Oberon is a character appearing in comic books published by

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, primarily in association with

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. He was created by

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, and first appeared in ''Mister Miracle'' #1 (March 1971).

Fictional character biography

Oberon is orphaned as a child after his family is killed in a fire. Subsequently, he works at a circus under an abusive ringmaster before meeting Thaddeus Brown, the first Mister Miracle, and becoming his assistant. After an

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operative kills Brown, Oberon works with his successor, the

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Scott Free. When Miracle joins

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, Oberon becomes

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's assistant. He also attends

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and

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's wedding and

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's funeral. In ''Mister Miracle'' (vol. 4), Miracle discovers that Oberon died from cancer some time prior.

Other versions

* An alternate timeline variant of Oberon appears in ''Justice League Annual'' (1995). * An alternate universe variant of Oberon appears in ''

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'' #14.

In other media

* Oberon appears in the ''

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'' episode "The Ties That Bind", 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. * Oberon appears in the teaser of the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Last Bat on Earth!", voiced by

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. * Oberon makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''

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'' episode "Inner (Para) Demons". * Oberon appears in '' Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High'', voiced by

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

References

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Fictional character biography

Other versions

In other media

See also

References