The Faceless Hunters are a race of alien supervillains in the

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universe that first appeared in ''

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'' #124 (January 1961). They were created by

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. The Faceless Hunters hail from Klaramar (the word Klar-a-mar breaks down into "clear of imperfection": Klar is the

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term for "clear", and "mar" can mean either blemish or imperfection).

Publication history

The Faceless Hunters made three appearances in DC Comics flagship science fiction anthology title, all written by Gardner Fox - ''Strange Adventures'', in issues #124 (January 1961) with artists Mike Sekowsky and

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, #142 (July 1962) with art by

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and Murphy Anderson, and #153 (June 1963), with art by

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and

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'' #77-78 (January - February 1985), written by

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and drawn by

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and Dave Hunt, briefly in '' Resurrection Man'' #25 (February 1999) and ''

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'' #50 (December 2002), in ''

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'' (vol. 5) #12 (July 2006) and #15-16 (December 2006 - January 2007), written by

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, and '' Superman: World of New Krypton'' #9 (November 2009).

Fictional character biography

Strange Adventures

The Faceless Hunters are introduced in the pages of ''

'', where Klee Pan attempts to steal major world sculptures such as the

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heads and the

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statues.

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police officers Bob Colby and Jim Boone confront Pan, who explains that he comes from Klaramar, a microscopic world on

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, and seeks an ancient stone face to stop it from exploding. He reveals that an evil Faceless Hunter, Chun Yull, threatens to destroy Earth with a time bomb unless he is made its ruler. Colby and Boone stop the bomb, after which Pan gives them telepathic abilities.''

'' #124 (January 1961) Yull returns on several occasions, but is continually defeated.

DC Comics Presents

in ''

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'', Chun Yull allies with the Enchantress and forms a criminal organization known as the Forgotten Villains alongside Yggardis the Living Planet, Atom Master, Kraklow the Mystic,

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, Mister Poseidon, and Ultivac.

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joins a disparate group of heroes dubbed as the "

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" and defeats Yull, returning him to captivity.''DC Comics Presents'' #78 (February 1985). Following the ''

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'' continuity reboot, Yull remains an enemy of the Forgotten Heroes. He later becomes a

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, and

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assumes leadership of the Faceless Hunter species.

Powers and abilities

The Klaramarians are normally of sub-atomic size, although they can control this, and are often much taller than humans, with a corresponding increase in strength. They also have access to extremely advanced alien technology. Both Chun Yull and Klee Pan possess great strength and the ability to absorb the material or energetic properties of anything they touch and project those properties explosively. Yull displayed the unique quality of giving himself unaided flight using his abilities while battling Superman. Most Klaramarians also appear to be telepaths. Klee Pan demonstrated the ability to grant limited telepathy to deserving humans.

Other versions

A Faceless Hunter appears in ''

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'' #4 as a brainwashed minion of Krona.

In other media

* A Faceless Hunter appears in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' two-part episode "The Siege of Starro!", 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 violent outcast from a peaceful society and a servant of

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who is immune to his parasites. * The Chun Yull incarnation of the Faceless Hunter appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * A Faceless Hunter leader named

appears in the ''

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'' episode "Human For a Day", portrayed by

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References

External links

DCU Guide: Faceless Hunter

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