Angel O'Day
Chief O'Hara
Chief Miles Clancy O'Hara is a member of the
Gotham City Police Department
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in the
DC Universe
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based on the
character of the same name from the television series ''
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 ...
'', portrayed by
Stafford Repp
Stafford Alois Repp (April 26, 1918 November 5, 1974) was an American actor best known for his role as Police Chief Miles Clancy O'Hara on ABC's ''Batman'' television series.
World War II
Soon after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbo ...
.
The character, as adapted by
Edmond Hamilton
Edmond Moore Hamilton (October 21, 1904 – February 1, 1977) was an American writer of science fiction during the mid-twentieth century. He is known for writing most of the Captain Future stories.
Early life
Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he ...
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 ...
, first appeared in the
DC Universe
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in ''
World's Finest Comics
''World's Finest Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...
'' #159 (August 1966).
Within the context of the stories, Chief O'Hara is the chief of police during the early days of
Batman
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's career. O'Hara was the first victim of the Hangman serial killer.
Alternate versions of Chief O'Hara
* Chief O'Hara appears in ''
''.
* Chief O'Hara appears in ''
Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #17.
Chief O'Hara in other media
* Chief O'Hara appears in ''
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder'', voiced by
Casey Kasem
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio presenter who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably ''American Top 40'', as well as the weekly syndicated televi ...
.
* Chief O'Hara appears in ''
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders'' and ''
Batman vs. Two-Face'', voiced by
Thomas Lennon.
[ 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.]
* Chief O'Hara's daughter, Chief O'Hara II, appears in ''
The Lego Batman Movie
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'', voiced by Lauren White.
* Chief O'Hara II appears in ''
Batman '66
''Batman '66'' is an American superhero comic book series published by DC Comics featuring Batman as a continuation of the 1966–1968 television series starring Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman and Robin. The series was written primarily by ...
''.
Mikron O'Jeneus
Abigail O'Shay
O-Sensei
O-Sensei is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. He first appeared in ''Dragon's Fists'', a novel by
Dennis O'Neil
Dennis "Denny" Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until h ...
and
Jim Berry, later being incorporated into the comics beginning with ''
Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter'' #1 (May 1975).
O-Sensei was originally a Japanese army captain in the 1890s who left after one of his soldiers killed a Chinese prisoner. In memory of him, the captain began training in martial arts and ancient disciplines, coming to train
Bronze Tiger
Bronze Tiger (Benjamin "Ben" Turner) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dennis O'Neil, Leopoldo Durañona, and Jim Berry, he first appeared in ''Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter'' #1 (May 1975) durin ...
and
Richard Dragon
Richard Dragon (or simply Dragon) is the alias of two characters appearing in media published by DC Comics. Although both incarnations differ in alignment, they are both portrayed as accomplished martial artists with connections to the League of ...
in the present day. Eventually, O-Sensei seeks the aid of
Lady Shiva
Lady Shiva (real name Sandra Woosan or more recently Sandra Wu-San) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was co-created by Dennis O'Neil and Ric Estrada, and first appeared in ''Richard Dragon, Ku ...
,
Batman
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,
Green Arrow
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, and the
Question
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in returning to Japan to fulfill a vow to his late wife, only to be killed by a typhoon.
O-Sensei in other media
O-Sensei appears in ''
Batman: Soul of the Dragon'', voiced by
James Hong
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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 the caretaker of
Nanda Parbat
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who, prior to the film's events, previously trained Lady Shiva, Batman,
Jade
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, and
Rip Jagger in addition to Bronze Tiger and Richard Dragon and sacrificed himself to close the gateway to
Nāga
In various Asian religious traditions, the Nāgas () are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art. ...
's dimension. In the present, Nāga possesses O-Sensei's corpse before Richard banishes him using the Soul Breaker sword.
Richard Occult
Ocean Master
Victoria October
Ignatius Ogilvy
Ogre
Ogre is a
DC Comics
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character who appeared in ''
Batman
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'' #535 (October 1996), created by
Doug Moench
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and
Kelley Jones.
Ogre is a genetically altered man, whose brother is a genetically experimented ape created by Doctor Winston Belmont. The man, Michael Adams, was increased in strength and the Ape in intelligence. The project created by Belmont was Project Mirakle, a top secret government project at Atsugi, where there were tested spy planes, as well as experiments on humans in the late 1950s. These experiments were made to create the perfect human agent but when funding was excavated so were the subjects. Michael Adams, as 23rd human experiment, managed to escape after 22 previous deaths. The Ogre tracked and murdered the scientists who collaborated with the project, only to be tracked by Batman himself. In the end, the Ape died and the Ogre wandered amidst the city alone in a story analogous to
Mary Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley ( , ; ; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote the Gothic novel ''Frankenstein, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' (1818), which is considered an History of science fiction# ...
's
Frankenstein
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.
Ogre in other media
A character based on Ogre appears in ''
Gotham'', portrayed by
Milo Ventimiglia
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. This version is Jason Skolimski, the son of Jacob Skolimski, a butler who worked for the affluent Constance van Groot; and an unnamed mother who left the family, leaving Jason to believe that Van Groot is his mother. After Van Groot rejected him, Jason killed her in anger, stole her money, and underwent plastic surgery with help from a nurse named Julie Kimble, who he later killed. Over the next decade, he adopted the alias of "Jason Lennon" and became a serial killer targeting young and attractive successful women, kidnapping and keeping them for weeks or months and later murdering and dumping them in various places of Gotham, leaving behind a hand-made drawing of a broken heart. Due to their loved ones being threatened, the
Gotham City Police Department
Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city in the Northeastern United States that serves as the primary city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his List ...
(GCPD) allow Jason to continue unimpeded, giving him the nicknames the "Ogre" and the "Don Juan Killer". Throughout the episodes "Beasts of Prey", "Under the Knife" and "The Anvil or the Hammer",
Jim Gordon and
Harvey Bullock attempt to stop Jason, who kidnaps
Barbara Kean and forces her to commit a murder. Though Gordon and Bullock kill Jason and save Barbara, she is left psychologically shaken.
Jenni Ognats
Tora Olafsdotter
Ingria Olav
Janie Olsen
Janie Olsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in ''Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen'' (vol. 2) #5 as part of the "DC Universe" initiative and was created by Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber.
Janie Olsen is a
playwright
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Readin ...
who is the sister of
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 Superman, Clark Kent ...
.
Janie Olsen in other media
A character based on Janie Olsen named Janet Olsen appears in ''
Superman & Lois
''Superman & Lois'' is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and ...
'', portrayed by Yoshi Bancroft. She is depicted as Jimmy Olsen's sister who worked as a reporter at the ''Daily Planet'' during her early days before becoming a camera operator for GBS and a senior correspondent for the ''Daily Planet''. Additionally, Bancroft also portrays Janet's
Inverse World counterpart.
Jimmy Olsen
OMAC
Buddy Blank
Present day cyborgs
Michael Costner
One Man Meltdown
Onomatopoeia
Onyx
Onyx (Onyx Adams) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She appeared in ''
Detective Comics
''Detective Comics'' (later retitled as ''Batman Detective Comics'') is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is ...
'' #546 (January 1985), created by
Joey Cavalieri
Joey Cavalieri is an American writer and editor of comic books. He is best known for his work on the characters Green Arrow and Huntress as well as the co-creation of Helena Bertinelli, the third Huntress, for DC Comics.
Career
Joey Cavalier ...
and Jerome K. Moore.
A former member of the
League of Assassins
The League of Assassins (sometimes known as the League of Shadows or Society of Shadows in adapted works) is a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The group is depicted as a collective of assassins who ...
, Onyx forsook that life and joined the same ashram monastery that the
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 ...
once belonged to. When the order's master was killed, she sought the Green Arrow to take down his killer. Onyx came to Star City seeking that same killer again.
She later became an ally to Batman during the ''
Batman: War Games'' story arc when she joined the Hill Gang (led by Gotham City undercover agent and Batman's ally
Orpheus
In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracians, Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned Ancient Greek poetry, poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in se ...
), but she assumed the leadership following the latter's murder by
Black Mask.
Following this story arc, she was not seen again until it was revealed that she worked as one of the
Oracle
An oracle is a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. If done through occultic means, it is a form of divination.
Descript ...
's contacts for the
Birds of Prey
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.
She became a trainer for
Cassandra Cain
Cassandra Cain (also known as Cassandra Wayne and Cassandra Wu-San) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Kelley Puckett and Damion Scott, Cassandr ...
in
Bludhaven
This page lists the locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics.
Sites
Arrowcave
The Arrowcave is the former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy.
Avernus Cemetery
Avernus Cemetery is a hidden burial grou ...
.
The ''
New 52
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'', Onyx appeared as an enemy to Green Arrow and member of the
Outsiders, with most of her origins identical to pre-''Flashpoint''.
Onyx in other media
*
Onyx Adams appears in the ''
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 c ...
'' episode "Next of Kin", portrayed by Chastity Dotson. This version is a former member of the
League of Assassins
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from 1743 who used a Lazarus Pit to survive into the present and become a black ops agent in
Syria
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before several members of her team betrayed her. She forms a new team to kill the defectors, but is defeated by
John Diggle and his allies and arrested by the police.
* Onyx makes a non-speaking appearance in ''
Batman: Bad Blood''.
[ 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
Leviathan
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who expresses romantic feelings for her superior
Heretic
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Heresy in Christianity, Judai ...
despite being frustrated by his lack of emotions. In hopes of fixing this, she and Heretic kidnap
Damian Wayne
Damian Thomas Wayne is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman. He was created by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert. Damian Wayne is the biological son of Bruce Wayne/Batman. His mo ...
in an attempt to absorb his memories, only for
Talia al Ghul
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to kill Heretic. Onyx subsequently seeks revenge on Talia, attacking her on a hovercraft and causing the vessel to crash and explode.
* A teenage Onyx Adams 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
Logan Browning
Logan Laurice Browning (born June 9, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Samantha White in the 2017 Netflix satirical-drama series ''Dear White People (TV series), Dear White People''. She is also known for playing Sas ...
.
This version was raised by her maternal grandfather
Amazing-Man, but ran away from home due to her fear of not being able to live up to his moral standards and was recruited by
Sensei
The term "先生", read in Chinese, in Japanese, in Korean, and in Vietnamese, is an honorific used in the Sinosphere. In Japanese, the term literally means "person born before another" or "one who comes before". It is generally used ...
to join the
League of Shadows. In the present, she comes to regret running away and is unknowingly tricked by the League into defecting from them and cause confusion for the
Team
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As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who are interdependent with respect to in ...
. After joining forces with
Artemis Crock
Artemis Crock is a fictional comic book character, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in ''Infinity, Inc.'' #34 (January 1987), she has appeared as both a supervillain and superhero, known mononymously as Ar ...
and
Cheshire
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to rescue
Orphan
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, Onyx stays on Infinity Island for rehabilitation.
Oracle
Orca
Orpheus
Elias Orr
Elias Orr is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by
Brian Azzarello
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and
Jim Lee
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during the arc of ''
Superman: For Tomorrow''.
Introduced in ''
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel'', Orr under
Lex Luthor
Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...
's employ assigned
Toyman
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The most well-known incarnation of Toyman is Winslow Schott, a criminal who uses toy-based or to ...
to stage an attack on Luthor's Hope, a genetically engineered superhuman. Revealed in ''For Tomorrow'', he's a black-ops specialist working in the field of cybernetics labeled Project M helped to create
Equus to battle
Superman
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, as well as transforming
Ron Evers
Earthworm
Earthworm is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Herbert Hynde is a criminal who ran a baby-selling ring while operating as Earthworm until it attracted the attention of Huntress. Though the ...
, a friend of
Vic Stone/Cyborg into a weapon. While confronting the
Teen Titans
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, Mr. Orr encountered Cyborg and a villainous futuristic version of him called Cyborg 2.0. They created a "
Cyborg Revenge Squad" consisting of
Shrapnel,
Gizmo,
Magenta
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,
Girder
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,
Thinker, and
Cyborgirl. Mr. Orr and his Cyborg Revenge Squad were defeated and his Project destroyed.
Elias Orr in other media
Elias Orr appears in ''
Superman & Lois
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'', portrayed by Christian Sloan. This version is a fixer for
Intergang
Intergang is a fictional organized crime syndicate appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, they consistently appear as enemies of Superman.
Inter ...
who is later accidentally killed by
Peia Mannheim after she loses control of her powers.
Ryuku Orsono
Sylvan Ortega
Camilla Ortin
Osiris
Otis
Otis is
Lex Luthor
Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...
's bumbling henchman from the films ''
Superman
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'' (1978) and ''
Superman II
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'' (1980), portrayed by
Ned Beatty
Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor. In a career that spanned five decades, he appeared in more than 160 film and television roles. Throughout his career, Beatty gained a reputation for being "the busiest ac ...
. Following this, Otis has been utilized in several media adaptations, often taking on different positions and titles.
Films
In ''Superman'' (1978), Otis assists Lex Luthor in his plot to steal two nuclear test missiles from the United States military and use them in a real estate scheme, only to be foiled by
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
and incarcerated in the same penitentiary as Luthor.
In ''Superman II'', Otis attempts to join Luthor in escaping from prison. However, he is abandoned for weighing down
Eve Teschmacher
Eve Teschmacher is a Fiction, fictional Character (arts), character created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo who appears in DC Entertainment films and television series as Lex Luthor's Personal assistant, personal assistant and Innamorati, lov ...
's hot air balloon.
Otis in comics
Otis appears in ''
Forever Evil
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'' #2 (December 2013) as a
LexCorp
Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...
security guard who is killed by
Bizarro
Bizarro () is a supervillain or anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy (comic bo ...
.
Alternate versions of Otis
Otis appears in ''
Superman Family Adventures''.
Otis in other media
* A character based on Otis named Orville Gump appears in ''
The World's Greatest Super Friends'' episode "Lex Luthor Strikes Back", voiced by
William Callaway
William Callaway is an American retired voice actor. He is also known as Bill Callaway and Bill Calloway. He is known for playing Aquaman in ''Super Friends''.
Filmography Animated roles
* ''Aladdin'' - Zarasto
* '' Bonkers'' - Vic "Stiff Lips" ...
.
* Otis Ford appears in the ''
Smallville
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'' episode "Scare", portrayed by
Malcolm Stewart. This version is a scientist employed by LuthorCorp to manage a defense contract project involving a hallucinogenic gas.
* Otis Beatty appears in the ''
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 ...
'' episode "Satisfaction", voiced by
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...
.
[ 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 head of Lex Luthor's security force.
*
Otis Graves appears in ''
Supergirl
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'', portrayed by
Robert Baker. This version is
Mercy Graves
Mercy Graves is a supervillain appearing in multimedia and American comic books published by DC Entertainment and DC Comics. Created for the DC Animated Universe (DCAU), she first appeared in 1996 on '' Superman: The Animated Series'' as the perso ...
' brother and a former
Project Cadmus
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agent who provided
Ben Lockwood with the means to become Agent Liberty. After being seemingly killed by
Hellgrammite, Otis is converted by
Lex Luthor
Alexander "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...
into a
Metallo
Metallo () is the name of different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an List of Superman enemies, adversary of Superman. All versions of the character are powered by kryptonite and are partially ...
before the former is eventually killed by Lockwood. Following the events of the crossover "
Crisis on Infinite Earths
''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...
", Otis is revived as a human and found work with
Lillian Luthor.
** Additionally, an alternate timeline variant of Otis appears in the episode "
It's a Super Life".
* Otis Grisham appears in ''
Superman & Lois
''Superman & Lois'' is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and ...
'', portrayed by Ryan Booth. This version is initially an inmate at Stryker's Prison who leads the others in attacking the recently incarcerated Lex Luthor, who would later seek revenge by blackmailing the prison warden and guards. In the present, Otis and Luthor are released from prison and the former joins the latter in retrieving
Bizarro
Bizarro () is a supervillain or anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy (comic bo ...
. Otis later assists Luthor and Cheryl Kimble in experimenting on Bizarro and abducting
Sam Lane, respectively before Otis attempts to assassinate Mayor
Lana Lang
Lana Lang is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is a ''Superman'' supporting character and love interest of the teenage Clark Kent. She was created by writer Bill Finger and artist John Sikela ...
, only to be thwarted by Lana's daughter Sarah Cortez and taken into the Department of Defense's custody. Otis is later stated to have been found hanging in his cell before he could meet a prosecutor.
* Otis will appear in ''
Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
'' (2025), portrayed by Terence Rosemore.
* Otis appears in a flashback in ''Superman Returns: Prequel Comic'' #3.
[''Superman Returns: Prequel Comic'' #3]
* Otis appears in the ''Young Justice'' tie-in comic book.
* Otis Berg appears in ''
Smallville Season 11
''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/Gough ...
'' as Lex Luthor's personal assistant at LexCorp who is killed by the
Monitor
Monitor or monitor may refer to:
Places
* Monitor, Alberta
* Monitor, Indiana, town in the United States
* Monitor, Kentucky
* Monitor, Oregon, unincorporated community in the United States
* Monitor, Washington
* Monitor, Logan County, Wes ...
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