Philo Zeiss is a mercenary, contract killer and bodyguard, sursurgically enhanced to augment his speed and reflexes, and equipped with vision-enhancing goggles and extensive martial arts training. He was brought up to Gotham by the Sicilian Mafia, where he fought Batman to a standstill and nearly kills Catwoman.
Zodiac Master is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The masked villain known as the Zodiac Master makes his presence known in Gotham by predicting a succession of disasters, all of which he has secretly orchestrated. Having cemented his reputation, he starts offering odds on the relative success or failure for the plans of various criminals, all in exchange for 25% of the take.[1]
| First appearance | The Flash (vol. 2) #197 (June2003) |
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| Created by | Geoff Johns andScott Kolins |
Ashley Zolomon is a character appearing inDC Comics. She made her first appearance inThe Flash (vol. 2) #197 (June 2003) and was created byGeoff Johns andScott Kolins. She is the estranged wife ofHunter Zolomon / Zoom. Ashley worked with theF.B.I. when she met Hunter and they married. The two specializing in apprehending low-level costumed criminals until Hunter inadvertently caused the death of Ashley'sfather by mistakenly believing that thecriminal they were after was incapable of using a gun, causing their estrangement.[2] Ashley replaced her ex-husband as a profiler inKeystone City's police department and attempted to communicate with Zoom. When Ashley was hospitalized after a car accident, Zoom returned out of concern for her.[3] Zoom is still attached emotionally to Ashley.[4]
An alternate universe variant of Ashley Zolomon appears inThe Flash episode "Versus Zoom", portrayed by Tatyana Forrest. This version is Hunter Zolomon's mother who was murdered by her husband, which led to their son turning into Zoom.
| First appearance | Firestorm the Nuclear Man #69 (March1988) |
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| Created by | John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, near invulnerability, energy discharge, long, sharp claws and fangs |
| Aliases | Matvei Rodor |
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TheZuggernaut is asupervillain and symbiotic alien life form in theDC Universe.
The character, created byJohn Ostrander and Joe Brozowski, first appeared inFirestorm the Nuclear Man #69 (March 1988).[5]
Within the context of the stories, the Zuggernaut crashes to Earth as a meteorite in Russia. It was found by, and bonded to,Matvei Rodor, a black marketeer. Rodor is in conflict with a corruptMoscow prosecutor named Soliony and agrees to the Zuggernaut's offer of help in exchange for being its host.
Returning to Moscow, they attack Soliony, who has been interrogatingMikhail Arkadin. Arkadin summonsFirestorm and escapes the jail to find the Zuggernaut threatening Soliony. The Zuggernaut is driven off when Firestorm burns impressions of his hand into their chest.[6]
The Zuggernaut reappears a short time later and allows itself to be captured in order to get to Soliony. Again Firestorm intervenes, creating discord for both the alien and its host.[7] Their fight with Firestorm is interrupted by Stalnoivolk, allowing Rodor to override the Zuggernaut's desire to fight Firestorm and chase after Soliony. They, in turn, are delayed by the Russian super-teamSoyuz, allowing Firestorm to catch up and stop them. This results in Rodor being killed and the Zuggernaut withdrawing to find a new host.[8]
Der Zyklon is a fictional DC Comics character created by Roy Thomas and first appeared inAll-Star Squadron #45 (May 1985).
As noted in that issue, the wordzyklon is German forcyclone. Zyklon was given the power to move at superhuman speeds by scientists of theThird Reich, and assistedBaron Blitzkrieg, in stealing theLiberty Bell. Their plans were thwarted byJohnny Quick,Liberty Belle,Hawkgirl, and theFlash, members of theAll-Star Squadron.[9]