Kanto (comics)

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Kanto
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Kanto, artist Jack Kirby.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Mister Miracle #7 (March/April 1972)
Created by Jack Kirby (writer-artist)
In-story information
Alter egoIluthin
Species New God
Place of origin Apokolips
Team affiliations Darkseid's Elite
Abilities
  • Immortality
  • Superhuman physical attributes
  • Master assassin
  • Weapon master
  • Skilled fighter and strategist
  • Wields sword, knife and advanced technological weaponry

Kanto is a supervillain appearing in media published by DC Comics. A New God from the planet Apokolips, he is a servant of Darkseid and a master assassin.

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Kanto has appeared in various media outside comics, primarily in association with the New Gods. He is voiced by Michael York in the DC Animated Universe and Troy Baker in Justice League Action .

Publication history

Kanto first appeared in Mister Miracle #7 (March/April 1972), and was created by Jack Kirby. [1] His appearance is modeled after Renaissance nobleman Cesare Borgia and actor Errol Flynn. [2]

Fictional character biography

A former student of Granny Goodness on Apokolips, [3] Iluthin is accused of stealing weaponry from the assassin Kanto 13 and is exiled to Renaissance-era Earth. Subsequently, he trains under Italian teachers and falls in love with a woman named Claudia before Kanto 13 kills her. After Darkseid kills Kanto 13, Iluthin assumes his name and job. [4]

In Genesis , Kanto encounters Artemis of Bana-Mighdall, his former student and lover.

In Death of the New Gods , Kanto is killed by Infinity-Man. However, he returns in Final Crisis. [5]

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Kanto is depicted as a former lover of Leonardo da Vinci and a teacher of KGBeast. [6] [7]

Powers and abilities

As a member of the New Gods, Kanto is functionally immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities. He is additionally resistant to psychic powers and is a trained hand-to-hand combatant, being skilled in strategy and multiple weapons.

In other media

Television

Video games

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  2. ↑ Ro, Ronin. Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and the American Comic Book Revolution (Bloomsbury, 2004)
  3. ↑ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 167. ISBN   978-1-4654-8578-6.
  4. ↑ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 150. ISBN   978-0-345-50108-0.
  5. ↑ Final Crisis #1
  6. ↑ Mister Miracle (vol. 4) #9 (2018)
  7. ↑ Batman (vol. 3) #56 (2018)
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Kanto Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 17, 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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