Calamity King (E. Davis Ester) is a superhero from the 30th century in the DC Universe. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #342 (March 1966), and was created by Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan. He possesses the ability to cause bad luck and attempted to join the Legion of Super-Heroes, but was rejected due to lacking full control over his powers.
The Canterbury Cricket, also known as Jeramey Chriqui, is a superhero appearing in DC Comics. The character first appeared in Flashpoint: The Canterbury Cricket #1 (August 2011), created by Mike Carlin and Rags Morales.
Chriqui first appeared in the Flashpoint timeline, where he was a University of Kent student and conman in Canterbury, England. When Wonder Woman and the Amazons invaded England, Chriqui took cover inside a church. When the church was bombed by an Invisible Jet, Jeramey connected with a cricket, and emerged from the wreckage as a giant cricket.[1]
With his new abilities, he leads the Ambush Bugs, an insect-themed resistance group, though all but him die in a battle with the Amazons. He later joins Lois Lane's Resistance.[2]
The Canterbury Cricket was adapted into the mainstream DC Universe in the "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock". He was stated to be a member of Knights, Inc., a team of heroes ordained by the Queen of England who protect the borders of the United Kingdom as its sanctioned superhero team.[3]
Carapax the Indestructible Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is an enemy of the Blue Beetle.
Conrad Carapax was an archaeologist who had once been the rival of Dan Garrett (the first Blue Beetle). He went to Pago Island alone in search of whatever it was that Garrett was searching for.[4] He instead found Dr. Jarvis Kord's top-secret laboratory which had a gleaming 12-foot-tall (3.7 m) robot standing silently in the corner of the huge chamber and come back online when it had sensed his approach. Carapax donned a strange helmet he found in the wreckage and attempted to activate the robot, but the machinery malfunctioned which zapped him where he stood. Although his body had died, Carapax's mind was transferred to the robot at the instant of his death. He was now an Indestructible Man trapped on Pago Island. He murdered the crew of the ship that had brought Lieutenant Max Fisher to Pago Island to investigate Garrett's death in the hopes to use the vessel to escape, but Ted Kord (the second Blue Beetle) had followed Fisher to Pago to protect the island's secret. The Blue Beetle saved Fisher's life and therefore came into direct conflict with Carapax. The Blue Beetle used his ship, the Bug, to sink the ship. When he tried to commandeer the Bug itself, Carapax was sent hurtling into the Atlantic Ocean, where he sank without a trace.[5]
Unfortunately for the Blue Beetle, Carapax simply walked along the ocean bottom until he surfaced in Metropolis. He and the Blue Beetle battled again, but the Blue Beetle fired a missile through a crack in Carapax's outer shell, igniting his power source and blowing up his body from the inside.
During the Underworld Unleashed storyline, Carapax was approached by the demon Neron. He refused Neron's offer of power in exchange for his soul.
After the Blue Beetle's death, Carapax confronted Superman and the new Firestorm. His body had been rebuilt by extraterrestrials and provided with a new power source. Firestorm had to be persuaded not to vaporize Carapax's supposed armor by Superman for a very good reason - he was the robot, not a living being trapped inside it.
Carapax later returned, steam-powered and capable of withstanding any and all technological attacks, as part of a group formed to take out Jaime Reyes (the third Blue Beetle). Carapax is defeated when the Blue Beetle makes a crack in his shoulder and throws one of his own missiles into it.[6]
Carapax appears in Blue Beetle, portrayed by Raoul Trujillo.[7][8] This version is Lt. Ignacio Carapax, the cyborg bodyguard of Victoria Kord and the first test subject for Kord Industries' OMAC armors.[9]
Frankie Carbone
Frankie Carbone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Frankie Carbone is a mobster who works for the Maroni family.
Frankie Carbone in other media
Frankie appears in Gotham, portrayed by Danny Mastrogiorgio. He is the second-in-command to Sal Maroni, them having known each other for over 20 years. Debuting in "Arkham", he goes to investigate the stolen money in Bamonte's restaurant, finding Oswald Cobblepot inside the freezer, holding the bag containing Maroni's money. After telling own story, Cobblepot is accepted by Maroni to become a restaurant manager. Carbone begins to despise him for his rise in Maroni crime family. During the conflict between Maroni and Falcone (caused by Oswald's appearance in GCPD), he and Oswald go to wipe out Nikolai and his men in the storage. Frankie then tries to kill him with own men, unaware that they were already bought by Oswald, the latter despising him for his love of money and not a power and respect, ultimately killing him.
Carcharo
Carcharo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
When Doctor Love experimented on the unborn children of Maria Montez and her sister, the experiments gave the child of Maria's sister shark-like characteristics. After a drowning attempt by his mother, Carcharo survived in the oceans where he gained the ability to control sharks.[10]
Carcharo in other media
Carcharo appears in the Stargirl episode "Frenemies – Chapter Eight: Infinity Inc. Part Two". This version is a patient at the Helix Institute for Youth Rehabilitation.
Joseph Carver is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a scientist who worked on experimenting on the Speed Force as a member of Black Hole.[11]
Joseph Carver in other media
Joseph Carver appears in the sixth season of The Flash, portrayed by Eric Nenninger. This version is the leader of Black Hole, the CEO of McCulloch Technologies, and the husband of Eva McCulloch. He encountered resistance from Team Flash and CCPD before being killed by Mirror Monarch.
Aaron Cash is a corrections officer and one of Arkham Asylum's most respected security guards. Aaron Cash was created by Dan Slott and Ryan Sook and first appeared in Arkham Asylum: Living Hell #1 (2003). His hand was bitten off by Killer Croc[12] and he sports a prosthetic hook in its place. Unlike many of his colleagues, he is neither mentally unwell nor corrupt and is a trusted ally of Batman.
Aaron Cash in other media
Aaron Cash appears in the Batman: Arkham video game franchise, voiced by Duane R. Shepard, Sr.[13]
Cerdian is the son of Tempest and Dolphin. He is not seen after Infinite Crisis and is confirmed to have died during that event in Titans (vol. 2) #15 (September 2009).
Charybdis is a supervillain associated with Aquaman. Created by Peter David and Martin Egeland, he first appeared in Aquaman (vol. 5) #1 (August 1994).[15]
Charybdis and his wife, Scylla, are international terrorists who attempt to kill Aquaman. When Scylla is killed, Charybdis is driven mad by grief. He uses his ability to suppress metahuman abilities to defeat Aquaman and attempts to absorb his powers to himself.[16][17] However, he is unable to control his new ability to communicate with fish and falls into a pool of piranhas. Instead of being devoured, he melds with the piranhas, taking on many of their traits and taking the name the Piranha Man.[18]
Doris Chase
Doris Chase was Adrian Chase's wife. The character, created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, first appeared in The New Teen Titans #29 (March 1983). Doris was killed (together with their two children) by a bomb meant for Adrian, planted at the direction of mob boss Anthony Scarapelli; this trauma caused her husband to become the Vigilante.[19][20]
Angela Chen was created by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, first appearing in Superman: The Animated Series episode "The Last Son of Krypton". She is based on Cat Grant and is voiced by Lauren Tom. Angela was a fast rising star of the Daily Planet and also hosted the popular TV news show "Metropolis Today".
Cherry Bomb is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
In her panel within the pages of "The New Golden Age" #1, Gloria James is the daughter of a chemist named Professor Brian James who worked with Roy Lincoln in making a liquid that can open any lock. After her father was killed by criminals who raided the laboratory, Gloria learned that Roy Lincoln was the controversial superhero called Human Bomb. When Gloria offered to help, Roy turned her down as he can't control his powers and left to find Professor James' murderers. Having taken some lessons that made her an amateur chemist, Gloria attempted to recreate the formula that turned Roy Lincoln into Human Bomb. She succeeded where the volatile compound became known as 28-ORX where it blew up the laboratory. When Human Bomb returned to his laboratory, he found a disoriented Gloria among the rubble. Finding out what she has done, Human Bomb placed Gloria into one of his containment suits where she got some control over his powers as they track down the criminals responsible for Professor James' death where Gloria took on the name Cherry Bomb. While being helped by Cherry Bomb to avoid the police, Human Bomb discovered that Gloria's powers were growing in a dangerous way causing Gloria to wear the containment suit all the time to keep her powers from discharging at the wrong time. At the time when Human Bomb was working on a way to cure Gloria, she mysteriously vanished one day.[21] By the final issue of "Flashpoint Beyond", Cherry Bomb was among the 13 missing Golden Age superheroes that were in the Time Masters' capsules. When those capsules failed, they were all pulled back to their own time with history rewriting around them.[22]
Cherry Bomb was among the missing sidekicks that found themselves on Childminder's island in the Diablo Triangle that was named Orphan Island. She assists Wing, Air Wave, and Robotman's creation Robbie the Robot Dog in saving Stargirl from the egg-shaped Child Collectors.[23] She, Wing, Air Wave, and Robbie the Robot Dog take Stargirl to a cave where the other Lost Children are.[24] After Corky Baxter of the Time Masters claims that the Lost Children will be remembered when they are returned to their own time, Cherry Bomb states that she wants to blow up Childminder first. During the raid on the Childminder's castle, the Lost Children fight against the Child Collectors. Cherry Bomb and John Henry Jr. state that they are comfortable with these odds.[25] After most of the Lost Children with Stargirl are "nested" by the Child Collectors, Cherry Bomb scolded Salem the Witch Girl for looking out for herself. Salem then gets into a fight with her for calling her a "hag" until Stargirl broke up the fight. When those with Stargirl met up with Red Arrow and those who escaped with her, Cherry Bomb is among those who are subdued by the Hourman android as he claims to Stargirl that he is trying to save the Lost Children from "complete obliteration".[26] Thanks to a diversion from Corky Baxter, Cherry Bomb is among those freed by Boom. Following Time Master and Childminder's defeat and Wing being sent back to his own time, Cherry Bomb is among the Lost Children that are brought to Stargirl's time by the Hourman android due to paradoxical reasons.[27]
Doctor Mid-Nite II has Cherry Bomb do some testing of her powers in a field. While watching Cherry Bomb practice from a safe distance, Doctor Mid-Nite II plans to decipher the notes that were left behind by Human Bomb.[28]
Chillblaine is the name of different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Each version has a cold gun similar to that of Captain Cold.
First version
The first version is an unnamed man who worked for Golden Glider. At the time when Golden Glider and Chillblaine were fighting the Flash when he was eclipsed by Eclipso, Golden Glider became eclipsed and killed Chillblaine.[29]
Second version
The second version is an unnamed man who fought Wally West as the Flash twice. After being dragged into the beam of his cold gun, Chillblaine escaped from police custody and planned to enact his revenge during the New Year's Countdown. After dealing with his own personal crisis, the Flash defeated Chillblaine.[30]
Third version
The third version is an unnamed man. He and his henchmen robbed a bank. The Flash informed Jay Garrick, Impulse, Johnny Quick, and Jesse Quick about his different fights with the previous people that went by the Chillblaine name. They helped the Flash defeat Chillblaine and his henchmen.[31]
Fourth version
The fourth version is an unnamed man who was tracked down by John Fox and Linda Park at the time when John was filling in for West.[32] John and Linda learned that Chillblaine worked with Golden Glider before killing the latter.[33] John and Linda tracked down Chillblaine to an aquarium where they fall into his trap.[34] John brings Wally back to his time and they defeat Chillblaine.[35]
Captain Cold later tracks Chillblaine down to Candyman's hideout and kills Chillblaine as a way to avenge his sister's death.[36]
Chillblaine appears in The Flash, portrayed by Jon Cor.[37] This version is Mark Blaine, a former Ivo Laboratories scientist who was fired for creating a microchip that could be used for cryogenic technology. Introduced in the seventh season, he creates "cryo-bracelets" in an attempt to seek revenge and frame Killer Frost, who he sees as a kindred spirit after she defeated him, but is arrested by the Flash and incarcerated in Iron Heights Penitentiary. Blaine later gets out after turning state's witness and, as of the eighth season, starts dating Frost until the latter dies defeating Deathstorm. In the ninth season, Blaine joins the Red Death's Rogues in constructing the Cosmic Treadmill in exchange for help in resurrecting Frost. However, the Flash appeals to his better nature, leading to Blaine betraying the Rogues and destroying the device. After taking time to reflect on himself, Blaine helps Team Flash against the Negative Speed Force.
The character, created by Jim Balent and Doug Moench, first appeared in Catwoman (vol. 2) #42 in 1997.
Within the context of the stories, Christina Chiles had been working on a cyber battle suit modeled after a cat and decided to test it against Catwoman, who had broken into the lab in which Christina worked. Despite the powers the suit gave her, Christina (now Cyber-C.A.T.) was beaten by Catwoman. Infuriated at her loss, Cyber-C.A.T. began a personal vendetta against Catwoman. As Catwoman managed to elude her, Cyber-C.A.T. became more and more fixated on tracking her down. Another confrontation with Catwoman resulted in failure because of the help of Catwoman's rival, the She-Cat.
Cyber-C.A.T. made one final attempt on Catwoman's life, but Catwoman had received her own suit of armor, which gave her powers on par with Cyber-C.A.T.'s, and finally destroyed the armor. Christina was taken into custody by the agency she worked for because of her unauthorized use of its technology.
Cressida Clarke is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Cressida Clarke is the granddaughter of known Court of Owls grandmaster Sebastian Clark. She led the Court of Owls in their mission to get revenge on Joker for his use of their Talons.[38]
Cressida Clarke in other media
Cressida Clarke appears in Gotham Knights, portrayed by K.K. Moggie. This version was planted into Bruce Wayne's life by becoming his attaché and keeping an eye on his adoptive son Turner Hayes when Bruce is busy.
Bao Pham is an American-Vietnamese vigilante living in the Narrows, who witnessed his parents' brutal deaths at the hands of the Joker at age twelve. As he grew up and watched the Clown Prince of Crime's body-count rise, he came to believe Batman wasn't going far enough and that the criminal needed to die. Five years after his parents' death, the Joker waged war on Gotham, leading an endless army of criminals to attack Gotham. After watching some of his men burn down a comic book store, Bao finally decided to take matters into his own hands and became the Clownhunter. Using a baseball bat with a batarang attached to the end, he patrolled the Narrows and killed roughly twelve of Joker's men during the war.[43]
With the aftermath of Joker's defeat, Batman confronted Boa at his room. Having heard that he'd been forced to fight his parents zombified bodies during one of the fights, Clownhunter berated the Dark Knight for destroying their bodies and for not killing the Joker directly. In response, Batman told him to give up the vigilante path and gave him the contact details of Leslie Thompkins, warning him that he'd be arrested if he killed any more of Joker's thugs.
Sometime afterwards, Clownhunter tracked down Harley Quinn and planned to murder her for her involvement with his parents' murder. As he prepared to attack, Batman subdued him. However, another vigilante called Ghost-Maker subdued the Dark Knight and brought them to an abandoned area of Arkham Asylum. Freed from his restraints, Ghost-Maker offered Bao the opportunity to kill Quinn without Batman's intervention, hoping to prove the Dark Knight his point. Though he planned to go through with it, he relented after Quinn apologized for her actions. Bao then left the asylum whilst they confronted Ghost-Maker.[44]
Cobalt Blue is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as an enemy of the Flash.[45] Each version would make sure that there would be one almost every century via the Cobalt Blue gem.[45]
Malcolm was raised as the "son" of con artists, Hugo and Charlene, who lure unsuspecting victims. He learned in Central City that he's the son of Henry Allen and Nora Allen while Hugo's and Charlene's true child was accidentally killed by Dr. Asa Gilmore who was used him to cover the mistake, resulting in him tracking down and (in a rage) murdering the doctor. His grandmother helped train him as he was fueled by rage and jealousy at Barry and utilized the Cobalt Blue gem capable of stealing super-speed.[45][46] His first attempt against Barry ended in failure,[47] and Malcolm was absorbed into the Cobalt Blue gem, only to re-emerge years later after Barry's death during the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" with Wally as a successor. Apparently having cheated out of his dreams of revenge, Malcolm instead focused on his brother's descendants traveling through time in a bid to exterminate. His Cobalt Blue identity ignited a family feud that endured for a millennium. The feud came to a head in the late 30th century, where Barry was living with Iris Allen and Wally arrived as protection. Various speedsters (including Jay Garrick, the Tornado Twins and XS) are under the control of Thawne's spirit as each one carried a shard of the original Cobalt Blue gem.[48] After defeating the other speedsters,[49] Thawne's menace ended with Wally overloading the Cobalt Blue gem with the Speed Force's energy.[50]
21st century version
The 21st century version of Cobalt Blue wore a glass armor. Not much was seen of him as he was defeated in about 30 seconds by the time travelling Jay Garrick and Iris West II.[51] This version had brutally attacked the loved ones of the Flash of this era.[52] Cobalt Blue was killed but the Cobalt Blue gem possessed the child Alex and killed the Flash. However, the time-travelling Max Mercury and Sela Allen returned the boy to normal.[51]
Chardaq Allen
The 25th century version of Cobalt Blue is Chardaq Allen. Wally West and Professor Zoom defeated Chardaq which returned him to normal.[52]
26th century version
The 26th century version of Cobalt Blue is a female. She infected the colony Petrus with a virus, but Blaine Allen sacrificed himself to stop it.[47] Ten years later, Jace Allen and the time-travelling Jesse Quick defeated her.[53][51]
Cobalt Blue in other media
Eddie Thawne appears in The Flash (2014), portrayed by Rick Cosnett.[54][55][56][57] An amalgamation of his comic counterpart and Hunter Zolomon, this version is a police detective who is a colleague of Barry Allen, and a romantic interest for Iris West. In the first season, Eddie has the nickname Detective Pretty Boy while he works with Joe West. Eddie and Barry gradually end up as good friends and the two assists each other in various investigations while being a supportive boyfriend to Iris. Eddie gets disillusioned from his near-death encounters with Eobard Thawne, but he realizes the future is not set and sacrifices himself to seemingly erase his descendant from existence to save his loved ones (including Barry and Iris) and his body is sucked into a wormhole. In the second, third and eighth seasons, Eddie can be seen through time travel and hallucinations as well as his likeness having been used by cosmic forces. In the ninth season, Eddie is revived by the Negative Speed Force as a scientist working for Mercury Labs under the name of Malcolm Gilmore in the year 2049 and further manipulated into becoming a speedster powered by the Cobalt-27 crystal. He recruits past villainous speedsters (Reverse Flash, Zoom, Savitar and Godspeed) to aid him in fighting Team Flash and fights Barry who convinces him of the corrupting influence to which the two make amends.
Coldcast is a metahuman who can manipulate electromagnetism for various effects in the DC Universe.
The character, created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke, first appeared in Action Comics #775 (March 2001).[58]
Within the context of the stories, Nathan Jones, using the name Coldcast, is a member of the Elite. He is recruited into the team by Manchester Black prior to the team encountering Superman in Libya[59] After Superman defeats the team and Black's apparent suicide, Coldcast is recruited by Vera Black for a team that eventually becomes the Justice League Elite.
The Condiment King first appeared in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Make 'Em Laugh" as stand-up comedian Buddy Standler, voiced by Stuart Pankin. He was brainwashed by the Joker into becoming Condiment King to ruin his reputation as retaliation for being spurned during a comedy contest the previous year. The character was a throwback to the Adam WestBatman TV series in that he was a whimsical villain and made many condiment-based puns.
Buddy Standler made his comic book debut in Detective Comics #1000. This iteration is shown to have two henchmen named Salt and Pepper.[61]
Mitchell Mayo
Mitchell Mayo is a criminal who operates as the Condiment King introduced in Batgirl: Year One. He was seen holding up a bank until he was defeated by Batgirl.[62] He later made an appearance while committing a crime before being defeated by the Black Canary, the third Robin, and the Blue Beetle.[63] While fighting him, Robin observes that the villain is potentially dangerous (if only because his condiment guns could cause anaphylactic shock), but his ludicrous nature prevents the Justice Department from taking him seriously.[64] In the aftermath miniseries of the Final Crisis storyline, the Condiment King appears on General Immortus' side, having been given acidic vinegar from Professor Milo.[65] He is seemingly killed after being betrayed and bludgeoned with his own guns by the Human Flame.[66]
The Mitchell Mayo incarnation of the Condiment King appears as a "Rare" figure in the February 2016 World's Finest expansion set for the HeroClix collectible miniatures game.[68]
Producer John Stephens has stated that he wanted to include the Condiment King in Gotham, but was reportedly denied due to the character's ridiculous nature not fitting the overall tone of the show.[69]
The Mitchell Mayo incarnation of the Condiment King appears in Harley Quinn, voiced by Alan Tudyk. He first appeared in promotional artwork released for the show before appearing in the second season episode, "Thawing Hearts", competing against his rival Kite Man and Poison Ivy for a wedding venue.[70] While Condiment King ultimately secures the venue after Ivy is called to assist elsewhere, in the episode "Something Borrowed, Something Green", she has her sentient man-eating plant Frank eat him and his fiancée so she can have the venue for herself and Kite Man.
The Mitchell Mayo incarnation of the Condiment King appears in the DC Super Hero Girls episode "#WorkingStiff", voiced by Bobcat Goldthwait. This version is an obsessive perfectionist who has been fired from multiple restaurants.
Within the context of the stories, Harriet Cooper is Dick Grayson's aunt who comes to live at Wayne Manor after Alfred Pennyworth's death.[74] She involves herself in both Grayson's and Bruce Wayne's daily lives and, on occasion, comes close to uncovering their secret identities. When Alfred returns from the dead, she remains at Wayne Manor at his insistence.[75] Over time, health problems reduce her activities and cause her to eventually leave Gotham City.
Some details from the television series (her last name, her status as a widow) were added to the comic stories in Detective Comics #373 (March 1968).
In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Harriet has appeared in the ongoing series Gotham Academy.
Alternate versions of Harriet Cooper
Aunt Harriet appeared in Tiny Titans #33 (December 2010).
Harriet Cooper in other media
Aunt Harriet appears in the 1960s television series Batman, portrayed by Madge Blake.
Aunt Harriet appears in the Batman '66 tie-in comics.
Skilled sorceress; knowledgeable in the occult and magical powers bolstered from access to mystical artifacts. A powerful practitioner of chaos magic and energies derived from life.
Skilled martial artist and archaeologist.
Aliases
Inza Cramer, Inza Sanders, Fate, Doctor Fate, Inza Cramer Nelson
Inza Cramer (also Inza Sanders or Inza Cramer Nelson) is a fictional character appearing American comic books published by DC Comics, first appearing in More Fun Comics #55 (1940), created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. The character is typically portrayed as love interest and partner of the first Kent Nelson, whom is a fellow archaeologist and is the superhero, Doctor Fate. Later, the character becomes the fourth Doctor Fate and is later succeeded by Jared Stevens and eventually passes away. A newer version of the character would briefly appear in DC Rebirth with a similar history.
Fictional history
Inza Camer, a native from Earth-2 and descendant of Ezra Hawkins, joined forces with Doctor Fate after being kidnapped by Wotan. They fell in love, married, and earned doctorates in philosophy and archaeology. Challenges arose due to Kent's secrecy as Doctor Fate, causing resentment and strained relations. They defeated sorcerer Khalis but faced further turmoil when Inza's jealousy was exploited by a Lord of Chaos. Nabu intervened, leading to discussions and eventual reconciliation. Later, it was discovered that Inza's connection to the Tower of Fate and her human spirit provided protection against certain magical influences. To combat the Lords of Chaos, Kent, Nabu, and Inza merged, forming a stronger Doctor Fate. This experience deepened Inza's understanding of Fate's mission and helped mend their relationship.[76]
Post Crisis on Infinite Earths
Inza Cramer.
After Crisis on Infinite Earths, Inza and Doctor Fate merged with the mainstream universe. In the first Doctor Fate series, their aging accelerated, leading to Inza's mental breakdown and eventual passing. Kent and Nabu chose young Eric Strauss as their successor. In the second series, Kent and Inza's spirits resided in the Amulet of Anubis, living a happy afterlife with a "child" named Kent Nelson Jr. They were later brought back to life in younger bodies to fulfill their roles as Doctor Fate once again.[77][78]
In the latter part of the Doctor Fate series, Inza took on the role of Doctor Fate, empowered by the Lords of Chaos without her knowledge. She wielded higher-level magical power and focused on addressing social issues in New York City, befriending a skeptical policewoman named Debby Niles. Inza faced various threats, including ancient Egyptian gods and the entity T'giian, whom she freed from control and worked alongside. She also dealt with Shat-Ru, a Lord of Order trapped within the body of Kent Nelson. Inza and Kent's marriage faced challenges, but they reconciled and realized the impact of their powers on others. As Inza's activities as Doctor Fate escalated, she and Kent questioned the source of her power. The Chaos intelligence behind the Helmet of Fate revealed himself, admitting manipulation of events and causing strife in their marriage. Inza's power was transferred back to Chaos, and she and Kent, empowered by a half-helmet and Shat-Ru, defeated Chaos. Despite facing scrutiny from the government, Inza displayed her immense power and denounced their historical injustices, declining an agreement with the President. Inza and Kent shared the mantle of Doctor Fate together.[79]
Sometime later, Doctor Fate is among the various super-villains faced by Extant during Parallax's attempt to change the history of the universe. Extant uses his time manipulation powers to rapidly age Kent and Inza to their proper physical ages, scattering the helmet, the amulet, and the cloak artifacts. Due to this, the pair both are near their own deaths.[80] Although the Zero Hour story only showcases Kent Nelson being separated from the Artifacts of Fate, the Fate series after it corrects this, showcasing the pair having both been affected by Extant's attack, revealing the fact the pair were jointed (with Kent leading) during Doctor Fate's confrontation with Extant.[81]
In the original Fate series, Inza and Kent passes on the mantle of Doctor Fate to Jared Stevens, a criminal who acquires the artifacts of Fate. Inza and Kent guide him before their energies are drained by demons.[81] In the Book of Fate reboot, Inza is depicted as mentally compromised and insane from her time as Doctor Fate. In this series, Kent and Inza meet Jared, who becomes the new host for Nabu. They are finally released from Nabu's service and ascend to the afterlife. Jared rejects both the Lords of Chaos and Nabu, becoming an "agent of balance."[82]
New 52 onward
After the Flashpoint and the New 52 reboot, a revised version of Inza appeared briefly in the second Justice League Dark series in a flashback. This flashback suggests that her history is similar to her Pre-Crisis counterpart, where she acted as the partner of Kent Nelson and faced strains on their marriage due to his role as Doctor Fate.[83] However, during the Dawn of DC intaitve, the character's original brief tenure as Doctor Fate is restored.[84] Prior to her tenure as Dr. Fate, the New Golden Age storyline reveals Inza and Kent took in Salem the Witch Girl, whom became Doctor Fate's sidekick However, Salem's dangerous abilities nearly caused Inza's life to be threatened, leading Salem to run away. Despite Kent and the Justice Society Dark's efforts to find her, Salem mysteriously disappeared, and their memories of her were subsequently erased.[21]
The events of Zero Hour are portrayed as occurring approximately nine years prior to Khalid Nassour's selection as the new Doctor Fate, although there are discrepancies within continuity regarding Nassour's initial appearance and the length of his involvement in Justice League Dark. The extent of Dr. Fate's injury from Extant remains unclear, as it is uncertain whether it affected Kent Nelson alone or if it occurred during a joint fusion between Inza and Kent, as previously depicted.[85]
Powers, abilities, and resources
Inza is a skilled archaeologist with expertise in the occult and martial arts.[76][79] Over time, she has developed powerful spell-casting abilities, surpassing even her husband Kent Nelson.[79]
As Doctor Fate, she can merge with Kent to become a joint being, with the appearance determined by the initiator of the transformation.[86] Inza also possesses mystical artifacts that enhance her powers; The Helmet of Fate grants her immense sorcerous abilities and chaos magic due to her patron being a Lord of Chaos, making her one of the most powerful beings on Earth. The Amulet of Anubis provides resistance against telepathic and astral intrusions. The Cloak of Destiny, though lacking additional abilities portrayed in later versions, is fireproof. Inza also utilizes the Globes of Power, which are machine-like constructs that assist her in performing minor magical feats and community tasks.[86][87][88]
However, Inza's magic usage has its drawbacks. In some iterations, her mental state is at risk of being compromised due to her engagement with chaos magic or a lack of formal training, depending on the storyline. These weaknesses underscore the costs associated with her magical abilities.[79][82]
Inza Cramer appears in Smallville, portrayed by Erica Carrol.[89]
Inza briefly appears in Doctor Fate's ending in Injustice 2.,
Gerald Crane
Gerald Crane is a character in DC Comics and father of Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane), first appearing in Year One: Batman/Scarecrow, published in July 2005.
Gerald had a brief relationship with Karen Keeny which resulted in the son's birth, but as they were not married, Karen's mother and grandmother raised Jonathan as theirs, not even hiding their contempt for Karen, Gerald and Jonathan. Years later, Gerald moved to Gotham City, married and had two kids, finding a job in construction. His son (as Scarecrow) came back in attempt to kill him, but was prevented by Batman.[90]
In The New 52 (a reboot of DC Universe continuity), he appears in Batman (vol. 2) #1, where he is portrayed as a villainous doctor who experimented on his son and locked him in a small dark room. Gerald Crane suffered a heart attack and died, which left his son trapped inside the dark test chamber and wasn't discovered until days later by the cops when Dr. Crane's disappearance was reported.[91]
Gerald Crane in other media
Gerald Crane appears in Gotham, portrayed by Julian Sands. This version is a biology professor, Jonathan's father and Karen's husband who died in a fire accident year ago. Gerald has a severe form of pyrophobia for most of his life (inheriting this trait from his father), a factor which prevented him to save her. He took wife's body and crashed a car to make it seem that she died in a car crash. Debuting in "The Fearsome Dr. Crane", Gerald tries to develop an anti-fear formula to cure his and son's fear, by kidnapping several people with various phobias with the help of his son and unnamed accomplice. He kidnaps Scottie Mullen (who runs a phobia support group), in trying to test her fear and later killing her to harvest the adrenal glands and acquire the levels of cortisol, a hormon which causes the fear and adrenalin. Gordon and Bullock prevent this and save Scottie. In "The Scarecrow", Gerald injects himself, believing that he conquered fear and injects it in his son, but is soon killed by Gordon and Bullock. His son is taken to the hospital, but develops a severe fear of scarecrows.
Ned Creegan
Ned Creegan is a supervillain in DC Comics.
Ned Creegan is a crook who was tipped off by Billy Blabbermouth about valuable jewels that are being used for scientific experiments. He breaks into the house of a scientist named Nevil Long, steals the jewels, and takes them to a fence. The sale is interrupted by Batman and Robin, who battle the two. As Robin takes down the fence, Batman sees that Ned is becoming transparent because of the jewels, leaving him a skeleton. After Robin refers to him as Bag O' Bones, Ned defeats Batman and Robin with his electrified touch. Ned then returns to Nevil Long's house and has him determine what is wrong with him. Nevil reveals that he has been experiment with surviving nuclear war. After giving the temporary antidote to Ned, Nevil reveals that his Bag O' Bones form loses a day in his life for every time he is in that form. Agreeing to work with Ned, Nevil sends him out with some antidote pills to test the outcome. As Bag O' Bones is robbing a museum, Batman and Robin attack, where he loses the antidote pills in the scuffle. When he starts to get weaker, Bag O' Bones surrenders and states that the jewels were being experimented on by Nevil Long. Batman and Robin go to confront Nevil. After a scuffle with irradiated animals, Batman and Robin apprehend Nevil and have him give the antidote pills to Bag O' Bones. After he agreed to sell his secrets to the United States government to avoid legal trouble, Nevil is present at Bag O'Bones' trial, where he is sentenced to 20 years in prison. When Bag O' Bones states to Nevil that he will not survive the sentence in his condition, Nevil stated that he would not be in this position if he had not broken into his laboratory in the first place.[92]
Ned Creegan returns with new powers as the Cyclotronic Man, where he is hired by Tobias Whale of the 100 to kill Black Lightning and Superman. He lures them out by capturing Jimmy Olsen.[93] The Cyclotronic Man was defeated by Black Lightning and Superman.[94]
At Gotham State Penitentiary, Warden Brewster informs Ned Creegan that his parole request has been denied. Having become the One Man Meltdown, he goes into a frenzy and escapes from Gotham City Penitentiary. This causes Warden Brewster to call for Batman. After tying in the thefts for the radioactive items, Batman brings along the Outsiders to help track down the One Man Meltdown. During the fight at S.T.A.R. Labs, the One Man Meltdown takes Halo as a hostage while using her aura abilities to his advantage. Katana defeats Halo, as it is revealed that Warden Brewster has been experimenting on him. Returning to Gotham State Penitentiary, the Outsiders and the One Man Meltdown prevent Warden Brewster from destroying Ned Creegan's medical records and hand him over to the police. Batman tells the One Man Meltdown that he will be there when his parole request is approved.[95]
Ned Creegan in other media
Ned Creegan appears in the Black Lightning episode "The Book of Occupation Chapter One: Birth of Blackbird", portrayed by Chase Anderson.[96] While he maintains his force field abilities, this version also has disintegration and telekinesis abilities and was part of the same program that gave Commander Carson Williams his power-mimicking powers according to Peter Gambi's research sometime after serving time for carjacking a minivan. In addition, he also called himself the Cyclotronic Man or Cyclotronic for short. Creegan fought alongside his trainer Carson in the war until he became disillusioned and sided with Markovia. When Cyclotronic Man attacked the A.S.A. facility that Anissa Pierce and Reverend Jeremiah Holt were given a tour of, he destroyed a wall and took down some guards until Carson arrived. When Carson fought Cyclotronic Man, he fought him to a standstill as Carson started to copy his abilities. The fight ends when Carson wraps his legs around Cyclotronic Man's neck and snaps it. Carson then introduced himself to those taking the tour, while reporting to Percy Odell that Cyclotronic Man and the Markovian soldiers with him have been eliminated. In the episode "The Book of Occupation Chapter Three: Agent Odell's Pipe-Dream," it was suspected by Lynn that Cyclotronic Man was the carrier for a man-made virus that the Markovians used to infect the metahumans in the A.S.A.'s custody. This was confirmed by Helga Jace in a discussion with Lynn in the episode "The Book of Markovia Chapter Three: Motherless ID."
Xiomara Rojas was born to an unknown human mother and Czarnian bounty hunter Lobo. Mysteriously, she crash-landed in the middle of the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert wrapped in a sentient chain known as Obelus. Obelus wouldn't allow her to be touched, until she was discovered by the couple David and Lisa Rojas, who would adopt the child. The family would homeschool Xiomara, and would move a lot due to their debts and legal issues.
After seeing a report of Lobo fighting Superman, she immediately recognized her true father. She confronted her adopted parents, who had previously told her that her birth parents were superheroes protecting the universe. She ran away, and after being attacked by white supremacists at a gas station, returned to find her mobile home burnt to the ground, with her parents dead and Obelus missing.
She began to fight in illegal rings, where she took the name Crush. She was then approached by Robin, who invited her to the Teen Titans. She accepted, believing Robin could help her solve her parents' murder.[97]
After the Teen Titans were enrolled as students in the newly formed Titans Academy, Crush quits the team after feeling she has no place in the school.[98][99]
After leaving the Teen Titans, Crush would travel space to hunt for her father's bounty and confront him.[100]
By the events of "Dark Crisis", Crush has seemingly rejoined the Teen Titans.[101]
Thomas Curry
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Thomas "Tom" Curry is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the father of Aquaman.
Thomas Curry is a lighthouse keeper who fell in love with the Atlantean Atlanna and fathered Arthur Curry who would grow up to become Aquaman.[102]
Thomas Curry appears in Aquaman.[103] During a storm in Amnesty Bay, he founded Atlanna, who was injured while escaping from an arranged marriage. They fell in love and went on to have a son named Arthur, after Hurricane Arthur and in honor of the legend of King Arthur. After, a group of Atlantean soldiers sent by King Orvax attacked the lighthouse, Atlanna was eventually forced to return to Atlantis to protect Thomas and Arthur. For the next twenty years, Thomas began taking walks to the pier every morning, waiting for Atlanna's return, while he took care of Arthur. At the end, Thomas reunite with Atlanna again at his lighthouse dock.
An alternate version of Thomas Curry appears in The Flash.[104] After Barry Allen changes history to prevent his mother from being killed, this version of Thomas never met Atlanna.
Thomas Curry appeared in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.[105] He appears at the birth of his grandson Arthur Jr., Arthur and Mera's son. He assumes the responsibility of taking care of him and after the destruction of his lighthouse by Black Manta, he is badly injured when he tells Arthur, Mera and Atlanna that Jr. was captured. In the end, he reunites with his entire family.
LeTonya Charles was a young woman who had destroyed her body with the drug Tar, but was granted a second chance when her aunt, Sarah Charles, one of the scientists who helped repair Cyborg, saved her with powerful cybernetic implants. Rather than use her newfound gifts for good, LeTonya chose to focus on personal gain as Cyborgirl. She became a member of Villainy, Inc., teaming up with several seasoned Wonder Woman villains. She and her teammates tried to overthrow Skartaris, but were stopped by Wonder Woman.[106]
When the government rounded up villains and sent them to the planet Salvation, she handed herself over to the Justice League to avoid being exiled. Soon after, Cyborgirl joined the Cyborg Revenge Squad and was one of several such beings to wage an attack against Victor Stone at S.T.A.R. Labs. Stone avoided Cyborgirl's electromagnetic attack, but succeeded in defeating her through sheer force.
Powers and abilities of Cyborgirl
Because of the implants that her aunt gave her, Cyborgirl has the same powers as Cyborg. These include superhuman strength, durability, speed, stamina, senses, and energy projection.
Cyborgirl in other media
When Justice League was pitched to the Kids' WB network, the lineup originally included Robin, Impulse and an original character described as a teenage female version of Cyborg (Cyborgirl or Natasha Irons). The promo is viewable on the fourth disc of the Justice League Season One boxed set.
A character based on Cyborgirl named Laura Washington / Cyber-Woman appears in the Arrow season 5 episode "Invasion!", portrayed by Erica Luttrell. Dr. Laura Washington, nicknamed Cyber-Woman by Rory Regan, is a doctor that artificially augmented herself using technology stolen from Van Horn Industries. Augmenting herself cybernetically, Laura Washington stole a regulator from Van Horn Industries and implanted it in herself. Sometime after, Team Arrow tracked Washington down to a warehouse, hoping to take the regulator for their own means. Wild Dog took her on, but she shot blasts of energy at him, forcing him to dodge them. Before she could accurately hit him, Wild Dog was saved by the Flash. The Flash proceeded to beat up Laura, before allowing Supergirl to hit her, sending Laura at him for a finishing blow.
The Cyclone Kids are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Amelia "Sisty" Hunkel is the daughter of Ma Hunkel. Mortimer "Dinky" Jibbet is the younger brother of Scribbly Jibbet and Ma Hunkel's neighbor. When Ma operated as Red Tornado, Sisty and Dinky became her sidekicks known as the Cyclone Kids where they helped her fight crime in their neighborhood.[107]
Later on in their life, Sisty and Dinky got married and joined up with Old Justice.[108] In addition, they have a niece who operates as Cyclone.[109]
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