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Warhawk (Rex Stewart) is a fictional character created for the DC Animated Universe, voiced by Peter Onorati. [1] He is the future son of Green Lantern and Hawkgirl and a member of the Justice League.
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| First appearance | Batman #148 (June 1962) |
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| Created by | Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff |
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Vanderveer "Van" Wayne is Bruce Wayne's rich and spoiled cousin. While visiting him, Van found the Robin costume in Alfred's laundry which Bruce claimed were his and Dick Grayson's masquerade costumes. He got himself into some trouble when he hired a con artist named Jumpy Regan to impersonate Batman, while he posed as Robin. He did all this with the intention of impressing Dick, but Van was not aware that they were the real Dynamic Duo. Van had to be rescued from Regan by Batman and Robin and even helped to apprehend Regan. In the aftermath of the situation, he learned a lesson in humility. [3]
Van Wayne appears in Powerless , portrayed by Alan Tudyk. [4] This version is the head of Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises in Charm City, who hates his job and seeks to move to Gotham City for a better position at the company.
Winema Wazzo is the mother of Legionnaire Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo). She was created by writers Tom and Mary Bierbaum, and first appeared in Secret Origins vol. 2 #42 (July 1989). In post- Zero Hour continuity, she becomes president of the United Planets after Ra's al Ghul kills President Leland McCauley.
Originally, Winema was married to Bgtzl native Byzjn Wazzo. However, post-Zero Hour, her husband is Murl Wazzo, a Carggite, with that continuity's version of Tinya being a hybrid.
Winema Wazzo appears in Legion of Super Heroes , voiced by April Winchell. [5] This version began public service as a teenager, with her first assignment being a failed attempt to re-establish diplomatic ties with the planet Zerox.
Weasel is the name of two DC Comics supervillains. Weasel first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #35 (August 1985), and was created for DC Comics by Gerry Conway and Rafael Kayanan. [6]
| Weasel | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Fury of Firestorm #35 (June 1985) |
| Created by | Gerry Conway (writer) Rafael Kayanan (artist) |
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| Alter ego | John Monroe |
| Team affiliations | Suicide Squad |
| Abilities | Great agility Hand-to-hand combat |
John Monroe was a lonely student at Stanford University in the late 1960s. He is ignored and bullied by other students, leading him to become a costumed killer named Weasel. He attempts to kill Martin Stein before Firestorm defeats him. [7]
Weasel is later recruited into the Suicide Squad during a mission to rescue Hawk. During the mission, he tries to kill the Thinker before Rick Flag Jr. kills him. [8]
Weasel is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern in Blackest Night and permanently resurrected following The New 52 continuity reboot. [9] [10]
An unidentified, futuristic incarnation of Weasel appears in Batman #666 (July 2007) as an enemy of Damian Wayne. [11]
The Weather Witch is the name of different characters in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Vicki Grant once used the H-Dial to become a weather-controlling superhero called Weather Witch.
First appearing in "Gotham Underground", she was originally a former prostitute from Gotham City who the Penguin equipped with one of Weather Wizard's Weather Wands and recruited into the New Rogues. [16]
In the Final Crisis tie-in Rogues' Revenge, Libra tasks the New Rogues with forcing the original Rogues to rejoin the Secret Society of Super Villains. Due in part to Weather Witch's inexperience with her Weather Wand, the Rogues defeat and kill the New Rogues, with Weather Wizard killing Weather Witch. [17]
An original incarnation of Weather Witch named Joslyn "Joss" Jackam appears in media set in the Arrowverse, portrayed by Reina Hardesty. [18]
Wedna (also known as Wedna Kil-Gor) was a native of the planet Krypton and the daughter of inventor Kil-Gor. She first appeared in Krypton Chronicles #3 (September 1981).
Wedna married her father's colleague and friend Bur-El and gave a birth to his children Val-El and Tro-El, both who later became a noted explorers. Wedna is an ancestor of Kal-El, also known as Superman, and died several centuries before the destruction of Krypton. [20]
Wedna, renamed Wedna-El, appears in a flashback in the Krypton episode "Zods and Monsters", portrayed by Toni O'Rourke. This version is a scientist who helped create Doomsday.
The Weeper is the name of two comic book supervillains appearing in media published by Fawcett Comics and DC Comics, both of whom are enemies of Bulletman and Bulletgirl.
Formerly known as the "Crying Clown" or "Weeping Willie," Mortimer Gloom is fired for dishonesty from his work as a circus performer. He becomes a criminal to seek revenge and becomes an enemy of Bulletman and Bulletgirl. [21] Additionally, the Weeper is a founding member of the Revenge Syndicate alongside Murder Prophet and Black Rat. [22] [23]
At some point between 1942 and 1946, the Weeper dies and is succeeded by his son. [24] [25]
Thomas Weston is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Weston is the head of AmerTek Industries who uses his company to sell dangerous weapons. John Henry Irons used to work for him. [29]
Thomas Weston appears in the My Adventures with Superman episode "Fullmetal Scientist", voiced by Max Mittelman. [30] This version is initially the CEO of AmerTek Industries before he is arrested for his unethical business practices and his company is bought out by Lex Luthor.
| First appearance | Showcase #3 (July–August 1956) |
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| Created by | Robert Kanigher (script) Russ Heath (art) |
Whale is the name of a fictiona characters in DC Comics publications
Whale is a non-superpowered commando. Along with his companions named Shark and Sardine, he is part of the World War II-era fighting unit called the Frogmen. His sole appearance is in Showcase #3 (July–August 1956). The story was written by Robert Kanigher, and illustrated by Russ Heath.
During the Birds of Prey relaunch tie-in with the 2010 Brightest Day storyline, it is revealed that one of the female children born to Huang was spared after lightning appeared on the day of her birth and killed her midwife, making Huang believe that something powerful wanted her to live. [31] She was trained by her brothers in the same techniques, and after their defeat at the hands of the Black Canary, she hunted them down and killed them for dishonoring their father's name. Now calling herself the White Canary, she traveled to Gotham and set out to blackmail the Black Canary by revealing her secret identity and threatening to kill one teammate for each hour that passed, enlisting the help of Oswald Cobblepot, Savant and Creote. [32] Upon being defeated by the Black Canary, she denied being responsible for the death of a kidnapper in Iceland to frame the Black Canary, claiming that it was in fact Lady Shiva, and offers the Black Canary help in killing Shiva if she is set free.
Later, the White Canary takes the Black Canary to Bangkok and reveals that she is holding the Black Canary's adopted daughter Sin as a hostage, and will kill her if the Black Canary does not battle Lady Shiva in a duel to the death. The Black Canary agrees despite her broken wrist, but at the last minute Helena Bertinelli challenges Shiva in her place, buying the Black Canary enough time to find Sin and get her to safety, and Lady Shiva agrees to put their duel off until a later time. The White Canary reluctantly concedes, but promises that the Black Canary has not seen the last of her. [33]
White Dragon is the name of four characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.[ citation needed ]
The first White Dragon is a gang leader and enemy of Whip on Earth-Two. [34]
Wu Cheng is a combat pilot and a member of the Blackhawk Squadron under the alias of White Dragon. [35]
William Heller is a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist who formed the Aryan Empire, targeting minority criminals. [36]
Heller later assumes the White Dragon alias and joins the Fourth Reich in their goal to kill the Justice Society of America. [37] He is killed by Plastique during a plan to overthrow Amanda Waller and kill the Suicide Squad. [38]
Daniel Ducannon is a white supremacist, similar to William Heller. He gains pyrokinetic abilities following the detonation of the Dominators' gene bomb in Invasion! . [39]
White Rabbit is the name of three different characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Angora Lapin is a mysterious arms dealer who operates in Metropolis as White Rabbit. She and her henchmen C&H, Dutch, and Mucus stole high-tech weaponry made by John Henry Irons called "Toastmasters" so that they can sell them to the gangs of Metropolis. When John Henry Irons first became "Man of Steel", his first job was to get the Toastmasters off the streets and defeat White Rabbit. [42]
The second White Rabbit is an unnamed swordsman and mercenary who is a member of the Pentacle and enemy of Shadowpact. [43]
In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Jaina Hudson was the child of a Bollywood actress and a diplomat named Tom Hudson. After spending time in private schools, Jaina attended a fundraiser where she met Bruce Wayne. When first seen as White Rabbit, she was among the Arkham Asylum inmates that escaped where she teased Batman and the Gotham City Police Department. When Batman caught up to White Rabbit near the scene of dead clowns, Joker draped a cloth over her. Batman fought Joker until it was discovered that Joker is Clayface in disguise. When Clayface fell on Batman, White Rabbit tried to inject a steroid into Batman only to be thwarted by Flash. [44]
In Forever Evil , White Rabbit joins the Crime Syndicate of America's incarnation of the Secret Society of Super Villains. [45] [46] [47]
In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth", which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". White Rabbit appeared as a member of the Wonderland Gang. [48]
The Jaina Hudson incarnation of White Rabbit appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [40]
Arak Wind-Walker is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
He was among the children who were experimented on by Doctor Love while they were still in their mother's womb, causing him to develop the ability to manipulate wind. He becomes a member of Helix and an enemy of Infinity, Inc. [49]
Windfall (Wendy Jones) was a young aerokinetic metahuman who gained her powers after her mother let her company perform prenatal DNA experiments on her and her sister Becky, causing Becky to eventually kill their mother in revenge later in life. Created by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jim Aparo, she first appeared in Batman and the Outsiders #9 (April 1984).
Originally a member of the Masters of Disaster and an enemy of the Outsiders, Windfall eventually joined the latter group before leaving them to attend college. At one point during school, Wendy was invited to a fraternity party and date-raped by members of the fraternity after they spiked her drink with flunitrazepam. After taking turns with Wendy, the fraternity members took pictures and posted them on the Internet, while the local district attorney, the father of one of the fraternity members who ruined her, refused to make a case for Wendy due to her past as a supervillainess. As a result of the scandal, the college Wendy attended expelled her to avoid scrutiny, causing Wendy to return to the college and kill the fraternity members who ruined her by removing the air from their fraternity house and suffocating all the residents to death. Wendy was later incarcerated in Belle Reve for her murders before eventually being recruited by Amanda Waller for the Suicide Squad.
During a mission to the Middle East, the General betrayed the team and led a mutiny against them. After trying to make an air wall to protect the group from the attacks from Chemo, Windfall could not maintain the wall and was reduced to a skeleton.
Wing is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Wing began as a uniformed chauffeur of the Crimson Avenger's alter ego Lee Travis. A Chinese immigrant who moved to America to escape Japanese persecution in the days leading up to World War II, Wing helps to instill a social conscience in his employer. When the death of a fellow reporter motivates Travis to become the Crimson Avenger, Wing assists him in his fight against crime. Curiously, despite Wing's initial lack of a costume, no one ever makes a connection between Travis' chauffeur and the Crimson Avenger.
A few months after the Crimson Avenger abandons his cloak and fedora for a more traditional superhero costume, Wing dons a matching yellow costume and becomes his official sidekick. [51] He serves as a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory (as the honorary "eighth Soldier") and the All-Star Squadron. However, the Crimson Avenger frequently attempts to dissuade Wing from this path, believing that the bright young man has a better future ahead of him than running about in a costume fighting madmen.
In Justice League of America #102, it is revealed that Wing sacrificed himself to defeat the Nebula Man, who had scattered the other Soldiers through time. While most of the JLA and JSA travelled through time to find the members, the Golden Age Green Lantern, Mister Terrific and the Golden Age Robin went on a quest to discover the identity of the Unknown Soldier of Victory, whose tomb lay in the mountains of Tibet, where the Seven Soldiers had fallen after defeating the Nebula Man. [52]
In "The New Golden Age", Wing helps Stargirl rescue the Lost Children, a group of Golden Age sidekicks, from the Time Masters and Childminder. [53] [54]
Wink is a young metahuman terrorist in the DC Universe, who was a member of the Suicide Squad and The Revolutionaries with the power of teleportation. She is dating The Aerie. Created by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo, she first appeared in Suicide Squad (vol. 6) #1 (February 2020).
Marcus Wise is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Marcus Wise is a corrupt detective of the Gotham City Police Department, usually blackmailing other officers. [55]
Marcus Wise appears in The Penguin , portrayed by Craig Walker. In addition to being a corrupt GCPD officer, this version is a drug addict who works for Carmine Falcone, later his daughter Sofia.
Wolf Spider is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Evan Blake is a rich playboy and old friend of Kate Kane that operates as the art thief Wolf Spider. Wolf Spider ran afoul of Batwoman when he tried stole paintings by a Depression-era artist named Eisenstadt where one of his works was actually a map to the location of the money that Eisenstadt stole from a crooked businessman named Grantham. He was actually hired by Grantham's grandson Nathan Grantham. [56] When the map was obtained, Nathan was wounded when a statue fell on him causing Batwoman to allow Wolf Spider to get away with the money and not knowing of his identity. Despite his mission being a success, Wolf Spider disposed of the money in Slaughter Swamp as he considered it "blood money". [57]
Wolf Spider appears in Batwoman , portrayed by Lincoln Clauss.
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Gregory Wolfe is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Gregory Wolfe is the prison warden of Iron Heights Penitentiary and an enemy of the Flash. He can cause muscle spasms, which aids him in keeping inmates in line. [58]
Gregory Wolfe appears in The Flash , portrayed by Anthony Harrison in the first season and Richard Brooks in the fourth. [59] This version is corrupt, lacks metahuman abilities, and has connections with Amunet Black.
World Forger is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Scott Snyder and artist Jorge Jimenez, he first appeared in Dark Nights: Metal #4 (February 2018).
The World Forger, also known as Alphaeus, is a cosmic entity, sibling of the Monitor and Anti-Monitor, and son of Perpetua. He creates universes with his hammer and is served by Barbatos, a bat-like demon who destroys failed or decaying universes. [60]
Wyynde was a lieutenant of the Atlantean royal guard in the distant past, and a friend of Arion. Created by Paul Kupperberg and Jan Duursema, he first appeared in Warlord #56 (April 1982).
A contemporary incarnation of Wyynde appears in Young Justice , voiced by Robbie Daymond. [61] This version is a descendant of the original Wyynde, a former Atlantean purist, and Kaldur'ahm's boyfriend. [62] [63] [64]
Katana is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in 1983, Katana is a samurai warrior whose skill with a sword allows her to fight for justice as a superheroine. Her tragic backstory includes the death of her husband, Maseo, whose soul becomes trapped in her blade, the Soultaker.
Captain Boomerang is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, who respectively serve as enemies to both the Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash. Created by writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino, the first Captain Boomerang, George "Digger" Harkness, first appeared in The Flash #117. He has also been a prominent member of the Suicide Squad since its second iteration in the late 1980s. During the 2004 storyline Identity Crisis, George Harkness is killed and his son, Owen Mercer, created by Brad Meltzer and Michael Turner, takes over his father's role as Captain Boomerang for a period of time. However, during the 2009–2010 Blackest Night storyline, Owen is killed and Harkness returns to life, resuming his role as Captain Boomerang, and, overwhelmed by grief and rage, evolves as a dangerous threat after the loss of his son.
Count Vertigo is a supervillain created by Gerry Conway, Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta as an enemy of Black Canary, Batman and later Green Arrow in the DC Comics Universe. Count Vertigo is the last descendant of the royal family that ruled the small eastern European country of Vlatava that was taken over by the Soviets and later became devastated by the Spectre.
Amanda Belle Waller, also known as "the Wall", is a fictional character featured in some American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Legends #1 in 1986 and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne. Amanda Waller serves intermittently as both an antagonist and an ally to the superheroes of the DC Universe.
The Sportsmaster is the name of different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the character; Lawrence "Crusher" Crock, is usually depicted as a criminal who uses sports-themed weapons and gadgets to commit crimes. He is also the husband of Paula Brooks and the father of Artemis Crock.
Copperhead is the name of several supervillains appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, mostly as enemies of the superhero Batman.
Mirror Master is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a recurring foe of the Flash with considerable technical expertise and skills involving the use of mirrors. Three individuals have donned the guise of Mirror Master, and have been members of the Rogues. In 2009, Mirror Master was ranked as IGN's 79th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
Silver Banshee is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, with both primarily as opponents of Superman. The first, Siobhan McDougal, made her debut in Action Comics #595 while the second, Siobhan Smythe, debuted during the New 52 in Supergirl vol. 6 #7.
Blockbuster is the name of four supervillains and a criminal organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first iteration was an adversary of Batman and Robin, while the second served as one of Nightwing's greatest enemies. The third debuted in 52 as a member of Lex Luthor's Infinity, Inc.
Shrike is the name of multiple characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Killer Frost is a name used by several female supervillains and superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics: Crystal Frost, Louise Lincoln, and Caitlin Snow. All three usually have some connection to the superhero Firestorm.
Gearhead is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The Tattooed Man is the name of three characters appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of Green Lantern.
Magpie is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by John Byrne, and first appeared in The Man of Steel #3.
Zebra-Man is the name of four fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Black Canary is a DC Comics superhero who has appeared across a range of live-action and animated television shows, as well as in several video games. Originally the pseudo name of the character Dinah Drake, the mantle was later passed on to her daughter, Dinah Laurel Lance. Both characters have appeared in different comic continuations and in other media, but the character has also been known by other names. She is usually portrayed as a proficient fighter, using martial arts as well as her trademark sonic scream or "Canary Cry".