Baby Boom is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
She was among the children who were experimented on by Doctor Love while they were still in their mother's womb, causing her to develop the ability to generate accelerate matter and generate explosions with her mind. She becomes a member ofHelix and an enemy ofInfinity, Inc.[1]
TheBad Samaritan (aliasZviad Baazovi) is a reformedanti-villain, and former enemy of theOutsiders who first appeared inThe Outsiders #3 (January 1986). He is a formerSoviet spymaster and eventually becomes the second White Queen's Bishop ofCheckmate.[2] After the fall of theSoviet Union, Baazovi is loyal to his native country ofGeorgia and shows a great deal of distrust for Russia. While working with a RussianWhite Queen andWhite Queen's Knight, Baazovi has shown to be cooperative despite their different political ideologies.
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Balloon Man is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Balloon Man is a size-shifting supervillain of indeterminate origin who fought theMetal Men.[5]
Barrage is the name of a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Phillip Karnowski is a criminal who originally foughtMaggie Sawyer and lost his right arm in the process. While incarcerated at Stryker's Island, he builds high-tech armor and a prosthetic arm. Using his technology, Karnowski attacks the Metropolis Police Department's Special Victims Unit to get revenge on Sawyer before being defeated bySuperman.[6]
Barrage later escapes and joinsMorgan Edge'sSuperman Revenge Squad.[7]
Batman Jones is a Batman expert in theDC Universe.[9]
The character, created by Jack Schiff andBill Finger, first appeared inBatman #108 (June 1957). A rebooted version appears inBattle for the Cowl interviewed byVicki Vale.[10]
Within the context of the stories, his parents were rescued by Batman shortly before Jones was born and they named him "Batman" as thanks. The boy grew up idolizing Batman and tried to become a crimefighter before he began collecting stamps.[11] As an adult, he is an expert on Batman.[10]
Beard Hunter is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Ernest Franklin is a disturbed and closeted gay assassin of bearded men who is hired by the Bearded Gentlemen's Club of Metropolis to kill theChief because he will not sell his beard to them. He cannot grow a beard due to a male hormone deficiency, as stated by his mother when she is visited by the police.[12]
Beast Girl (Kareli) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared inUnstoppable Doom Patrol #1 (May 2023), and was created by writer Dennis Culver and artistChris Burnham.[13][14]
Kareli is a girl whosemetagene activated after she was attacked by coyotes during a hike, giving her an animalistic appearance and the ability to manipulate the emotions of others by affecting theiramygdala. Kareli was rejected by her father, who saw her as a monster, and chased by a group of civilians, who she accidentally enraged with her powers. After being rescued by theDoom Patrol, Kareli was taken in and mentored byNiles Caulder andFlex Mentallo, who taught her to control and utilize her powers. Eventually, she was inducted into the Doom Patrol by theChief, who was impressed with her performance.[15][16]
During theAbsolute Power event, Beast Girl loses her powers after being attacked byAmanda Waller'sAmazo robots.[17] After the Amazos are destroyed and the heroes regain their powers, Beast Girl is accidentally givenZookeeper's ability to transform into animals while retaining her original abilities.[18][19][20][21][22]
Billy Numerous is a character created for theTeen Titans animated series, voiced byJason Marsden.[23] Numerous first appears as a student of theH.I.V.E. Academy who possesses the ability to clone himself. After H.I.V.E. is destroyed duringCyborg's confrontation withBrother Blood, Numerous and most of the other students become freelance villains.
At some point, Numerous joinsJinx's H.I.V.E. Five and theBrotherhood of Evil. When the Brotherhood executes a worldwide strike against the Titans and their allies, Numerous andGizmo are sent to captureKole andGnarrk, but are unsuccessful.Beast Boy and the remaining members of the Titans attack the Brotherhood's headquarters, with Numerous being subdued byKid Flash.
Billy Numerous is introduced into the main comics continuity in the third volume ofCyborg (2023).[24]
Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is aNative Americanshaman in theDC Universe.
The character, created byGerry Conway andPat Broderick, first appeared inThe Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982).[25]
Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is the great-grandfather ofBlack Bison and the last great shaman of the Bison Cult. He resents his great-grandson's disrespect for the cult's traditions. When he is killed by muggers inCentral Park, he binds his spirit to a magical amulet that allows his spirit to influence his great-grandson when worn.[Firestorm 1]
Black Arrow was created byOtto Binder andGeorge Papp, first appearing inAdventure Comics #143 (August 1949). He is a leader of a criminal gang, who creates the identity as part of a robbery scheme to outwit theGreen Arrow.[26]
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Black Beetle is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as enemies ofBlue Beetle and Booster Gold.
An unnamed individual posed as a future version ofBlue Beetle. Black Beetle appears toBooster Gold and offers to help preventMaxwell Lord from killingTed Kord. They succeed, but their efforts create an alternate timeline where Lord'sOMAC army have taken over the world.[27] Kord sacrifices himself to return to the past and restore the timeline.[28][29]
Black Beetle later returns and manipulates the timeline, leading toDick Grayson's death.[30] He steals a Scarab fromTrigon, becomes theScarlet Scarab, and battlesJaime Reyes. Jaime allows him to escape due to being busy with his sisterMilagro Reyes.[31][32]
InTime Masters: Vanishing Point, Black Beetle attempts to stealWaverider's power before being defeated by theTime Masters and forced to flee.[33]
Hector is the brother of Nadia, a technician and ally of Jaime. After Nadia is killed by the Khaji Da Revolutionary Army, a group ofReach Infiltrators, Hector bonds with Reach technology in order to be an enemy.[34][35]
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Black Bison is the name of twosupervillains in theDC Universe.
The character, created byGerry Conway andPat Broderick, first appeared inThe Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982).[25]
Black-Cloud-In-Morning is aNative American who was raised in the modern world and legally renamed himselfJohn Ravenhair. After being possessed by his ancestor, Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky, Ravenhair sets about avenging the wrongs committed against the Native American people.[38][Firestorm 1] When removed from Bison's spirit, he occasionally acts for good, but is frequently a threat toFirestorm.[39]
During theDay of Vengeance event, Black Bison is killed by theSpectre during his crusade against magic.[40] He is temporarily resurrected as aBlack Lantern during theBlackest Night event and permanently resurrected followingThe New 52 continuity reboot.[41]
Black Bison is armed with acoup-stick that allows him to bring inanimate objects to life and manipulate weather. He is also trained in martial arts.
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Vera Black, also known asSister Superior, is a British psionic cyborg in theDC Universe.
The character, created byJoe Kelly andDoug Mahnke, first appeared inJLA #100 (August 2004).[44] The storyline set up the limited seriesJustice League Elite which consisted of 12 issues published between 2004 and 2005.
Vera Black is the sister ofManchester Black. As children, their parents would often fight and Manchester would take her out to play to avoid them. As his idea of "play" became killing sprees, Vera's perspective became twisted. When her brother dies after attempting to destroySuperman, she has her damaged arms replaced with malleable cybernetic prostheses, initially contemplating revenge on Superman before she decides to be better than her brother.
Her new abilities result in her leading the remnants of theElite and tacitly working with theJustice League. This leads to the League, encouraged by theFlash, asking her to lead a new team with the intention that she will handle black ops missions that the League cannot due to what they represent to the public, primarily involving hunting down and eliminating metahuman threats before they go public. Starting withColdcast andMenagerie, she adds Flash,Manitou Raven,Major Disaster,Green Arrow, andKasumi to the team. She also enlists Naif al-Sheikh to keep the team in check and serve as a liaison to the governments of the world.
Vera's cybernetic arms can transform into various melee, projectile and beam weapons. They also incorporate camouflage technology relying on optics, as well as altering sense perception in others.
Blackbriar Thorn is an ancient druid and the last survivor of his sect who can manipulate and transform into plants. After resurfacing in the present, Thorn becomes an enemy of theJustice Society. InCrisis on Infinite Earths, he assists the heroes in battling theAnti-Monitor's Shadow Demons.[47]
Thorn has exhibited a plethora of abilities, including manipulation of the weather, extensive control over vegetation, regeneration, and the creation of illusions. Thorn can increase his strength via physical contact with the earth.
Blackguard is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Richard Hertz is a man who works for the1,000, serving as their enforcer under the codename Blackguard. When the 1,000 tried to kill Blackguard in their mission to killBooster Gold, Blackguard was saved by Booster Gold.[49]
InUnderworld Unleashed, Blackguard gives his soul toNeron in exchange for super-strength, enhanced intellect, and special equipment.[50] He joinsCheetah andEarthworm in attacking the Warriors bar.[51]
In both the original andDC Rebirth continuities, Blackguard is killed while serving in theSuicide Squad.[52]
Blackguard appears inThe Suicide Squad, portrayed byPete Davidson.[53] This version is recruited into the eponymous team for a mission inCorto Maltese, but betrays the group by warning the military of their arrival. When he tries to surrender upon making landfall, he is shot and killed.
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Blackout (Farooq) is ametahuman who can harness electricity. He makes his first appearance inFlashpoint (vol. 2) #1 (July 2011). In the alternate timeline created by the events ofFlashpoint, Blackout is recruited byCyborg to help end theAmazon-Atlantean war, which has devastated Europe and killed millions of people.
Another new recruit, theOutsider, revealed during a meeting withBatman that he had been hunting Blackout so he could use his abilities to power India. This manhunt resulted in the loss of Blackout's girlfriend and his departure from school. Blackout has since voiced his reluctance to be part of the same team with his worst enemy.
Farooq Gibran / Blackout appears inThe Flash episode "Power Outage", portrayed byMichael Reventar.[54] This version acquired his abilities after being electrocuted amidst the explosion ofS.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator and sought revenge against the head of S.T.A.R. Labs,Harrison Wells. In pursuit of this goal, Farooq is confronted by theFlash, who eventually overcharges and kills him.
Blackrock is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. Blackrock is a recurring enemy ofSuperman first appearing inAction Comics #458 (April 1976).[55]
Peter Silverstone is a doctor who creates Blackrock to increase ratings for the United Broadcasting television network. He eventually becomes Blackrock himself, using a special gem to manipulate electric energy.[56][57]
After Silverstone is defeated,Alexander Luthor Jr. retrieves the Blackrock and gives it to South American drug smuggler and revolutionaryLucia.[58]
Batman later obtains the Blackrock and uses it to stopDespero. Afterward, Superman forces Blackrock to leave Superman by threatening to kill it.
InThe New 52 continuity reboot, Blackrock isBradley Glenn, an ex-con who is hired to star in thereality television seriesBadass Nation.[59][60]
The Lucia incarnation of Blackrock appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[3]
Blackwing (Charles "Charlie" Bullock) is asuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He was created byPaul Levitz,Joe Staton, andJoey Cavalieri.
The character was chronologically introduced inAdventure Comics #464 (April 1979), but was unnamed in that comic. He was, however, named in his next appearance inWonder Woman #281 (April 1981) and later, became Blackwing inWonder Woman #297 (August 1982). Also, worth to note, the original story inAdventure Comics was intended forAll Star Comics #75. Charlie was drawn as a teen in that story, but his next appearance (only three years later) depicts him as a young adult who graduated from law school.
In his mid-teens, Charles Bullock was searching for a direction in life. The teenager found it after he helped fight off street punks alongsideWildcat and was invited to join him at his gym. Charlie attended law school and later became a junior partner and top-notch researcher to the law firm called Cranston, Grayson and Wayne. When a criminal named Karnage broke into the office looking for his boss Arthur Cranston, this, and another event, led him to become the costumed hero Blackwing. Although his first outing as a crime fighter proved unsuccessful when he was captured by the costumed villain Boa's gang, Blackwing managed to contribute in freeing theHuntress from Boa's giant snake and recorded some evidence that was used to put the mastermind and his men away.
Since then, Blackwing has never appeared again in any other published story.
Blitzkrieg is a character appearing in American comic books related to DC Comics. The character was created byGeoff Johns andDale Eaglesham and first appeared inJustice Society of America (vol. 3) #2 (March 2007) asBaroness Blitzkrieg. An apparent descendant ofBaron Blitzkrieg, she is a speedster, member of the Fourth Reich, and enemy of theJustice Society of America.[61][62][63]
Additionally, two alternative equivalents of the character appear as inhabitants ofEarth-10:
Two characters inspired by Blitzkrieg appear in media set in theArrowverse:
Block is a youngMaori woman living in Melbourne, Australia, who was once inexplicably struck by lightning and survived the incident. Unknown to her, this similar event had happened to many other individuals throughout time and was caused by the Speed Force.
Block joins a side show attraction in a carnival, exploiting her ability to manipulate her own density. Later, she joinsZoom's Acolytes.[volume & issue needed]
Being imbued with the Speed Force, Block has the unique ability to slow down her atoms. In doing this, they become denser than steel and grant her invulnerability, super-strength and immobility. She can possibly slow down other speedsters, if not other people as well, through physical touch, as she stopped the Top's ability to spin and was able to hold Zoom in place in a headlock. After training centuries with Zoom, she is a deadly fighter.
Vanessa Jansen / Block appears inThe Flash episode "Blocked", portrayed byErin Cummings.[68] This version was a weapons dealer who worked for the East Street Skulls gang until she was betrayed and sent toIron Heights Penitentiary for four years. After becoming ametahuman with the ability to create boxes of dense air and getting out of Iron Heights, both by unknown means, she seeks revenge on her former gang until she is stopped by theFlash andXS. Before the heroes can re-incarcerate Jansen, she is attacked and mortally wounded byCicada. XS rushes her to the hospital, but Jansen dies of her injuries off-screen.
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Bloodwork (Ramsey Rosso) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by Joshua Williamson, Paul Pelletier, andHoward Porter, first appeared inThe Flash (vol. 5) #28 (October 2017). An enemy ofBarry Allen / Flash, he possesses the metahuman ability to manipulate blood, which he gave himself in an attempt to cure hishemophilia.
Bloodwork appears in thesixth andninth seasons ofThe Flash, portrayed bySendhil Ramamurthy.[69]
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Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Mackenzie Bock was a detective in theGotham City Police Department.[70]
Mackenzie Bock appears in media set inThe Batman franchise, portrayed byCon O'Neill. This version is the Gotham City Police Department'schief of police. He first appears in the filmThe Batman (2022) and makes subsequent appearances in the spin-off miniseriesThe Penguin (2024).[71]
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Bolphunga is an extraterrestrial bounty hunter in theDC Universe.
The character, created byAlan Moore andDave Gibbons, first appeared inGreen Lantern (vol. 2) #188 (May 1985).[72]
Bolphunga has a love of destruction and plots to make a name for himself by challenging the most feared and mysterious beings in creation, fixating onGreen Lanterns. This has led to his defeat byMogo,[GL 1]Kilowog,[GL 2] andGuy Gardner.[GL 3]
Bolphunga appears inGreen Lantern: Emerald Knights, voiced byRoddy Piper.[73]
Boom is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The first Boom is a rock-skinned alien who was previously locked into combat with another alien of his species named Thoom. They were recruited into the Poglachian Green Lantern Corps as part of a plot by theWeaponers of Qward to discredit the real Green Lantern Corps.[74]
The New Golden Age reveals thatJay Garrick andJoan Garrick had a daughter,Judy Garrick, who inherited her father's superhuman speed and served as his sidekick before being kidnapped by theTime Masters and Childminder.[75] Following their defeat, Boom is transported to the present day, with Judy regaining her memories of her.[76]
Sy Borgman is a retired scooter-bound U.S. agent with cybernetic enhancements and an ally ofHarley Quinn. He first appeared inHarley Quinn (vol. 2) #2 (March 2014) as part ofThe New 52.[77][78]
Sy Borgman appears inHarley Quinn, voiced byJason Alexander.[79][80] This version is a cyborg landlord, formerCIAfixer, and member ofHarley Quinn's crew. Additionally, he has a scientist sister named Mirielle, who was transformed into an octopus hybrid while trying to fuse a monkey and octopus to assist him in the field.
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Bouncer is an enemy ofBatman who constructed a special suit out ofalloy that gave him enhanced bouncing abilities. In their first encounter, he shot and killed Batman, who is replaced by the Batman of Earth-Two.[81]
He later returned as ahenchman for the Monarch of Menace. When Batman was missing, the Monarch of Menace hired various Batman villains to commit crimes for him, including the Bouncer, however he was once again defeated when Batman returned.[82]
Bouncer makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in theBatman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Joker: The Vile and the Villainous!".
Bounder is a Cairnian police officer who joined theVril Dox and hisR.E.B.E.L.S. team, to escape his corrupt world dedicated to galactical production of drugs.
Brainiac 3 (Lyrl Dox) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is aColuan who is the son of Brainiac 2 (Vril Dox) and the Gryxian Stealth. Lyrl was born after Stealth went intoheat andraped Vril Dox before killing him.[83][84] Stealth becomes pregnant with Dox's child and gives birth in isolation on another planet, afraid of Dox's influence.[85]
Even as a child, Lyrl demonstrates an advanced twelfth-level intelligence, leading his father to promote him to a senior position withinL.E.G.I.O.N.[86] However, Lyrl takes over L.E.G.I.O.N. utilizing his father's charisma program to brainwash the organization's members.[87] Dox later gives Lyrl drugs that suppress his intelligence, making it average.[88] During theBlackest Night event,Starro restores Lyrl's intelligence and exploits his abilities for his own use.[89]
Brainiac 3 appears inLegion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced byZeno Robinson.[90][91] This version is a clone of Brainiac and member of theDark Circle who was created to steal the Miracle Machine. After his failure to do so, Brainiac fuses him into himself beforeBrainiac 5 manipulates Brainiac 3 and his fellow clones into fighting and killing one another from the inside.
Breathtaker is a name of two supervillains appearing in DC Universe.
The first Breathtaker is an unnamed assassin and the leader of theAssassination Bureau. He first appeared inFirestorm (vol. 2) #29 (November 1984), and was created byJoey Cavalieri andRafael Kayanan.
Ostracized throughout his adolescence for being an albino dwarf, Breathtaker constructed a powerful exoskeleton and formed the Assassination Bureau.[92]
The second Breathtaker is an unnamed female assassin who first appeared inTitans #21 (November 2000), and was created byJay Faerber andPaul Pelletier. She is a metahuman who can manipulate air, enabling her to drain it from others' lungs.[93][94] Breathtaker is later killed byCrispus Allen as theSpectre.[95]
Anthony "Tough Tony" Bressi was a mid-level mob boss inGotham City, who was able to maintain his operations following the appearance ofBatman, until he was ousted byBane.
Anthony Bressi was intended to appear inBatgirl, portrayed byJacob Scipio, prior to its cancellation.[96]
Brother Night (Eldon Peck) is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writerPaul Dini and artistStéphane Roux, and first appearing inZatanna (vol. 2) #1 (July 2010), the character is aSan Francisco-based sorcerer and enemy ofZatanna who bargained with evil spirits to gain extended life in exchange for serving them. Zatanna defeats him by forcing him to renounce his powers, leading him to be tortured by the spirits for breaking his bargain with them.[97]
Brother Night appears inJustice League Action, voiced by Dan Donohue.[98] This version is the owner of anightclub that is primarily frequented by demons and offers power to those who desire it.
Crystal Brown is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Crystal Brown is a nurse who is the ex-wife ofArthur Brown and the mother ofStephanie Brown, and struggles with pain pill addiction.[99]
Crystal Brown appears in theGotham Knights episode "Daddy Issues", portrayed bySunny Mabrey.[100]
Bruno is aNeo-Nazi criminal and gang leader operating in Gotham City who possesses distinctiveswastika tattoos. Created byFrank Miller, she first appeared inThe Dark Knight Returns #3 (August 1986).
Bruno appears inBatman: The Dark Knight Returns, voiced byTress MacNeille.
Brutale (Guillermo Barrera) is a supervillain who first appeared inNightwing (vol. 2) #22. He was created byChuck Dixon andScott McDaniel.
Brutale is an expert with all forms of knives and blades, utilizing a variety of scalpels, throwing knives, and other blades.[101]
Bug is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The first Bug is a criminal who wears a helmet that enables him to control insects and rides around in a spider-like vehicle.[102]
Bernard Bonner is an electrokinetic supervillain in an insect-like suit who is the brother of Blythe Bonner / Byte. Byte is able to interface with technology, while Bug is able to transform into living electricity.[103][104]
During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Bug and Byte appear as members ofAlexander Luthor Jr.'sSecret Society of Super Villains.[105]
This Bug is an insect-themed henchman ofWhite Rabbit.[106]
This version of Bug is a member of the Maximums, who were created byJoker using the powers ofMister Mxyzptlk. He is a pastiche ofSpider-Man.[107]
The Bernard Bonner incarnation of Bug appears inThe Flash episode "Godspeed", portrayed by an uncredited actor.
Byte is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Blythe Bonner is an electrokinetic supervillain and the sister ofBernard Bonner. Byte is able to interface with technology, while Bug is able to transform into living electricity. They try to target a friend ofMartin Stein, only to be defeated byFirestorm.[104][103]
During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Bug and Byte appear as members ofAlexander Luthor Jr.'sSecret Society of Super Villains.[105]
InThe New 52 continuity reboot, Blythe Bonner is a classmate ofJason Rusch.[108]
Byte appears inThe Flash episode "Godspeed", portrayed by an uncredited actress.
Byth Rok is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published by DC Comics, and who is commonly known as a recurring enemy of theSilver AgeHawkman (Katar Hol). He is a scientist who stole a pill from theThanagarian scientist Krotan, gaining shapeshifting abilities.[109]
In theHawkworld miniseries, Byth is a corrupt Wingman commander and Katar Hol's superior. He manipulated a drug-induced Katar into killing his father, aiding his rise to power.[110] Now Administrator of Protection, he gains his shapeshifting powers from a new drug called Krotan. Katar Hol, with the help of Shayera Thal, uncovers his schemes but Byth escapes arrest.[111] He flees to Earth and runs criminal operations inChicago, during which he suppliedCarl Sands with a shadow generator.[112] He is later captured and returned to Thanagar.[113][114]
InThe New 52 continuity reboot, Byth createsUltra the Multi-Alien by combining the DNA of several alien prisoners.[115]
Bug and Byte, teens Barney and Blythe Bonner, became enemies of Firestorm in 1984 when an accident that should have electrocuted them instead gave them superpowers: Bug interfaces with computers, while Byte becomes living electricity.