Phobia (comics)

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Phobia
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Phobia as depicted in Blue Beetle (vol. 8) #3 (January 2012). Art by Ig Guara.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance New Teen Titans #14 (December 1981)
Created by Marv Wolfman
George Pérez
In-story information
Alter egoAngela Hawkins III
Species Metahuman
Team affiliations Brotherhood of Evil
Secret Society of Super Villains
Injustice League
Abilities
  • Human psychic with an ability to control the fear centers of the human mind to create the person's greatest fears.
  • Illusion casting
  • Fear projection

Phobia (Angela Hawkins) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is usually depicted as an enemy of the Teen Titans.

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Publication history

Phobia first appeared in New Teen Titans #14 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. [1]

Fictional character biography

Angela Hawkins is a British aristocrat who can make others experience their fears. Frightened by her powers, Angela's parents send her away, leading her to develop a fear of being alone.

Angela later joins the Brain's Brotherhood of Evil and battles the Teen Titans on numerous occasions. [2] [3]

In Crisis on Infinite Earths , Phobia kidnaps and tortures the Marvel Family before the Atom frees them. [4] [5] [6] Following the continuity reboot, Phobia joins the Injustice League. [7] [8] [9]

In Infinite Crisis , Phobia is among the group of villains who destroy Blüdhaven. [10] [11] In Final Crisis , Phobia joins Cheetah's Secret Society of Super Villains. [12] [13] In The New 52 , Phobia appears as one of several villains searching for Blue Beetle's scarab. [14]

Powers and abilities

Phobia's natural born psychic powers allow her complete and total mastery over the fear centers of the human mind. She is able to probe into the psyches of her victims, discovering the things they most fear and then manifesting those fears in their minds with illusions.

In other media

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References

  1. ↑ 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. 231. ISBN   978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ↑ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. p. 264. ISBN   0-8160-1356-X.
  3. ↑ Justice League Quarterly #15/3 (summer 1994)
  4. ↑ Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986)
  5. ↑ Joker: Last Laugh #3-4 (2001)
  6. ↑ Young Justice #50 (December 2002)
  7. ↑ Villains United #1 (July 2005)
  8. ↑ Manhunter (vol. 3) #8-10 (2005)
  9. ↑ Manhunter (vol. 3) #17-19 (2006)
  10. ↑ Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006)
  11. ↑ Salvation Run #1-7 (2008)
  12. ↑ Titans (vol. 2) #21 (January 2010)
  13. ↑ Titans (vol. 2) #22 (February 2010). DC Comics.
  14. ↑ Blue Beetle (vol. 8) #1 (September 2011)
  15. ↑ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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