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| Gizmo | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman George Pérez |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Mikron O'Jeneus |
| Team affiliations | Fearsome Five S.T.A.R. Labs Cyborg Revenge Squad |
| Abilities | Genius intelligence, brilliant inventor and engineer |
Gizmo is the name of two fictional characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics, primarily as an enemy of theTeen Titans.
Gizmo has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily in association with the Titans. He is voiced byLauren Tom inTeen Titans (2003) and portrayed byDov Tiefenbach inTitans.
The Mikron O'Jeneus incarnation of Gizmo first appeared inThe New Teen Titans #3 (January 1981), and was created byGeorge Pérez andMarv Wolfman.[1]
A balddwarf who flies around on a jet pack, Gizmo is a genius inventor who can turn seemingly innocuous objects like vacuum cleaners into dangerous weapons.[2] Gizmo creates a corporation which supplies technology to various people, including criminals. Hoping to increase his wealth, Gizmo joins the Fearsome Five through an ad placed in theUnderworld Star byDoctor Light.[3]
After several unsuccessful conflicts with the Teen Titans, Gizmo goes straight for a while, and takes a job atS.T.A.R. Labs,[1] until his former Fearsome Five teammatePsimon, after having been seemingly killed by his teammates, resurfaces looking for revenge, and shrinks Gizmo to microscopic size. Years later, Gizmo returns to his normal size and goes back to crime alongsideMammoth.
InOutsiders (vol. 3) #12–15 (July–October 2004),Captain Marvel enemyDoctor Sivana hires the Fearsome Five to steal money fromLexCorp. However, Sivana kills Gizmo after refusing to follow his demands.[1] Gizmo later returns as a zombie inTeen Titans (vol. 3) #31 (2006).
InDC Special: Cyborg issue #5, a new Gizmo debuts who is the son of the first and is based on theTeen Titans animated series incarnation of the character.[1] After graduating from theH.I.V.E Academy, he succeeds his father as Gizmo.
InThe New 52 timeline, a version of Gizmo first appears as a member of theFearsome Five and ally of theCrime Syndicate.[4] He is sent with the other members of the Fearsome Five, along withDoctor Psycho andHector Hammond, on a mission in which he is defeated by Cyborg and theMetal Men.
InDC Rebirth, Gizmo appears as part of the Fearsome Five.[5]
Another using the name,Brendan Li, known asGiz, is a former villain and friend ofNightwing. He is later killed while attempting to hack into aSpyral gauntlet, which electrocutes him.
Gizmo is capable of creating weaponry by transforming one machine into another, such as converting an ordinary vacuum cleaner into a tank.[1]
TheTeen Titans (2003) incarnation of Gizmo appears inTeen Titans Go! (2004) as a founding member of theFearsome Five.[10]
