Rex "The Lion" Calabrese is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted inBatman: Eternal #14 during "The New 52" and was created byJames Tynion IV,Scott Snyder, Ray Fawkes,John Layman,Tim Seeley, andJason Fabok.
Rex Calabrese is a mob boss operating in Gotham city prior toBatman's times and wore sharp teeth dentures to evoke his namesake. At the time whenJim Gordon was incarcerated atBlackgate Penitentiary for a crime that he didn't commit byLincoln March, he was visited by Batman as Gordon told him about Calabrese and how he knew he wouldn't stay on top forever.[1] Gordon would later discover that his cellmate is Calabrese who was arrested under the alias of "Leo Leone" at the time whenPenguin andCarmine Falcone fought each other during a prison riot. Using his lion-like dentures, he saves Gordon from one of Carmine Falcone's men. Afterwards, Rex mentioned to Jim that his daughter grew up without a father and only helped to protect any prison guards who had daughters of their own from going through the same thing that his daughter went through.[2] As Carmine Falcone is taken out of Blackgate to be extradited to Hong Kong, he warns that Calabrese will take Gotham City for himself again.[3]
A female nine-year-old messenger of Rex Calabrese approachesCatwoman and leads her to Blackgate Penitentiary to meet him. Upon arrival, Calabrese reveals to Catwoman and he is her father and would like her to unify the crime families of Gotham City. He states to her that whatever last name she has, she can still enforce the natural order.[4]
After the death of Jade McKillen, Catwoman visits Rex Calabrese in Blackgate Penitentiary where she wants to make use of his contacts to help her unify the crime families of Gotham City.[5]
Rex Calabrese later speaks to Gordon stating how he knows that he is innocent of the crime that he was framed for. With Rex offering to get him out of Blackgate, Gordon declines and states that he'll use the system that failed him to legitimately get him out earlier.[6]
Selina Kyle later visits Rex Calabrese claiming that he is behind certain black market deals regarding big items. While Rex has no knowledge of this and would never endanger her, Selina tells her that he should help her find out who is really behind the black market deals. He does so by dispatching an informant to procure the manifest of the items in question. Seeing the items that were bound forJoker's Daughter,Mr. Freeze, andScarecrow, Rex states that whoever is behind these sales are giving them to Gotham City's worst criminals.[7]
AsJason Bard,Harvey Bullock, andMaggie Sawyer work to get Jim Gordon through the riot, Rex Calabrese claims that Penguin called the hit on Gordon and was the cause of the riot.[8]
Rex Calabrese appears inThe Penguin, portrayed byLouis Cancelmi. This version is a gangster from Oz Cobb's youth who moonlighted as a revered community figure and knew Oz's family.
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Calamity King (E. Davis Ester) is asuperhero from the 30th century in theDC Universe. He first appeared inAdventure Comics #342 (March 1966), and was created byEdmond Hamilton andCurt Swan. He possesses the ability to cause bad luck and attempted to join theLegion of Super-Heroes, but was rejected due to lacking full control over his powers.
Calamity King appears in theLegion of Super Heroes episode "The Karate Kid", voiced byAlexander Polinsky.[9]
| First appearance | Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket #1 (August2011) |
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| Created by | Mike Carlin Rags Morales |
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TheCanterbury Cricket, also known asJeramey Chriqui, is asuperhero appearing inDC Comics. The character first appeared inFlashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket #1 (August 2011), created byMike Carlin andRags Morales.
Chriqui first appeared in the Flashpoint timeline, where he was aUniversity of Kent student and conman inCanterbury, England. WhenWonder Woman and theAmazons invaded England, Chriqui took cover inside a church. When the church was bombed by anInvisible Jet, Jeramey connected with acricket, and emerged from the wreckage as a giant cricket.[10]
With his new abilities, he leads theAmbush Bugs, an insect-themed resistance group, though all but him die in a battle with the Amazons. He later joinsLois Lane's Resistance.[11]
The Canterbury Cricket appears in the mainDC Universe inDoomsday Clock as a member of Knights, Inc., theUnited Kingdom's sanctioned superhero team.[12]
Carapax the Indestructible Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is an enemy of theBlue Beetle.
Conrad Carapax was anarchaeologist who had once been the rival ofDan Garrett (the first Blue Beetle). He went to Pago Island alone in search of whatever it was that Garrett was searching for.[14] He instead found Dr.Jarvis Kord's top-secretlaboratory which had a gleaming 12-foot-tall (3.7 m)robot standing silently in the corner of the huge chamber; the robot came back online when it had sensed his approach. Carapax donned a strange helmet he found in the wreckage and attempted to activate the robot, but the machinery malfunctioned which zapped him where he stood. Although his body had died, Carapax's mind was transferred to the robot at the instant of his death. He was now an Indestructible Man trapped on Pago Island. He murdered the crew of the ship that had brought Lieutenant Max Fisher to Pago Island to investigate Garrett's death in the hopes to use the vessel to escape, butTed Kord (the second Blue Beetle) had followed Fisher to Pago to protect the island's secret. The Blue Beetle saved Fisher's life and therefore came into direct conflict with Carapax. The Blue Beetle used his ship, the Bug, to sink the ship. When he tried to commandeer the Bug itself, Carapax was sent hurtling into theAtlantic Ocean, where he sank without a trace.[15]
Unfortunately for the Blue Beetle, Carapax simply walked along the ocean bottom until he surfaced inMetropolis. He and the Blue Beetle battled again, but the Blue Beetle fired a missile through a crack in Carapax's outer shell, igniting his power source and blowing up his body from the inside.
During theUnderworld Unleashed storyline, Carapax was approached by the demonNeron. He refused Neron's offer of power in exchange for his soul.
After the Blue Beetle's death, Carapax confrontedSuperman and the newFirestorm. His body had been rebuilt by extraterrestrials and provided with a new power source. Firestorm had to be persuaded not to vaporize Carapax's supposed armor by Superman for a very good reason - he was the robot, not a living being trapped inside it.
Carapax later returned, steam-powered and capable of withstanding technological attacks, as part of a group formed to take outJaime Reyes (the third Blue Beetle). Carapax is defeated when the Blue Beetle makes a crack in his shoulder and throws one of his own missiles into it.[16]
Frankie Carbone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Frankie Carbone is a mobster who works forSal Maroni and his family.
Frankie Carbone appears inGotham, portrayed by Danny Mastrogiorgio. This version is a close friend of and second-in-command to Sal Maroni who is later killed byOswald Cobblepot.
Carcharo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a member ofHelix and cousin of the secondWildcat who was experimented on as a child and transformed into a shark hybrid.Maria Montez and her sister, the experiments gave the child of Maria's sistershark-like characteristics. After a drowning attempt by his mother, Carcharo survived in the oceans where he gained the ability to control sharks.[20]
Carcharo appears in theStargirl episode "Frenemies – Chapter Eight: Infinity Inc. Part Two". This version is a patient at the Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation.
Joseph Carver is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He is a scientist who worked on experimenting on the Speed Force as a member ofBlack Hole.[21]
Joseph Carver appears in thesixth season ofThe Flash, portrayed byEric Nenninger. This version is the leader of Black Hole, the CEO of McCulloch Technologies, and the husband ofEva McCulloch. He encountered resistance from Team Flash and CCPD before being killed by Mirror Monarch.
| First appearance | Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1 (July2003) |
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| Created by | Dan Slott Ryan Sook |
Aaron Cash is acorrections officer and one ofArkham Asylum's most respected security guards. Aaron Cash was created byDan Slott andRyan Sook and first appeared inArkham Asylum: Living Hell #1 (2003). His hand was bitten off byKiller Croc[22] and he sports a prosthetic hook in its place. Unlike many of his colleagues, he is neither mentally unwell nor corrupt and is a trusted ally ofBatman.
Christopher "The Blonde" Castillo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Christopher Castillo was the bodyguard of Louisa Falcone during her stay inItaly.[23]
Christopher Castillo appears inThe Penguin episode "Inside Man", portrayed by Berto Colón. This version works asSofia Falcone's bodyguard until he is framed byOz Cobb as a mole for the Maroni crime family and shot byLuca Falcone.
Growing up in the harsh environment of Gotham City,Selina Kyle was only able to survive on the streets through her seductive charm and skills as a petty thief. Later on, into adulthood, she worked in the East End as a hopeless dominatrix, until she saw Batman in his early days fighting crime. Seeing him inspired her to take her thieving skills to a bigger scale by fashioning a costume and calling herselfCatwoman. As time passed, she and the Caped Crusader became notable adversaries, but it would also be converted into a sort of relationship, with Batman sometimes saving Catwoman from a villain or both of them working together against said villain. It conflicts with Batman's morals to love a girl that's known for being a criminal. This would end up having Catwoman become more of an antihero as of late, serving as a constant ally to the Bat-Family and other heroes of Gotham.
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Cerdian is an infant in theDC Universe.
The character, created byDan Jurgens andSteve Epting, first appeared inAquaman (vol. 5) #63 (January 2000).[24]
Cerdian is the son ofTempest andDolphin. He is not seen afterInfinite Crisis and is confirmed to have died during that event inTitans (vol. 2) #15 (September 2009).
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Charybdis is asupervillain associated with Aquaman. Created byPeter David and Martin Egeland, he first appeared inAquaman (vol. 5) #1 (August 1994).[25]
Charybdis and his wife, Scylla, are international terrorists who attempt to killAquaman. When Scylla is killed, Charybdis is driven mad by grief. He uses his ability to suppress metahuman abilities to defeat Aquaman and attempts to absorb his powers to himself.[26][27] However, he is unable to control his ability to communicate with fish and falls into a pool of piranhas, fusing with them and becomingPiranha Man.[28]
Doris Chase wasAdrian Chase's wife. The character, created byMarv Wolfman andGeorge Pérez, first appeared inThe New Teen Titans #29 (March 1983). Doris was killed (together with their two children) by a bomb meant for Adrian, planted at the direction of mob boss Anthony Scarapelli; this trauma caused her husband to become theVigilante.[29][30]
Doris Chase appears inArrow, portrayed by Parveen Dosanjh. This version is killed bySimon Morrison posing as Adrian.
Angela Chen was created byAlan Burnett,Paul Dini andBruce Timm, first appearing inSuperman: The Animated Series episode "The Last Son of Krypton". She is based onCat Grant and is voiced byLauren Tom.[31] Angela was a fast-rising star of the Daily Planet and also hosted the popular TV news show "Metropolis Today".
In the Prime Earth continuity of comics, Angela Chen first appeared as part ofThe New 52 andDC Rebirth inJustice League of America:Vixen Rebirth #1 bySteve Orlando, Jody Houser andJamal Campbell. She appeared in the comics as a talk show host.
Cherry Bomb is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the daughter ofchemist Brian James who worked with Roy Lincoln in making a liquid that can open any lock. After her father was killed in a raid on his laboratory, Gloria learned that Lincoln is theHuman Bomb and gained superpowers after attempting to recreate the formula that gave him his powers. However, she was unable to control her powers and was forced to wear a special suit to control them.[32] Subsequently, she acted as the Human Bomb's sidekick before being kidnapped by the Time Masters.[33] In the present, she is rescued by Stargirl and brought to the present day.[34][35] Subsequently, she andLadybug are taken underPhantom Lady's wing as she plans to have them join theFreedom Fighters.[36]
Christina Chiles, a.k.a.Cyber-C.A.T., is asupervillain in theDC Universe.
The character, created byJim Balent andDoug Moench, first appeared inCatwoman (vol. 2) #42 in 1997.
Within the context of the stories, Christina Chiles had been working on a cyber battle suit modeled after a cat and decided to test it against Catwoman, who had broken into the lab in which Christina worked. Despite the powers the suit gave her, Christina (now Cyber-C.A.T.) was beaten by Catwoman. Infuriated at her loss, Cyber-C.A.T. began a personal vendetta against Catwoman. As Catwoman managed to elude her, Cyber-C.A.T. became more and more fixated on tracking her down. Another confrontation with Catwoman resulted in failure because of the help of Catwoman's rival, the She-Cat.
Cyber-C.A.T. made one final attempt on Catwoman's life, but Catwoman had received her own suit of armor, which gave her powers on par with Cyber-C.A.T.'s, and finally destroyed the armor. Christina was taken into custody by the agency she worked for because of her unauthorized use of its technology.
Chillblaine is the name of different supervillains appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. Each version has a cold gun similar to that ofCaptain Cold.
The first version is an unnamed man who worked forGolden Glider before being killed after he was possessed byEclipso.[37]
The second version is an unnamed man who foughtWally West as the Flash twice. After being dragged into the beam of his cold gun, Chillblaine escaped from police custody and planned to enact his revenge during the New Year's Countdown before being defeated by West.[38]
The third version is an unnamed man. He and his henchmen robbed a bank. The Flash informedJay Garrick,Impulse,Johnny Quick, andJesse Quick about his different fights with the previous people that went by the Chillblaine name. They helped the Flash defeat Chillblaine and his henchmen.[39]
The fourth version is an unnamed man who was tracked down byJohn Fox andLinda Park when the latter was filling in for Wally West.[40] John and Linda learned that Chillblaine worked with Golden Glider before killing the latter.[41] John and Linda tracked down Chillblaine to an aquarium where they fall into his trap before defeating him.[42][43] Captain Cold later tracks Chillblaine down and kills him to avenge his sister's death.[44]
Chimera is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The first Chimera is a master of disguise who foughtBatman.[46]
Sanjeet Bhatia is a reality-warping woman who is an ally of theTeen Titans.[47]
Adam Sharp is a super-soldier who took the name of Chimera when he worked for the organizationCheckmate.[48]
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. ADurlan namedRa'ut L'lwer used the Chimera name as a member of the Teen Titans.[49]
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe and introduced a new incarnation of Chimera. He is a diver namedCoombs working for Triton Base who is mauled by sharks despiteAquaman's intervention and given experimental life-saving treatment by Dr. Edrid Orson involving a brain tissue sample of the sea monster Karaqan and other DNA grafts from different marine animals. This ends up transforming him into a tentacledpiscine humanoid.[50]
As a result of Dr. Orson's experiment, Coombs gains shapeshifting abilities which he primarily uses to assume the abilities of aquatic animals.
Cressida Clarke is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Cressida Clarke is the granddaughter of knownCourt of Owls grandmaster Sebastian Clark. She led the Court of Owls in their mission to get revenge onJoker for his use of their Talons.[51]
Cressida Clarke appears inGotham Knights, portrayed by K.K. Moggie. This version was planted intoBruce Wayne's life by becoming his attaché and keeping an eye on his adoptive son Turner Hayes when Bruce is busy.
TheClown is a minor character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. The character, created byCary Bates andIrv Novick, first appeared inThe Flash #270 (February 1979).
Lyle Corley was aserial killer who usescircus clowngimmicks inCentral City, and a minor enemy of theFlash.[52] The Clown is also partly responsible for the tragedy behindHunter Zolomon / Zoom (due to the manipulations ofProfessor Zoom / Reverse-Flash[53]) before being killed.[54][55]
Clownhunter was created byJames Tynion IV and Jorge Jiménez inBatman (vol. 3) #95
Bao Pham is an American-Vietnamese vigilante living in the Narrows, who witnessed his parents' brutal deaths at the hands of the Joker at age twelve. As he grew up and watched the Clown Prince of Crime's body-count rise, he came to believe Batman wasn't going far enough and that the criminal needed to die. Five years after his parents' death, the Jokerwaged war on Gotham, leading an endless army of criminals to attack Gotham. After watching some of his men burn down a comic book store, Bao finally decided to take matters into his own hands and became theClownhunter. Using a baseball bat with a batarang attached to the end, he patrolled the Narrows and killed roughly twelve of Joker's men during the war.[56]
With the aftermath of Joker's defeat, Batman confronted Bao in his room. Having heard that he'd been forced to fight his parents zombified bodies during one of the fights, Clownhunter berated the Dark Knight for destroying their bodies and for not killing the Joker directly. In response, Batman told him to give up the vigilante path and gave him the contact details ofLeslie Thompkins, warning him that he'd be arrested if he killed any more of Joker's thugs.
Sometime afterwards, Clownhunter tracked downHarley Quinn and planned to murder her for her involvement with his parents' murder. As he prepared to attack, Batman subdued him. However, another vigilante calledGhost-Maker subdued the Dark Knight and brought them to an abandoned area ofArkham Asylum. Freed from his restraints, Ghost-Maker offered Bao the opportunity to kill Quinn without Batman's intervention, hoping to prove the Dark Knight his point. Though he planned to go through with it, he relented after Quinn apologized for her actions. Bao then left the asylum whilst they confronted Ghost-Maker.[57]
Cobalt Blue is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published byDC Comics as an enemy ofthe Flash.[58] Each version would make sure that there would be one almost every century via the Cobalt Blue gem.[58] The character was created byMark Waid andBrian Augustyn, and first appeared inSpeed Force #1 (November 1997).
Malcolm Thawne is the twin brother ofBarry Allen, an enemy ofWally West, and an ancestor ofEobard Thawne. He is the present-day version of Cobalt Blue,[59] utilizing the Cobalt Blue gem capable of stealing super-speed,[58][60] and possess various speedsters[61] After defeating the other speedsters,[62] before being overloaded by theSpeed Force.[63]
The 21st century version of Cobalt Blue wore a glass armor. Not much was seen of him as he was defeated in about 30 seconds by the time travellingJay Garrick andIris West II.[64] This version had brutally attacked the loved ones of the Flash of this era.[65] Cobalt Blue was killed but the Cobalt Blue gem possessed the childAlex and killed the Flash. However, the time-travellingMax Mercury andSela Allen returned the boy to normal.[64]
The 25th century version of Cobalt Blue isChardaq Allen. Wally West and Professor Zoom defeated Chardaq which returned him to normal.[65]
The 26th century version of Cobalt Blue is a female. She infected the colony Petrus with a virus, butBlaine Allen sacrificed himself to stop it.[59] Ten years later,Jace Allen and the time-travellingJesse Quick defeated her.[66][64]
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Coldcast (Nathan Jones) is ametahuman who can manipulate electromagnetism for various effects in theDC Universe.
The character was created byJoe Kelly andDoug Mahnke, and first appeared inAction Comics #775 (March 2001).[68]
Within the context of the stories, Coldcast is a member of theElite whoManchester Black recruited prior to the team encounteringSuperman inLibya.[69] After the team's defeat and Black's apparent suicide,Vera Black recruits Coldcast into a team that eventually becomes the Justice League Elite.
Coldcast appears inSuperman vs. The Elite, voiced by Catero Colbert.[70][71]
TheCondiment King is a supervillain who is generally used as comic relief. AlthoughBruce Timm andPaul Dini created Condiment King as a one-off joke character forBatman: The Animated Series,Chuck Dixon andScott Beatty created their own version inBatgirl: Year One #8.
The Condiment King first appeared in theBatman: The Animated Series episode "Make 'Em Laugh" as stand-up comedianBuddy Standler, voiced byStuart Pankin.[72] He was brainwashed by theJoker into becoming Condiment King to ruin his reputation as retaliation for being spurned during a comedy contest the previous year. The character was a throwback to theAdam WestBatman TV series in that he was a whimsical villain and made many condiment-based puns.
Buddy Standler made his comic book debut inDetective Comics #1000. This iteration is shown to have two henchmen named Salt and Pepper.[73]
Mitchell Mayo is a criminal who operates as the Condiment King introduced inBatgirl: Year One. He was seen holding up a bank until he was defeated byBatgirl.[74] He later made an appearance while committing a crime before being defeated by theBlack Canary, the thirdRobin, and theBlue Beetle.[75] While fighting him, Robin observes that the villain is potentially dangerous (if only because his condiment guns could cause anaphylactic shock), but his ludicrous nature prevents the Justice Department from taking him seriously.[76] In the aftermath miniseries of theFinal Crisis storyline, the Condiment King appears onGeneral Immortus' side, having been given acidic vinegar fromProfessor Milo.[77] He is seemingly killed after being betrayed and bludgeoned with his own guns by theHuman Flame.[78]
The Condiment King makes use of variouscondiments (sometimes capable of causinganaphylaxis) as his weapons in his condiment gun. The condiments includemustard,ketchup,tabasco sauce, andvinegar.
Confessor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Confessor is a member of theChurch of Blood and serves as the group's interrogator.[85]
Confessor appeared in thefourth season ofTitans, portrayed byNoah Danby.
Pavlo Stupka was anUkrainian soldier with radioactive powers and functioning as living nuclear reactor, known asCore. He was chosen byMister Bones to participate in a version ofStormwatch.
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Harriet Cooper is the aunt ofDick Grayson in theDC Universe.[86] The character was created byBill Finger andSheldon Moldoff, and first appeared inDetective Comics #328 (June 1964).[87]
Harriet came to live atWayne Manor afterAlfred Pennyworth's death.[88] She involves herself in both Grayson's andBruce Wayne's daily lives and, on occasion, comes close to uncovering their secret identities. When Alfredreturns from the dead, she remains at Wayne Manor at his insistence.[89] Over time, health problems reduce her activities and cause her to eventually leave Gotham City.
Some details from the television series (her last name, her status as a widow) were added to the comic stories inDetective Comics #373 (March 1968).
In September 2011,The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Harriet has appeared in the ongoing seriesGotham Academy.
Aunt Harriet appeared inTiny Titans #33 (December 2010).
Gerald Crane is a character inDC Comics and father ofScarecrow (Jonathan Crane), first appearing inYear One: Batman/Scarecrow, published in July 2005.
Gerald had a brief relationship with Karen Keeny which resulted in the son's birth, but as they were not married, Karen's mother and grandmother raised Jonathan as theirs, not even hiding their contempt for Karen, Gerald and Jonathan. Years later, Gerald moved to Gotham City, married and had two kids, finding a job in construction. His son (as Scarecrow) came back in an attempt to kill him, but was prevented by Batman.[92]
InThe New 52 (a reboot of DC Universe continuity), he appears inBatman (vol. 2) #1, where he is portrayed as a villainous doctor who experimented on his son and locked him in a small dark room. Gerald Crane suffered a heart attack and died, which left his son trapped for days until the police discovered him.[93]
Gerald Crane appears inGotham, portrayed byJulian Sands. This version is a biology professor whose wife died in a fire years prior. He suffered from severepyrophobia and developed a serum in an attempt to cure this fear, leading Jonathan to develop a fear of scarecrows before he was gunned down by Jim Gordon and Harvey Bullock.
Florence "Flo" Crawley is a cousin ofAmanda Waller and member of the support staff of theSuicide Squad.
Flo Crawley appears inThe Suicide Squad, portrayed by Tinashe Kajese. This version is one of Amanda Waller's aides, who ends up knocking her unconscious when disagreeing with sacrificing the eponymous Suicide Squad.
Ned Creegan is a supervillain in DC Comics.
Ned Creegan is a crook who was tipped off by Billy Blabbermouth about valuable jewels that are being used for scientific experiments. He breaks into the house of ascientist named Nevil Long, steals the jewels, and takes them to a fence. The sale is interrupted byBatman andRobin, who battle the two. As Robin takes down the fence, Batman sees that Ned is becoming transparent because of the jewels, leaving him a skeleton. After Robin refers to him asBag O' Bones, Ned defeats Batman and Robin with his electrified touch. Ned then returns to Nevil Long's house and has him determine what is wrong with him. Nevil reveals that he has been experiment with surviving nuclear war. After giving the temporary antidote to Ned, Nevil reveals that his Bag O' Bones form loses a day in his life for every time he is in that form. Agreeing to work with Ned, Nevil sends him out with some antidote pills to test the outcome. As Bag O' Bones is robbing a museum, Batman and Robin attack, where he loses the antidote pills in the scuffle. When he starts to get weaker, Bag O' Bones surrenders and states that the jewels were being experimented on by Nevil Long. Batman and Robin go to confront Nevil. After a scuffle with irradiated animals, Batman and Robin apprehend Nevil and have him give the antidote pills to Bag O' Bones. After he agreed to sell his secrets to the United States government to avoid legal trouble, Nevil is present at Bag O'Bones' trial, where he is sentenced to 20 years in prison. When Bag O' Bones states to Nevil that he will not survive the sentence in his condition, Nevil stated that he would not be in this position if he had not broken into his laboratory in the first place.[94]
Ned Creegan returns with new powers as theCyclotronic Man, where he is hired byTobias Whale of the100 to killBlack Lightning andSuperman. He lures them out by capturingJimmy Olsen.[95] The Cyclotronic Man was defeated by Black Lightning and Superman.[96]
AtGotham State Penitentiary,Warden Brewster informs Ned Creegan that his parole request has been denied. Having become theOne Man Meltdown, he goes into a frenzy and escapes from Gotham City Penitentiary. This causes Warden Brewster to call for Batman. After tying in the thefts for the radioactive items, Batman brings along theOutsiders to help track down the One Man Meltdown. During the fight atS.T.A.R. Labs, the One Man Meltdown takesHalo hostage while using her aura abilities to his advantage. Katana defeats Halo, as it is revealed that Warden Brewster has been experimenting on him. Returning to Gotham State Penitentiary, the Outsiders and the One Man Meltdown prevent Warden Brewster from destroying Ned Creegan's medical records and hand him over to the police. Batman tells the One Man Meltdown that he will be there when his parole request is approved.[97]
Ned Creegan appears in theBlack Lightning episode "The Book of Occupation, Chapter One: Birth of Blackbird", portrayed by Chase Anderson.[98] This version possesses additional disintegration and telekinetic abilities and was part of the same program that gave Commander Carson Williams his powers.
TheCrimson Centipede is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing inWonder Woman #169 (April 1967), he was a powerful entity created byAres to battle the titularWonder Woman. To do so, the Crimson Centipede staged burglaries to fund widespread criminal enterprises to destabilize the world and counter her peaceful influence. Originally resembling a human with multiple limbs, the Crimson Centipede is later reimagined with aninsectoid appearance.[99][100]
The Crimson Centipede makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in theCreature Commandos episode "Cheers to the Tin Man" as an inmate ofBelle Reve Penitentiary.[101]
Able Crown was the leader of the Burnley Town Massive gangs ofGotham City who ended up being double-crossed and killed byRa's al Ghul.
Able Crown appears inThe Penguin, portrayed by Leon Addison Brown. This version worked underOz Cobb before he is killed by his second-in-command.
| First appearance | Teen Titans Special #1 (June2018) |
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| Created by | Adam Glass Bernard Chang Jorge Jiménez |
| Species | Human/Czarnian hybrid |
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Xiomara Rojas was born to an unknown human mother andCzarnian bounty hunterLobo. Mysteriously, she crash-landed in the middle of theBurning Man festival in theBlack Rock Desert wrapped in a sentientchain known as Obelus. Obelus would not allow her to be touched, until she was discovered by the couple David and Lisa Rojas, who would adopt the child. The family wouldhomeschool Xiomara, and would move a lot due to their debts and legal issues.
After seeing a report of Lobo fightingSuperman, she immediately recognized her true father. She confronted her adopted parents, who had previously told her that her birth parents weresuperheroes protecting the universe. She ran away, and after being attacked bywhite supremacists at a gas station, returned to find her mobile home burnt to the ground, with her parents dead and Obelus missing.
She began to fight in illegal rings, where she took the nameCrush. She was then approached byRobin, who invited her to theTeen Titans. She accepted, believing Robin could help her solve her parents' murder.[102]
After the Teen Titans were enrolled as students in the newly formed Titans Academy, Crush quits the team after feeling she has no place in the school.[103][104]
After leaving the Teen Titans, Crush would travel space to hunt for her father's bounty and confront him.[105]
By the events of "Dark Crisis", Crush has seemingly rejoined the Teen Titans.[106]
Crush will appear in the upcoming seriesStarfire!.[107]
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Thomas "Tom" Curry is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father ofAquaman.
Thomas Curry is a lighthouse keeper who fell in love with the AtlanteanAtlanna and fatheredArthur Curry who would grow up to become Aquaman.[108]
In his early life, Curry caught a fierce storm at the sea, and Atlantean Queen Atlanna saved his life. They fell in love, got married, and eventually had a son,Arthur Curry. But Atlanna soon had to return to Atlantis to fulfill her duties as Queen. Thomas was left to raise Arthur alone in seclusion as Atlanna was afraid her enemies would seek to destroy her family.[109]
| First appearance | Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #179 (May2002) |
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| Created by | Phil Jimenez Roy Allan Martinez |
| Species | Cyborg |
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LeTonya Charles was a young woman who had destroyed her body with the drug Tar, but was granted a second chance when her aunt, Sarah Charles, one of the scientists who helped repair Cyborg, saved her with powerful cybernetic implants. Rather than use her newfound gifts for good, LeTonya chose to focus on personal gain asCyborgirl. She became a member of Villainy, Inc., teaming up with several seasoned Wonder Woman villains. She and her teammates tried to overthrow Skartaris, but were stopped by Wonder Woman.[114]
When the government rounded up villains and sent them to the planetSalvation, she handed herself over to the Justice League to avoid being exiled. Soon after, Cyborgirl joined theCyborg Revenge Squad and was one of several such beings to wage an attack against Victor Stone at S.T.A.R. Labs. Stone avoided Cyborgirl's electromagnetic attack, but succeeded in defeating her through sheer force.
Because of the implants that her aunt gave her, Cyborgirl has the same powers as Cyborg. These include superhuman strength, durability, speed, stamina, senses, and energy projection.
TheCyclone Kids are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Amelia "Sisty" Hunkel is the daughter ofMa Hunkel. Mortimer "Dinky" Jibbet is the younger brother ofScribbly Jibbet and Ma Hunkel's neighbor. When Ma operated as Red Tornado, Sisty and Dinky became her sidekicks known as the Cyclone Kids.[116]
Later on in their life, Sisty and Dinky got married and joined up withOld Justice.[117] In addition, they have a niece who operates asCyclone.[118]