Mirror Man is the name of three different characters appearing incomic books published byDC Comics.
| Mirror Man | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #213 (November 1954) |
| Created by | Bill Finger (writer) Sheldon Moldoff (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Floyd Ventrix |
| Species | Human |
| Abilities | See-through device |
Floyd Ventris is a criminal who was detained atGotham State Penitentiary. Using broken mirror shards, he distracts the guards long enough to escape from prison. Inspired by the mirrors, he becomes Mirror Man.[1] Upon creating a machine that would enable him to see through objects, Mirror Man began targetingBatman so that he can find out his secret identity. He was able to see under Batman's cowl and discover his identity of Bruce Wayne.[2] Batman writes a letter to theGotham Gazette about the times they thought he was falsely exposed as Bruce Wayne. This causes Mirror Man to try to get a similar image of Batman which fails as Mirror Man is defeated. When Mirror Man is incarcerated at Gotham State Penitentiary, Batman revealed that he used a special cowl made of mirrors which was the reason why Mirror Man failed to get another image of Batman's identity.[3][4]
Mirror Man later escapes from prison and begins another plan to expose Bruce Wayne as the true identity of Batman.[5] Bruce Wayne outwits Mirror Man's thugs at the Gotham Museum which is witnessed byVicki Vale. DespiteBatwoman's efforts to stop them, Mirror Man and his thugs escape. By Mirror Man's next attack, Vicki Vale hires an actor to pose as Bruce Wayne in order to keep Batman's identity a secret even though she was unaware that Bruce had askedAlfred Pennyworth to impersonate Batman. When one of Mirror Man's thugs uncovers Vicki's hoax, Mirror Man and his thugs are defeated by Batman and taken toGCPD Headquarters. Wayne appears at the police department causing Mirror Man's theory to be dropped.[6]
Following theCrisis on Infinite Earths storyline, Mirror Man is among the villains freed from Gotham State Penitentiary byRa's al Ghul. However, Ventris was one of the freed villains who chose not to take part in the mass attack on Batman staged by Ra's and instead went into hiding, and has not been seen since.[7]
The second Mirror Man, introduced in the miniseriesArkham Reborn, is an inmate of Arkham Asylum who is obsessed with mirrors and is also known asNarcissus.[8][9]
The third Mirror Man appears during the "Gotham Underground" storyline. He is an unnamed African-American man who is a member of theNew Rogues and inspired by theMirror Master.[10]
During theFinal Crisis storyline,Libra enlists the New Rogues to return the original Rogues to theSecret Society of Super Villains. He battles and is ultimately killed by the Mirror Master.[11]
The Floyd Ventris incarnation of Mirror Man has genius-level intellect and uses devices that are themed with mirrors.
The New Rogues incarnation of Mirror Man uses Mirror Master's special mirrors in battle.
