| King Faraday | |
|---|---|
 King Faraday on the cover ofDanger Trail vol. 2 #4. Art byPaul Gulacy. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Danger Trail #1 (August1950) |
| Created by | Robert Kanigher Carmine Infantino |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | King Faraday |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Suicide Squad Checkmate Central Bureau of Intelligence |
| Partnerships | Nightshade |
| Notable aliases | White Queen's Bishop |
| Abilities | Experienced espionage agent |
King Faraday is a fictionalsecret agent featured inDC Comics. Faraday first appeared inDanger Trail #1 (August 1950), and was created byRobert Kanigher andCarmine Infantino.[1]
Faraday's last appearance in the 1950s was inWorld's Finest Comics #64 (May–June 1953). He was picked up again after more than twenty-five years, inBatman #313 (July 1979).[2]
He is named "King" by his father as a joke, a play on the phrase "King for a day".
An ex-soldier, he takes a position as a counter-espionage agent for the U.S. government and engages in a variety of standard spy-type capers. Some of hisDanger Trail adventures are reprinted inShowcase #50 (May–June 1964) under the title "I-Spy". Faraday is later incorporated into theDC Universe as a member of theCentral Bureau of Intelligence. He is alsoNightshade's mentor, and recruited her andBronze Tiger intoTask Force X.
InOne Year Later, Faraday is a member ofCheckmate, serving as the Bishop for White QueenAmanda Waller.
InThe New 52: Futures End, Faraday works withGrifter to investigate alien and cross-dimensional spies on Earth.
Faraday possesses nosuperhuman abilities but is a trained espionage agent and an expert hand-to-hand fighter and marksman.
King Faraday appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[7]
King Faraday appears inSmallville Season 11. This version is an agent ofCheckmate who bonded with a captive White Martian namedMegan, treating her as a daughter. He is later killed duringGeneral Zod's attack on the Castle, one of Checkmate's bases.[8]
