Ding Dong Daddy

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Ding Dong Daddy
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Teen Titans #3 (January 1966)
Created by Bob Haney
Nick Cardy
In-story information
Alter egoDowd
Species Human
Place of origin Earth
AbilitiesExpert car driver

Ding Dong Daddy is a supervillain published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Teen Titans.

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Publication history

Ding Dong Daddy was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy, and first appeared in Teen Titans #3 (January 1966). [1] He is based on famed hot rod enthusiast Ed Roth. [2]

Fictional character biography

The President's Commission on Education asked the Teen Titans to help deal with the problem of high school dropouts. In the town of Harrison, the young heroes discover dropouts being hired by Ding-Dong Daddy Dowd, proprietor of a custom hot rod and bike shop. Learning that Dowd's operation is a criminal front, the Titans go undercover as would-be dropouts and expose his schemes, then persuade his employees to return to school. [3]

Ding Dong Daddy later steals the Arrowcar from Speedy after Green Arrow allows Speedy to borrow it. [4]

In the DC Rebirth relaunch, Ding Dong Daddy is reimagined as an agent of Diablo, a private organization that specializes in dealing with metahumans. He battles Teen Titans members Arsenal, Hawk and Dove, and Lilith Clay, only to be defeated when Hawk destroys his transforming car mecha. [5]

In other media

Ding Dong Daddy appears in Teen Titans , voiced by David Johansen. [6] This version is an ally of the Brotherhood of Evil.

References

  1. ↑ Cadigan, Glen (2005). Titans Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 15. ISBN   9781893905504.
  2. ↑ The Official Teen Titans Index #1
  3. ↑ Haney, Bob  ( w ), Cardy, Nick  ( p ),Cardy, Nick ( i ),Starkman, Stan ( let ), Kashdan, George  ( ed )."The Revolt at Harrison High" Teen Titans ,vol. 1,no. 3(May 1966).DC Comics.
  4. ↑ Wolfram, Amy ( w ), Kerschl, Karl  ( p ),LaPointe, Serge ( i ),Rauch, John ( col ),Napolitano, Nick J. ( let ),Schlagman, Adam; Berganza, Eddie  ( ed )."Young Heroes in Love" Teen Titans: Year One,vol. 1,no. 5(July 2008).DC Comics.
  5. ↑ Abnett, Dan  ( w ),Siqueira, Paulo ( p ),Siqueira, Paulo ( i ),Hi-Fi Design ( col ),Mangual, Carlos M. ( let ),Kaminski, Paul; Berganza, Eddie  ( ed )."Titans Hunt, Chapter Seven: Swan Song"Titans Hunt,vol. 1,no. 7(June 2016).DC Comics.
  6. ↑ "Ding Dong Daddy Voice - Teen Titans (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 25, 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.
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