Gearhead is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The unidentified Gearhead first appeared in Steel #14.
The Nathan Finch incarnation of Gearhead first appeared in Detective Comics #712 (August 1997), and was created by Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan, and Bob McLeod.
Gearhead | |
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Steel #14 (April 1995) |
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Species | Human Cyborg |
Place of origin | New Earth |
The first Gearhead is a henchman of the supervillain White Rabbit. [1]
Gearhead | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Detective Comics #712 (August 1997) |
Created by | Chuck Dixon (writer) Graham Nolan (artist) Bob McLeod (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Nathaniel Finch |
Species | Human Cyborg |
Place of origin | New Earth |
Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains |
Notable aliases | Nathan Finch |
Abilities | Cybernetic engineering Mechanical body enhancements |
The second Gearhead is Nathaniel Finch, a former engineer at General Robotics. [2] After kidnapping his boss' daughter Gloria Osteen, he encounters Batman, falls into Gotham's waters, and is presumed dead before Doctor Bascomb rescues him and gives him prosthetics to replace his frostbitten limbs. [3] Subsequently, he attempts to get revenge on Batman, only to be repeatedly foiled. [4]
In No Man's Land , Gearhead competes for control of Gotham after it is ravaged by an earthquake, during which he allies with the thug Tommy Mangles. [5] The two are later defeated by Robin and arrested. [6]
Gearhead appears in the miniseries Rush City , where he is physically attached to his car and allies with Arthur Bellingame before being defeated by Rush and Black Canary. [7]
In Infinite Crisis , Gearhead joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains. [8]
The Nathaniel Finch incarnation of Gearhead has genius-level intellect and wields cybernetic limbs and other devices.
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