Colby Zag

Zale

Zan

Zaneth

Zara

William Zard

Zatanna

Zatara

Zachary Zatara

Zauriel

David Zavimbe

Zebra-Man

Lori Zechlin

Leon Zeiko

Zeiss

Philo Zeiss is a mercenary, contract killer and bodyguard, sursurgically enhanced to augment his speed and reflexes, and equipped with vision-enhancing goggles and extensive martial arts training. He was brought up to Gotham by the Sicilian Mafia, where he fought Batman to a standstill and nearly kills Catwoman.

Doris Zeul

Zeus

Maxie Zeus

Clifford Zmeck

Zod

Zodiac Master

Zodiac Master is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The masked villain known as the Zodiac Master makes his presence known in Gotham by predicting a succession of disasters, all of which he has secretly orchestrated. Having cemented his reputation, he starts offering odds on the relative success or failure for the plans of various criminals, all in exchange for 25% of the take.

Zodiac Master in other media

* Zodiac Master makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "A Bat Divided!". * Zodiac Master appears in ''

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''.

Ashley Zolomon

Ashley Zolomon is a character appearing in

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. She made her first appearance in ''

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'' (vol. 2) #197 (June 2003) and was created by

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and

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. She is the estranged wife of Hunter Zolomon / Zoom. Ashley worked with the F.B.I. when she met Hunter and they married. The two specializing in apprehending low-level costumed criminals until Hunter inadvertently caused the death of Ashley's

father A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. A biological fat ...

by mistakenly believing that the

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they were after was incapable of using a gun, causing their estrangement.''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #197 (June 2003) Ashley replaced her ex-husband as a profiler in

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's police department and attempted to communicate with Zoom. When Ashley was hospitalized after a car accident, Zoom returned out of concern for her. Zoom is still attached emotionally to Ashley.

Ashley Zolomon in other media

An alternate universe variant of Ashley Zolomon appears in ''

'' episode "Versus Zoom", portrayed by Tatyana Forrest. This version is Hunter Zolomon's mother who was murdered by her husband, which led to their son turning into Zoom.

Hunter Zolomon

Zookeeper

Zoom

Zor-El

Kara Zor-El

Kara Zor-L

Zilius Zox

Victor Zsasz

Tony Zucco

Zuggernaut

The Zuggernaut is a

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and symbiotic alien life form in the

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. The character, created by

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and Joe Brozowski, first appeared in ''Firestorm the Nuclear Man'' #69 (March 1988). Within the context of the stories, the Zuggernaut crashes to Earth as a meteorite in Russia. It was found by, and bonded to, Matvei Rodor, a black marketeer. Rodor is in conflict with a corrupt

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prosecutor named Soliony and agrees to the Zuggernaut's offer of help in exchange for being its host. Returning to Moscow, they attack Soliony, who has been interrogating Mikhail Arkadin. Arkadin summons

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and escapes the jail to find the Zuggernaut threatening Soliony. The Zuggernaut is driven off when Firestorm burns impressions of his hand into their chest. The Zuggernaut reappears a short time later and allows itself to be captured in order to get to Soliony. Again Firestorm intervenes, creating discord for both the alien and its host. Their fight with Firestorm is interrupted by Stalnoivolk, allowing Rodor to override the Zuggernaut's desire to fight Firestorm and chase after Soliony. They, in turn, are delayed by the Russian super-team

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, allowing Firestorm to catch up and stop them. This results in Rodor being killed and the Zuggernaut withdrawing to find a new host.

Zyklon

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'' #45 (May 1985). As noted in that issue, the word ''zyklon'' is German for ''cyclone''. Zyklon was given the power to move at superhuman speeds by scientists of the

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, and assisted

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, in stealing the

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. Their plans were thwarted by

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, Liberty Belle,

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, and the

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, members of the

. ''All-Star Squadron'' #45. DC Comics.

Werner Zytle

References

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