General Immortus

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General Immortus
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General Immortus as depicted in Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! #2 (August 2009). Art by Kako.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance My Greatest Adventure #80 (June 1963)
Created by Arnold Drake
Bob Haney
Bruno Premiani
Murray Boltinoff
In-story information
Species Human
Place of origin Earth
Team affiliations Brotherhood of Evil
Notable aliasesThe Baron
Abilities Longevity
Alchemy
Expert in the occult
Centuries of knowledge
Criminal genius

General Immortus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He has also been called "The Forever Soldier" or "The Forever General". [1]

Contents

Publication history

Immortus debuted in My Greatest Adventure #80 alongside the Doom Patrol, and was created by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney, Bruno Premiani, and Murray Boltinoff. [2]

Fictional character biography

General Immortus is perhaps centuries old, and his origins are shrouded in mystery. [3] At some points, it has even been implied that Immortus' origins lie in ancient history, having claimed on at least one occasion to have been alive at "the Dawn of Man". He once owned a diamond mine, the source of much of his current-day wealth. [4]

Immortus previously derived his immortality from a special potion. After losing the formula needed to produce the potion, Immortus establishes a syndicate to procure artifacts and sustain his life. [1] [5]

In Salvation Run , Immortus is killed by Parademons. However, he resurfaces in Final Crisis . [6] [7] [8]

In the Dawn of DC series Unstoppable Doom Patrol, Immortus fuses with the Candlemaker and becomes the Eternal Flame before Quiz transports him to the Bleed, the space between realities. [9]

Powers and abilities

General Immortus is a cunning criminal mastermind and has lived for centuries as a result of his life-extending potion. As the Eternal Flame, he can generate fire.

In other media

Television

Video games

General Immortus appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [12]

Miscellaneous

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References

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  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. 116. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ↑ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. pp. 138–139. ISBN   0-8160-1356-X.
  4. ↑ Doom Patrol Online
  5. ↑ Beatty, Scott (2008), "Doom Patrol", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 109, ISBN   978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC   213309017
  6. ↑ Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #2 (June 2009)
  7. ↑ Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #3 (July 2009)
  8. ↑ Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #4 (August 2009)
  9. ↑ Isidoro, Andrew (October 24, 2023). "Unstoppable Doom Patrol #7 review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "General Immortus Voice - Teen Titans (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 20, 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.
  11. ↑ Stone, Sam (October 23, 2023). "REVIEW: Doom Patrol Season 4 Episode 9 Effectively Makes the Heroes Musical". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  12. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Teen Titans Go! #35 - Enemy of My Enemy (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Batman: The Brave and the Bold #6 - Charge of the Army Eternal (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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