Bug-Eyed Bandit | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | The Atom #26 (August–September 1966) |
Created by | Gardner Fox (script) Gil Kane (art) |
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Alter ego | Bertram Larvan |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Black Lantern Corps |
Abilities | Control of insects |
Bug-Eyed Bandit is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
An original incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit appears in the Arrowverse series The Flash and Arrow , portrayed by Emily Kinney.
The Bertram Larvan incarnation of the Bug-Eyed Bandit first appeared in The Atom #26 (August–September 1966) and was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane. [1]
The second Bug-Eyed Bandit first appeared in Justice League America #43 (October 1990), and was created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Adam Hughes.
Bertram Larvan is an inventor who designs a mechanical insect to control insect pests, but lacks financial backing. He turns to crime to steal money and becomes an enemy of the Atom. [2] In Crisis on Infinite Earths , he is killed by the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons. [3] [4]
Following his death, Larvan does not return for many years. In Blackest Night , he is temporarily revived as a Black Lantern. [5] He is later permanently resurrected following the DC Rebirth relaunch. [6]
Bug-Eyed Bandit | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Justice League of America #43 (October 1990) |
Created by | Keith Giffen J.M. DeMatteis Adam Hughes |
In-story information | |
Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains |
Abilities | Control of insects |
The second Bug-Eyed Bandit is the unnamed son of the original and a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains. [7]
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