Fort Rozz until the prison ship landed on Earth and many of the inmates escaped. He turned vigilante, hunting down and lynching several escapees until he was thwarted by Kara. Additionally, on Earth, he posed as Detective Draper of the National City Police Department.


Carla Draper

Carla Draper is the daughter of #Carl Draper, Carl Draper who made an appearance in ''Superboy'' (vol. 4) #26 (May 1996) under the name Snare. She responded to a request from the Hawaiian Special Crimes Unit to Draper Security for assistance in capturing the supervillain Knockout (DC Comics), Knockout, who was on the run with a misguided Kon-El, Superboy in tow. Snare, aware of her father's obsession, tried to prove that she could do something that he could not by capturing Superboy. This led to a fight with the SCU, during which Superboy and Knockout escaped.


Dreadbolt


Dreadnought

The Dreadnought is a fictional character in
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appearing in ''The New 52'' continuity. He serves as an agent of the
H.I.V.E. The Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination (H.I.V.E.) is a fictional terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The H.I.V.E. organization has appeared in ''Teen Titans (TV series), Teen Titan ...
, along with #Psiphon, Psiphon. He appears in ''Superboy'' (vol. 4) #20, where he is sent by the H.I.V.E. to New York City to apprehend Doctor Psycho, who had escaped from a H.I.V.E. facility, and Superboy, whose psionic powers were of interest to the H.I.V.E. The two characters teamed up and managed to defeat the H.I.V.E. soldiers. The Dreadnought was sent flying by Superboy and landed in the Hudson River.


Dream


Dream Girl


Cody Driscoll


Dru-Zod


Hart Druiter


Dubbilex

Dubbilex is a DNAlien, an artificial, genetically modified human with psychic powers. Created by Jack Kirby, he first appeared in ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #136 (March 1971). In post-''Crisis on Infinite Earths, Crisis'' continuity, he becomes an ally to Superman and is among those who attend his funeral after he is killed by Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday. Dubbilex grew close to Conner Kent, Superboy (Conner Kent), having aided in his creation by providing mental impressions that he had gained from past encounters with Superman to provide Conner with his '"template"'s memories in the absence of Superman's actual mind. Dubbilex accompanies Conner when he leaves Cadmus and moves to Hawaii.''Superboy'' (vol. 4) #1 (February 1994) Codename: Assassin later kills Dubbilex, among others, as part of a plot to destroy Superman and all other Kryptonians. Dubbilex is resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot.


Dubbilex in other media

* Dubbilex appears in ''
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'', voiced by Phil LaMarr. 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 the leader of the Genomorphs and a resident of Geranium City. * Dubbilex appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.


Cinder DuBois


Robert DuBois


Daniel Ducannon


Henri Ducard

Henri Ducard is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by
DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...
. The character, created by Sam Hamm and Denys Cowan, first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #599 (April 1989). Henri Ducard was a French detective who trained Batman, Bruce Wayne in manhunting and acted as one of his mentors, but his moral ambiguity played a role in their conflict. He would later encounter and befriend Tim Drake on a case involving Lady Shiva and King Snake. In ''The New 52'', Ducard would return in the series ''Batman and Robin (comic book), Batman and Robin'', where he trained his son Morgan in assassination under the name "NoBody".


Henri Ducard in other media

* "Henri Ducard" appears in ''Batman Begins'' as an alias of Ra's al Ghul (portrayed by Liam Neeson). * Henri Ducard appears in the ''Robot Chicken'' episode "Password: Swordfish", voiced by Seth Green. * Henri Ducard appears in the ''Gotham Knights (TV series), Gotham Knights'' episode "Night of the Owls", portrayed by Charles Mesure. * Henri Ducard appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.


Darla Dudley


Dudley H. Dudley


Danny Dunbar


Mal Duncan


Cal Durham

Cal Durham is a former henchman of Black Manta and a public figure in the
DC Universe The DC Universe (DCU) is the shared universe in which most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. In context, the term "DC Universe" usually refers to the main DC Continuity (fiction), continuity. It contains v ...
. The character, created by David Michelinie and Jim Aparo, 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). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
'' #57 (August–September 1977). Within the context of the stories, Cal Durham is a mercenary hired by Black Manta under the pretense of establishing an African American-dominated underwater society. To this end, Durham undergoes surgical procedures to emulate Atlantean physiology. Discovering that Manta is more focused on destroying
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). Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles ...
than fulfilling his social promise, he rebels. This results in Manta attempting to kill him and Durham re-evaluating his goals. During ''One Year Later'', Durham appears as the mayor of Sub Diego.


Cal Durham in other media

* Calvin "Cal" Durham appears in ''
Young Justice Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team was formed in 1998 when DC's usual teen hero group, the Teen Titans, had become adults and changed their name to the Titans. Like the original ''Teen T ...
'', voiced by Phil LaMarr. 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 Kaldur'ahm's foster father and former henchman of Black Manta who was genetically modified to gain Atlantean-like abilities and infiltrate Atlantis, though he defected and subsequently settled down with Sha'lain'a of Shayeris. ** Durham appears in the ''Young Justice'' tie-in comic book.


Luornu Durgo


Brian Durlin


George Dyke


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