Torque (DC Comics)

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Torque
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Torque as depicted in Nightwing Secret Files and Origins #1 (October 1999). Art by Jackson Guice (penciller) and Tom McCraw (colorist).
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance As Soames:
Nightwing (vol. 2) #1
(October 1996)
As Torque:
Nightwing (vol. 2) #27 (January 1999)
Created by Chuck Dixon (writer)
Scott McDaniel (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoDudley Soames
Team affiliations Blüdhaven Police Department
Intergang
Partnerships Nite-Wing
Abilities

Torque (Dudley Soames) is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe and an enemy of Nightwing. Created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Scott McDaniel, he first appeared in Nightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996). [1]

Contents

Fictional character biography

Dudley Soames is a corrupt officer in the Blüdhaven police and an enemy of Nightwing. [2] However, he refuses to kill Nightwing, intending to manipulate Blüdhaven's factions into fighting. [3] [4]

Soames' ally Blockbuster later betrays him, twists his neck, and leaves him to die. [5] [6] Soames survives, but his neck is permanently inverted. As such, he uses special glasses to see behind him. [7]

Torque is later imprisoned, but arranges a prison break with Nite-Wing. After realizing Torque's true nature, Nite-Wing kills him. [8] [9]

In other media

See also

References

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  2. Nightwing (vol. 2) #2
  3. Nightwing (vol. 2) #3-5
  4. Nightwing (vol. 2) #2-9
  5. Nightwing (vol. 2) #11-12
  6. Nightwing (vol. 2) #13
  7. Nightwing (vol. 2) #16-23
  8. Nightwing (vol. 2) #43
  9. Nightwing (vol. 2) #77
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