I.Q. (Ira Quimby) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics.
Ira Quimby is a small-time crook who is accidentally exposed to the radiation from a rock that had been irradiated by a Zeta Beam, transforming him into ametahuman with superhuman intelligence. Dubbing himself I.Q., he uses his new intellect to plan a series of jewelry heists. I.Q.'s heightened intelligence turns out to short-lived, but re-exposure to the rock restores it. Hawkman tracks down I.Q. by analyzing traces of the rock, and arrests I.Q. and his gang.
InHawkman #7 (April 1965), the imprisoned I.Q. discovers that his heightened intelligence returns whenever he is exposed to sunlight. He is able to create an invisibility device out of common items and escape from jail, and resume his life of crime. In subsequent stories I.Q. faces theJustice League of America,[1]Superman and theMetal Men,[2]Batman,[3] theTeen Titans,[4]the Atom (Ray Palmer),[5] and theElongated Man.[6]
InInfinite Crisis, I.Q. joinsAlexander Luthor Jr.'sSecret Society of Super Villains.
In52 Week 23, I.Q. is revealed as one of the "mad scientists" kidnapped byChang Tzu andIntergang, and taken to Oolong Island to become a member of theScience Squad. WhenBlack Adam attacks Oolong Island, he remained collected and rallies his fellow mad scientists to successfully defeat Adam.[7] He subsequently becomes the head of projects on the island.[8]
InJustice League: Cry for Justice, it was revealed that Quimby was working with the supervillainPrometheus, who repaid him by causing his brain to revert to an infantile state.[9]
He has since been seen inDoom Patrol, working forVeronica Cale on Oolong Island. Quimby's appearances do not explain the recovery of his faculties, but chronologically followCry for Justice.
Ice Man is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The Ice Man was an unnamedice delivery man who went rogue when refrigerators were invented and foughtPlastic Man.[10]
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The second Ice Man is an alien mercenary who can manipulate energy and heat.[11] InUnderworld Unleashed, he sells his soul toNeron in exchange for increased powers before being killed by him.[12]
Incubus is a demonic entity, the son of Azhmodeus and brother to theSuccubus, that managed to conquer the Nightshade Dimension. However, he was killed due to the death his host by theSuicide Squad during a plot to place the Succubus possessing theEnchantress into another body to mate with his own sibling.[13]
Incubus appears inSuicide Squad, portrayed by Alain Chanoine.
Insomnia, also known asChristopher Lukas, is a fictional character appearing in comic books published byDC Comics. Insomnia first appeared in an unnamed cameo appearance inLazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1 (February 2023), before being fully revealed inKnight TerrorsSpecial Edition #1 (May 2023).[14]
Insomnia is the main antagonist ofKnight Terrors, in which he traps many heroes and villains in nightmares while searching forDoctor Destiny's Dreamstone.
Invisible Destroyer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
When Martin Phillips was unconscious, a being called the Invisible Destroyer manifested into reality. He foughtGreen Lantern who managed to apparently vanquish Invisible Destroyer.[15] The Invisible Destroyer later appears alive and joinsAlexander Luthor Jr.'sSecret Society of Super Villains.[16]
Ishmael is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The first Ishmael is a criminal who, alongside his brother Queequeg, is a shapeshifter. Both of them work for Tobias Whale. Ishmael is instructed to pose as theGangbuster and assassinate the organizer of the gang piece summit.Black Lightning figured out who the impostor Gangbuster was. Ishmael and Queequeg were defeated by Black Lightning and the Gangbuster.[17]
The second Ishmael is a destitute man who was abducted and used for the experiments of the Ark Project. He joined theLeague of Assassins afterRa's al Ghul used a Lazarus Pit to save him from the lethal side effects of the experimentation.[18]
The second incarnation of Ishmael appears inBlack Lightning, portrayed by Rico Ball.
Isis isSelina Kyle's pet cat, who often assists in her heists. Created forBatman: The Animated Series, Isis debuted in the first aired episode of the series, "The Cat and the Claw" (September 1992). She is primarily voiced byFrank Welker and byDee Bradley Baker inGotham Girls.