Zookeeper (comics)

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Zookeeper
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Zookeeper as depicted in Teen Titans vol. 3 #14 (October 2004). Art by Tom Grummett, Lary Stucker and Jeromy Cox.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Teen Titans vol. 3, #13 (September 2004)
Created by Geoff Johns
Tom Grummett
In-story information
Alter egoSamuel Register
Species Metahuman
Team affiliations Secret Society of Super Villains
Notable aliasesDr. Register
Abilities Metamorphic ability to transform into any animal.

Zookeeper (Samuel Register) is a character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Teen Titans.

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Publication history

Zookeeper first appeared in Teen Titans #13-15 (Sep. - Nov. 2004) and was created by Geoff Johns and Tom Grummett.

Fictional character biography

Samuel Register is an assistant of Mark and Marie Logan in Africa. He despises their rambunctious son Garfield, who constantly causes damage in his lab. [1]

After the Logans are killed in a boating accident, Register attempts to continue their work. He conducts inhuman experiments on animals, earning the nickname "Zookeeper". [2]

In the "Beast Boys and Girls" storyline, Register steals a sample of the Sakutia virus, infecting himself and thousands of children and gaining shapeshifting abilities. However, Beast Boy subdues Register by transforming into a Sydney funnel-web spider, after which he is imprisoned in Alcatraz and his blood is used to cure the children. [2] [3]

Zookeeper later joins Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains and Superboy-Prime's Legion of Doom. [4] [5]

Powers and abilities

Zookeeper can turn into any animal at will, similar to Beast Boy.

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References

  1. Teen Titans vol. 3 #14 (October 2004)
  2. 1 2 Teen Titans vol. 3 #13 (September 2004)
  3. Teen Titans vol. 3 #15 (November 2004)
  4. Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special
  5. Teen Titans vol. 3 #98