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Zale

Zaneth

Zara

Zatanna

Zatara

Zachary Zatara

Zauriel

David Zavimbe

Zebra-Man

Zeiss

Zeus

General Zod

Zodiac Master

Zodiac Master is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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The masked villain known as the Zodiac Master makes his presence known in Gotham by predicting a succession of disasters, all of which he has secretly orchestrated. Having cemented his reputation, he starts offering odds on the relative success or failure for the plans of various criminals, all in exchange for 25% of the take. [1]

Zodiac Master in other media

Ashley Zolomon

First appearance The Flash (vol. 2) #197 (June 2003)
Created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins

Ashley Zolomon is a character appearing in DC Comics. She made her first appearance in The Flash (vol. 2) #197 (June 2003) and was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins. She is the estranged wife of Hunter Zolomon / Zoom. Ashley worked with the F.B.I. when she met Hunter and they married. The two specializing in apprehending low-level costumed criminals until Hunter inadvertently caused the death of Ashley's father by mistakenly believing that the criminal they were after was incapable of using a gun, causing their estrangement. [2] Ashley replaced her ex-husband as a profiler in Keystone City's police department and attempted to communicate with Zoom. When Ashley was hospitalized after a car accident, Zoom returned out of concern for her. [3] Zoom is still attached emotionally to Ashley. [4]

Ashley Zolomon in other media

An alternate universe variant of Ashley Zolomon appears in The Flash episode "Versus Zoom", portrayed by Tatyana Forrest. This version is Hunter Zolomon's mother who was murdered by her husband, which led to their son turning into Zoom.

Hunter Zolomon

Zookeeper

Zor-El

Zilius Zox

Victor Zsasz

Tony Zucco

Zuggernaut

First appearance Firestorm the Nuclear Man #69 (March 1988)
Created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength, near invulnerability, energy discharge, long, sharp claws and fangs
AliasesMatvei Rodor
Further reading

The Zuggernaut is a supervillain and symbiotic alien life form in the DC Universe.

The character, created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski, first appeared in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #69 (March 1988). [5]

Within the context of the stories, the Zuggernaut crashes to Earth as a meteorite in Russia. It was found by, and bonded to, Matvei Rodor, a black marketeer. Rodor is in conflict with a corrupt Moscow prosecutor named Soliony and agrees to the Zuggernaut's offer of help in exchange for being its host.

Returning to Moscow, they attack Soliony, who has been interrogating Mikhail Arkadin. Arkadin summons Firestorm and escapes the jail to find the Zuggernaut threatening Soliony. The Zuggernaut is driven off when Firestorm burns impressions of his hand into their chest. [6]

The Zuggernaut reappears a short time later and allows itself to be captured in order to get to Soliony. Again Firestorm intervenes, creating discord for both the alien and its host. [7] Their fight with Firestorm is interrupted by Stalnoivolk, allowing Rodor to override the Zuggernaut's desire to fight Firestorm and chase after Soliony. They, in turn, are delayed by the Russian super-team Soyuz, allowing Firestorm to catch up and stop them. This results in Rodor being killed and the Zuggernaut withdrawing to find a new host. [8]

Zyklon

Der Zyklon is a fictional DC Comics character created by Roy Thomas and first appeared in All-Star Squadron #45 (May 1985).

As noted in that issue, the word zyklon is German for cyclone. Zyklon was given the power to move at superhuman speeds by scientists of the Third Reich, and assisted Baron Blitzkrieg, in stealing the Liberty Bell. Their plans were thwarted by Johnny Quick, Liberty Belle, Hawkgirl, and the Flash, members of the All-Star Squadron. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Detective Comics #323. DC Comics.
  2. ↑ The Flash (vol. 2) #197 (June 2003)
  3. ↑ The Flash (vol. 2) #211 (August 2004)
  4. ↑ The Flash (vol. 2) #219 (April 2005)
  5. ↑ 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. 357. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  6. ↑ John Ostrander ( w ),Joe Brozowski ( p )."Back in the U.S.S.R."Firestorm the Nuclear Man,no. 69(March 1988).
  7. ↑ John Ostrander ( w ),Joe Brozowski ( p )."Return of the Zuggernaut"Firestorm the Nuclear Man,no. 72(June 1988).
  8. ↑ John Ostrander ( w ),Joe Brozowski ( p )."Blood Red Square"Firestorm the Nuclear Man,no. 73(July 1988).
  9. ↑ All-Star Squadron #45. DC Comics.
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