Zebra-Man

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Zebra-Man is the name of four fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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Publication history

Jacob Baker first appeared in Detective Comics #275 (Jan 1960) and was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff. [1]

Kobra's Zebra-Man first appeared in Outsiders #21 and was created by Mike W. Barr.

Fictional character biography

Jacob Baker

Zebra-Man
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Detective Comics #275 (1960)
Created by Bill Finger (writer)
Sheldon Moldoff (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoJacob Baker
Species Metahuman
AbilitiesCan magnetize anything

Jacob Baker is a scientist whose machinery gives him the ability to attract and repel anything besides metal (referred to as "Diamagnetism"). [2] He becomes the criminal Zebra-Man, deriving his name from his striped body. After being irradiated with Zebra-Man's energy and gaining similar abilities, Batman defeats and arrests him. [3]

Kobra's Zebra-Man

The second Zebra-Man is a member of Kobra who was recruited to help the group usurp Simon Stagg's business and achieve world domination. He later joins the Secret Society of Super Villains in Infinite Crisis . [4] [5]

Zebra-Man
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Outsiders #21 (1987)
Created by Mike W. Barr
In-story information
Alter egoUnknown
Species Metahuman
Team affiliations Strike Force Kobra
Secret Society of Super Villains
AbilitiesCan magnetize anything

Vortex

The third Zebra-Man, also known as Vortex, is an inmate of Arkham Asylum. [6] [7] [8] He battles Batman and Catwoman on numerous occasions before being killed by Psych. [9] [10]

Vortex
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Batman: The Dark Knight (vol. 2) #1 (2011)
Created by Paul Jenkins (writer)
David Finch (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoUnknown
Species Metahuman
Notable aliasesZebra Man
AbilitiesCan magnetize anything

Menagerie's Zebra-Man

A fourth, unnamed incarnation of Zebra-Man appears in Forever Evil as a member of the Cheetah's Menagerie. [11] He later joins the Suicide Squad under Lok's supervision. [12]

Powers and abilities

The first two incarnations of Zebra-Man possess "diamagnetism" which enables them to attract or repel all matter besides metal. Both use an inhibitor belt to control their abilities.

In other media

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 384. ISBN   9780345501066.
  2. ↑ Fleisher, Michael L. (1976). The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume 1: Batman. Macmillan Publishing Co. p. 386. ISBN   0-02-538700-6 . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Detective Comics #275 (January 1960)
  4. ↑ Outsiders #21-22. DC Comics.
  5. ↑ Infinite Crisis #7. DC Comics.
  6. ↑ Batman: The Dark Knight (Vol. 2) #1 (2011). DC Comics.
  7. ↑ Catwoman (vol. 4) #19 (2011). DC Comics.
  8. ↑ Batman (vol. 3) #14. DC Comics.
  9. ↑ Doomsday Clock #4. DC Comics.
  10. ↑ The Flash (vol. 5) #61. DC Comics.
  11. ↑ Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #5. DC Comics.
  12. ↑ Suicide Squad (vol. 6) #1-2. DC Comics.
  13. ↑ "Comic-Con International - Batman: The Brave and the Bold". Comics Continuum. July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on August 11, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. 1 2 3 "Zebra-Man Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 27, 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.


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