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Fadeaway Man is the name of several characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. Fadeaway Man was created by writerLen Wein and artistRich Buckler, and first appeared inDetective Comics #479 (1978).
Anton Lamont is a professor and member of theSecret Society of Super Villains who wields the Cloak of Cagliostro which enables him to become invisible and intangible.
Leo Lamont is the grandson of Anton Lamont.
Failsafe was created by writerChip Zdarsky and artist Jorge Jiménez, and first appeared inBatman (vol. 3) #125 (September 2022).
Failsafe is an android who Batman created to stop him should he ever go rogue. He is kept in theBatcave for years until thePenguin frames Batman for murder. Believing Batman to have turned evil, Failsafe battles him and is temporarily possessed by Batman'sZur-En-Arrh persona who transforms his body to resemble Batman.[1][2] It was revealed that Failsafecloned Bruce Wayne so that it can serve as his Robin of Zur-En-Arrh and was programmed to rapidly age if the Bruce Wayne clone turns against it.[3]
InAbsolute Power, Failsafe allies withAmanda Waller to drain the powers of Earth'smetahumans before being killed when the heroes depower him and Waller'sAmazo army.[4][5][6]
Luca Falcone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Luca Falcone wasCarmine Falcone's cousin who was killed by theRed Hood Gang beforeBatman appeared for the first time inGotham City.[7]
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Fallout is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most prominent isNeil Borman, a supervillain and enemy of theFlash who gained his powers from a nuclear accident. After accidentally killing his family, he was imprisoned inIron Heights Penitentiary and used as a power source for the facility. Fallout was created by writerGeoff Johns and artistEthan Van Sciver, and first appeared inThe Flash: Iron Heights (October 2001).
Neil Borman / Fallout appears in thefourth season ofThe Flash, portrayed by Ryan Alexander McDonald.[8] This version gained radioactive powers after theThinker tricked theFlash into exposing the former todark matter. Due to his uncontrollable powers, Team Flash bring Borman toA.R.G.U.S. custody, but the Thinker kidnaps and turns him into a sacrificial power source for his "Enlightenment" satellite.
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False Face is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.[9]
The concept and first character, created byMort Weisinger andCreig Flessel, first appeared inLeading Comics #2 (spring 1942) using the name "Falseface".[10] The name was later adjusted to "False Face" mirroring minor characters introduced byFawcett Comics andTimely Comics.
Variations of the character have been introduced inBatman #113 (February 1958) andBirds of Prey #112 (January 2008). In all instances, the character is only identified as "False-Face" or by an alias while in disguise.
The first version seen was among the five small-time criminals hired by organizer Black Star. Along with his colleagues Captain Bigg, Hopper,Brain and Rattler, he staged a robbery at a city bank by disguising himself as a construction worker. False-Face drilled through a water main and used the pressurised escaping water to blast a hole into the bank. After he and his friends robbed the bank, they used a paddy wagon as their getaway vehicle while disguised as police officers. Under the orders of Black Star, False-Face was sent to New Orleans to rob riches from those sponsoring the Mardi Gras event. He and his henchmen disguised themselves as a Clown Krewe and insinuated themselves onto a parade float. This managed to attract the attention ofShining Knight who was in the area at the time. False-Face escaped, but his henchmen were apprehended. He then attempted to steal the Star Sapphire Gem from Mardi Gras organizer J.J. Ennis. To do this, False-Face disguised himself as a police detective and infiltrated Ennis' house. He once again fought against the Shining Knight, and briefly subdued him, but the Shining Knight escaped from False-Face's trap and defeated him. False-Face was then arrested by the police. At this point, it was discovered that the unpleasant face he usually presented was not false at all.[Comics 1] Much later, he confronts theStar-Spangled Kid.[Comics 2]
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A different version dies in a confrontation withCaptain Marvel, Jr.[Comics 3] While not the same character as created for DC, the publisher would later license and eventually purchase the characters and stories that Fawcett published. The material would be assigned to "Earth-S" within the continuity of the DC Universe.
The late 1950s version of the character, created by an uncredited writer andSheldon Moldoff, appeared once inBatman #113.[11]
Little is known of the Caped Crusaders' first meeting with the villain, but on their second chance encounter they found that he had impersonated a wealthy uranium tycoon named P.S. Smithington. As Smithington, False-Face robbed a Gotham City jewelry store, framing the true Smithington for the crime. Batman managed to rescue the actual Smithington, but was unable to recover the stolen jewels. At police headquarters,Commissioner James Gordon supplied Batman and Robin with information about the case and the two gave chase. This time, False-Face kidnapped rock star Wally Weskit during a charity benefit concert and concealed him in an elevator shaft. As False-Face assumed the form of Wally Weskit, his henchman Pebbles attempted to make off with the charity proceeds. Batman and Robin managed to prevent this, but False-Face and his gang escaped. The third time that False-Face struck, he impersonated a safari hunter named Arthur Crandall to get into the Gotham City's Explorer Club. While attempting to steal the club's Golden Tiger Trophy, Batman and Robin arrived and were on his heels again. He lured Batman towards a large water tank and managed to temporarily trap him, but the Dark Knight detective succeeded in outsmarting False Face and his men, apprehending the entire group in the process. False Face was taken to prison and subsequently retired.[Batman 1]
| First appearance | Birds of Prey #112 (January2008) |
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The late 2000s version of the character, created byTony Bedard and David Cole, first appeared inBirds of Prey #112 (January 2008).[12]
She and White Star targetedLady Blackhawk so that False-Face can take her place inBarbara Gordon's organization. Zinda managed to elude them with the help of her taxi driver Mahoud.[Batman 2]
Fast Track (Meena Dhawan) is a fictional character inDC Comics. Created by Joshua Williamson, Paul Pelletier andHoward Porter, she first appeared inThe Flash (vol. 5) #3 (September 2016), as Fast Track inThe Flash (vol. 5) #5 (October 2016), and as theNegative Flash inThe Flash (vol. 5) #35 (January 2018).
Dhawan is the director ofS.T.A.R. Labs' Central City branch which is involved in training speedsters, such as Avery Ho andAce West, and additionally possesses speedster abilities herself due to aSpeed Force storm inCentral City. She briefly datedBarry Allen while having encounters withJoseph Carver ofBlack Hole before being seemingly killed byGodspeed.[15]
However, Dhawan returns as the Negative Flash after being revived and powered by the Negative Speed Force and brainwashed byGorilla Grodd, fighting Allen and Kid Flash.[16] Dhawan helped generate the Negative Speed Force storm as Black Hole's enforcer before being freed by Allen, helping restore Central City back to normal, and willingly surrendering herself toIron Heights Penitentiary.[17]
Fast Track is among the speedsters that help to fight theReverse-Flash and the Legion of Zoom.[18]
Meena Dhawan / Fast Track appears in theeighth season ofThe Flash, portrayed byKausar Mohammed.[19] This version is the CEO of Fast Track Laboratories who is in love withEobard Thawne's amnesiac time remnant. The two create the Biometric Lightning Oscillation Chamber (BLOC) to grant her super-speed, though the device unintentionally connects her to the Negative Speed Force before Thawne andBarry Allen save her. Dhawan later helps Allen and Team Flash fight the Negative Forces.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Outsiders (vol. 2) #16 (March 1995) |
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| Species | Homo magi |
| Team affiliations | Kobra Cult Strikeforce Kobra |
| Notable aliases | Faust |
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Fauna Faust, commonly known asFauna, is asupervillain published by DC Comics and debuted in the 1993Outsiders series. She is the daughter ofFelix Faust and younger sibling ofSebastian Faust. Like her brother, she suffered abuse from Felix and also had her soul sold, only gaining power to influence animals and the power to use magic without demonic assistance. She is also openly alesbian.
She would become a member of Kobra Cult's elite strike force, theStrike Force Kobra and secretly work alongside her father as an enemy of both her brother and the second incarnation of the Outsiders superhero team while also being a secret confidante her father. During her time within Strikeforce Kobra, she entered a relationship with fellow supervillain, the fourthSyonide. She would meet her brother once more and the Outsiders and battles the team, losing her lover afterEradicator kills her. She is then called forth by her father and punished due to blowing her role as a surprise weapon against the Outsiders. She later assist her father in battling the Outsider though Felix is defeated and Fauna is free from the influences of her father.
Eventually, the character would reappear in DC Universe series,Raven: Daughter of Darkness. This version is a thief who is later killed by the Shadow Riders.[20]
| First appearance | Showcase #2 (October 1959) |
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| Created by | John Broome andGil Kane |
Carl Ferris is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He is the founder of Ferris Aircraft, anaerospace/defense manufacturer based out ofCoast City. One of his best pilots, Martin Jordan (the father ofHal Jordan), was killed in an accident, which caused him great guilt. He is the fatherCarol Ferris who took over the company after he retired.[21]
Carl Ferris appears inGreen Lantern, portrayed byJay O. Sanders.
Fever is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Shyleen Lao was aChinese American member of the corporatizedDoom Patrol formed by eccentric millionaire Thayer Jost.[22] Even after the team disbanded, Shyleen remained slightly active in the superhero community.[23] She, and several of her DP teammates, attended the mass for fallen and missing superheroes in the six part limitedInfinite Crisis series. Then current members of Doom Patrol, Vortext, Nudge, and the ape-like Grunt, also appear on panel, standing near Shyleen and her friends. Shyleen's portrait is currently hung in Dayton Manor in remembrance of former Doom Patrol members.
Fever is later seen in a holding cell next toMiss Martian andKid Devil as one of the brainwashed captives of theDark Side Club. Miss Martian attempts to break her out, but Shyleen has already been brainwashed into loyalty.[24]
InTerror Titans #1, Fever is put into a match with theRavager before being killed by an operative of theDark Side Club.[25]
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Milton Fine is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Milton Fine is a circus performer with psychic abilities who was possessed byBrainiac.[27]
| First appearance | The Fury of Firestorm #1 (June1982) |
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| Created by | Gerry Conway andPat Broderick |
| Teams | Justice League |
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| Aliases | Lorraine Reilly;Firestorm |
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Firehawk is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Lorraine Reilly, created byGerry Conway andPat Broderick, first appeared inThe Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982). She is the daughter of United States Senator Walter Reilly who was kidnapped byMultiplex and subjected to experiments designed to recreate the accident that created him andFirestorm.[31] Dubbed Firehawk, she is used as a pawn against Firestorm before eventually befriending him. Later stories have her retiring from superheroics,[32] then entering politics and becoming a U.S. Senator. The Raymonds and Firestorm re-enter her life when Ronnie's father Ed asks her to investigateJason Rusch, the new Firestorm, during which she temporarily becomes his partner in the Firestorm Matrix.
A second version of Firehawk later appears as the Firestorm of France.[33]
The Lorraine Reilly incarnation of Firehawk appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[26]
Fisherman is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Kurt Hartmann is afisherman-themed criminal and an enemy ofDoctor Mid-Nite.[34]
The Fisherman's real identity has never been revealed. The character'smodus operandi is mainly involved with stealing and selling technology.[35]
The concept and first character, created byJoe Greene and Stan Aschmeier, first appeared inAll-American Comics #69 (November–December 1945) as a single-use thief in theDoctor Mid-Nite strip.[36] The name was reused for a single appearance character inBlackhawk #163 (August 1961),[37] and later for a character that became a recurring opponent ofAquaman.[38] Within the context of the stories, this latter Fisherman is originally presented as an international criminal specializing in the theft of rare objects and scientific inventions. He utilizes a high tech pressure suit, collapsible fishing rod, and gimmick "lures" in his crimes. While his identity is never revealed, enough is known about him for theGotham City coroner to state that a man wearing a copy of his equipment that is killed in Gotham is not the same person who faced Aquaman.[39]
In his first encounter with Aquaman, the Fisherman uses an explosive lure on Aquaman, almost killing him, but Aquaman escapes on ablue whale.[40] The Fisherman returns many times to fight Aquaman, as well asBlue Devil.[41] The Fisherman confronts the canineGreen LanternG'nort.[42] He appears in "Roulette"'s gladiatorial gamehouse.[43]
The Fisherman is one of the many supervillains to take advantage of the "villain-friendly" atmosphere of the fictional country of Zandia. He becomes involved in a large confrontation when the team of Young Justice leads a superpowered army against the country for various reasons.[44]
InInfinite Crisis #1 (2005), the Fisherman, along with theRiddler, theBody Doubles,the Scavenger, Red Panzer andMurmur attack Gotham police officers in Cathedral Square.
The attack is elaborated upon in the seriesGotham Central. After a magical accident devastates Gotham, the villain goes on a rampage. Over the prone forms of other officers, the Fisherman confrontsRenee Montoya andCrispus Allen. While strangling Allen, the Fisherman is shot dead by Detectives Marcus Driver and Josie MacDonald; Allen and Montoya survive. During an autopsy it is revealed that the dead man is not the original villain of that name.[45]
A new, more deadly version of the villain appears inAquaman: Sword of Atlantis #48-49 (2007), written byKurt Busiek. The Fisherman's helmet is revealed to be a xenoform parasite, aLovecraftian alien that attaches itself to every incarnation of the Fisherman and uses telepathy to instill fear in its victims.[23]
Arnold John Flass is a corrupt police detective in Gotham who appeared inBatman #404 (February 1987).[48]
Then-Lieutenant Jim Gordon's partner upon his arrival in Gotham, Detective Arnold is in the pockets of drug dealer Jefferson Skeevers, crime bossCarmine Falcone and corrupt CommissionerGillian B. Loeb. He is apparently murdered by the Hangman killer,[49] but had previously appeared in a story set years after the Hangman killings.[50]
Fog is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Nebel is a German operative who was given powers by the Nazis and fought theAll-Star Squadron.[52]
Byron Shelley was a member of theBrotherhood of Dada who gained the ability to turn into a psychedelic death cloud capable of absorbing people, becoming known as theFog. The people he absorbed could still communicate, and the voices started to drive him mad. After he absorbedDoom Patrol memberCrazy Jane, she and her multiple personalities traumatized the people inside him and the Fog vomited her out.
He was apparently named after poetsLord Byron andPercy Bysshe Shelley.
A third incarnation of Fog is introduced inThe New Golden Age seriesWesley Dodds: The Sandman. He is an unidentified criminal who wields a corrupted version ofWesley Dodds' attire and sleeping gas.[53]
After being presumed dead in battle with Dodds, Fog resurfaces in the present as a member of theInjustice Society.[54]
Folded Man is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The Folded Man was onceEdwin Gauss, a physics student atM.I.T. looking to resolveAlbert Einstein'sUnified field theory. In doing so, he created an exoskeleton that allows him to travel across dimensions.[55]
An irate Bridges, who considers the exoskeleton Gauss developed (using Bridges' software) to be his own property, pursues Gauss to claim the technology for himself. Gauss reinvents himself as a costumed criminal named "the Folded Man". His new criminal career brings him into conflict withWally West, the thirdFlash, although he has so far escaped capture.[55]
InInfinite Crisis, Folded Man joinsAlexander Luthor Jr.'sSecret Society of Super Villains.[56]
In 1883, a South African thief named Xolani becomes a conduit of the Speed Force, gaining the ability to distort his body and teleport by manipulating space-time. His abilities later transport him to the present day, where he battles theFlash.[57]
TheForces of Nature are cosmic beings withinDC Comics.
TheSpeed Force, first appeared inThe Flash (vol. 2) #91 (June 1994) and was created byMark Waid, is anextradimensional energy source based around velocity and movement and the power source for all speedsters.[59]
TheNegative Speed Force was created byEobard Thawne to manipulate time as the Reverse-Flash albeit with disastrous results and has been utilized byFast Track.[60][61][62]
TheForever Force has the power to manipulate time, whichHunter Zolomon used to control the flow of time while appearing as the speedster Zoom.[63]
The Forces of Nature appear inThe Flash (2014).
| First appearance | The Flash (vol. 2) #197 (June2003) |
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| Created by | Geoff Johns andScott Kolins |
Derek Fox is a character appearing inDC Comics. He first appeared inThe Flash (vol. 2) #197 (June 2003) and was created byGeoff Johns andScott Kolins. He is the mentor ofHunter Zolomon / Zoom and father ofAshley Zolomon. They worked together at theF.B.I., specializing in apprehending low-level costumed criminals until Hunter inadvertently caused Fox's death by mistakenly believing that thecriminal they were after was incapable of using a gun, causing Hunter's trauma as Zoom.[69]
A character loosely inspired by Derek Fox namedJames Zolomon appears inThe Flash episode "Versus Zoom", portrayed by Shaine West. This version isHunter Zolomon's abusive father and a war veteran fromEarth-2 who murdered his wife, which led to their son turning into Zoom.
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TheBride of Frankenstein is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared inSeven Soldiers: Frankenstein #3 (April 2006) and was created by writerGrant Morrison and artistDoug Mahnke. She is adapted from the film characterof the same name.
An alternate timeline variant of the Bride appears inFlashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown. This version is aS.H.A.D.E. agent.
The Bride appears inCreature Commandos, voiced byIndira Varma.[70][71] This version has two arms, is an inmate ofBelle Reve Penitentiary's Non-Human Internment Division, and a member, later leader, of thetitular team, who gradually becomes fond of teammateNina Mazursky.
Young Frankenstein is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Little is known about the origin of Young Frankenstein. At one point, Young Frankenstein was a member of theTeen Titans in-between the events ofInfinite Crisis andOne Year Later. A picture of him[72] clearly shows him as a younger version of the famousFrankenstein, another DC Comics character based on thefamous monster and a member of theSeven Soldiers of Victory. What the connection is between the two has yet to be explained.
He finally made an appearance during theWorld War III event where he and the other Teen Titans tried to help stop a rampagingBlack Adam. The group confronts the murderer at the GreekParthenon.Zatara is badly injured. Young Frankenstein grabs Black Adam, who then rips off his arms. At that point the Titans leave their wounded to the care of rapidly approaching Greek authorities.Martian Manhunter, disguised as a medical worker, goes into Young Frankenstein's mind and learns that he is still alive and in great pain. Martian Manhunter soothes his mind, staying with him until his death.[73]
In theDC Infinite Halloween Special,Victor Zsasz revealed the final fate of Young Frankenstein in a tale called "...In Stitches". As his remains were being carried away in a helicopter, it was struck by lightning. His body was blown to bits, and the individual pieces began moving on their own, killing anyone in their path for new flesh. Young Frankenstein was finally able to pull himself back together inAlbania and began walking on the bottom of theIonian Sea with a need for revenge.
According to promotional materials for the newTerror Titans series, Young Frankenstein, whose final story is now revealed to be true and not a fabricated Halloween tale, is stated to be one of the imprisoned heroes forced to fight on the behest of theApokoliptan gods on Earth in theDark Side Club.[74] After being rescued from the club byMiss Martian, Young Frankenstein was offered a spot on the new Teen Titans roster, but declined.[75]
Young Frankenstein also appears in a pin-up drawn for the final issue ofTeen Titans.[76]
Fuerza (Alexa Antigone) is afictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. The character was created by Joshua Williamson and Rafa Sandoval, and first appeared inThe Flash (vol. 5) #59 (January 2019). She is an anarchist who is a conduit of theStrength Force which she derives superhuman physical abilities and gravity manipulation, similar toSteadfast andPsych. Fuerza encountersBarry Allen andIris West while trying to free Corto Maltese from a corrupt government, but nearly kills its leader before her mother convinces her to stop.[77][78]
Fuerza, renamedAlexa Rivera, appears inThe Flash, portrayed by Sara Garcia.[79] This version is a medical volunteer who possesses the additional ability of energy absorption. Introduced in theseventh season, she experiences difficulty controlling her abilities until she receives help fromCaitlin Snow andKiller Frost. Afterwards, Rivera helpsBarry Allen, Bashir Malik and Deon Owens subdue theSpeed Force and restore balance to their world. In theeighth season, Rivera falls ill with a time sickness, causing theNegative Still Force to steal her likeness until she recovers.
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