Mist (New Earth)

Mist

Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1930s-2011

TheMist was the archenemy ofStarman (Ted Knight), in the 1940s, and over the following half-century, the children of both men got caught up in that feud.

History

A brilliant chemist, he invented a formula to render people and objects invisible. He attempted to sell his invention to theUnited States Government duringWorld War I, but he was rejected. He swore revenge by assisting the Axis powers duringWorld War II by sending invisible agents to steal America's military secrets.

Several decades later, the Mist later sold his soul to the demonNeron in exchange for restoring his sanity. Ultimately, Mist grew tired of living and decided to commit suicide by detonating a nuclear weapon inOpal City at the moment of his death. However, he failed to destroy the city, when the original Starman came out of retirement, and used his Gravity Rod to lift the bomb, and themselves, into orbit. In his final moments, the Mist made peace with Starman just before his heart stopped.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Density Control: The Mist is a chemically altered human capable of altering his physical density and that of other objects into a gaseous form.
• Hypnosis: He is able to hypnotically control those that came into contact with his vaporous state.

Abilities

• Chemistry: Inventor of the Inviso-Solution.
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Inviso-Solution: The Mist's signature creation, a chemical which can make organic and inorganic materials invisible.
  • A variation of this chemical allows the Mist to transmit his voice from afar, and to hypnotize others.

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC'sEarth-Two era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited seriesCrisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-CrisisNew Earth continuity, and no longer apply.
• The history given above describes the background of the original Mist, introduced in Adventure Comics #67, Oct 1941. In the 1990s, parts of this character's back story were quietly retconned, byMatt Wagner andJames Robinson. He now was a physicist, who had failed to sell the War Department a disintegrator ray, in the mid-1930s, and his citizenship was less clear-cut: possibly Canadian, possibly American. Unlike the nameless early version, this Mist went by "Jonathan Smythe", although it was doubtful that this was his real name. He had served in theFirst World War and been awarded theVictoria Cross. Despite all that, the character's appearance and modus operandi have remained stable over the decades.

Related

• 52 Appearances of Mist (New Earth)
• 11 Images featuring Mist (New Earth)
• 3 Quotations by or about Mist (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Mist (New Earth)

Footnotes

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