| Quex-Ul | |
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 Quex-Ul on the first page ofSuperman #157. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman #157 (November 1962) |
| Created by | Curt Swan Edmond Hamilton |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Kryptonian |
| Place of origin | Krypton |
| Notable aliases | Charlie Kweskill |
| Abilities |
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Quex-Ul is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byDC Comics. He is depicted as an enemy ofSuperman, although they are also sometimes allies.
Quex-Ul has made limited appearances in media outside comics, primarily in association with Superman. He is portrayed by Gordon Alexander inKrypton and voiced byJason J. Lewis inJustice League Action.
Quex-Ul first appeared inSuperman #157 (1962) and was created byCurt Swan andEdmond Hamilton.
Quex-Ul is a Kryptonian who is exiled to thePhantom Zone for killing Rondors, an endangered species, to profit off their healing horns.[1] He and Superman later learn that Quex-Ul had been controlled by another Kryptonian, Rog-Ar. Afterward, Quex-Ul throws himself into his goldkryptonite trap to save Superman, losing his powers and memory.[2]
InThe Phantom Zone miniseries, Quex-Ul works at theDaily Planet, believing himself to be a human named Charlie Kweskill. He and Superman battle the deity Aethyr, during which he is killed.
In thePocket Universe (an alternate version of the pre-CrisisEarth-One), Lex Luthor frees Quex-Ul,General Zod, andFaora, who ravage Earth before Superman kills them with kryptonite.
InAdventure Comics #512 (May 2010), Quex-Ul makes an appearance under the cover name of Edward Robertson. He is later killed by Squad K of Project 7734.
As a Kryptonian, Quex-Ul has superpowers derived from under the light of Earth's yellow Sun in theSolar System. His basic abilities are sufficient for him to bend steel, overpower a locomotive, leap over a tall building in one bound, and outrun a speeding bullet, as well as virtual invulnerability, accelerated recovery, laser eyebeams, vortex breath, and flight. He possesses extraordinary senses of hearing and sight, including x-ray, telescopic, and microscopic vision. Like all Kryptonians, he is vulnerable to Kryptonite, red sunlight, and magic.[3]
Quex-Ul appears in severalChoose Your Own Adventure-type novels,[specify] as a prominent prisoner of the Phantom Zone who was reputed to be powerful without a yellow sun's rays, but not exceptionally intelligent, relying on General Zod for orders.
