Warhawk (Rex Stewart) is a character created for theDC Animated Universe, voiced byPeter Onorati.[1] He is the future son ofGreen Lantern andHawkgirl and a member of the Justice League.
In theBatman Beyond episode "The Call", Warhawk is a member ofJustice League Unlimited (the Justice League of the future) alongsideBig Barda,Green Lantern (Kai-Ro) andAquagirl (Mareena). He is initially at odds withBatman (Terry McGinnis) becauseSuperman had recruited him into the team without the rest of the League's consent. After Batman proves himself to be a competent and trustworthy member againstStarro, Warhawk's attitude shifts from reluctant ally to devoted teammate.
Warhawk appears in theJustice League Unlimited episode "The Once and Future Thing, Part Two: Time Warped", where he is revealed to be the son ofGreen Lantern (John Stewart) andShayera Hol.
Wavelength is acomic booksupervillain appearing inDC Comics. The character, created byPaul Kupperberg andChris Wozniak, first appeared inGunfire #9 (February 1995).
Eduardo Reyes was a mercenary and assassin with light manipulation powers, and the father ofAllegra Garcia. Wavelength came into conflict withGunfire.[3] He hiredDeathstroke in order to reunite with Allegra who killed him.[4]
| First appearance | Batman #148 (June 1962) |
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| Created by | Bill Finger andSheldon Moldoff |
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Vanderveer "Van" Wayne isBruce Wayne's rich and spoiled cousin. While visiting him, Van found theRobin costume in Alfred's laundry which Bruce claimed were his andDick Grayson's masquerade costumes. He got himself into some trouble when he hired a con artist named Jumpy Regan to impersonate Batman, while he posed as Robin. He did all this with the intention of impressing Dick, but Van was not aware that they were the real Dynamic Duo. Van had to be rescued from Regan by Batman and Robin and even helped to apprehend Regan. In the aftermath of the situation, he learned a lesson in humility.[5]
Van Wayne appears inPowerless, portrayed byAlan Tudyk.[6] This version is the head of Wayne Security, a subsidiary ofWayne Enterprises in Charm City, who hates his job and seeks to move toGotham City for a better position at the company.
Winema Wazzo is the mother ofLegionnairePhantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo). She was created by writersTom and Mary Bierbaum, and first appeared inSecret Origins vol. 2 #42 (July 1989). In post-Zero Hour continuity, Winema is the daughter ofBgztl diplomats and becomes president of theUnited Planets afterRa's al Ghul kills President Leland McCauley.[7]
Originally, Winema was married to Bgztl native Byzjn Wazzo. Post-Zero Hour, her husband is Murl Wazzo, aCarggite, with that continuity's version of Tinya being a hybrid.[7]
Winema Wazzo appears inLegion of Super Heroes, voiced byApril Winchell.[8] This version began public service as a teenager, with her first assignment being a failed attempt to re-establish diplomatic ties with the planetZerox.
Weasel is the name of twoDC Comics supervillains. Weasel first appeared inThe Fury of Firestorm #35 (August 1985), and was created byGerry Conway andRafael Kayanan.[9]
| Weasel | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Fury of Firestorm #35 (June 1985) |
| Created by | Gerry Conway (writer) Rafael Kayanan (artist) |
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| Alter ego | John Monroe |
| Team affiliations | Suicide SquadCreature Commandos |
| Abilities | Great agility Hand-to-hand combat |
John Monroe was a lonely student at Stanford University in the late 1960s. His contemporaries rarely noticed him. If they did, they referred to him in derogatory terms, using words like "Weasel" to describe him. This made him bitter, driving him to become a murderer decades later. The grown John Monroe became a teacher at Vandemeer University inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania. A number of his fellow students fromStanford University held prominent positions. To rationalize killing three of them, he considered them threats to getting tenure at Vandemeer. Taking on the costumed identity of Weasel, displaying great agility, expertise at hand-to-hand combat, and a costume with sharp claws, he stalked the campus grounds and brutally murdered Arnold Lintel, Linda Walters, and a night guard named Chuck Gherkin. WhenMartin Stein (one half ofFirestorm) shows up for a job opening as a physics professor, Monroe made two attempts on Stein's life. After a fight, Firestorm unmasks Weasel and sends him to jail.[10]
Weasel is later recruited into theSuicide Squad for their ill-fated mission to rescueHawk. During the mission, he tries to kill theThinker by cutting his throat with his claws.Rick Flag Jr. takes the Thinker's helmet and uses it to kill Weasel.[11]
Weasel is temporarily resurrected as aBlack Lantern inBlackest Night and permanently resurrected inThe New 52 reboot, where he is depicted as an anthropomorphic weasel.[12][13]
An unidentified, futuristic incarnation of Weasel appears inBatman #666 (July 2007) as an enemy ofDamian Wayne.[14]
TheWeather Witch is the name of several characters in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Vicki Grant once used theH-Dial to become a weather-controlling superhero called Weather Witch.
First appearing in "Gotham Underground", she was originally a prostitute fromGotham City who thePenguin equipped with one ofWeather Wizard's Weather Wands and recruited into theNew Rogues.[19]
In theFinal Crisis tie-inRogues' Revenge,Libra tasks the New Rogues with forcing the original Rogues to rejoin theSecret Society of Super Villains. Due in part to Weather Witch's inexperience with her Weather Wand, the Rogues defeat and kill the New Rogues, with Weather Wizard killing Weather Witch.[20]
An original incarnation of Weather Witch namedJoslyn "Joss" Jackam appears in media set in theArrowverse, portrayed byReina Hardesty.[21]
Wedna (also known asWedna Kil-Gor) was a native of the planetKrypton and the daughter of inventor Kil-Gor. She first appeared inKrypton Chronicles #3 (September 1981).
Wedna married her father's colleague and friend Bur-El and gave a birth to his childrenVal-El and Tro-El, both who later became a noted explorers. Wedna is an ancestor ofKal-El, also known as Superman, and died several centuries before the destruction of Krypton.[23]
Wedna, renamedWedna-El, appears in a flashback in theKrypton episode "Zods and Monsters", portrayed by Toni O'Rourke. This version is a scientist who helped createDoomsday.
TheWeeper is the name of twocomic booksupervillains appearing in media published byFawcett Comics andDC Comics, both of whom are enemies ofBulletman and Bulletgirl.
Formerly known as the "Crying Clown" or "Weeping Willie," Mortimer Gloom is fired for dishonesty from his work as a circus performer. He becomes a criminal to seek revenge and becomes an enemy of Bulletman and Bulletgirl.[24] Additionally, the Weeper is a founding member of the Revenge Syndicate alongside Murder Prophet and Black Rat.[25][26]
At some point between 1942 and 1946, the Weeper dies and is succeeded by his son.[27][28]
Thomas Weston is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Weston is the head ofAmerTek Industries who uses his company to sell dangerous weapons.John Henry Irons used to work for him.[31]
Thomas Weston appears in theMy Adventures with Superman episode "Fullmetal Scientist", voiced byMax Mittelman.[32] This version is initially the CEO of AmerTek Industries before he is arrested for his unethical business practices and his company is bought out byLex Luthor.
| First appearance | Showcase #3 (July–August 1956) |
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| Created by | Robert Kanigher (script) Russ Heath (art) |
Whale is a character inDC Comics publications.
Whale is a non-superpowered commando. Along with his companionsShark andSardine, he is part of theWorld War II-era fighting unit called the Frogmen. His sole appearance is inShowcase #3 (July–August 1956). The story was written byRobert Kanigher, and illustrated byRuss Heath.
| White Canary | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Birds of Prey #1 (July 2010) |
| Created by | Gail Simone Ed Benes |
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| Abilities | Expert martial artist and weapons master. |
During theBirds of Prey relaunch tie-in with the 2010Brightest Day storyline, it is revealed that one of the female children born to Huang Chao Ran of the Twelve Brothers in Silk was spared afterlightning appeared on the day of her birth and killed hermidwife, making Huang believe that something powerful wanted her to live.[33] She was trained by her brothers in the same techniques, and after their defeat at the hands of theBlack Canary, she hunted them down and killed them for dishonoring their father's name. Now calling herself theWhite Canary, she traveled to Gotham and set out to blackmail the Black Canary by revealing her secret identity and threatening to kill one teammate for each hour that passed, enlisting the help ofOswald Cobblepot,Savant, andCreote.[34] Upon being defeated by the Black Canary, she denied being responsible for the death of a kidnapper in Iceland to frame the Black Canary, claiming that it was in factLady Shiva, and offers the Black Canary help in killing Shiva if she is set free.
Later, the White Canary takes the Black Canary toBangkok and reveals that she is holding the Black Canary's adopted daughterSin as a hostage, and will kill her if the Black Canary does not battle Lady Shiva in a duel to the death. The Black Canary agrees despite her broken wrist, but at the last minuteHelena Bertinelli challenges Shiva in her place, buying the Black Canary enough time to find Sin and get her to safety, and Shiva agrees to put their duel off until a later time. The White Canary reluctantly concedes, but promises that the Black Canary has not seen the last of her.[35]
White Dragon is the name of four characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.[citation needed]
The first White Dragon is a gang leader and enemy ofWhip onEarth-Two.[36]
Wu Cheng is a combat pilot and a member of theBlackhawk Squadron under the alias of White Dragon.[37]
William Heller is aNeo-Nazi andwhite supremacist who formed theAryan Empire, targeting minority criminals.[38]
Heller later assumes the White Dragon alias and joins the Fourth Reich in their goal to kill theJustice Society of America.[39] He is killed byPlastique during a plan to overthrowAmanda Waller and kill theSuicide Squad.[40]
Daniel Ducannon is a white supremacist, similar to William Heller. He gainspyrokinetic abilities following the detonation of theDominators' gene bomb inInvasion!.[41]
White Rabbit is the name of three different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Dr.Angora Lapin is a mysterious arms dealer who operates inMetropolis as White Rabbit. She and her henchmen C&H, Dutch, and Mucus stole high-tech weaponry made byJohn Henry Irons called "Toastmasters" so that they can sell them to the gangs of Metropolis. When John Henry Irons first became "Man of Steel", his primary goal was to get the Toastmasters off the streets and defeat White Rabbit.[44]
Lapin is a tall, voluptuousalbino woman with a brilliant mind and a streak of ruthlessness. She had initially been romantically involved with Irons, using their relationship to procure copies of his advanced weapons which she then sold to criminals while Superman was gone from Metropolis following his apparent death.
The second White Rabbit is an unnamed swordsman and mercenary who is a member of the Pentacle and enemy ofShadowpact.[45]
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe;Jaina Hudson was the child of aBollywood actress and a diplomat named Tom Hudson. After spending time in private schools, Jaina attended a fundraiser where she metBruce Wayne. When first seen as White Rabbit, she was among theArkham Asylum inmates that escaped where she teased Batman and the Gotham City Police Department. When Batman caught up to White Rabbit near the scene of dead clowns,Joker draped a cloth over her. Batman fought Joker until it was discovered that Joker isClayface in disguise. When Clayface fell on Batman, White Rabbit tried to inject a steroid into Batman only to be thwarted byFlash.[46]
InForever Evil, White Rabbit joins theCrime Syndicate of America's incarnation of theSecret Society of Super Villains.[47]
In the "DC Rebirth" relaunch, White Rabbit appears as a member of theWonderland Gang.[48]
The Jaina Hudson incarnation of White Rabbit is able to split herself into two beings: a second version of herself and White Rabbit. White Rabbit resembles Hudson, but possesses a separate personality and white hair.
Wildstar was a native of the planet Starhaven, born with an innate tracking ability and deformed wings, leading her to grow up as a pariah to her own people. She was recruited byVril Dox to theR.E.B.E.L.S. team as her tribe wanted to get rid of her, and she was promised to be given the power of flight, as Dox saw the potential of her tracking power. However, Dox turned her into an anti-energy being, placed in a containment suit.
Arak Wind-Walker is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
He was among the children who were experimented on by Doctor Love while they were still in their mother's womb, causing him to develop the ability to manipulate wind. He becomes a member ofHelix and an enemy ofInfinity, Inc.[50]
Windfall is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first Windfall was Wendy Jones who debuted inBatman and the Outsiders #9 (April 1984) and was created by writerMike W. Barr and artistJim Aparo.
Wendy Jones was a youngmetahuman who gained her aerokinetic powers after her mother let her company perform prenatal DNA experiments on her and her sisterBecky, causing Becky to eventually kill their mother in revenge later in life.[51]
Originally a member of theMasters of Disaster and an enemy of theOutsiders, Windfall eventually joined the latter group.[52]
At one point during college, Wendy was invited to a fraternity party and date-raped by members of the fraternity after they spiked her drink withflunitrazepam. After taking turns with Wendy, the fraternity members took pictures and posted them on the Internet, while the local district attorney, the father of one of the fraternity members who ruined her, refused to make a case for Wendy due to her past as a supervillainess. As a result of the scandal, the college Wendy attended expelled her to avoid scrutiny, causing Wendy to return to the college and kill the fraternity members who ruined her via suffocation. Wendy was later incarcerated inBelle Reve for her murders before being recruited byAmanda Waller for theSuicide Squad.[53]
During a mission to the Middle East,General Wade Eiling betrays the Suicide Squad and leads a mutiny against them. Windfall attempts to protect the team fromChemo with an air wall, but is unable to maintain the wall and is reduced to a skeleton.[54]
In the "DC All In" initiative, an unidentified incarnation of Windfall is introduced. This version is an African-American female and a member ofVolcana's Masters of Disaster.[55]
Wing is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Wing began as a uniformedchauffeur of the Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis). AChinese immigrant who moved to America to escapeJapanese persecution in the days leading up toWorld War II, Wing helps to instill a social conscience in his employer. When the death of a fellow reporter motivates Travis to become the Crimson Avenger, Wing assists him in his fight against crime. Curiously, despite Wing's initial lack of a costume, no one ever makes a connection between Travis' chauffeur and the Crimson Avenger.
A few months after the Crimson Avenger abandons his cloak andfedora for a more traditionalsuperhero costume, Wing dons a matching yellow costume and becomes his official sidekick.[57] He serves as a member of theSeven Soldiers of Victory (as the honorary "eighth Soldier") and theAll-Star Squadron. However, the Crimson Avenger frequently attempts to dissuade Wing from this path, believing that the bright young man has a better future ahead of him than running about in a costume fighting madmen.
InJustice League of America #100, Wing sacrifices himself to defeatNebula Man, who scattered the other Soldiers through time. While most of the JLA and JSA travelled through time to find the members,Green Lantern,Mister Terrific andRobin went on a quest to discover the identity of the Unknown Soldier of Victory who was buried inTibet.[58]
In "The New Golden Age", Wing is displaced from time shortly before his death and helpsStargirl rescue the Lost Children, a group ofGolden Age sidekicks, from theTime Masters and Childminder. After doing so, Wing is returned to his own time and allowed to die, as him surviving would negatively affect the timeline.[59]
Wing makes a cameo appearance in a photograph in theStargirl episode "Brainwave". This version is a member of theSeven Soldiers of Victory.[60][61]
Wink is a youngmetahuman terrorist in theDC Universe, who was a member of theSuicide Squad and The Revolutionaries with the power of teleportation. She is datingThe Aerie. Created byTom Taylor and Bruno Redondo, she first appeared inSuicide Squad (vol. 6) #1 (February 2020).
Marcus Wise is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Marcus Wise is a corrupt detective of theGotham City Police Department, usually blackmailing other officers.[62]
Marcus Wise appears inThe Penguin, portrayed by Craig Walker. This version is a drug addict who works forCarmine Falcone and laterSofia Falcone.
Wolf Spider (Evan Blake) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a rich playboy and old friend ofKate Kane who operates as the art thief Wolf Spider. Wolf Spider ran afoul of Batwoman when he tried stole paintings by aDepression-era artist named Eisenstadt. One of his works was actually a map to the location of the money that Eisenstadt stole from Grantham, a crooked businessman. He was actually hired by Grantham's grandson Nathan Grantham.[63] When the map was obtained, Nathan was wounded when a statue fell on him, causing Batwoman to allow Wolf Spider to abscond with the money and with no knowledge of his identity. Despite his mission being a success, Wolf Spider disposed of the money in Slaughter Swamp as he considered it "blood money".[64]
Wolf Spider appears inBatwoman, portrayed by Lincoln Clauss.
Gregory Wolfe is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Gregory Wolfe is theprison warden ofIron Heights Penitentiary and an enemy of theFlash (Barry Allen). He can cause muscle spasms, which aids him in keeping inmates in line.[65]
In theDC Rebirth continuity, Wolfe has no powers. After having a nervous breakdown, he is found guilty of mistreating the inmates of Iron Heights and imprisoned atBelle Reve. TheLords of Order choose Wolfe to become their avatar, giving him vast magical abilities and healing his mind. Wolfe is freed from prison, becomes the mayor ofCentral City, and recruits theRogues as police officers. However,Wally West realizes that Wolfe is being possessed and speaks with the Lord of Order possessing him, who agrees to relinquish control. Wolfe retains his sanity after being freed and tentatively agrees to work with the Flash.[66][67][68][69]
Gregory Wolfe appears inThe Flash, portrayed by Anthony Harrison in thefirst season andRichard Brooks in thefourth season.[70] This version is corrupt, lacks metahuman abilities, and has connections withAmunet Black.
Wonder Man is the name of three characters in theDC Comicsuniverse. The first is asuperhero and his only appearance was inSuperman #163 (August 1963). The second isHercules, who uses the name when he replacesWonder Woman as the representative of theOlympian Gods inWonder Woman (vol. 3) #3. The third is Dane of Elysium, who is a male version ofDiana Prince from Earth-11, a universe where the genders of the superheroes are reversed.
World Forger is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writerScott Snyder and artist Jorge Jimenez, he first appeared inDark Nights: Metal #4 (February 2018).
The World Forger, also known asAlphaeus, is a cosmic entity, sibling of theMonitor andAnti-Monitor, and son ofPerpetua. He creates universes with his hammer and is served by Barbatos, a bat-like demon who destroys failed or decaying universes.[71]
Wyynde was a lieutenant of theAtlantean royal guard in the distant past, and a friend ofArion. Created byPaul Kupperberg andJan Duursema, he first appeared inWarlord #56 (April 1982).
A contemporary incarnation of Wyynde appears inYoung Justice, voiced byRobbie Daymond.[72] This version is a descendant of the original Wyynde, a former Atlantean purist, andKaldur'ahm's boyfriend.[73][74][75]