Bruno Mannheim

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Bruno Mannheim
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Bruno Mannheim as depicted in Who's Who in the DC Universe #12 (September 1991).
Art by Paris Cullins.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139 (July 1971)
Created by Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter egoBruno "Ugly" Mannheim
Species Human
Place of origin Earth
Team affiliations Intergang

Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim is a supervillain appearing American comic books published by DC Comics. He is an Intergang crime boss who is the son of Moxie Mannheim and one of Superman's enemies. [1]

Contents

Chad L. Coleman portrayed Mannheim in the third and fourth seasons of Superman & Lois . Additionally, Bruce Weitz, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Trevor Devall have voiced the character in animation.

Publication history

The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139 (July 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. [2]

Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

Bruno Mannheim is a member of Intergang working under the clone of Morgan Edge. He is also the son of Moxie "Boss" Mannheim. Mannheim and his minions kidnap Guardian, Goody Rickels, and the Newsboy Legion and have them eat a meal laced with pyro-granulate, an Apokoliptian mineral that will kill them within 24 hours. [3] Guardian forces Mannheim to give up the antidote for the pyro-granulate, enabling him to save himself, Jimmy Olsen, Rickels, and the Newsboy Legion. [4]

Post-Crisis

In post- Crisis continuity, Bruno Mannheim is a member of Intergang. While Superman is dealing with a storm, Mannheim calls a meeting with the Intergang council of war to find a way to discredit Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Cat Grant before Morgan Edge's trial. [5]

Mannheim and Intergang collaborate with Toyman in his revenge on Lex Luthor. When Mannheim complains that Toyman is going to attract attention to him, Toyman urges Mannheim to stay out of his affairs. [6]

During the Infinite Crisis storyline, Mannheim becomes one of Metropolis' most powerful gangsters and the leader of Intergang. [7]

Bruno Mannheim returns in 52 , where he claims to have been "reborn" thanks to the New God Darkseid, and to have become a psychopath. In Issue #25, Mannheim has Intergang follow the Crime Bible, a religious text that venerates Cain as the first murderer. He is also shown to now be a cannibal, killing and then eating those whom do not submit to (or simply do not immediately join) Intergang. [8]

Over the course of the series, he comes into conflict with Renee Montoya, Nightwing and the new Batwoman, whom he wishes to sacrifice. Mannheim captures Batwoman and has her bound and gagged to a sacrificial altar, stabbing her through the heart shortly thereafter. When Montoya arrives and rescues Batwoman, she rips Mannheim's knife out of her chest and impales him in the back, seemingly fatally. Batwoman survives her injuries. [9]

Mannheim is later revealed to have survived and mutated into a giant. Superman encounters Mannheim, who states that Darkseid is not his master anymore before teleporting away. [10]

The New 52

In 2011, The New 52 rebooted the DC universe. Bruno Mannheim is seen as a member of Intergang when Gotham City falls to the Religion of Crime. [11]

In other media

Television

Film

Bruno Mannheim appears in The Death of Superman , voiced by Trevor Devall. [12]

Video games

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 234–235. ISBN   978-0-345-50108-0.
  2. ↑ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 193. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ↑ Kirby, Jack  ( w ),Kirby, Jack ( p ), Colletta, Vince ; Anderson, Murphy  ( i )."The Guardian Fights Again!!!" Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen ,vol. 1,no. 139(July 1971).DC Comics.
  4. ↑ Kirby, Jack  ( w ),Kirby, Jack ( p ), Colletta, Vince  ( i )."Will the Real Don Rickles Panic?" Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen ,vol. 1,no. 141(September 1971).DC Comics.
  5. ↑ Stern, Roger  ( w ), McLeod, Bob  ( p ), Breeding, Brett  ( i ),Whitmore, Glenn ( col )."Love & Death" Action Comics ,vol. 1,no. 653(May 1990).DC Comics.
  6. ↑ Stern, Roger  ( w ), Gammill, Kerry  ( p ), Breeding, Brett  ( i ),Whitmore, Glenn ( col )."There's A Happy Land... Far, Far Away" Action Comics ,vol. 1,no. 657(September 1990).DC Comics.
  7. ↑ Johns, Geoff  ( w ), Jimenez, Phil ; Pérez, George ; Reis, Ivan ; Bennett, Joe  ( p ), Lanning, Andy ; Pérez, George; Reis, Ivan; Ordway, Jerry ; Parsons, Sean; Thibert, Art  ( i ), Cox, Jeremy ; Major, Guy; Horie, Tanya; Horie, Richard  ( col )."Finale" Infinite Crisis ,vol. 1,no. 7(June 2006).DC Comics.
  8. ↑ Johns, Geoff ; Morrison, Grant ; Rucka, Greg ; Waid, Mark  ( w ), Giffen, Keith ; Bennett, Joe ; Eaglesham, Dale ; Jimenez, Phil ; Oliffe, Patrick  ( p ),José, Ruy; Lanning, Andy ; Thibert, Art ; Geraci, Drew ( i ), Sinclair, Alex  ( col )."Liminal Times" 52 ,vol. 1,no. 25(December 2006).DC Comics.
  9. ↑ Johns, Geoff ; Morrison, Grant ; Rucka, Greg ; Waid, Mark  ( w ), Giffen, Keith ; Robertson, Darick  ( p ),Robertson, Darick ( i ),Baron, David ( col )."Asked and Answered" 52 ,vol. 1,no. 48(June 2007).DC Comics.
  10. ↑ Busiek, Kurt  ( w ), Pacheco, Carlos  ( p ), Merino, Jesus  ( i ),Stewart, Dave ( col )."On Our Special Day" Superman ,vol. 1,no. 654(September 2006).DC Comics.
  11. ↑ Williams III, J.H. ; Blackman, W. Haden  ( w ),Williams III, J.H. ( p ),Williams III, J.H. ( i ),Stewart, Dave ( col )."Interlude" Batwoman ,vol. 2,no. 0(November 2012).DC Comics.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Bruno Mannheim Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  13. ↑ Swift, Andy (September 14, 2022). "Superman & Lois Casts The Orville's Chad L. Coleman as Intergang Head Bruno Mannheim for Season 3". TVLine . Archived from the original on September 14, 2022.
  14. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN . Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  15. ↑ Elder, Josh  ( w ), Jones, Christopher  ( p ), Beatty, Terry  ( i ),Heroic Age ( col )."A Tale of Two Cities" The Batman Strikes! ,vol. 1,no. 44(June 2008).DC Comics.
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