Mala (Kryptonian)

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Mala
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Superman #65 (July 1950)
Created byWilliams Woolfolk (story)
Al Plastino (artist)
In-story information
Species Kryptonian
Place of origin Krypton
PartnershipsKizo
U-Ban
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, speed, agility, reflexes, healing, longevity, intelligence, breath, and senses
  • Flight
  • Heat vision
  • Solar energy absorption

Mala is a supervillain in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Superman #65 (July 1950) in the story "The Three Supermen from Space!".

Contents

A female incarnation of Mala appears in Superman: The Animated Series , voiced by Leslie Easterbrook in the second season and Sarah Douglas in the third.

Fictional character biography

Mala, along with his brothers Kizo and U-Ban, is a native of the planet Krypton, and a former member of the science council. Some years before Krypton exploded, the trio attempted to take over the planet by threatening to remove all moisture from the atmosphere with one of their inventions. They were stopped by Superman's father Jor-El, who placed them in suspended animation and sent them into outer space as an alternative to the death penalty. [1] [2]

Many years later, the three's rocket ship is struck by a piece of space debris, freeing them from suspended animation. Mala and his brothers find their way to Earth, where they meet Superman. Once there, the three siblings construct a machine that hypnotizes all of Earth's population. Superman manages to destroy the machine, but is overwhelmed by Mala and his brothers. Superman tricks the brothers into fighting each other until they are exhausted, then returns them to suspended animation and sends them back into space. [2]

In Action Comics #194 (1954), the three Kryptonians manage to escape again, after their rocket is once again struck by a piece of space debris. Kizo and U-Ban go to the planet Saturn on vacation while Mala decides to get revenge on Superman. As Superman is off planet on a mission, Mala constructs a duplicate Earth in order to keep Superman out of the way. Mala, who looks exactly like Superman, decides to cause more problems for Superman by disguising himself as Clark Kent and then admitting to the public that he is Superman, never realizing that Superman is Clark Kent. With his plan in place, Mala summons his brothers from Saturn and prepares to destroy Earth. Superman arrives and manages to trick the three into entering their space capsule, putting them back into suspended animation once again. This is the last appearance of Mala, Kizo, and U-Ban. [3]

Powers and abilities

Mala, like all Kryptonians, has a number of inherent superpowers. [2] These abilities are super strength, sonic speed, invulnerability, enhanced hearing, x-ray vision, and flight.

In other media

Television

Mala as she appears in Superman: The Animated Series MalaSTAS.png
Mala as she appears in Superman: The Animated Series

A female incarnation of Mala appears in Superman: The Animated Series , voiced by Leslie Easterbrook in the second season and Sarah Douglas in the third. [4] This version is a trusted lieutenant and partner of High General Jax-Ur who participated in his attempt to take over Krypton years prior until Jor-El foiled their plot and imprisoned them in the Phantom Zone. After being freed, she battles Superman on two occasions before being killed by a black hole.

Video games

The Superman: The Animated Series incarnation of Mala appears as a boss in Superman 64 . This version is a member of the Superman Revenge Squad.

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ↑ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains . New York: Facts on File. p. 202. ISBN   0-8160-1356-X.
  2. 1 2 3 Woolfook, William ( w ), Plastino, Al  ( p ),Plastino, Al ( i ), Weisinger, Mort  ( ed )."Three Supermen from Krypton!" Superman ,vol. 1,no. 65(July 1950).DC Comics.
  3. ↑ Finger, Bill  ( w ), Boring, Wayne  ( p ),Kaye, Stan ( i ), Weisinger, Mort  ( ed )."The Outlaws from Krypton!" Action Comics ,vol. 1,no. 194(July 1954).DC Comics.
  4. ↑ "Mala Voice - Superman: The Animated Series (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 29, 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.
  5. ↑ "Superman Adventures #7 - All Creatures Great and Small, Part 1 (Issue)". Comic Vine . Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Justice League Unlimited #34 - Phantoms (Issue)". Comic Vine. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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