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Magno (Dyrk Magz) is a
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in the post-'' Zero Hour'' future of the
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, and a former member of the
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. He first appeared in ''Legionnaires'' #43 (December 1996), and was created by
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, Tom McCraw, and Jeff Moy.


Fictional character biography

Like Legion founder
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, Dyrk Magz is a Braalian who can manipulate
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. He joins the Legion of Super-Heroes and serves as a replacement for Cosmic Boy, who is stranded in the past. After losing his powers in a battle with
Mordru Mordru, also known as Mordru the Merciless, is a supervillain featured in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jim Shooter and artist Curt Swan, Mordru made his first appearance in ''Adventure Comics'' #369 (June 1968). ...
, Magno returns to Braal, but is unsuccessful in reintegrating into its society and joins the
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.


Powers and abilities

Currently none, formerly the ability to generate and control magnetic fields.


In other media

Magno appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magno (Comics) Characters created by Roger Stern Characters created by Jeff Moy Comics characters introduced in 1996 DC Comics extraterrestrial superheroes DC Comics metahumans DC Comics police officers DC Comics superheroes Fictional characters with metal abilities Legion of Super-Heroes members