First appearance | Superman #248 (February 1972) |
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Created by | Len Wein and Curt Swan |
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The Galactic Golem is a solar-powered creature created by Lex Luthor who is an enemy of Superman. [1] Creator Len Wein said that he created the Golem "because I needed somebody Superman could hit! The problem with Superman's rogues' gallery was, they were all thinkers...they were scientists, or guys who built toys. With the Golem, he could hit Superman, and Superman could hit him back". [2] It only made two appearances: Superman #248 (February 1972) and 258 (November 1972), before being erased from continuity following Crisis on Infinite Earths .
Paul Gambi is a tailor in Central City and associate of the Rogues. [3] [4] [5] He later created the "ultimate super-costume", which was first worn by serial killer Dell Merriwether until he was defeated by Flash and Green Lantern and sentenced to the electric chair. However, the suit unexpectedly gained sentience and became indestructible. [6]
In the "DC Rebirth" reboot, Flash unsuccessfully invades Gambi's business to find the Rogues. [7]
First appearance | Titans (vol. 2) #28 (December 2010) |
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Created by | Eric Wallace, Fabrizio Florentino and Cliff Richards |
Allegra Garcia is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the daughter of supervillain Eduardo Reyes / Wavelength, and inherited similar light manipulation powers. [8] [9]
Allegra Garcia was raised in the Santa Marta slums of Rio de Janeiro by her foster parents Ramon and Esperanza Garcia. Upon emigrating to Gotham City while developing the ability to emit electromagnetic light, she fell in with some gangs and took parts in robberies before being stopped by the local vigilantes and remanded to Arkham Asylum. To reunite with his daughter after some villains he knew saw Allegra, Wavelength hired Deathstroke and his version of the Titans to spring her out of Arkham Asylum, fighting through Batman and some of Arkham Asylum's inmates when they tried to escape. When the mission was a success, Deathstroke's Titans brought her to Brazil, where Allegra lashed out against her father for abandoning her and used the UV rays in the sky to fry him. Deathstroke declined Allegra's offer to join up with him, stating that she has a lot of growing up to do. [10]
Allegra Garcia / Wavelength appears in The Flash , portrayed by Kayla Compton. [8] [11] [12] [13] This version is a young metahuman with abilities based on the electromagnetic spectrum who wants to become a reporter. Despite coming from a criminal background and having been previously incarcerated in Iron Heights Penitentiary, Cecile Horton helps her turn her life around. After an attack by her metahuman cousin Ultraviolet and being framed for her crimes, Allegra is saved by Barry Allen. Afterwards, she gets a job interning at Iris West-Allen's Central City Citizen newspaper. Allegra would later go on to investigate Black Hole, help Team Flash stop various supervillains, reform her cousin, develop a protégé-esque acquaintance with Nash Wells, and enter a relationship with Chester P. Runk.
Esperanza Garcia is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the adoptive mother of Allegra Garcia. [14]
Esperanza Garcia appears in The Flash , portrayed by Alexa Barajas and voiced by Erika Soto in the seventh season. This version is Allegra Garcia's cousin and possesses similar electromagnetic spectrum-based abilities as her. [14] Additionally, she was presumed dead following the explosion of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator, but was secretly taken in, revived, and trained to become the assassin Ultraviolet by Black Hole. Amidst this, Black Hole scientist Dr. Olsen removed her vocal cords and she was given a mask to help her speak. After making minor appearances in the sixth season, Esperanza seeks revenge on Dr. Olsen in the seventh season, but is foiled by Allegra and receives medical help from Dr. Caitlin Snow to heal from her past before being killed while hunting Black Hole's remnants.
Garguax is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a mammoth-sized alien conqueror who was exiled from his home planet for his plans to conquer the universe. [15] Since then, he has joined the Brotherhood of Evil and battled the Doom Patrol while occasionally working with them to aid in his own goals. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] In "Dawn of DC", Garguax is depicted as the emperor of the Moon. [26]
Garn Daanuth | |
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Warlord #62 (July 1982) |
Created by | Paul Kupperberg (writer) Jan Duursema (artist) |
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Alter ego | Garn Daanuth |
Species | Demigod |
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Team affiliations | Lords of Chaos Brotherhood of Light Atlantean Pantheon Acolytes of Garn |
Partnerships | S'net, Vandal Savage |
Notable aliases | Garn Daanuth of Mu, Mad Mage of Mu, Hassagarn |
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Garn Daanuth is a fictional supervillain introduced in Warlord #62 (July 1982). His character is the major antagonist in both Arion, Lord of Atlantis and Arion the Immortal titles, serving as Arion's arch-enemy. He is affiliated with the Lords of Chaos, originally stated to be one of their agents. Later and modern revisions of the character instead mention him as a genuine Lord of Chaos. In the DC Universe, he serves as a prominent evil figure in ancient Atlantis's history and the former ruler of Mu, whose people culturally resemble ancient Egyptians. He is also alleged to be an ancestor of the Titans hero, Tempest (formerly Aqualad) [28] and a distant relative to significant DC characters such as Aquaman, Ocean Master, and Zatanna through his brother's bloodline.
The eldest twin of Arion and son of Majistra and Calculha, he was instead raised by Majistra within the city-state of Mu. Taught black magic by his mother, Majistra raised him in accordance of a prophecy regarding two brothers in eternal conflict over the fate of Atlantis as an agent of the Lords of Chaos. Garn would gain a rivalry with Arion when his sacrifice of usurping the Zodiac Crystals from Majistra seemingly caused her death and bleached his skin, a reminder of his path as a dark sorcerer compared to Arion's light path and practice of white magic. Gaining a strong hatred for him, Garn would not learn of their true familial connection until centuries later and took over his mother's position as the leading figure of Mu, consolidating his wealth and sorcerous powers. Other stories mention that he was also an ally of Vandal Savage, helping Garn in his goal to undermine the ancient Atlantean government as a member of the Brotherhood of Light, the precursor to Savage's Illuminati secret society. [29]
In the Arion, Lord of Atlantis title, Garn was responsible for various atrocities in ancient Atlantean history, including invasions of other city-states, destroying the physical body of Calculha, his mind-control plot to usurp Arion's position as Lord High Mage driving a mentally damage D'Tilluh to commit suicide and a traumatized Wyynde becoming unresponsive, and the eradication of the Wyynde's tribe, the people of Khe-Wannantu. [30] He was characterized often as a feared figure considered a genuine god. He also made a limited appearance in Warlord, revealed to be the ancestor of Aoife, whom was bestowed a major source of his power, Garn's circlet. Despite her evil legacy, she sided with Travis Morgan and used the powers bestowed from it for benevolent reasons. Although the image of Garn in his circlet (containing his will and personality) disapproved, he nevertheless stated his descendants are able to do whatever they pleased with their inherited power. In the Arion the Immortal series, it is detailed that after the destruction of Atlantis, Garn would relocate eventually into the Middle East and with his immortality but lack of powers, pose as a dictator of a small Middle Eastern army. When his magical abilities returned, he used them to bolster his forces until he was stopped by Arion. [31]
A magical manifestation of his power appears in the Young Justice comic title as a genie-like being known as Bedlam He is eventually defeated by both the Young Justice team and later by Impulse using time travel to deprive him of his magic.
Joan Garrick is a fictional character from DC Comics, a supporting character and romantic interest of Jay Garrick / The Flash.
The character was created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert, and first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (January 1940). She appeared in the cover alongside the Flash on the issue. She would remain the supporting character of the titular character throughout the Golden Age, and she was revived through the Silver Age in "Flash of Two Worlds", where she is revealed to be a part of Earth-Two. [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]
Joan Williams was depicted as the college crush of Jay who Joan originally rejected. Later, Jay used speedster powers as a football star to impress Joan and later decided to be a superhero known as the Flash. The Flash helped Joan when the former's father was kidnapped. She would remain a girlfriend and confidante to the Flash. [39] [40] Unlike Lois Lane and Superman, Joan was always aware of the Flash's secret identity. [41] The events of Crisis on Infinite Earths reconnected both Jay and Joan and the entire Keystone City citizens as being in a coma until Barry Allen revived the two. The couple ultimately married, and Jay retired from the Justice Society of America for a while until later returning to the group. [42] [43]
Joan was described as an essential part of the Golden Age Flash's life in later decades by Mark Ginnochio of Comicbook.com. [44] Joan and Jay's marriage is cited as being "among the most popular of DC's earliest married characters" by Vaneta Rogers of Newsarama . [43] Jim Beard in the book The Flash Companion wrote positively of the character's depiction by Sheldon Mayer which he felt was an example of "strong females" at the time. John Wells, in the same book, compared Gardner Fox's deriving of the character to other works of characters like Dian Belmont of Sandman, Inza Cramer of Doctor Fate and Shiera Hall of Hawkman that the female romantic interests were not just lovers but also confidantes of their respective superheroes as depicted at the time. [45]
In "The New Golden Age", it was revealed that Joan and Jay had a child named Judy Garrick (also known as Boom) before she mysteriously vanished. [46] In reality, the Time Masters had kidnapped her in an attempt to save her from being killed by Doctor Manhattan's alterations to the timeline, and she is eventually recovered and transported to the present day. [47]
First appearance | Villains United #5 (November 2005) |
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Created by | Stuart Moore and Jamal Igle |
Abilities | Teleportation; limited telepathy |
Aliases | Gehenna Hewitt |
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Gehenna is a superhero in the DC Universe. She is a clone of Victor Hewitt who is rescued by Firestorm. Her telepathic ability is shown to be limited to those participating in the Firestorm matrix and strongest with Jason Rusch. She becomes a romantic interest for Rusch throughout Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (vol. 2) and a participant in the matrix. She is killed by Deathstorm in Blackest Night #3 (September 2009).
First appearance | JSA #5 (December 1999) |
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Created by | Geoff Johns, David S. Goyer, Derec Aucoin |
Abilities | Geokinesis |
Aliases | Adam Fells |
The Geomancer is the name of two supervillains in DC Comics. [50]
Adam Fells was a hired gun with earth-manipulating abilities, a member of the Injustice Society, and an enemy of the Justice Society of America. [51] [52] [53] [54] He is later placed in suspended animation by Ultra-Humanite and accidentally killed by Icicle when he tries to free him. [55] [56]
An unnamed man with similar powers became the second Geomancer and a member of the Injustice Society. [57]
Ghost-Maker (Minhkhoa Khan) is a fictional character first appearing in Batman vol. 3 #100 (Dec. 2020). He was created by James Tynion IV and Jorge Jiménez.
Khan is a Singaporean vigilante who was trained alongside Batman early in his career but split apart, eventually taking on the "Ghost-Maker" mantle utilizing a high-tech suit and several vehicles. After the Joker War, Ghost-Maker becomes the leader of Batman Incorporated and Clownhunter's mentor. [58]
Dr. Asa Gilmore is a character in DC Comics. The character first appeared in Flash vol. 2 #144 (January 1999), and was created by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn. He was a doctor whose negligence had an effect on Malcolm Thawne / Cobalt Blue. Having accidentally killed the child of Hugo Thawne and Charlene Thawne, he had delivered twins afterwards and gave one twin to the con artists to cover his mistake which he lied as stillborn to Nora Allen and Henry Allen. Malcolm tracked Gilmore down for the truth to which Gilmore confirmed, resulting in Malcolm murdering the doctor in a rage. [59]
Goldface is an enemy of Green Lantern and the Flash. He was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane, and first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #38 (1965).
Keith Kenyon was a political sciences student who gained gold-manipulating abilities after being exposed to gold that had been affected by toxic waste. Later on, he reforms, marries Amunet Black / Blacksmith, moves to Keystone City, and becomes the commissioner of Union 242. [60]
Golden Eagle is the name of two fictional characters published by DC Comics.
The original Golden Eagle was Charley Parker, an orphan living in Midway City who idolized Hawkman. [63] After being hit by a strange light, he gains powers similar to Hawkman's and becomes the superhero Golden Eagle. However, he eventually loses his powers and joins Titans West. [64] [65] [66]
In 1989, Golden Eagle was reimagined as an unemployed Californian surfer and ally of Titans West who is later killed by a member of the Wildebeest Society.
In Hawkman (vol. 4), Charley Parker is reimagined as a courier for the criminal Mick Valdare who was fired after turning eighteen. Desolate, alone and without the luxuries he had grown accustomed to, Parker considered suicide before being rescued by and becoming a pupil of Hawkman. [67] After Hall is seemingly killed in battle, Parker becomes the new Hawkman and is revealed to be Ch'al Andar, the son of the Thanagarian Fel Andar and the human Sharon Parker. [68] [69] However, he attacks Kendra Saunders, is revealed to have orchestrated Hall's death, and is sent to Thanagar to be judged. Eventually, he is pardoned, becomes the leader of a group of Wingmen, and gains a cybernetic eyepatch after Hall partially blinds him. He later reunites with his father, who encourages him to reform. [70] [71] [72]
The second, unnamed Golden Eagle is a white supremacist and member of the Aryan Brigade who is equipped with mechanical wings. [73]
James Gordon Jr. was created by Frank Miller and Dave Mazzucchelli, first appearing in Batman #407 (May 1987). He is the son of James "Jim" Gordon Sr. and Barbara Kean Gordon, and the brother of Barbara Gordon. [74]
James Jr. was introduced in Batman: Year One as a child before Batman: The Black Mirror reintroduced him as a sociopathic adult and serial killer who was imprisoned in Arkham Asylum. [75] [76] [77]
Gorilla Boss is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
George Dyke is a crime boss who was executed in a gas chamber, with his brain being transplanted into the body of a gorilla. Due to no longer being able to speak, he uses a pad and pencil to order Doc Willard and his henchmen to procure the required funds to transfer him into Batman's body. However, Batman manages to escape and defeat him. [80]
Aliens later transfer Gorilla Boss' brain into an alien beast as part of their plans to take over Earth. Superman and Batman thwarted the alien invasion, but Gorilla Boss escapes with Willard. [81] [82] Sinestro later steals Gorilla Boss' brain and uses it as a power source before Batman stops him and returns Gorilla Boss to his body. [83]
Gorilla Grodd later mind-controls Gorilla Boss, Congorilla, Djuba, Monsieur Mallah, and Sam Simeon. However, Grodd's psychic abilities inadvertently damage his brain, freeing them. [84]
Gotham (Henry Clover Jr.) and Gotham Girl (Claire Clover) were characters created by DC Comics, debuting in DC Rebirth . They were created by Tom King and David Finch. [85]
The Clover's operate as twins with Superman-like powers, having bought them through their family's money, trading in their lives for them as the powers would affect their life-span. The two would assist Batman against Solomon Grundy and the Kobra Cult. [86] Henry Jr. was killed by the Psycho Pirate while an unstable Claire later joined the "Flashpoint Batman". [87]
Gravedigger is the name of two different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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Ulysses Hazard is a soldier who operated during World War II. [88] His grandson Percy Hazard operated as Hazard of Squad K. [89]
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Tyson Sykes is a Checkmate agent and one of their Rooks who was later injected with a formula containing Starro DNA. [90]
Grid is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Grid originated as a cybernetic system inside Cyborg that passively searched for information and developed aspects of the hackers and viruses that it encountered. During the "Trinity War" storyline, Atomica grants Grid sentience and a physical form and recruits it into the Crime Syndicate of America. [92] [93]
During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Grid aids the Crime Syndicate in their plan to take over the world before being defeated by Cyborg and trapped within his body. [94] [93] [95]
During the "Darkseid War" storyline, Owlman downloads Grid into Metron's Mobius Chair before the two are seemingly killed by a powerful entity. [96] [97] [98]
First appearance | Impulse #7 (October 1995) |
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Created by | Martin Pasko Nick Gnazzo |
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Gridlock is an alias used by two fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Abner Girdler was a specialist in urban planning and new transportation technologies at Technodyne. He proposed to build a monorail in Manchester, Alabama, but the project was scrapped at the last minute by the county transportation commissioner, Clifton Burdett. Having lost the lucrative contract, Technodyne faced bankruptcy, and CEO Leo Nordstrom fired Girdler. Burdett later ran for mayor, and Girdler decided to sabotage his election by donning the guise of Gridlock, equipped with technology able to steal the kinetic energy from people and objects, leaving them in stasis for about an hour. Gridlock kidnapped Nordstrom and froze most of Manchester, but was eventually defeated by Impulse.
The second Gridlock first appeared in Bat-Mite #2 (September 2015), and was created by Dan Jurgens and Corin Howell. He is a villain who is stuck in the past, despises youth culture, and seeks to stop the future from coming.
Gridlock appears in The Flash episode "Nora", portrayed by Daniel Cudmore. [104] This version is William Lang, a kinetic energy-absorbing metahuman. After attacking an airplane, Gridlock is defeated by the Flash, Kid Flash, and XS, but killed by Cicada before they can transport him to prison.
Griffin Grey is a fictional character appearing in The Flash created by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo set during One Year Later. [105]
Griffin was a friend of Bart Allen while in Keystone City until he was caught in an explosion at work; he found out he had enhanced speed and strength, and he became a hero, but only for the glory of it coining himself "Griffin" as his name. However, his celebrity status did not last and the powers made him age faster, and he looked like an old man in days. He tried to find the secret of what kept Jay Garrick young, but could not. He then became a villain, and during a fight with Bart/Flash, he was overpowered and died. [106]
Griffin appears in The Flash episode "Back to Normal", portrayed by Haig Sutherland. [107] This version was granted superhuman strength in the S.T.A.R. Labs particle accelerator explosion, which also caused him to rapidly age. He attempts to find Harrison Wells to seek a cure, but ultimately fails and dies in a fight with the Flash.
Grimbor the Chainsman (Markx Grimbor) is an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes who specializes in traps, particularly chains. He was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Grell, and first appeared in Superboy #221 (November 1976).
Prior to Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! , Grimbor was romantically involved with Charma Dresden, a mutant with passive hypnotic abilities that cause men to love her and women to hate her. This caused Grimbor to fall in love with her after being tasked with her imprisonment. [108]
Grimbor the Chainsman appears in Legion of Super Heroes , voiced by Lex Lang. [109] This version sports striped purple skin and a mask, and temporarily used a power-neutralizing gun inspired by Nemesis Kid's powers.
Mike "Machine" Gunn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was a member of Moxie Mannheim's Intergang branch in the 1940s before being revived in a clone body in the present day and gaining the ability to transform his hands into guns that shoot bone missiles. [110]
Mike Gunn appears in the Superman & Lois episode "In Cold Blood", portrayed by Arpad Balogh.
The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1. Nicknamed "the Scarlet Speedster", all incarnations of the Flash possess "superspeed", which includes the ability to run, move, and think extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes, and seemingly violate certain laws of physics.
Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain character appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in The Flash #106. He is an evil, super-intelligent gorilla who gained mental powers after being exposed to a strange meteorite's radiation.
Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character known as the Flash. The character first appeared in Flash Comics #1, created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert.
Heat Wave is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly as an enemy of The Flash and a member of the Rogues along with Captain Cold, among others.
Gentleman Ghost, introduced as Ghost, and also known as Gentleman Jim, is a supervillain appearing in works published by DC Entertainment. Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Joe Kubert, the character first appeared in Flash Comics #88.
The Brain is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Commonly as a frequent enemy of the Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans, he is a French genius and criminal mastermind.
Monsieur Mallah is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. He is the gorilla servant of and, in time, the partner to Gorilla Grodd and the Brain, while serving as an enemy of the Doom Patrol, Justice League, and the Teen Titans.
Justice is a twelve-issue American comic book limited series published bimonthly by DC Comics from August 2005 through June 2007, written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger, with art also by Ross and Doug Braithwaite. Its story involves the superhero team known as the Justice League of America confronting the supervillain team the Legion of Doom after every supervillain is motivated by a shared dream that seems to be a vision of the planet's destruction, which they intend to avoid.
Hawkman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character to use the name Hawkman. There are two separate origins of Carter Hall; the Golden Age origin and the Post-Hawkworld origin.
Throughout his 80-year history, the Flash has appeared in numerous media.
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special is an episode of the television comedy series Robot Chicken and it was aired as a one-off special during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on September 10, 2012.
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise is an episode of the television comedy series Robot Chicken and it was aired as a half-hour special during Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on April 6, 2014. It serves as the sequel to the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special that focuses more on the Legion of Doom and is followed by Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship.
Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League is a 2015 American animated superhero comedy film based on the Lego and DC Comics brands, released on February 10, 2015, on Blu-ray and DVD. This is the third Lego DC Comics film following Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite and Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered. Some actors from various DC properties reprise their respective roles, including Nolan North as Superman, Khary Payton as Cyborg, Diedrich Bader as Green Lantern and Tom Kenny as The Penguin and Plastic Man. The film received mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics, with criticisms focusing on the silly and promotional tone and the characters, although the animation was praised.
Silas Stone is a character appearing in the comics that are published by DC Comics. He is the father of Cyborg and the creator of Titans Tower. Silas Stone first appeared in DC Comics Presents #26 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
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