aN ne a MAR. 85 TTA eek aE OF THE DC UNIVERSEelcome tothe fist issue of WHO'S WHO: THE DEFINITIVE DIREC- ‘TORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE, a 24- volume compendium of the various peo- ple, powers, and places which have been presented 1 you during DC Comics’ ist ‘ity years In February 1935, NEW FUN COMICS was introduced to the world, and DC's his- {ory officially began. Six months later, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, names later to be reckoned with, created Doctor Occult, one of C's frst superstars, ‘December of 1835 saw the publication ‘of NEW COMICS, which, twelve issues later, became NEW ADVENTURE, and f- nally simply ADVENTURE COMICS. In those halcyon days, bore the super-hero ‘came into hisher own, NEW COMICS toa tured such stikremombered cassics as. Sagebrush 'n’ Cactus, Jbl Jones, Sr Loh of Boot, and others. n issue #2 Siegel and Shuster (femember them) created Federal Men, and things began to change. In March 1997, comics underwent a rev- ‘olution with the debut of DETECTIVE. ‘COMICS, the fst allnew comic book ‘based ona single theme. Once again ‘Siegel and Shuster made their presence known with two new features: Slam Bradley ‘and Spy. DETECTIVE COMICS was a sen- sation. But it wasn't until DC took a character created by—you guessed it—Siegel and ‘Shuster that comics really took off on their ‘own, That character was a strange visitor {rom another planet with powers and abil ties far beyond those of mortal men. His ‘name was Superman. And the magazine he first appeared in was ACTION COMICS #1 ‘But DC did't stop with Superman. Within a year, The Batman folowed. Quick nis heels came Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantom, Hawkman, and a Plethora of four-color legends which live on tothis day. (ther companies, observing DC's suc cess, quickly hopped on the bandwagon, introducing superheroes oftheir own, to ‘varying dagrees of success. Some were popular and survive to this day, Most ‘quickly faded into memory. ‘Thatwas the beginning of DC's history, fity years of original, exciting, and memo- LENWEIN Wolter Ector (MARV WOLFMAN, ‘Writer! Consulting Editor ROBERT GREENBEAGER Associate Editoesearcher PETER SANDERSON E.NELSON BRIDWELL Researchers TODD KLEIN Production HELEN VESIC ‘SHELLY EIBER ‘TATJANA WOOD JOE ORLANDO. ‘GREG THEAKSTON Colorist BRENDA POPE Proofreader NEAL POZNER Design Director WHODUNNIT! ee WHO’S WHO’S HOWS AND WHYS MARV WOLFMAN oe ese ee ‘able characters. WHO'S WHO is acole- bration of those characters and that his- tory ‘Over the course ofthe next two years we intend to present to you the very finest of DC's superstars. While 24 issues can't leven begin to outline every hero, vlan, supporting character, and point of interest [DC has created over the past ity years, we can present our highlights—the recur. fing characters and places which hold a special place in all our hearts ‘We wil give you the backgrounds, or ‘ins, powers, and other pertinent informa ‘ton regarcing these people and places, ‘ematon sly for ts Decoy We wl | teyoush we can about what ready Know about hse characte and tur tented wer and arta fiin any gape Pea e ae Cw a7 Abel ae AY-bel ‘Abnegazay, Rath & Ghast ‘Ahb-net-GAH-zar, Rahth & Gahst ‘Abra Kadabra ..... Ahb-ah Kel-DAB-rah ‘Aegeus ....- Ay GEEus ‘Amazo ‘AbyMAY-z0h ‘Ammothyst -AMkerthist ‘Anthro « ANthroh ‘Apokolips ‘AnPOK-obips ‘Aquaman ‘Abt kwa-man ‘Arak ‘Anak ‘Arcane ‘Are-CANE ‘Aion Aion ‘Ackham Asjium | ARKGham As-eyelum ‘Ata Force | ‘Ab-TAR-00 Fors ‘Auron ‘AW-ron inupcoming stores. nother words, whats already known we will reveal What is cur- renity unknown will remain so. We wil define superpowers up toa point but, quite honesty, half the fun of reading comics is in argu: ing who is stronger, who i faster, and who is more powerful. Super. ‘man and Wonder Git both possess super-strength, but we'll leave itto you to decide for yourself who is stronger. We have taken great pains to present ur facts in as intresting and entertaining a fashion as possible. Our copy is compar- atively short and tothe point. Our itustra- tions have been designed not only give you an exciting pin-up shot of each OC ‘character, but also views of our heroes and Vilans inaction, using thelr powers, as well asa close-up of their unmasked faces. in Its fly years, DC has not hada single house style, and thus we have sought the ‘reatve contributions o the very best pen- Cilers and inkers nal of comics. Each ar- Istwas encouraged to ilustrate ther char- acters in their on unique syle to prevent ‘a homogenous look to this directory ‘Working with our layout and design de- partment, we have attempted to make WHO'S WHO as much a visual delight as possible. Naturally, there is no way to undertake a project of such immense proportions as. this without making a mistake or two along the way. There is also no way to avoid ‘making certain decisions which, for exam ple, might contradict some story writen in 1964. Be aware that this was intentional From time to time we wl aller or ignore Certain past stories in order to present a ‘general consensus of a character ashe is ‘perceived today. For the sake of continuity, ‘hat one story simply did not happen. ’AS forthe Inevitable obvious mistakes hich will creep into these volumes, we ‘are, alas, only human, and we fully expect. that, despite the army of people scrutinz- ing every issue of WHO'S WHO, an eror ‘ortwo wil sneak by while we have our co. lective backs turned. Ifyou spat any of these boo-boos, please let us know and, ‘well correct them in future editions, “Thanks for your time, Now, let's find out WHO'S WHO. 7Or zamre history. Constructing the building en- | __Litlisknown of Abs ite before he trey rom materials made n Kentucky, | was hited as caretaker forthe socalled Sandie swore thal noone Dut a pure bred Kentuckian would ever ive there. When his wife wentinsane none othe | one end: an invisible, maginarycompan- | «> house's upper rooms, Sendsfeld sold the | on caled Golde Apparent, Abel was ‘now Rolatvoe:Cain(orotne Eve (cousin) | balding but the nexfour owners, none ot | recommended forthe job by his orator ‘Group Afton: None whom were of pure Kentucky stock, fed | Cain, who caretaker ofthe mysterious Se ase, | Seeman” | Sunsets somewhere inthe Kentucky his When the house's next owner atompted | jlser-ser= arrears Fist Agpearance: HOUSE OF SECRETS tohave thehouse moved acs the stale 1 line thehouse apparent rebel, tearing | NCAP WCNC IS eght 57" Weight 296% bs. isl ee ofthe raler and orang ts new | A devout coward, Abo possessos no Eyes: Bue Hai Black one ove ac, before finally coming to | powers save for avid magination anda rest beside a cereteryless than 200 yards | gir tating stories that cou chile from the sate ine. Spine ofa corpse. A subpar hando-hand Orginal buitby a mysterous Senator Coincidentally he only other buldingin | combatant, Abe wil, when threatened vith Sandsflsas atone ertnaaancis | te arate Hove char ee Biysical vclence, immediatly surrender. wile, the House of Secretshasamostb | Cain standingjustacross the cemetery. | Artby Joe Ovando =yi q ied ~~ ’ Flbnegazar, Rath & Ghast ‘us race known only as the Timeless Ones | events that, 100 years hence, would finally ‘was aleried tothe rampant evil and ban- fre the imprisoned demons. ished the demons eternal imprisonment The JLA, already on a mission in time, ‘Alter Ego: applicable beneath the Earth, ‘defeated the demons, who had indeed ‘inapplicable Butte trio of demons had prepared for been reed. Since ths fist encounter, the Merial Status: nappicable suchan event and created talsmans—the _JLA has foiled at east three ater atoms Known Polatves: None ‘iver Wheel of Wyorlath the Green Bello by the demons to free themselves and Group Afton: None Uthool, and the Red Jar of Calythos— ‘wreak havoc on Earth once again. ‘Bace of Operations: 20th Century Earth __|_hiding them beneath the planets surface, First Appearance: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF | aswell a feet so rebtFauat) atoning heemaion, ‘Height Inconsistent Weight Inconsistent | _(68@ Felix Faus), uncovering information ‘Eyes: Alblack Hai: Black (Ghast, none. | aboutthe demons, conjured up their sprts |All iee demons appear tohave entical (Abnegazar. Rath) inanofforto gain power. The demons in- Powe, inciuding the ability o create a va- formed him of the talismans and how they ae soe eo a were guarded by magical rea 8, produce force ive tone py magical Powered cea: yer animate standing objects, and ty Abilion years ago, Abnegazar, Rath, and |” Faustsuggestedhe use his powersto_through te and space. They are suscep «of Ghastinhabited Earth, using their magical force the Justice League of America see _‘thletoather forms of magic. a Powers to spread evil over the planet'spre- _Justve League of America) to unearth the human population. After atime, amyster- | three objects, setting into motion magical Art. by Craly Hamiton & Dick Giordano 2thet manne futuristic scent kn series of dan Fist Appearance: FLASH #128 na 616" Weight 195 bs. ‘ain archenemy, Eyes: Blue Hair: Black ‘modern (Barty Allen) Flash see The ra Cae a Fnstanaoyaheccaioneacen | SS a cemanstaaeta Cote at ecleecioce eine | fasiravn sh Cory oeron se 2 sformations on (.e, turning The Flash into a living Puppet) a ‘Antby Carmine infant & Frank McLaughlin‘Marital Status: Married ‘Known Folatves: Alanna (wife), Sardath (athorintaw) Group Affiiaion: None Base of Operations: Ranagar, city on Fann, third planet of Alpha Centaur First Appearance: SHOWCASE #17 eight 6° Weight: 175 Ibs. Eyes: Blue Hair Blond Ca While flesing for his ie from South Ameri- Can savages, the young archaeologist suc- ‘nly found himself struck bythe Zeta ‘Beam, a beam of energy sent rom the planet Rann in hopes of communicating with our planet Butts journey through space altered the transmission beam and it somehow tole- ported Strange tothe planet Rann, 45, lightyears from Earth, “There, Earth's first intrstllar spaceman ‘met the lovely Alanna and her scientis- father, Sardath, who soon taught Strange both the language and ways ofthis exotic, ‘alien world Fann sa planet of contradictions. Some fits divided city-states possess science farin advance of Earth, while athers exist in almost barbaric splendor. Here, where no Earthman had ever walked betore, Adam Strange became Fan's first citizen and savior, for his quick, keen mind saved his adopted world time airtime trom alien invasion, intoral war- fare, and natural disaster. ‘Adam quicky fell in love with young ‘Alanna and ultimately married her. But de- spite Adam's love for his wife and her ‘world, he cannot remain on Rann forlong, ‘orthe Zeta Beam energy, set at citfrent, pulses, eventually wears off and when it ‘does, Adam Strange is returned to his home planet, Earth ‘Adam must then calculate where the next Zeta beam wil siiko—abways bolow the Equator—and intercept before i's ‘Adam Strange possesses no special ‘powers, but his quick, analytical mind, his fying rocketpack, and his Rann-created weapons make him a force to be reckoned with o ‘Artby Carmine ifantino & ‘Murphy AndersonBase of Operations: Greece Fst Appearance: WONDER WOMAN te97 Height 5110” Weight: 176 is. yes: Blue Hair Black Cs ae 2 ‘A Greek national, Nikos Aegeus was plan- ning terrorist activites wien he and his bband met Bellerophon, whom Athena had ‘given a magic bride to tame the winged In Ancient Greece, Bellerophon did ‘great deeds with both the horse and the magical thunderbolt, found in a quiver at- tached to Pegasus saddle. Belerophon's ‘ego grew unti he beloved himself a god, \which incured the wrath of Zeus, who ‘struck him blind, leaving him crippled and oweress. Despising Zeus and his bebovers, Bel leroption passed the bridle to Aegeus and {old him the locaton of Pegasus. The te. ‘orist became a sworn enemy ofthe Ama ons, particularly Wonder Woman (see a a ed ‘Aegous fles Pegasus, a winged horse ca: Pable of attaining great speeds, and is out ‘garding the thunderbots' stance. Aegous has also taken possession of Vulcan's six daggers, which have the ability to sce through almost any objec, including Won- | der Woman's bracelets and magic asso. ‘Antby Don HeckPawar ‘Ater Ego: Lawrence (Larry) Jordan ‘Qccupation: District Attorney ‘Marta Status: Martiog ‘Known Relatives: Helen (wie), Hal (600), sim (cousin), Jack (cousin) Hal (cousin), ‘Jason (cousin), Jennifer (cousin), Jan (cousin) Height: 510° Weight: 175 bs. Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown ae ‘lowly clerk to the local District Atlomey, Lary Jordan wanted o help ight against ‘ime during Word War I. Thus he built a ‘special helmet and belt to help him in his ‘rivate batle and took the name Air Wave. ‘As time went on, Jordan continually fined his equipment, changing and improv- ing his abltis, He also rose through the ranks to finaly become District Attorney. Sometime after Word War Il, Jordan trav- led from Earth-2 to Earth-1 under as yet ‘unexplained circumstances. Jordan mar ‘ied Helen, and raised ason, Hal. ‘Yoars lator, criminals attempted to gain ‘revenge against the crusading DA and Jor- dan lost his fein the bat. His wie, He- Jen, donned the Air Wave outfit, solved the ‘caso, then put the costume away forever. Recently, his son, Hal, was sent to live with cousins Jack and Jan Jordan, and has adopted his father’s costume and equip- ‘ment (see Air Wave I), POWERS & WEAPONS Jordan designed a special belt coupled with special antennae that used radio aves. At fist, he could simply tap into any ‘radio wave, listening to conversations from ‘phone lines or broadcast stations. In time, he added a microphone o project his voice through the radio waves. ‘After atime, Jordan added other abi- ties, such as riding along telephone ines at the speedot electric, using collapsible skates built ito his boots, climbing walls with magnetic soles, and even making tele- ‘hone calls. He could also generate en- ‘ergy, creating magnetic attraction over short distances, s cI Caw ar ‘Ater Ego: Harold (Hal) Jordan (Occupation: Student Marta Status: Single ‘ceasec), Helen (mother, Hal (cousin), Jack | (coun Jan cousin, Jason cousin Jon- nifer (cousin), Jim (cousin) | Group Afiation: None | Height:5°7" Weight: 140. | B98: Brown Har: Brown ay ‘Son ofthe original Air Wave (see Air Wave 1, Hal Jordan inherited the improved het met and costume let behind when his f- ther was shot and killed, When his mother had a breakdown and was confined to an institution, cousins Jack and Jan Jordan took Hal in, When not at high school, Hal practioes as a parttime super-hero. For atime he was coached by his namesake, his cousin Hal, better known as Green Lantern, who was helped bby Green Arrow and Black Canary (se in- vidual listings) POWERS & WE AP ON S A specially constructed helmet allows Hal to change his molecular structure, “ener- izing” himset, permiting im to Fide ‘along various racbo and television waves. Just as sunspols affect these waves, they ‘can also interrupt Air Wave's actions. He thas no specialized knowiedge of electron- Jes, nor does he have any special fighting skis, a ‘Antby Alex Saviuk & Dick Giordano 6‘Alter Ego: Felina Furr ‘Occupation: Maral Ars Instructor Martal Status: Single Known Relatives: None Group Afiiaion: The Zoo Crew Base of Operations: Follwood, Earth. First Appearance: NEW TEEN TITANS #16 Height 2' Weight 35 los, Eyes: Green Hair: Black Investigating the strange behavior of hu ‘man beings on Earth, Superman (soe Su- pperman) discovered the presence ofan en- ‘egy barter encircling his adopted planet, Just hen, the Man of Steel saw a me- tor penetrate the barter. Grabbing n- tending to haulit back nto space, Super. ‘man watched in surprise as the meteor began to glow and then explode, shattering inte six glowing fragments. The explosion sent the meteorites through the dimensional barier to “Earth G," where one chunk landedin the Mew (Orleans home of Felina Furr, while the martal aris instructress was engaged in ‘mystic meditation. Landing in her Tabbachi the glowing space rock embued both Furr and her wand with magical powers. ‘Armed with Magic Wanda, Fetina teamed with Captain Carrot (see Captain Carr to save thei word from the menace ‘of Starr the Conqueror (see Staro the ‘With Staro defeated, Alley Kat-Abra, Carrot, and company formed a permanent team called The Z00 Crew. Her mystic talents heightened by the mo- {0 fragment, Felina soon discovered she ‘could teleport anywhere, and possessed limited precogritive powers, as well as the telepathic abit to contact cthers Furr channels her abit through ‘Magic Wanda. Her powers also include levitation and mystic force bots. ‘Magic Wanda re-creates matter by r- arranging molecules. tan also transform Felina'sGothing into her Allay-Kat-Abra, battle suit Folinais a marta artist and an expert in the deadly art of Kat Fu, a Attby Scott Shaw!ERPS,‘AKA. THE PERISPHERE, giant hollow sphere, 200 feetin diameter; buit forthe 1939-40 Now York World's Fair, renovated forthe A-Star. Next tpltthe610et Tn, obit rth far, are to house oy - ‘THE ALL-STAR SPECIAL—A ‘moditied Curtiss XP-55 Ascender “Qn Ny v Dems eS ASSEMBLY AND Go p rpc }\\ Ny MEETING MAEA 7 ca —o- Ase fi oe YLONS SUPPORTING ARTIFICIAL CAKE AND PERISPHERE.‘Owens proved Adolf Hiler's racist asser- | from Utra’s world conquering plans. But, tions wrong by winning headlines and gold | realzing ne had been duped, Everett ‘medals. Despite international acciaim, Ev- | tured on the Utra-Humanite, and joined for it Everett erett was still unable to tind work upon his. forces instead with the AllStar Squadron gure vMeet | exinamauamm muertos | eg reeagw e ASta Se teal Sune Sage Careipomephgtetnalainee’ | Semmsisteezottou Nels ‘Known Relatives: Jake (father), Lula May sommes by Dr. a Curls ine Oyo. | curently unncwn Sopa armors te | A a a $ret ten: Al Sar Squcon smegad nrgeoataiy ohtrastom POW ER So srepcwienenence, | tiaras Ua unants en Ure First Appearance: ALL-STAR'SQUADRON | Human) and taken to hidden lar, where he was subjected to the power of an | Everett has the ability to absorb organic Foose or Wire 15k: ocrogenerator bultby Curis During. | Material and thus transform himsot ino a eee eee floospanmeni the gonerator exploded, | lwng, beating, mobile facsimile of hat Guantng Everctthesonertotemporanly | Mate Each Wansformation fof limted RECEDES absorb the property of any materal with | duration, buthe can switch his substance ‘which he came in contact ‘almost instil tom one material to ar Natural athlete, Wil Evecet trained ‘ak eet gees toworkinihe | oes rommetalta wend goss, rox through high sehoot to enter the 1296 UtraHumante, hping is hometown of | MPIC 2 Bertin Olympics. There, he and Jesse Detroitandhis parents wouldbe spared | Artby Jery Otway 7‘Base of Operations: 2th Century Earth Fst Appearance: BRAVE AND BOLD #30 485 los. ves: Black Hair: None, wears red skulloap HIS TO RY ‘Obsessed withthe idea of achieving im- ‘mortality, the vilainous Professor vo (608 ‘Professor vo) constructed a special an- ‘roid to ad him in his quest. Using special absorption cells, Amazo became chargod withthe stolen super-powers of the entra dustice League of America (S00 JLA). Un- fortunately forthe android, he had ab- sorbed the JLAers’ weaknesses as wel, and was ultimately defeated. Amazo had no interest in being revived, preferring his electronic "sleep of oblivion,” but each time he s reactivated, he carries out his ‘original programming-—to destroy the ‘JLA—in hopes that he wil be returned to his electronic sleep. POWERS & ae ‘Amazo's unique absorption cells allow him torepicate the powers of every super- powered being he encounters (hus he lacks the powers of Firestorm, for example, whom he has never met, but originally he could use only one power at atime, Over a long period (and with great practice) ‘Amazo learned to mix and match his var ‘us powers, puting them to maximum uso. The length of time Amazo can retain his stolen super-powers has yet to be accu- ‘determined. His weaponry also in- ‘ludes duplicates of Green Lantorn's [power ring and Wonder Woman's magic lasso. . ‘Artby Mike Zeck & John Beatty 12a a ee | ae eee ‘Ator Ego: Irwin Schwab | The Ambush Bug has the singular ability to ‘Alleged Super-Hero teleport anywhere on Earth. His exact ole- Marta Status: Incompatible | porttional ims are unknown, although, ‘Known Relatives: None nti recent, the Ambush Bug thought he Group Affton: None ‘needed small electronic bugs tbe in post | ‘Base of Operations: City of Metropolis tion to teleport to a specific location. He First Appearance: DC COMICS ‘maintained bugs in his antennae buthas | PRESENTS #52 since learned these are not necessary. The ‘eight 5'10" Weight: 125 bs. ‘Bug has @ certain amount of invuinerability yes: Groen Hair: None butt ike his teleportational powers, is de- | rived from the costume, not the man. The Bug also has an inability to dealin linear ‘Thereis insutficent data availble onthe | 09%. background of the man whois known as the Ambush Bug, Though appearing fist asa supervillain, he changed his mind ‘and has been actively pursuing a caroor as a superhero, operating out ofa small storefront office in Metropolis. He fanta- Sizes that he is Superman's partner but is ‘actually a loner. ‘Athy Keth Gil & Bob Oksner Ny Ral lkEn ‘Ate Ego: Amy Winston ‘Gormworkd First Appaarance: LEGION OF SUPER- HEROES #208 eight 5°” (as Amy: 51") Weight: 122 bs. (as Amy: 90 tbs.) yes: Violet Ha: Blond: Ce For canturies, the House of Amethyst ruled the other cimensional Gemworid (S00 ‘Gemworz), with the Lord and Lady Ame utimataty ‘of Amethyst, slaying the ring coupe in the proceas, “To protect the infant daughter of the slain lord and lay, ther faithful servant Cr ‘rina opened arf in time and space and ‘fed with the child to Earth, where she ar- ‘wo dimensions, twenty years passed in ‘te Germaorid, while oni thirtoon years passed on Earth, ‘On the eve of her thirteenth birthday, ‘Amy was abducted back to the Gemvord, House: ' ‘possessed of great mystic power. Using 14ANGLE MAN eo ee ee ized his problem: he was no better than any common thief, and fhe wanted tobe special, he wanted to succeed, he would have to come up with an angie. ‘And thus began the career of Angle Man. His meticulously planned crimes ak ways had a unique angie to them, a im mick, an angle that took them out ofthe ‘ordinary and made them something spe- al ‘But even this wasn't enough once Angle ‘Man came under the scrutiny of Wonder Woman (9° Wonder Woman). Bend real- ‘Angle Man wields the awesome Angier, a triangular device which opens spatial por- tals, allowing the devious deceptor to warp his way through space. Using the Angler, Angle Man has found himbat siting through dimensions as well {a space, tapping into the ime stream and creating Angle Force Fields. a Arty dsé Doo & Romeo Tanghal cero et Footer ft Seu arta em oreo a Sree Gnomon Te Bata Serre seen a 7 Notfar rom his home, stunt man Buddy Baker watched in awe as an aon space- ship crashed to Earth, Investigating, Buddy found himself bathed ina unique radiation \which altered his body forever. ‘When animals rom a nearby 200 es- ccaped, Buddy discovered, much to his pleasure, thal whenever he was near any ‘animal, he somehow absorbed its special abies. ‘ter soveral short adventures, Buddy decided o fashion himeselt a special cos- ‘ume and began using the name Animal Man (or A-Man) whenever he used his Powers public. Time after time Buddy's abilities came in handy in solving one problem or another, and although he didnot orginally intend to Use his animabadapting powers to fight crime, he nevertheless was repeatedly drawn into battle. ‘Buddy lator marred Ellen Frazier and re- tired his Animal-Man identity for several years, while continuing to workin the mov ies. Buddy and Ellen now have two chi ‘dren, Cltf and Maxine, and to date nether has shown any latent powers oftheir own. Recently, Buddy was found by a myster- ‘ous being who called himself only the Im mortal Man (See immortal Man). He once again donned his Animal-Man uniform and Joined the stranger and several other ‘Semiretired adventurers in an organization called The Forgotten Heroes, Ce a ry \While near any animal Buddy Baker some- how absorbs its special abilities; he can fly lie a bird, swim lke a fish. He can race as fast as a jaguar or hop like a kangaroo. ‘The longer AnimabMan i inthe pres- ‘ence ofan animal, the longer he retains is natural powers. a ‘Antby Gi Kane 15‘The dinosaurs had long since died off and the Neanderthal Man was giving way tothe (Cro-Magnon. Mankind was finally coming intoits own, ‘Societies wore forming, people were ‘coming together, and times were moving forward without stop. Yet, this was @ world ‘caught in the moment of change. The old ‘Cro-Magnon boy whose Neanderthal fa- ‘ther stl firmly clutched the roots ofthe 'Neahn was chef ofthe Bear Tribe, land Anthro's mother, deceased, was trom “another tbe long thought destroyed. With no permanent home to speak of, the Bear Tribe lived a nomadic existence, {tying to survive the hostile elements in an leverchanging world, the dawn of cliza- ton. POWERS & Ca eed ‘Anthro an ordinary boy whose greatest ‘power and weapon i his quickto-adapt Mindand his ebity show compassion foran enemy.‘There came a time when the old gods ied, The final moment came withthe fatal release of indescribable power which tore the home ofthe old gods asunder, spiting itinto great haves, and fling the universe withthe blinding death fash of its destruc- ton. Inthe end there were two giant molten bodies, spinning slow and barren, clean of allthatinad gone before, adrift inthe fading ‘sounds of cosmic thunder. I remained this way forages. Then there was new light ‘As the centuries had passed, the two ‘molten planets had cooled, bringing forth ew fe, One of these world, given nobility {and strength trom thelving atoms of Bal- duu, one ofthe original gods, became New Genesis, home ofthe Now Gods (02 Individual listings). The other word, satu- rated withthe evil and cunning which once was a sorceress, spinning forever inthe shadow of New Genesis, became Apokolip. ‘Adismal, unclean place of great, ugly houses sheltering uglier machines, Apoko- lipsis an armed camp ruled by Darkseid (20 Darkseid), a monstrously evi stone- {aced figure who seeks the lagendary Anti- Lie Equation, wth which he wil be able to rule the universe, ‘Among the most important areas on ‘Apokolips are Armageto, where the slav ish Hunger Dogs labor osaselessl to food! the awesome Eneray Pits which supply light and power tothe word; Darksoid's Tower of Rage, the monumental fortes palace bul in Darkseic's own image; and Granny Goodness's Happiness Home, ‘whore Scott Free (see Mistor Miracle), son ‘of tzaya (sae Hightather), was raised to be ‘one of Darkseid's dreaded Dog Soldiers. Atthis wring, New Genesis has appar- cenity been destroyed, leaving the New ‘Gods to seek their destiny among the stars, and leaving Darkseld among the ru- ins of Apokolips, a biter, frustrated man, Fst Appearance: NEW GODS #1 amPawar ‘Alter Ego: Garth (his only name) ‘Occupation: None Martal Status: Single ‘Known Felatves: Tha (lather, deceased), Berra (mother, deceased) Group Afilation: Teen Titans Base of Operations: Allartis| First Appearance: ADVENTURE COMICS #269 ‘Height 510" Weight: 235 pounds Eyes: Purpe Hair: Black ae ‘They survived the sinking of Alanis, but Ie inthe underwater domed city was not Alter Ego: Tula ‘Occupation: None ‘Marital Status: Single ‘Known Relatives: None ‘Group Affitaton: None Base of Operations: Atlantis First Appearance: AQUAMAN #33 Height 5'5" Weight: 119 Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown 2 Orphaned a bith, Tula found her way into the royal family of Aantis, where she was raged and taught. Lite is known of her early years, as she was schooled in Atlan- to their liking. They were the ldyists—a so- laty of pacifists who ved in an underwa- ter valley far from the ct of their birth. Filed by kindly King Thar and his beau- titul Queen Berra, they were content unt madness struck Thar. He assembled a mit itary arsenal which would destroy whoever ‘opposed him, so he could then rule all, in- cluding fabled Atlantis itso ‘But the ids revolted and, against ‘every belie they held dear, killed King Thar ‘and banished his pregnant queen. ‘Soon aftr, Berra gave birth toa son, Garth, who suffered a bizarre mutation known only to Alanteans. Born with purple ‘eyes and thought tobe an inferior, young Garth was exiled trom Attants. Lite is known of Garth's earty life unt he was found by Aquaman, who quickly tean ways and remained secluded inthe Royal home. ‘There she met Garth (see Aqualad) and they quickly flln love. “Tula remained in Atlantis, only occasion- aly eaving to oin Garth on a mission with the Teen Titans (see Teen Titans). But aside from these brief encounters with ad- ‘venture, Tua’ life was without incident ‘But then Mera (see Mora) vanished, and ‘Aquaman (see Aquaman) ors00k Atlantis to search fo his missing wte. During the ‘Sea King's absence, Atlantis was ruled by NNarkran, who turned his rule ito a cictator- ‘hip which fell only when Tula led a rebel lion which almost cost her her ie. became both Garth's riend and mentor. Garth was a charter member ofthe fist eon Titans (see Teor Titans) and soon ‘met Tula (see Aquagir, with whom be quick felin ve, Garth and Tula now lve in Avanti, and ‘occasionally give aid to The New Teen Titans. POWER S WEAPON S Like al Atlanteans, Garth breathes under- ‘water, withstands its tremendous undersea ‘pressures, swims at extreme speeds, and telepathically communicates with underwa tert. ‘Aqualad can remain out of water for only fone hour. a ‘Tula can breathe underwater, swim at ex- tueme speeds, and can withstand the great Undersea pressures. Tula also possesses, limited telepathic powers. Like all Allanteans, she can only remain ‘ut of water for one hour. . ‘Artby George Pérez‘Ate Ego: Arthur Curry ‘Occupation: Ex-King of Aas, ow Pro- fessional Crmofightor ‘Maral Status: Marrod ‘Known Polatives: Mara (wife), Orm (halt brother, Arthur Jr. (Son, deceased), Tom ‘and Atianna Curry (parents, docoased) (Group Aftation: Justice League of America Base of Operations: City of New Venice Fst Appearance: MORE FUN COMICS 73 ‘Height 6'1" Weight: 325 tbs. Eyes: Ble Hay: Blood (ee ‘Tom Curry, a tonely ighthouse keeper, re6- cued a woman from a huricane. White rursing her back to health, Curry flin ove ‘with the woman, whose name was ‘Alanna. The two married and had a son, ‘whom they named Arthur. ‘As achi, Arthur discovered he had the ability to breathe underwater and the tle- pathic power to command all creatures of the sea. When Arthur was six, his mother revealed on her deathbed that she was an ‘outcast rom the then-hidden sunken city of ‘Atlantis. With his father's help, young Ar- thur began training to use his unique abl ties. Several years late, Arthur's fathor passed away and Arthur became an or- han ofthe deep, ‘White in his eary 208, Arthur, now dubbed Aquaman by the media, met an- ‘other young Atiantaan outcast who called himself Aqualed (sae Aqualac) and the two have boon comrades ever since, At one Point, Atlantis caled upon Aquaman to hip them defeat allan invaders, than named him ther ambassador tothe Sut- face werd, Eventually, Aquaman met Mera, exiled {queen of an intercimonsional water word, ‘and utimately married her. ‘Soon after, King Juvor died and ‘Aquaman was prociaimed King of Atlantis. ‘Months later, Mera gave bith to Arthur J, who exhibited her super-power of creating ‘Sold objects trom hard water. Togethor, this new royal family introduced Atiantis tothe outside word, Intime, though, the siristor Shark (300 ‘Shark, in human guise, doposed ‘Aquaman and forced the family to relocate. ‘The Sea King nally defeated the Shark ‘and was offered the throne one more, but 19 the turned it down, pefering to remain fist ‘and foremost a super-hero. ‘Alter his son was slain during abattlo. with his old foe Black Manta (s8e Black ‘Manta), Aquaman and company moved 0 the submerged East Coast cty of New Venice, whare they currently operate out of the ground floor of an okt police station ae ‘Aquaman's greatest ability is his tolopathic mastery ver al of the sea's inhabitants. His body s also more dense than that of a normal human, enabling him to survive the ‘awesome pressures ofthe doep, as wel as ‘extreme changes in temperature. This density gives him superior strength on land, and he i also skiled in hand-to-hand, combat, Underwater, hie swimming spood is in ‘210058 of 100 mph, “The Sea King is unable to remain out of ‘water indefinitely. Ths liabity developed ‘sometime ater adolescance, and if ‘Aquaman remains out of contact with wa ter for more than an hour, he weakens, ‘ips into a coma, and wil utimately ie. ‘Artby Chuck Patton & Dick Giordanoa Pawar Ful Name: Arak Red-Hand (Bright Sky- ‘Ater Storm) ‘Occupation: Shaman Martal Status: Single Known Relatives: ( Group Affiiaton: Quontauka indian tribe, ally of Carolus Magnus He-No, the Thunder God. (mother {Base of Operations: th Century Europe, ‘Arnong the last surviving members ofthe ‘Quontauka indian tribe, Arak was taken by the Vikings to medieval Europe, where he journeyed wth his captors unt setting out ‘nis own, With his own natural strength and bis. ERANe cold ‘Resurrected on Earth, Arakis now a ‘mystical Shaman surviving ina world only ‘beginning to understand science. POWERS & a ‘The extent of his Shaman abilities stil ur ‘known, Arak relies principally on his keen hunter's instincts, his great stength, and |_his mastery over both otomahuk and. ‘sword. 20Full Name: Anton Arcane Marta Status: Unknown Known Relatives: Abigal Arcane (nie), Gregor Arcane (roth) First Appearance: SWAMP THING #2 Height Originally 51”, now unknown Weght: Originally 97 tbs, now unknown, Eyes: Obsidian Hai: None Inthe course ohislongit,Anton Arcane | waslofta cisassembiod corpse, buried in became obsessed with, and uttmatelyds- | the Louisiana Bayou. Covered, the secret of immortality. Unfortu. nately his body had now grown too old and | again, this time as a halthumanfattinsoct fro mako uso ofthe secret, 0 ho sought to create an artical body for him sel to house his spirit. The results of his ‘experimentations in this field were the Un Men, misshapen but incredibly loyal crea- tures, who would assist heir master in is {quest for an alternate body. ‘This questled Arcane, at last tothe ‘Swamp Thing (see Swamp Thing), where he offered to restore Alec Holland's hue ‘manity in exchange for his monstrous form. Holland soon learned Arcane in tended to use the Swamp Thing's body for ‘evi purposes, andin the ensuing bat, Ar- ‘cane felto his seeming death. The Un- | Men recovered and repaired Arcane’s bro- | en body, transforming him into a hulking ‘monstrosity more hideous than the Swamp Thing himself At the end of his second en- counter withthe Swamp Thing, Arcane His Un-Men resurrected Arcane once ‘oyborg, and at the end of his third conflet withthe Swamp Thing, Arcane's physical form was finally destroyed, seemingly for- ‘Allthat remains of Arcane now is his dis- ‘embodied spirit, which seems currently im- prisoned in the darkest reaches of Hall ‘set a 7 ae ‘Arcane uses no weaponry, save perhaps fortis loyal Un-Men. His powers areal sor- cerous in nature, including, itseems, the ably to raise the dead to a semblance of life once more. There are those who claim ‘Arcane isthe ving embodiment of purest evil . Atby Stove Bissett & John Totloben 2Pyaar ‘Alter Ego: None ‘Occupation: Mage tothe Court of King DTullah ‘Marital Status: Single ‘known Relatives: Calculha father, de- ceased), Mafistra (mother, deceased), Garn (brother) (Group Affiiason: None ‘Base of Operations: Civilization of Aatis, ‘45,000 years ago First Appearance: WARLORD #55 Height: 6° Weight: 160s. Eyes: Green Hai Brown, 100,000 years betore the story of Avion be- gan, Calduha and Majetra had two chi- Gren, Ar‘ahn and Gar Caleuha,folower ofthe Light, raised Arahn whie Maj, Imistess ofthe Dark, took Gam under her care. The brothers became mortal ene- mies, each folowing ther teachings. ‘When Majsta obtained the Twelve Crystals ofthe Zodiac, she achieved the power she craved, butbefore she could Stay Calculha, Arann sacritoad himsatfin- ‘load. Aahn was turned into pure eneray, becoming one withthe crystals, and he ‘ceased exist. Calcuha sent what e- mained of his son othe stars, while Gam, Skipped ofall coor, learned to hate with a hissou. ‘Gam studied soroary and, over the oan- tures, became a maser. Obtaining power, he threatoned the existence of Atantis 2s, the great ce Age began. Calculha chose ‘ott lat his home be destroyed and, fom his settimposed exe in the Darkwori d- ‘mension, brought his son, now called ‘Aron, back trom the heavens. (vor tho years, Avion protected his home and opposed his brother ime and ‘again. When the ice queen, Frostire, held captive the Light, Avon sacrifices himset ‘once more, but this ime lost most ot his magi, nots ite a WEA PON S Arion’s magical ables have been se- verel ited over time. After wielding (great and almost limitless power, Avion is ow forced to tap a souroe of energy to perform magic. This source can be any- thing fom a fre to an earthquake. At is ‘peak, Arion’s powers are unmatched, ‘Among his ables, Arion can increase his ‘size, and create energy forces, tidal waves, ‘and other natural disaster. ‘Atany time, Arion can projctilusions Using existing dust or water vapor. He also possesses a limited but heightened sixth sense, warning him of danger. Recently he has become an accom plished swordsman. s ‘Attby Jan Duursema 22Situated on a wooded acre of land just north of Gotham City, Arkham Asylum for the Criminally insane has had along and. checkered history. Founded in 1921 by Dr. Amadous ‘Arkham, on a parcel of land deeded to him by his mother, who had herself been a vic- tim of mentalilness, the asylum was the frst such facili ofits kind in Gotham ‘County. Dr. Arkham, a vigorous socal re- former, had been appalled by conditions in the Gotham penal system, where those who were not mentally responsible for their ‘actions wore incarceratod side-by-side with hardened career criminals, and he was de- termined to improve ths stuation. To that tend, he transformed his ancestral home into high-security mental facity, and staffed it with some of tho most prominent psychologists and physicians ofthe time. Ironically, one of Arkham's frstinmatos ‘was one “Mad Dog’ Martin Hawkins, who wiliar ins FA ARKHAM Asylum had been arested and red forthe brutal ‘murders of Amadeus Akan’ own wie areinfart daughter, ten found ot guilty bbyreason of insanity histo Dr. Arkham’ ‘verlasting coat that he Voated Hawkins ‘th grat concer and compassion ight Upto Hawrins’ accidental electrocution twomonths ater hisncarceraton In 1829, days afr the now legendary stock markt crash Dr. Arkham, ‘who had lst his entire fortune in the ras, {pparenty went borsark, and was subdued | | ‘and arrested while attempting to elecro- cute his former stockbroker. Found not ‘uit by reason of insanity, Amadeus ‘Arkham was committed to his own asyium, where he spent the remainder of his days cearving indecipherable inscriptions on the oor of his cel with his fingernails while softy singing “The Battle Hymn of the Re- public.” Amadeus Arkham passed away {Quietly in his sleep on Apr 7, 1963, a faint ‘mile etched forever on his lips. ‘Since Dr. Arkham's incarceration his asylum has had a series of stae-appointed administrators, the most recent being Dr. Byron Blaine, who has held the position ‘ince his predecessor was taken captive and temporarily replaced by Professor ‘Achilles Milo (598 Professor Mio), one of the asylum’s inmates. ‘Arkham Asylum’s other, most notable in- mates include ex District Atorney Harvey Dent (see Two-Face), Plantmaster Jason Woodrue (see The Floranic Man), Jervis Tetch (680 Mad Hatter and his pet chimp, the grotesquely misshapen Preston Payne (92e Ciayface i), se-styled Roman (90d Maxwell Zeus (<9 Maxie Zeus), and the everenigmatic Joker (see The Joker} It'should be noted that The Joker once maintained a scaled-down version of his secret Ha-Hacienda beneath his colin ‘Arktiam, but thishas since been discov- ered and cemented closed, . ‘Arby Stove Bissett & John Totlabon FLOOR PLAN OF THE ARKHAM ASYLUM tctto Seale) 1 — [ie 7 Tsay POON] sar" f F i a FIRSTFLOOR 7 5 dts MT] sacks = =) Crt SECOND FLOOR (BASEMENT ATTIC NOT SHOWN)Compost Turia Oly (Pakrat) Unpronounceable (Taz) Earth has been ravaged by war and @oo- logical imbalance. To save the human race, the Atari Technology and Research Institute commissioned a top secret pro- Ject: to send a specially trained crew throughout the Multiverse to find anew ‘Word for humanity to inhabit. ‘Aboard Scanne One were Martin Cham pion, commander; Lian O'Rourke, secu- rity officer; Mohandas Singh, fight eng- ‘neer; Lucas Orion, medical officer; and Lydia Perez, executive officer and plot. At tor many months o tial and tribulation, they finaly found a peaceful universe and planet, dubbed New Earth, “Twenty-five years later, the Dark De- stroyer, a powerful usurper thought de- feated by the Atari Force, threatened the ves of everyone in the Muliverse. Martin Champion, embittered over the death of his wie, Lydia Perez, came outof seclu- sion to reform the Atari Force and oppose the Destroyer. ‘The group has remained together, pro- tecting all planets where peace is threat- ened. The new members include Champ ‘on's son, Chris, ka. Tempest, who can travel the Multiverse on his own; Erin Bia (O'Rourke Singh, ak, Dar, who receives images of potential futures andis a merce- nary; Babe, an infant member of the Eggite ace, known for ther size and gentiy, ‘Morphea, a young psychiatrist from Cano- pia Tukla Oly, aka. Pakrat, a Markian thet who is a coward at heart Taz, last sur- nor o a warlike race, and Babe's com ‘anion; and the Hukka, Martin Champion's childhood pet First Appearance: ATARIFORCE #1) ‘Antby Eduardo Barreto Eaee —— cote Located in the North Aantic Ocean, the Continent of Atlantis was one of the rst places on earth where society flourished. {nts ime, Atlantis was the most sophist- cated civilization in the word, estabishing twelve soatered settioment cites on other Continents, several of which exist to this day. Intl, magic was the dominant source ‘ot powerin Atlant, but over the centuries, ‘science and technology gradually rose to ‘prominence. Hybrids of the two opposing forces appeared frequent in Alants's later yoars, including a scientific explora tion vehicle which was magically propelled into space 600 years before the bith of J] Avon, trough Atantis ultimately lost con- tact with the ship. 45,000 8c, Aron (see Arion), Lord High Mage of Aarts, was one of that civ zation’ s last great mystic warriors. But, by then, technology was gaining a solid fot hold, and the poltical power of and depen-