List of Superman enemies
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This is a list of fiction
al characters from DC Comics
who are or have been enemies of Superman
. It is notable that several of Superman's enemies are or have been foes of the Justice League of America as well.
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, Non and Ursa subsequently made appearances in Superman comic books, and have been integrated into the mainstream continuity of the DC Universe
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who are or have been enemies of Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
. It is notable that several of Superman's enemies are or have been foes of the Justice League of America as well.
Central rogues gallery
In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance):| Villain | First appearance | Description |
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| Atlas Atlas (DC Comics) Atlas is the name of several fictional characters, comic book superheroes and deities published by DC Comics. Jack Kirby's Atlas debuted in 1st Issue Special #1, , and was created by Jack Kirby.-Publication history:... |
1st Issue Special #1 (April 1975) | A former one-shot Jack Kirby Jack Kirby Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium.... character recently revamped as a morally ambiguous antihero, Atlas has a crystal which gives him strength to rival Superman. |
| Atomic Skull Atomic Skull Atomic Skull is the name of two different DC Comics supervillains.-Albert Michaels:Albert Michaels was a brilliant but distinctly unfriendly scientist-administrator at S.T.A.R. Labs with a rare nervous system disorder that short-circuited the electrical impulses in his brain, creating painful and... |
Superman Superman (comic book) Superman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938... #303 (September 1976) |
Albert Michaels was given radiation treatments that gave him atomic eye-blasts and worked from an agent of SKULL to becoming the organization's leader. |
| Adventures of Superman Superman (comic book) Superman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938... #483 (October 1991) |
Joseph Martin's superhuman powers manifested after exposure to the Dominators Dominators The Dominators, collectively known as the Dominion, are a fictional alien race from the outer cosmos of the DC Universe. They are highly technologically advanced, and live in a rigid hierarchical society, in which one's caste is determined by the size of a red circle on one's forehead... ' gene-bomb, the film buff began to hallucinate that he was a 1930s movie hero called the Atomic Skull and that Superman was his arch-nemesis. |
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| Bizarro Bizarro Bizarro is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman and first appeared in Superboy #68... |
Superboy #68 (October 1958) | Bizarro was created when Superboy Superboy (Kal-El) The original Superboy is a fictional superhero who appears in DC Comics. The name of Superman as a boy, Superboy has adventures that occur in the relative past to those of Superman and take place predominantly in his hometown of Smallville... was exposed to a "duplicating ray", and was later destroyed in the same story. In a later story, Lex Luthor exposed Kal-El, now Superman, to another duplicating ray, this time creating an adult Bizarro. This Bizzaro later created a Bizzaro Lois and left with her into Space. In accordance with the science fiction concepts of Superman stories of the era, Bizarro relocated to "the Bizarro World," a cubical planet called Htrae (Earth spelled backwards) which operated under "Bizarro logic" (it was a crime to do anything good or right) and which Bizarro populated with inverted versions of Superman’s supporting cast and other DC heroes. Post-Crisis another Bizzaro was created when the Joker Joker (comics) The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin... conned Mr. Mxyzptlk out of 99% of his powers and created a Bizzaro World. |
| The Man of Steel #5 (December 1986) | Bizarro was a flawed clone created by Lex Luthor Lex Luthor Lex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and... 's staff of scientists. |
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| Superman Superman (comic book) Superman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938... vol. 2, #160 (September 2000) |
Bizarro was an idea of the Batman villain the Joker Joker (comics) The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin... , brought to life by the cosmic trickster Mister Mxyzptlk Mister Mxyzptlk Mr. Mxyzptlk , sometimes called Mxy, is a fictional impish supervillain who appears in DC Comics' Superman comic books.He was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and first appeared in Superman #30 . He is usually presented as a trickster, in the classical mythological sense, in that he enjoys... . |
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| Bloodsport Bloodsport (comics) Bloodsport is the name of three DC Comics mercenary villains, they are enemies of Superman.-Robert DuBois:First appearing in Superman Vol. 2 #4... |
Superman vol. 2, #4 (April 1987) | A gun-toting mercenary with Kryptonite Kryptonite Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman, and the word kryptonite has since become synonymous with an Achilles' heel —the one weakness... bullets. |
| Adventures of Superman #506 (November 1993) | A white supremacist, Alex Trent uses similar technology to the first Bloodsport. | |
| Brainiac Brainiac (comics) Brainiac is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #242 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.... |
Action Comics Action Comics Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined... #242 (July 1958) |
Most incarnations depict Brainiac (alias Vril Dox) as a bald, green-skinned alien android from the planet Colu, and one of the most dangerous villains in the DC universe, capable of possessing others, creating and manipulating computer systems, and exerting some control over time and space. |
| Bruno Mannheim | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139 (July 1971) | Mannheim is one of Metropolis Metropolis (comics) Metropolis is a fictional city that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. Metropolis first appeared by name in Action Comics #16 .... most powerful gangsters, the leader of Intergang Intergang Intergang is a fictional organized crime group in Superman and other DC comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, it is a potent foe who can seriously challenge the most powerful superheroes... . He is also a cannibal. |
| Composite Superman Composite Superman The Composite Superman is a DC Comics supervillain, an enemy of Superman and Batman.-Joseph Meach version:First appearing in World's Finest Comics #142, June 1964, Joseph Meach was a diver who had fallen on hard times. In an attempt to draw publicity to himself, Meach set up a water tank on a... |
World's Finest Comics World's Finest Comics World's Finest Comics was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled World's Best Comics for its first issue; issue #2 switched to the more familiar name... #142 (June 1964) |
An out of work diver, Joseph Meach gained the combined powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.... after being struck by the energy discharge of their statues. He then desired to defeat Superman and Batman. However the effects eventually wear off. Later they are given back by an alien whose Father was imprisoned by the two heroes, but when he turned back he sacrificed himself to save Superman and Batman from the Magna-Gun the alien had shot at them. |
| Conduit Conduit (comics) Conduit is a DC Comics supervillain, and primarily an enemy of Superman.-Fictional character biography:On the night Kenny's mother gave birth to him, a powerful snowstorm made the roads icy and slick. On the way to the hospital, the car Mr. Braverman was driving skidded on ice... |
Superman: The Man of Steel Superman: The Man of Steel Superman: The Man of Steel is the title of a monthly American comic book series that ran 136 issues from 1991 to 2003. published by DC Comics, featuring Superman. As a consequence of introducing this series alongside its already existing titles, DC Comics was able to publish a new Superman comic... #0 (October 1994) |
A good friend of Clark Kent's while growing up, he was exposed to Kryptonite Kryptonite Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman, and the word kryptonite has since become synonymous with an Achilles' heel —the one weakness... radiation as a baby and so became a living Kryptonite battery. Obsessed with coming in second to Clark and killing both Clark and Superman, he has learned they are one and the same. He is currently deceased. |
| Darkseid Darkseid Darkseid is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.... |
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (November 1970) | Uxas, Son of Heggra, alien dictator of the planet Apokolips Apokolips In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips is the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series. It is also integral to many DC Comics stories. The planet is considered the opposite of New Genesis.... . As with gods in other mythologies, Darkseid is incredibly powerful, but cannot escape his ultimate destiny. It has been foretold that Darkseid will meet his final defeat at the hands of his son, Orion Orion (comics) Orion is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in New Gods #1 , and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.-Jack Kirby Era:... , in a cataclysmic battle in the fiery Armaghetto of Apokolips Apokolips In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips is the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series. It is also integral to many DC Comics stories. The planet is considered the opposite of New Genesis.... . Presumably this outcome would occur at the climax of the New Gods New Gods The New Gods are a fictional race appearing in publications by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comic books about those characters. They first appeared in New Gods #1 , and were created and designed by Jack Kirby.... series, but the title's unforeseen cancellation instead brought Darkseid's story arc to an unceremonious end, and both he and Orion were brought into the mainstream DC Universe DC Universe The DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity... , while Jack Kirby Jack Kirby Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium.... moved on to other projects. According to writer Mark Evanier, Jack Kirby modeled Darkseid on actor Jack Palance Jack Palance Jack Palance , was an American actor. During half a century of film and television appearances, Palance was nominated for three Academy Awards, all as Best Actor in a Supporting Role, winning in 1991 for his role in City Slickers.-Early life:Palance, one of five children, was born Volodymyr... . |
| Doomsday Doomsday (comics) Doomsday is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Superman: The Man of Steel #18 , and was created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Doomsday as #46... |
Superman: The Man of Steel #17 (November 1992) | The creature who killed Superman in a titanic battle that also resulted in Doomsday's death, although Doomsday comes back to life every time he dies, albeit more powerful. Created by an ancient genetic experiment on Krypton. |
| Eradicator Eradicator (comics) The Eradicator is a fictional comic book superhero character having a recurring role in Superman stories published by DC Comics. Originally created as a weapon by an ancient alien race, he is over 200,000 years old and is considered an artifact of Krypton... |
Action Comics Annual #2 (1989) | A powerful artificial intelligence from Krypton, the Eradicator program initially sought to transform and terraform Earth into a New Krypton. Since then, it has merged with human scientist David Conner, serving as a replacement Superman after the Man of Steel's apparent death and later as an ally to Superman himself. |
| Faora Faora Faora is the name of several female super-villains in DC Comics Superman titles. All of them have some connection to Superman's home planet of Krypton.-Pre-Crisis:The first Faora, Faora Hu-Ul, was introduced in Action Comics #471... Hu-Ul |
Action Comics #471 (May 1977) | A Kryptonian martial artist and man-hater who was sent to the Phantom Zone for murdering several men, she is able to beat Superman using her knowledge of Klurkor, a Kryptonian martial art enabling the user to immobilize an opponent via pressure points (this character was used as the basis of General Zod's lover, Zaora). |
| General Zod General Zod General Zod is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, a supervillain who is one of Superman's more-prominent enemies. The character first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 , and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp... |
Adventure Comics Adventure Comics Adventure Comics was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 and then revamped from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues , making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman, and Batman... #283 (April 1961) |
General Dru-Zod is one of Superman's more prominent enemies. Once the Military Director of the Kryptonian Space Center, Zod had personally known Jor-El Jor-El Jor-El is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial in the . He was created by the writer Jerry Siegel and the artist Joe Shuster, and he first appeared in a newspaper comic strip in 1939 as Superman's biological father.... when he was an aspiring scientist. Zod attempted to take over Krypton using a machine that produced Bizarro-like duplicates during a period of turmoil caused by the termination of the space program; he was sentenced to the Phantom Zone Phantom Zone The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media published by DC Comics. It first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 , and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp... for 40 years for his crimes. Zod was first released by Kal-El (during his Superboy career) when his term of imprisonment was up. However, he attempted to conquer Earth with powers gained under the yellow sun. Zod was sent back into the Phantom Zone, occasionally escaping to target Superman. |
| Adventures of Superman #444 (September 1988) | A General Zod based on the previous version created by the Time Trapper Time Trapper The Time Trapper is a fictional character, a supervillain in stories published by DC Comics. The Time Trapper's main enemies are the Legion of Super-Heroes... in a pocket dimension. |
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| Superman vol. 2, #166 (January 2001) | Head of the Kryptonian military in an alternate reality created by Brainiac 13. | |
| Action Comics #779 (July 2001) | A Russian child that during an experiment developed powers similar to Superman, but where Zod gains power from red sunlight and becomes weak in yellow. He made contact with an otherworldly Zod that inspired him to face Superman. | |
| Superman vol. 2, #204 (June 2004) | Created from the artificial Metropia constructed by Superman that claimed to be from Krypton. | |
| Action Comics #845 (January 2007) | Following Jor-El's belief that Krypton was doomed and attempted to usurp the ruling council, Zod and his compatriots Non and Ursa were captured and sentenced to the Phantom Zone with Jor-El their jailer. Having escaped the Phantom Zone with his allies, Zod's new objective is to reclaim his son, Lor-Zod, who is currently in Superman and Lois Lane Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character, the primary love interest of Superman in the comic books of DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in Action Comics #1 .... 's custody (under the alias of "Chris Kent Chris Kent (comics) Christopher Kent is a fictional character, a Kryptonian in the , who first appeared in Action Comics #844 , the first part of the Action Comics story arc "Superman: Last Son". Created by Richard Donner and Geoff Johns, he is the biological son of General Zod and Ursa, and the foster son of Clark... )." |
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| Gog Gog (comics) Gog is the name of several different fictional characters in the comics published by DC Comics. The first version first appeared in New Year's Evil: Gog #1, , and was created by Mark Waid and Jerry Ordway.-The Kingdom:... |
The Kingdom #1 (February 1999) | In a possible future timeline, a boy called William was the sole survivor of the destruction of Kansas in a nuclear blast. Saved by Superman, he came to view the Man of Steel as a savior and became a minister of a church devoted to him. When Superman tried to correct this misguided view, William came to see him as instead a demon whose failure led to Kansas' destruction. Empowered by the cosmic beings known as the Quintessence, Gog has traveled across the dimensions of Hypertime Hypertime Hypertime is a fictional concept presented in the 1999 DC comic book series The Kingdom, both a catch-all explanation for any continuity discrepancies in DC Universe stories and a variation or superset of the Multiverse that existed before Crisis on Infinite Earths.- The Kingdom :The basic premise... , slaying versions of Superman wherever he finds them. |
| Hank Henshaw Hank Henshaw Hank Henshaw is a fictional supervillain featured in the DC Comics universe. While originally featured primarily as an enemy of Superman, recent years have repositioned him as one of the main enemies of the Green Lantern Corps... |
Adventures of Superman #466 (May 1990) | An astronaut Astronaut An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft.... who died as a result of a doomed mission onboard space shuttle Excaliber. Because Superman failed to save him, Hank Henshaw blames him for the loss of his original body, as well as the death of his wife. Reduced to a formless entity that inhabits mechanical bodies, the Cyborg desires to cause Superman equal pain. He masqueraded as a resurrected Resurrection Resurrection refers to the literal coming back to life of the biologically dead. It is used both with respect to particular individuals or the belief in a General Resurrection of the dead at the end of the world. The General Resurrection is featured prominently in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim... Superman after the hero's apparent death, claiming to be the result of Superman's remains being reconstructed into cybernetic Cyborg A cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial parts. The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S... form. The ruse was a tremendous success, even earning the Cyborg an endorsement from the U.S. President as the "true" Superman. Hank Henshaw betrayed those whose lives he was entrusted with when he obliterated Coast City Coast City Coast City is a fictional city created by John Broome and Gil Kane that appears in stories published by DC Comics. It is depicted most often as the home of the Silver Age version of the superhero Green Lantern, Hal Jordan.-Fictional history:... with the help of Mongul Mongul Mongul is the name of two fictional characters that appear in comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the character debuted in DC Comics Presents #27 and was created by writer Len Wein and artist Jim Starlin. The second version first appears in Showcase '95 #85 and was created by... ; this event led to Green Lantern Green Lantern The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and... Hal Jordan Hal Jordan Harold "Hal" Jordan is a DC Comics superhero known as Green Lantern, the first human shown to join the Green Lantern Corps and a founding member of the Justice League of America. Jordan is the second DC Comics character to adopt the Green Lantern moniker... 's mental breakdown and later transformation into Parallax Parallax (comics) Parallax is a fictional comic book supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks for Green Lantern vol... . Henshaw is currently a member of the Sinestro Corps Sinestro Corps The Sinestro Corps is a group of fictional characters, a villainous analogue to the Green Lantern Corps in the DC Universe. It is led by the supervillain Thaal Sinestro.-Before the Corps:... , and continues to mockingly bear Superman's insignia. |
| Imperiex Imperiex Imperiex is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Superman #153 , and was created by Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill... |
Superman #153 (February 2000) | An all-powerful force of nature whose purpose is destroying galaxies, planning to create a new universe. Eventually, Superman, Steel, and Darkseid stopped Imperiex by using Doomsday as an ally, along with a powerful weapon called the Entropy Aegis. |
| Intergang Intergang Intergang is a fictional organized crime group in Superman and other DC comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, it is a potent foe who can seriously challenge the most powerful superheroes... |
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970) | A nationwide organized crime Organized crime Organized crime or criminal organizations are transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals for the purpose of engaging in illegal activity, most commonly for monetary profit. Some criminal organizations, such as terrorist organizations, are... syndicate armed with weapons supplied in part by Darkseid, led by Bruno Mannheim. |
| Jax-Ur Jax-Ur Jax-Ur is a fictional character, a Kryptonian supervillain in the . He first appears in Adventure Comics #289 and was created by Otto Binder and George Papp.-Pre-Crisis:Jax-Ur was an amoral and criminally deviant scientist on the planet Krypton... |
(Pre-Crisis) Adventure Comics #289 (October 1961) | Jax-Ur was an amoral and criminally deviant scientist on the planet Krypton. He was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for destroying Wegthor, one of the Krypton's inhabited (Population: 500) moons while experimenting with a nuclear warhead-equipped rocket. Jax-Ur's intention was to launch and test-fire it against a passing space rock. If this test proved successful, Jax-Ur would then commence the build-up of a massive personal nuclear arsenal with which he would overthrow the Kryptonian government, and place the entire planet under his dominion. (In the World of Krypton miniseries, he is shown test-launching a nuclear missile, intended to destroy a space rock, but a collision with a spaceship piloted by Jor-El sent it off-course.) Because of this, space travel was forbidden. He calls himself "the worst criminal in the Phantom Zone". His sentence for his act of mass murder is life imprisonment. In his first appearance, he managed to escape from the Phantom Zone, and posed as a super-powered version of Jonathan Kent. Superboy eventually sent Jax-Ur back to the Phantom Zone. Most of his later Silver Age appearances show him in his ghostly Phantom Zone form. Jax-Ur did not appear after the Crisis on Infinite Earths for some time, as until the recent appearance of Supergirl there was a rule that no Kryptonians survived except Superman. However in one story he shows some honour, as he is released to help Superman defeat a criminal who caused Krypton's destruction and allows himself to be sent back. |
| (Post-Crisis) Action Comics #846 (February 2007) | He is one of the criminals unleashed from the Phantom Zone by Zod. In the current continuity, Jax-Ur destroyed Krypton's moon during an attempt at interstellar space travel. When the moon was destroyed Brainiac became aware of Krypton and attacked Kandor killing millions and put the city into a bottle. Jax-Ur subsequently became the first prisoner banished to the Phantom Zone. Jax-Ur is shown to be of the Science guild, is bald, and has one eye. He is part of General Zod's sleeper agent Sleeper agent A sleeper agent is a spy who is placed in a target country or organization, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated... s on Earth. He is currently employed by S.T.A.R. Labs S.T.A.R. Labs S.T.A.R. Labs, is a fictional research facility, and comic book organization appearing in titles published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Superman vol. 1 #246 , and was created by Cary Bates and Rich Buckler.-Publication history:... as a scientist. Jax-Ur appeared in Superman: The Animated Series, where he was voiced by Ron Perlman. He was portrayed more like Zod, a military genius who had attempted to overthrow the Science Council. His co-conspirator, and possible lover, is a beautiful Kryptonian female with long white hair named Mala (based on Ursa and Faora). |
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| Kryptonite Man Kryptonite Man The Kryptonite Man is the name of several supervillains who appears in stories published by DC Comics. The character first appeared as Kryptonite Kid in Superboy #83 The Kryptonite Man is the name of several supervillains who appears in stories published by DC Comics. The character first appeared... |
Superboy #83 (September 1960) | A teenage delinquent who passed through a cloud of Kryptonite and gained super powers. |
| Superman vol. 2, #43 (May 1990) | A clone of Superman mutated by Kryptonite exposure created by Simyan and Mokkari. | |
| Superman/Batman Superman/Batman Superman/Batman was a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular characters: Batman and Superman... #20 (December 2005) |
An energy being formed from the latent energy of Major Force Major Force Major Force is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is a supervillain that first appeared in Captain Atom vol. 3, #12 .-Early life:... combining with the energy from the Kryptonite meteor Captain Atom Captain Atom Captain Atom is a fictional comic book superhero that has existed in three basic incarnations. Created by writer Joe Gill and artist/co-writer Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Space Adventures #33 . Captain Atom was created for Charlton Comics but was later acquired by DC Comics and revised for... sacrificed himself to keep from destroying the Earth. This being could hop between bodies, taking a body over and emanate Kryptonite radiation. |
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| Superman #650 (May 2006) | A scientist looking for a way to turn Kryptonite into a fuel source; he arrogantly ignores any dangers and is turned into the Kryptonite Man. | |
| Lex Luthor Lex Luthor Lex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and... |
Action Comics #23 (May 1940) | Superman Superman Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective... 's arch nemesis and the consummate evil genius. He continues to play different roles in various Superman comics and media. In his classic Silver Age Silver Age of Comic Books The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those in the superhero genre. Following the Golden Age of Comic Books and an interregnum in the early to mid-1950s, the Silver Age is considered to cover the... incarnation, Lex Luthor and Superman were once friends, but a lab accident indirectly caused by Superman (then Superboy Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional characters that have been published by DC Comics, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. These characters have also been the main characters of four ongoing Superboy comic book series published by DC.... ) caused Lex's hair to fall out completely. This event causes Luthor to snap and become a dangerous criminal who plots the destruction of Superman. In the modern era, Lex Luthor was re-envisioned as a wealthy CEO/scientist who hides his sociopath Psychopathy Psychopathy is a mental disorder characterized primarily by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow emotions, egocentricity, and deceptiveness. Psychopaths are highly prone to antisocial behavior and abusive treatment of others, and are very disproportionately responsible for violent crime... ic tendencies behind a mask of philanthropy Philanthropist A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes... . Although beloved by the people of Metropolis Metropolis (comics) Metropolis is a fictional city that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. Metropolis first appeared by name in Action Comics #16 .... for his many public works, Superman knows the truth. In the mainstream comic series, Luthor eventually manipulates his way to the U.S. Presidency President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... , but is forcibly unseated from office by the Justice League Justice League The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.... . |
| Livewire Livewire (DC Comics) Livewire is a fictional character and a supervillain in the . She first appeared in 1997 in Superman: The Animated Series and was voiced by Lori Petty. Her first appearance in the comic books was in the publication of Action Comics #835 .-Animated series:Leslie Willis was once Metropolis' most... |
Action Comics #835 (March 2006) | A woman who can control electricity. She first appeared in Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series starring DC Comics' flagship character, Superman. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. Warner Bros... , and has recently been added into the comics. |
| Lobo | Omega Men Omega Men The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Green Lantern #141 , and were created by Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton.... #3 (June 1983) |
A bounty hunter Bounty hunter A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:... , the last member of the alien Czarnian race. |
| Metallo Metallo Metallo is a comic book supervillain and cyborg who appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. Metallo's trademark is his kryptonite power source, which he often uses as a weapon against Superman. His traditional identity is John Corben... |
Action Comics #252 (May 1959) | Former mercenary John Corben was transformed into a powerful cyborg with a heart of kryptonite Kryptonite Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman, and the word kryptonite has since become synonymous with an Achilles' heel —the one weakness... . He seeks to use this power source as the instrument of Superman's downfall. |
| Superman #310 (April 1977) | Roger Corben, John Corben's brother, had his brain transferred into a similar robotic body as his brother by SKULL. | |
| Mongul Mongul Mongul is the name of two fictional characters that appear in comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the character debuted in DC Comics Presents #27 and was created by writer Len Wein and artist Jim Starlin. The second version first appears in Showcase '95 #85 and was created by... |
DC Comics Presents DC Comics Presents DC Comics Presents was a comic book published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 featuring team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters of the DC Universe... #27 (November 1980) |
Ruler of the gladiatorial planet Warworld Warworld Warworld is a fictional artificial planet published in several stories by DC Comics, most of which feature Superman. It first appeared in DC Comics Presents #27 , and was created by Len Wein and Jim Starlin.-History:... , Mongul's strength rivals that of Superman and he has often attempted to break the Man of Steel. He was slain by the demon Neron Neron Neron is a fictional demon, a comic book character published by DC Comics. He first appeared in the DC Comics cross-over event Underworld Unleashed #1, , and was created by Mark Waid and Howard Porter.- Publication history :... . |
| (unnamed) Showcase '95 #8 (September 1995) (as Mongul) Superman vol. 2, #151 (December 1999) |
Mongul's son who has since taken up the mantle, as has his daughter Mongal Mongal Mongal is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe. She made her first unnamed appearance in Showcase '95 #8 ; her first appearance as Mongal was in Superman vol. 2, #170 .-Fictional character biography:... . |
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| Morgan Edge Morgan Edge Morgan Edge is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain, leader of the mob known as Intergang and one of Superman's enemies. He was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133 .-Pre-Crisis:... |
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970) | A corrupt corporate executive, he tried to take control of Intergang and organized the post-Crisis iteration of the Superman Revenge Squad Superman Revenge Squad The Superman Revenge Squad is the name of two fictional organizations in the DC Comics universe. As their name suggests, they are enemies of Superman.-Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths:... . |
| Mister Mxyzptlk Mister Mxyzptlk Mr. Mxyzptlk , sometimes called Mxy, is a fictional impish supervillain who appears in DC Comics' Superman comic books.He was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and first appeared in Superman #30 . He is usually presented as a trickster, in the classical mythological sense, in that he enjoys... |
Superman #30 (September 1944) | An imp from the fifth dimension, Mr. Mxyzptlk possesses nigh-limitless reality-bending powers, which he often uses to pose challenges to Superman for his own amusement. |
| Parasite Parasite (comics) The Parasite is the name of several fictional characters that appears in Superman comic book stories published by DC Comics. A supervillain, Parasite has the ability to temporarily absorb the energy, knowledge and super-powers of another being by touch, making him a formidable foe for the Man of... |
Action Comics #340 (August 1966) | Raymond Maxwell Jensen is a worker at a research plant that stumbles upon waste collected by Superman and is transformed into a purple-skinned monster that lives off the energy of others. |
| Firestorm, the Nuclear Man Firestorm (comics) Firestorm is the name of several comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein, the first Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #1 , and was created by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. Martin Stein, by himself as Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm the Nuclear... #58 (April 1987) |
Rudy Jones, a S.T.A.R. Labs S.T.A.R. Labs S.T.A.R. Labs, is a fictional research facility, and comic book organization appearing in titles published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Superman vol. 1 #246 , and was created by Cary Bates and Rich Buckler.-Publication history:... janitor, is manipulated by Darkseid into a similar situation that created the original Parasite becoming like him, save becoming green-skinned. |
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| Prankster Prankster (Comics) The Prankster was a short-lived comic book super hero who appeared in a series published by Charlton Comics. His only appearance was in Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt #60 in Nov./Dec. 1967... |
Action Comics #51 (August 1942) | Oswald Loomis, the Prankster's particular gimmick was the use of various practical jokes and gags in committing his crimes. This, coupled with his cartoonish appearance, caused many to write him off as a "joke villain", until the early 2000s, when writers gave him a more svelte appearance, as well as high tech weaponry that made him a more serious threat. |
| Professor Hamilton Professor Hamilton Professor Emil Hamilton is a fictional character in DC Comics' Superman titles. He is generally portrayed as a stereotypical absent-minded professor, with a gray beard and thick glasses and, at times, a "Mr. Wizard" type character... |
Adventures of Superman #424 (January 1987) | Emil Hamilton, a mad scientist from S.T.A.R. Labs S.T.A.R. Labs S.T.A.R. Labs, is a fictional research facility, and comic book organization appearing in titles published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Superman vol. 1 #246 , and was created by Cary Bates and Rich Buckler.-Publication history:... ; he spent years as Superman's ally but later turned evil and joined the Secret Society of Supervillains. |
| Silver Banshee Silver Banshee Silver Banshee is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of Superman.-Fictional character biography:Siobhan McDougal was the first-born child of Garrett McDougal, the patriarch of an old Gaelic clan that has occupied an island midway between Scotland and Ireland for... |
Action Comics #595 (December 1987) | A Gaelic woman trapped in a Limbo for decades by magic after she was double-crossed by a clan chief, then emerged with magic powers and vowed to track down his descendants for revenge. Her scream drains the life out of others. |
| Solomon Grundy Solomon Grundy (comics) Solomon Grundy is a fictional character, a zombie supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. Named after the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, Grundy was introduced as an enemy of the Golden Age Green Lantern , but has since become a prominent enemy for a number of superheroes, such as Batman and... |
All-American Comics All-American Comics All-American Comics was the flagship title of comic book publisher All-American Publications, one of the forerunners of DC Comics. It ran for 102 issues from April 1939 to October 1948, at which time it was renamed All-American Western. In 1952, the title was changed again to All-American Men of... #61 (October 1944) |
Miser Cyrus Gold was drowned in a magic swamp, and emerged several decades later as an undead monster with incredible strength. |
| Superman #319 (January 1978) | Created by the Parasite from slime the original Grundy came into contact with. | |
| Superboy-Prime Superboy-Prime Superboy-Prime, also known as Superman-Prime, or simply Prime, is a DC Comics superhero turned supervillain, and one of several alternate Supermen. The character first appeared in DC Comics Presents #87 , and was created by Elliot S... |
DC Comics Presents #87 (November 1985) | Clark Kent was born on a parallel world that was destroyed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths Crisis on Infinite Earths Crisis on Infinite Earths is a 12-issue American comic book limited series and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 to simplify its then 50-year-old continuity... , Superboy-Prime was trapped outside time for decades. However, his faith in Earth's heroes was destroyed by decades of their mistakes, and he emerged from a pocket dimension to try to replace Superman. |
| Titano Titano Titano the Super-Ape is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as a foe of Superman. He was clearly inspired by King Kong.-Pre-Crisis version:... |
Superman #127 (February 1959) | A colossal ape with kryptonite Kryptonite Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman, and the word kryptonite has since become synonymous with an Achilles' heel —the one weakness... eye-beams. |
| Toyman Toyman The Toyman is the name of three comic book supervillains and one adolescent superhero in the DC Comics universe. They mostly appear in Superman stories. The first Toyman appeared in Action Comics #64 . His real name is Winslow Schott.The Toyman uses toy-based or toy-themed devices and gimmicks in... |
Action Comics #64 (September 1943) | The Toyman (Winslow Schott) uses toy-based or toy-themed devices and gimmicks in his various crimes. The Toyman's weapons, while sometimes comical, are also very dangerous. The Toyman first appeared in animated form on Challenge of the Superfriends, as part of the arch villain supergroup, the Legion of Doom, where he donned a jesters outfit. Toyman was a recurring villain in Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series starring DC Comics' flagship character, Superman. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. Warner Bros... , where he wore an overgrown fiberglass child's head with a creepy blank expression on it over his own head. Toyman also appears in seasons 8 and 9 of Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... as an overweight technogeek trying to destroy Luthorcorp and the Daily Planet Daily Planet The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper in the , appearing mostly in the stories of Superman. The building's original features were based upon the AT&T Huron Road Building in Cleveland, Ohio... in attempts to kill Oliver Queen Green Arrow Green Arrow is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City... who had fired Winslow from Queen Industries Queen Industries Queen Industries is a fictional business organization in the DC Comics universe. It is owned and run by businessman Oliver Queen, aka the Green Arrow. Oliver reluctantly inherited the company after his parents, Robert and Moira Queen, were killed on safari... . |
| Ultra-Humanite Ultra-Humanite The Ultra-Humanite is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #13 , and was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster... |
Action Comics #13 (July 1939) | The Ultra-Humanite is the first supervillain faced by Superman and one of the first of the Golden Age of Comics. He was designed to be the polar opposite of the Man of Steel: while Superman is a hero with superhuman strength, Ultra-Humanite is a criminal mastermind who has a crippled body but a highly advanced intellect. Siegel and Shuster retired the Ultra-Humanite as Superman's archfoe when Lex Luthor was introduced into the Superman comic. Humanite was retired for several decades only to return with Superman (Earth-Two) and the Justice Society of America Justice Society of America The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. Conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox, the JSA first appeared in All Star Comics #3 .... the targets of his machinations. The Ultra-Humanite has developed a process of transplanting his mind into different bodies, first doing this with actress Dolores Winters when he was nearly killed, most famously with an albino ape, and also with Johnny Thunder Johnny Thunder Johnny Thunder is the name of three fictional characters in comics published by DC Comics. A fourth character has the variant name Jonni Thunder.It is also the name of an unrelated Lego character.-Fictional character biography:... . |
| Ultraman Ultraman (comics) Ultraman is the name of several fictional characters, who are supervillains appearing in stories published by DC Comics. The characters are all evil alternate-universe counterparts of Superman. Ultraman first appeared in Justice League of America #29 .-Publication history:Ultraman first appeared as... |
Justice League of America Justice League The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics.... #29 (August 1964) |
An evil counterpart of Superman from an alternate Earth, Ultraman possesses powers similar to Superman's. Post-Crisis, Ultraman's power source is through exposure to Anti-Kryptonite instead of his Earth's yellow sun. Ultraman is a member of the Crime Syndicate of America Crime Syndicate of America For the concept of crime syndicates in general, see Organized crime.The Crime Syndicate are teams of fictional supervillains, from one of DC Comics' parallel universes, who are the evil counterparts of the Justice League of America. The original team was specifically known as Crime Syndicate of... , a villainous version of the Justice League indigenous to his universe. His power levels are equal to Superman's as long as his exposure to Anti-Kryptonite is regularly maintained; if he is away from it for too long his power levels drop and lessen. |
Foes of lesser renown
In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance):| Villain | First appearance | Description |
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| Aarbur-Z | Action Comics #383 (December 1969) | Disembodied intelligence inhabiting super-powered costume, pursued by similar entity Enforcer NZ-2, attempted to possess Superman. |
| Adversary | Adventures of Superman #579 (June 2000) | Wheelchair-bound Cary Richards is a young child neighbor of Clark and Lois who made a deal with the demon Lord Satanis to gain psionic powers, subconsciously becoming a stereotypical macho 90's supervillain (musclebound, wearing leather with metal spikes, spouting profanities, chewing a cigar) named Adversary that wanted to develop a reputation defeating Superman in similar fashion as Doomsday. |
| Alex Evell | Superman #5 (Summer 1940) | Corrupt politician who forces publisher Zachary Collum to sell the Morning Pictorial to him to help him take over the city. He uses it to lie about his enemies, and when Daily Planet Publisher Burt Mason refuses to stop a story by Clark Kent about his lies and won't sell the paper he declares war against the planet. His men attack delivery trucks, steal papers and attack those selling them, but Superman helps the Planet and stops the thugs. Knowing Superman is fond of Lois he calls her to say Clark has been badly injured and is calling for Lois at Bentley Hospital. When she gets to the hospital she is kidnapped although Superman follows. Bentley sets the place on fire, despite two of his gang being in there, but Superman escapes, rescues the gangsters and stops Evel's car. Bentley says he won't talk, but the thugs say they will to get even with him. Superman leaves them at a Police Station, Collum gets his paper back, and Evell goes to prison. |
| Amalak | Superman #190 (October 1966) | Alien bounty hunter whose planet was once conquered by Krypton during an imperial phase |
| Superman #669 (December 2007) | His people wiped out by Admiral Zod, Amalak dedicated his life to eradicating all Kryptonian life from existence. | |
| Amazing Grace | Superman vol. 2, #3 (March 1987) | A servant of Darkseid, she uses her powers of persuasion to maintain his control of Apokolips |
| the Amphi-Bandits | Action Comics #90 (November 1945) | Inventor-turned-criminal Horace Rikker led this gang who evaded police pursuit via a secret submersible vehicle in a Metropolis river. |
| Andrar | Superboy #164 (April 1970) | Superboy enemy, led Crab Nebulan attempt to invade Earth with android duplicates. |
| Anomaly Anomaly (comics) Anomaly is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Adventures of Superman #539.-Fictional character biography:... |
Adventures of Superman #539 (October 1996) | Created by Project Cadmus Project Cadmus Project Cadmus is a fictional genetic engineering project in the DC Comics Universe. It was created by Jack Kirby as the DNA Project in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 , and was run by the former Newsboy Legion... , a clone of a felon. However, he was altered to have the power to mimic the substance of his surroundings |
| the Archer | Superman #13 (December 1941) | Quigley, first name unrevealed. Extortionist archer who targets millionaires, shooting them with a bow and arrow if they do not pay. Superman starts to pursue him and prevents him shooting Lois and Jimmy. He is revealed to be a hunter who decided to hunt humans instead of animals. |
| Auctioneer Auctioneer (comics) The Auctioneer is a cosmic supervillain from DC Comics and an enemy of Superman. He was created by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza and first appeared in Action Comics #841... |
Action Comics #841 (September 2006) | A gigantic alien that uses advanced technology to collect valuable items and beings to auction to the highest bidder. |
| Baron Sunday | Superman vol. 2, #26 (December 1988) | A villain who uses Voodoo magic against the Man of Steel. |
| Barrage | Superman Annual vol. 2, #2 (1988) | Karnowsky is an armored criminal that came into conflict with Superman when he attacked Maggie Sawyer and would go on to join the Superman Revenge Squad. |
| Baud | Superman: Man of Steel #71 (September 1997) | A female energy being that worked for Mainframe as a spy and fought Superman as part of the Superman Revenge Squad. |
| Big Dome | Batman #307 (January 1979) | Large-headed purple-skinned being, possible extraterrestrial, planned planetary conquest from Earth base, defeated by Superman with civilian assistance. |
| Blackie Sarto | New York World's Fair Comics #2 (1940) | A jewel thief who enters the World Fair in an attempt to steal the Madras Emerald, one of the World's biggest Jewels which is being delivered from India. Clark Kent recognises him and tells Lois Lane, and when she tells him Pinkerton check on criminals and won't let them on, Clark says he covered a story four years ago in London where he was a suspect, but released on lack of evidence. With his super-hearing Clark hears him talking about stealing the Madras Emerald to a thug, and tells Lois he has a hunch. Lois evades him and follows Sarto, who realises she is following and kidnaps her by seizing her and threatening to shoot her. He takes her to a car where two accomplices are waiting. Clark realises she tried following Sarto and changes into Superman. Meanwhile Lois is taken to Sarto's River-Front hideaway. Sarto says they will decide how to get rid of her when they get back, and Lois is left bound and gagged. Sarto's gang throws deadly gas bombs at the armoured car delivering the Emerald while wearing gas masks, but Superman stops them despite Sarto trying to kill them all with a gas bomb. Superman saves the crooks and takes them unconscious to the police. He then flies to the building and frees Lois, then takes her to the fair and delivers the gem. He then wires the story to the Editor as Clark kent. |
| Blackrock Blackrock (comics) Blackrock is a fictional supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Blackrock is a recurring enemy of Superman first appearing in Action Comics #458, .-Pre-Crisis and Zero Hour:... |
Action Comics #458 (April 1976) | A man equipped with an alien rock which gives him energy-manipulation powers |
| Blaze and Satanus Blaze and Satanus Blaze and Satanus are fictional demonic siblings published by DC Comics. Blaze debuted in Action Comics #655 ; she was created by Roger Stern and Bob McLeod... |
Action Comics #655 (July 1990) | Blaze is the half-demon daughter of the wizard Shazam. |
| Adventures of Superman #493 (August 1992) | Lord Satanus also resembled a traditional demon, save that he wore a heavy Roman-style helmet, and either had black skin or the helmet buried his face in shadow. They fought for possession of Blaze's domain, using Superman as a pawn. At the end of the story it was revealed that Satanus was disguised as 'Colin Thornton', the publisher of Newstime magazine, who first appeared in Nov 1989, and had previously hired Clark Kent as editor. | |
| Bloodthirst | Superman: The Man of Steel #29 (January 1994) | Bloodthirst is a very minor villain who is a massive alien creature with multiple holes on his skin that emit a green gas. His weapon appeared to be a circular device like a clock without hands that he could use to slow down or even stop time. Bloodthirst bragged throughout his first and (to date) only appearance that he was the cause of every major war and was there at every assassination. Bloodthirst was easily defeated by Superman and left Earth. Bloodthirst has not been seen or mentioned since. His storyline is similar to Cereberus who was mentioned in Superman: The Man of Steel #1 and was finally seen in #4 and not seen again. |
| Borden Moseley | Superman #5 (Summer 1940) | A financer who is in league with Lex Luthor. Luthor places narcotics around some of the Countries most powerful men, taking control of their minds and allowing him to throw the country into depression. Moseley gets business tips from Luthor, although Luthor gets 75% of his profits. Superman finds out about Moseley and gets a list from his Safe of those under Luthor's control, despite Moseley trying to lock him in the safe. Moseley tries to ocmmit suicide by leaping from the window, but Superman saves him. He disguises himself as Moseley by contorting his face, a power which he used to use, and infiltrates Luthor's meeting. Luthor realises Superman is there and threatens to shoot those under his control, but Superman stops him and he apparently dies after a plane crash, although returns later. Those under his control are freed and Moseley is preseumbly arrested, although it is possible he committed suicide after Superman left. |
| Calvin Denby | Superman #12 (September-October 1941) | After a series of explosions at American defence industries, Superman rounds up members of the Grotak Bund, an organization that has orders to destroy certain American factories to seriously slow down U.S. defence operations. Lois Lane goes to one factory but is seized by a criminal and prevented from speaking. The criminals bind her hand and foot and gag her next to dynamite, hoping her remains will be found and she will be blamed. However Superman stops the bomb in time. Lois goes to see Calvin Denby, who claims to be a patriotic American and is about to give his view on the attacks. Superman realises he is the Leader of the Grotak Bund and when Denby fires at Lois he deflects the bullet, stunning Calvin, who is jailed. |
| Chandu | Adventure Comics #219 (December 1955) | Superboy enemy, giant gorilla who gained x-ray/heat vision from drinking powdered kryptonite, employed by Doc Baird and his gang for crimes. |
| Colonel Future Colonel Future Colonel Future is the name shared by two fictional super-villains in DC Comics.-Colonel Future I :Colonel Future I first appeared in Action Comics #484, as a criminal gang-leader who uses super-scientific weapons to commit his crimes, and is a sworn enemy of the Earth-2 Superman, and has attempted... |
Action Comics #484 (June 1978) | Edmund H. Future uses his gang to steal the most advanced technology and employ its use in his crimes. |
| Superman #378 (December 1982) | Edmund Hamilton is a NASA scientist who through a freak accident developed the ability to glimpse into the future by surviving near-death experiences. He uses this knowledge to develop an arsenal to steal components to prevent an event that would destroy the Earth. | |
| Count X | Action Comics #301 (June 1963) | Master spy. |
| the Crime Professor | Superboy #30 (January 1954) | Superboy enemy, Mr. Oates, criminal strategist. |
| Dabney Donovan Dabney Donovan Dabney Donovan is a fictional character from the DC Comics Universe. He is primarily a Superboy and Superman villain.-Fictional character biography:... |
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #142 (October 1971) | A "mad scientist" expert at genetic manipulation and cloning, former employee of Project Cadmus Project Cadmus Project Cadmus is a fictional genetic engineering project in the DC Comics Universe. It was created by Jack Kirby as the DNA Project in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 , and was run by the former Newsboy Legion... |
| Deathtrap/Master Jailer Carl Draper Carl Draper is a fictional character in DC Comics, an enemy of Superman. He has gone by the names Kator, Master Jailer, and Deathtrap. Draper made his first appearance in Superman Vol 1 #331 , written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Curt Swan and Frank Chiaramonte.-Pre-Crisis:In Pre-Crisis comics,... |
Superman #331 (January 1979) | Carl Draper, a master trapmaker, was hired to build a trap to contain the Parasite. However, when his daughter challenges him to trap Superman, he wholeheartedly accepted it. He would appear to Superman as a hologram and challenge him to escape the traps he created (A post-Crisis version of Master Jailer). As Master Jailer, Manchester Black manipulates Draper into assembling the Anti-Kryptonian Brigade with Bizarro, Mongul, and Silver Banshee. Currently works for Checkmate Checkmate (comics) Checkmate, a division of Task Force X, is a fictional covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. It first appeared in Action Comics #598 and proceeded to have its own ongoing title in Checkmate!... . |
| Dev-Em Dev-Em Dev-Em is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #287 .-Pre-Crisis:In the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity, Dev-Em is a Kryptonian juvenile delinquent who took Jor-El's warnings of Krypton's impending doom seriously enough to place himself in... |
Adventure Comics #287 (June 1961) | A surviving Kryptonian juvenile delinquent, he kidnapped Superboy and took his place. Years later he time-traveled to the future and became a law-enforcement agent |
| Dr. Chaos | New Adventures of Superboy #25 (January 1982) | Superboy enemy, Burt Belker, Prof. Lewis Lang's assistant, empowered and possessed by a Lord of Chaos via the Chaos Helmet from the Valley of Ur. |
| Dominus Dominus (DC Comics) Dominus is a fictional character and a DC Comics supervillain who first appeared in Action Comics #747. He appears primarily as an opponent of Superman.-Fictional character biography:... |
Action Comics #747 (August 1998) | An alien priest that sought the powers of Kismet Kismet (DC Comics) Kismet is a fictional character, a cosmic entity published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Ordway and Tom Grummett, the character first appeared in Adventures of Superman #494 .-Fictional character biography:... and brainwashed Superman into conquering Earth. |
| Duke Duvvil | Adventure Comics #199 (April 1954) | Superboy enemy, traitorous nobleman in subterranean kingdom Subbania, sought to overthrow Queen Lya. |
| Dyna-Mind | New Adventures of Superboy #42 (June 1983) | Superboy enemy, Johnny Webber, granted telekinetic powers by meteor, able to create and animate giant figures. |
| Effron the Sorcerer Effron the Sorcerer Effron the Sorcerer is a fictional magic using supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in World's Finest Comics #210 , and was created by Elliot S. Maggin and Dick Dillin.-Publication history:... |
World's Finest Comics #210 (March 1972) | A sorcerer who came from the magic kingdom of Veliathan and controlled a faceless puppet army. |
| the Emperor of America | Action Comics #52 (September 1942) | Power-mad individual who creates a device which emits rays that take away the will of people to resist. He blankets the nation in the rays, then with just a few henchmen, wearing helmets that make them resistant to the ray, he marches into the White House White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical... and declares himself Emperor of America. He takes vast amounts of wealth, and even replaces the Supreme Court Supreme court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court... with his henchmen. Only Superman remains immune, and he is finally able to stop the Emperor's plan. The character should not be confused with the Atom (Al Pratt Al Pratt Al Pratt may refer to:*Al Pratt , American baseball pitcher and manager*Atom , a DC Comics superhero... )'s enemy of the same name from All-American Comics #21 (December 1940). |
| Equus Equus (comics) Equus is a fictional comic book supervillain, a cyborg mercenary in the DC Comics universe who serves as an opponent of Superman. Created by writer Brian Azzarello and artist Jim Lee, he first appeared in Superman #206 , which was published in June 2004 as part of the "For Tomorrow"... |
Superman #206 (August 2004) | A villainous cyborg, working under the direction of Mr Orr as a mercenary (sometimes for covert elements of the American government) |
| La Encantadora La Encantadora La Encantadora, known simply as Encantadora or by her real name Lourdes Lucero, is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Her first appearance was in Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1/4, released in December 1999... |
Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant (December 1999) | Gaining magic powers from the mystical Mists of Ibella, Lourdes Lucero first encountered Superman while hypnotizing him to react adversely to fake kryptonite. |
| Evolution King | Superman vol 1 #15 Mar/Apr 1942 | An evil scientist who has “learned how to advance or revert a human being’s age” by means of special pills. Aided by gangster Joe Glower and his henchmen, the Evolution King kidnaps prominent athletes, transforms them into helpless old men, and threatens to leave them in their decrepit condition unless they meet his extortion demands. He then starts turning people into infants. Clark realises an old man is a missing athlete due to his fingerprints. Lois Lane is with one of the athletes so is kidnapped with him, blindfolded, and driven to the base. Clark is also captured. Both he and Lois are soon tied to chairs and in the presence of the Evolution King. Goaded finally by Clark Kent into demonstrating the effects of his old-age pills by swallowing one himself, the Evolution King ages causing Lois to faint. Clark then breaks his bonds and forces the Evolution King to reveal how people can be turned back. The Evolution King perishes when, moments later, he accidentally swallows some additional aging pills instead of the intended antidote. |
| Faustus Coven | Superboy #175 (June 1971) | Superboy enemy, patriarch of Coven family, used combination of sorcery and science to separate Superboy's soul from his body and enslave it. |
| Futuremen | Superman #128 (April 1959) | Two criminals, Vard and Boka, from the year 2000 travel back in time, and claim to an incredibly gullible FBI Chief that Superman is a criminal from their time. They capture him using Red Kryptonite, and reveal an atomic experiment has dried up Earth's water supply and they want Superman to restore it with ice from Saturn, hoping to get billions from Earth. Superman escapes them, has them jailed by the authorities of the year 2000, and then returns to 1952. |
| Gaff Lomar | Superboy #27 (August-September 1953) | Superboy enemy, "pied piper" who mesmerized Smallville's children into following him. |
| the Galactic Golem Galactic Golem The Galactic Golem is a fictional creature in the DC Comics universe. It first appeared in Superman #248 .-Fictional character biography:... |
Superman #248 (February 1972) | A construct that sometimes is placed to fight Superman. |
| the Gambler | Superboy #140 (July 1967) | Superboy enemy, "Lucky" Lucifer Chancel, gangster and obsessive gambler, engineered crises for Superboy to face, then accepted bets on results. |
| the Gem | Superboy #19 (April-May 1952) | Superboy enemy, AKA the Crystalloid, crystalline life-form that consumes all in its path. |
| Glowman | (as Bashford) Superboy #157 (June 1969); (as Glowman) New Adventures of Superboy #30 (June 1982) | Superboy enemy, Bradley "Bash" Bashford, Smallville High bully transformed into monstrous fiery form. |
| Goldie Gates | Superman #27 (March-April 1944 ) | The notorious Goldie Gates convinces Randall Rocksell that if he will invest huge sums of money with him, that Rocksell will make a half-million a day on his investment. However, Superman discovers that Rocksell is being paid dividends with his own money and Gates it is perilously close to gaining the power of attorney over Rocksell's money and property. When Randall fully believes that Gates will make him money, he gives him access to his vault, after which Goldie takes the money. Superman sees the crooks and recognises one as Bucktooth Burger, one of Goldie Gate's mob. Later Gate's crooks get into Randall's house, where he and Lois are talking. Bucktooth points a gun at Lois, and Goldie says she will be shot unless Randall signs a document giving him control over his property. Despite Lois telling him not to, Randall signs. Bucktooth then cram a cloth into Lois's mouth to gag her, and Randall is knocked out. He comes to in an underground room with Lois next to him. Both of them are tied to a log. Goldie plans for them both to be killed by dynamite. However Superman gets to the room and stops the dynamite. Meanwhile the crooks think that they will be unable to get out of the tunnel in time. They are relived to see Superman, who then takes them of to jail. Randall meanwhile becomes a better person. |
| Grax | Action Comics #342 (October 1966) | Brainiac's blue-skinned, four-armed rival featuring a 20th-level intellect (opposed to Brainiac's 12th-level intellect) whose plots are also foiled by Superman and seeks vengeance. He also appeared in the Super Friends Super Friends Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup... comic book. |
| Harkon | Superboy #194 (April 1973) | Superboy enemy, renegade Atlantean/merman scientist, temporarily transformed Superboy into a merboy. |
| the Hellgrammite Hellgrammite (comics) Hellgrammite is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in DC Comics. He first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #80 .-Fictional character biography:... |
The Brave and the Bold #80 (October–November 1968) | Roderick Rose transforms himself into a large insect and has battled Superman several times since. |
| the Host | Superman #6 (June 1987) | A construct containing the souls of a long-lost prehuman race |
| Illena | Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane was a comic book series published monthly by DC Comics focusing on the adventures of supporting character Lois Lane. The series began publication March/April 1958 and ended its run September/October 1974 with 137 regular issues and 2 80-page Annuals... #52 (October 1964) |
Alien woman, romanced Superman with intent to turn him into stone. |
| Ignition | Adventures of Superman #582 (September 2000) | Created by the Joker Joker (comics) The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin... after he stole the powers of Mr Mxyzptlk. |
| Insect Queen | (Pre-Crisis, Earth-One) Superboy #124 (October 1965) (Pre-Crisis, Earth-Two) Superman Family #213 (December 1981) (Post-Crisis) Superman #671 (February 2008) |
Pre-Crisis, Earth-One Lana Lang saves an alien that gives her a ring that offered her the powers of any insect or arachnid and becomes a superhero. Post-Crisis, Earth-Two Lana Lang receives a magical scarab from her archaeological father that possesses her and offers the power to enlarge and control insects becoming a supervillain. Post-Crisis, Insect Queen is an alien that assists Lex Luthor in return for his assistance into colonizing Earth. She uses Lana Lang's DNA to make a new body mixed with her own genetic material. She would later return possessing Lana's body. |
| the Invisible Empire | Superboy #153 (January 1969) | Superboy enemies, alien invaders able to disassemble their atomic structure to enter and control any objects or people, sought to possess Earth's leaders. |
| J. Wilbur Wolfingham | Superman #26 (January/February 1944) | A notorious confidence man whose elaborate schemes are interfered with by Superman to profit his victim while he is left with nothing. On one occasion he placed oil in a well to con the Eden Farming Community, an area recently hit by a tornado. He then bought the land and claimed that there was an oil well on it, after which the locals paid in cash for shares in it. Lois and Clark told them who Wilbur really was then, and they started searching the area for him. Lois found him in a barn and told him to give himself up, but he seized her, covering her mouth to prevent her speaking. He then bound and gagged her and lowered her into the well. He said she would probably be found before she starved but by then he would be gone. He then hid in a haystack but a match dropped by him set the oil alight. The flames then started burning through the rope holding Lois up. Clark saw where she was with his X-ray vision, changed into Superman, and saved her just as the rope snapped. He then burrowed underground to escape the explosion from the layer of oil, freed Lois, then found a genuine oil well which he diverted to the town. After this he captures Wilbur, who was stuck in the burning haystack, and makes him return the money to the people, who will now become rich due to the oil. |
| J.E. Curtis | Superman #4 (Spring 1940) | An agent paid by a foreign power to stop the Nation's return to prosperity, which is happening after the depression Depression (economics) In economics, a depression is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies. It is a more severe downturn than a recession, which is seen by some economists as part of the modern business cycle.... . His men cause incidents in industry to cause strikes. Superman investigates and stops the attacks. He gets to the Boss, who tries to poison him, then when Superman is not killed, he tells Superman about Curtis. Curtis is about to make a call to agentsi n the stock market to cause the worst depression in American history, but Superman enters with the other crook. Curtis kills the man with an device that fires electrical bolts, and tries to kill Superman after Superman refuses his offer to join him. But Superman is unharmed and touches Curtis, electrocuting and killing him. |
| Kalibak Kalibak Kalibak is a fictional character, a deity and supervillain published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in New Gods #1 .- Fictional character biography :... |
New Gods New Gods The New Gods are a fictional race appearing in publications by DC Comics, as well as the title for four series of comic books about those characters. They first appeared in New Gods #1 , and were created and designed by Jack Kirby.... #1 (February 1971) |
The son of Darkseid, a born villain. |
| Kancer Kancer Kancer is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics Superman series. He first appeared in Action Comics #777 . He was created by General Zod from kryptonite-induced cancer cells removed from Superman's body... |
Action Comics #777 (May 2001) | Created from a sliver of kryptonite-induced cancer at the behest of the Russian Zod |
| Khyber | Superman #657 (December 2006) | Hassan-I-Sabbah, leader of the Hashshashin assassins, is a shadowy figure behind world politics, steering humanity to fall under his rule in the future. Arion reveals to Superman that his presence on Earth has weakened humanity against future threats and in the future, after Superman falls to the cybernetically enhanced Khyber, humanity will die out because of this weakness. |
| King Kosmos | DC Comics Presents Annual #2 (1983) | A time-traveling despot from the future who comes to the present in order to conquer it. His efforts are halted by Superman and the mysterious Superwoman, who also makes her premier appearance and is, in reality, time-traveler Kristin Wells. |
| Klaxxu | Superman Family #197 (September-October 1979) | Superboy enemy, extraterrestial exiled to Earth for attempting to overthrow his planet's government, posed as teacher at Smallville High, used mild-melder device in attempt to convince Superboy he was Klaxxu's fellow subversive. |
| Kokra | New Adventures of Superboy #2 (February 1980) | Superboy enemy, Middle Eastern demon who possessed Prof. Lewis Lang (Lana's father). |
| Kosmon the Hunter | Adventure Comics #266 (November 1959) | Superboy enemy, alien hunter, captured Krypto and used shapechanging protoplasm creature to lure Superboy into battle. |
| Kronn | Adventure Comics #308 (May 1963) | Superboy enemy, criminal Atlantean scientist, allied with Luthor transmit mass hypnotic illusions to Smallville. |
| Kru-El | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #62 (July 1962) | In most settings, Superman's villainous cousin. |
| the Kryptonoid | Superman #328 (October 1978) | A protoplasmic entity that sought revenge against Jor-El by seeking out his son and merging with a Superman Robot and General D.W. Derwent (who blamed Superman for the loss of his arm). |
| Kuku and Nardu | Superboy #167 (July 1970) | Superboy enemies, circus performers and criminals, used robot elephant to commit crimes. |
| Kyack | Superman #13 (November-December 1941) | Warrior of subterranean kingdom descended from pre-Ice Age Ice age An ice age or, more precisely, glacial age, is a generic geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers... civilization, sought to conquer surface world, destroyed buildings in prelude to invasion. |
| Lady Lunar | World's Finest Comics World's Finest Comics World's Finest Comics was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled World's Best Comics for its first issue; issue #2 switched to the more familiar name... #266 (January 1981) |
Stacy Macklin was exposed to the same radiation as the Moonman to become Lady Lunar and troubled Metropolis. It would take the efforts of Superman and Batman to stop her. |
| Lashina Lashina Lashina is a fictional character, and extraterrestrial warrior woman published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Mister Miracle vol. 1 #6 .-Fictional character biography:... |
Mister Miracle Mister Miracle Mister Miracle is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Mister Miracle #1 and was created by Jack Kirby.-Publication history:... #6 (January 1972) |
A member of Darkseid's Female Furies Female Furies The Female Furies are a group of fictional women warriors appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Mister Miracle #6 , and were created by Jack Kirby.-Team history:... |
| the Laughing Gas Bandits | Adventure Comics #484 (August 1981) | Three men, used nitrous oxide laced with kryptonite Kryptonite Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman, and the word kryptonite has since become synonymous with an Achilles' heel —the one weakness... in effort to immobilize Metropolis. |
| the Leader | Adventure Comics #277 (October 1960) | Superboy enemy, with two fellow aliens, fought duel with Superboy, with potential invasion of Earth as the stakes. |
| Lelia | Superman #13 (December 1941) | An agent of a foreign Foreign Foreign may refer to:*Foreign corporation, a corporation that can do business outside its jurisdiction*Foreign key, a constraint in a relational database*Foreign language, a language not spoken by the people of a certain place... power. Scientist Scientist A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word... Charle Pierson invents a weapon, but is captured by agents of a foreign power, tortured and killed. His wife Clara leaves their baby with Clark Kent so the agents won't capture him and get the plans from her, along with a note saying she will get the baby soon. Superman stops the first kidnap attempt, but Lelia then appears claiming to be the mother and takes the baby. The mother turns up soon after, and tells Clark what has happened. She gets a phone call telling her to come to a location, which Superman follows her to. She is held prisoner by the villains, and tells them the plans are hidden inside the baby's rattle, which is still in the flat. When the agents leave, Superman leaps in, overpowers Lelia, and after binding and gagging her, waits for the agents. The agents return to the apartment and seize Lois Lane Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character, the primary love interest of Superman in the comic books of DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in Action Comics #1 .... , preventing her from speaking. However they are captured, and the plans are given to the government Government Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized... . Lelia and the other agents are probably jailed. |
| the Leopard | Superman #20 (January-February 1943) | Sam Kennedy, publicity manager for Cosmos Circus, wore leopard's-head mask during crime spree in which he and his gang used packs of big cats to commit crimes. |
| the Lightning Master | Superman #14 (January-February 1942) | A villain who learns how to control lightning, and tries to ransom Metropolis for $300,000. He captures Lois Lane twice, first when she goes to hear his ransom demand she tries to unmask him, but is captured by him and bound hand and foot to a chair. He tries to send electrical bolts at the house to kill her, but Superman rescues her. The second time he straps her into an electric chair as he prepares to attack Metropolis for not paying the ransom. However Superman stops this, and in the fight the Lightning Master is electrocuted and killed. |
| Loophole | Adventures of Superman #505 (October 1993) | Deke Dickson, a former S.T.A.R. Labs employee, uses technology to open up portals that act as a tunnel through matter. |
| Lorac-K7 | Adventure Comics #250 (July 1958) | Superboy enemy, criminal descendant of Lana Lang, traveled back in time from 2958 to steal cobalt for a cobalt bomb, impersonating Lana while doing so. |
| Lord Satanis and Syrene | Action Comics #527 (January 1982) | Living in a time millions of years from now where magic has taken the place of science, Lord Satanis led a revolt of sorcerers against the powerful Queen Ambra and killed her. However, he was denied the right to possess her runestone of Merlin when she cast it into the past, out of his reach. Satanis would marry Ambra's daughter Syrene (whom she had with Merlin), who also sought possession of the runestone. Both would eventually find the spells necessary to follow the item and both face Superman whom was needed as a component to use it. The couple would struggle over the item until finally returning to their time period. |
| Lyla | Action Comics #812 (April 2004) | A telepath that pulled Superman into Kandor and stole his powers to escape in hopes of making the people of Earth worship her as a god. |
| Maaldor the Darklord | DC Comics Presents #56 (April 1983) | An other-dimensional being of incalculable power that wanted to test his strength against Superman and Power Girl. When it became clear Maaldor was too powerful, Superman tricked him into destroying himself. Maaldor would return repeatedly, ofttimes seemingly resurrecting from destruction, to face Superman and later the Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern Corps The Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic military/police force appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residing on the planet Oa... . He finally perished for good in Crisis on Infinite Earths Crisis on Infinite Earths Crisis on Infinite Earths is a 12-issue American comic book limited series and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 to simplify its then 50-year-old continuity... and has not been seen since. |
| Magpie Magpie (comics) Magpie is a fictional super-villainess created by John Byrne, who first appeared in the miniseries, The Man of Steel.She is notable for her outlandish 1980s style including a unique tri-hawk/mullet hairstyle as well as an exotic, red and silver costume consisting of... |
The Man of Steel #3 (November 1986) | A master jewel thief who targets gems named after birds and replaces them with booby-trapped replicas |
| Malleable Man | (as Skizzle Shanks) Plastic Man Plastic Man Plastic Man is a fictional comic-book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Cole, he first appeared in Police Comics #1 .... #17 (April/May 1977) (as Malleable Man) DC Comics Presents #93 (May 1986) |
A criminal present when Plastic Man Plastic Man Plastic Man is a fictional comic-book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Cole, he first appeared in Police Comics #1 .... gained his powers, Skizzle Shanks later recreated the process to make himself malleable. He manipulated Plastic Man, Elongated Man Elongated Man The Elongated Man is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC universe. He is a reserve member of the Justice League. His first appearance was in The Flash vol. 1, #112... , and Elastic Lad to battle Superman. |
| Manchester Black Manchester Black Manchester Black is a fictional character, and an antihero in the DC Comics universe. He was created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke in Action Comics #775, .-Fictional character biography:... |
Action Comics #775 (March 2001) | A British telepath and antihero, he dislikes what he perceives as Superman's simplistic view of the world. |
| Martin | Action Comics #29 (October 1940) | Clark and Lois investigates the Fullerton Insurance Company, which is selling small valued policies to poor people, who end up dying under mysterious circumstances. Lois investigates, but as she climbs through the widow she is seized by one of two thugs. One, called Tom, orders the other to tie her to a chair, which happens, and Lois is also gagged. The criminals decide to eliminate her as she can recognise them. But before the criminals eliminate her, Superman gets in and saves her, though the crooks are jailed they are bailed out. Fullerton goes to Martin, who shoots him, revealing he was causing the events. But Superman then gets Martin and he is jailed. |
| the Mask | World's Finest Comics #66 (September-October 1953) | Harry "King" Saphire, crime czar who wore a lead mask as part of an elaborate scheme to frame Superman for his crimes. |
| the Masked Stuntman | Adventure Comics #165 (June 1951) | Superboy enemy, Flip Wilson, acrobatic criminal using stuntman school as a front. |
| Massacre Massacre (comics) Massacre is a fictional character, a DC Comics super-villain who first appeared in Adventures of Superman #509 .-Fictional character biography:... |
Adventures of Superman #509 (February 1994) | An alien warrior who traveled space as energy seeking a worthy opponent, he died during the Our Worlds at War Our Worlds at War "Our Worlds at War" was a comic book crossover, published by DC Comics during the summer of 2001. OWAW was written by Jeph Loeb, Joe Casey, Mark Schultz, Joe Kelly, Phil Jimenez, and Peter David... crossover. |
| the Mechanical Master | Superman Family #193 (January-February 1979) | Superboy enemy, able to animate machines to do his bidding. |
| Medini | Action Comics #25 (June 1940) | A great Asian hypnotist who performs crimes using his hypnotism to make people forget of them. When he meets Superman, the Man of Steel is weakened by his hypnotic power, and is unable to control his powers properly, while Medini leaves with a captive hypnotized Lois Lane, planning to rob a gold shipment to Kentucky from a plane. Superman leaps through the stratosphere, then suddenly down again, the swift descent and sudden atmospheric change restoring his mind to normal. He then stops the plane Medini has robbed from crashing and tells the police where the loot is hidden. It is unknown what happened to Medini, as he is not mentioned to have been arrested or escaped, although Superman is shown throwing the emptied plane onto some of his henchmen, so possibly Medini was also killed. |
| Microwave Man | Action Comics #487 (September 1978) | Lewis Padgett was a supervillain named Microwave Man in the 1930s that traveled with aliens through space for 40 years returning to Earth as an old man. Padgett convinced the aliens to return his youth although it meant he only had hours to live. His final wish was to defeat Superman which the hero granted so that Padgett could die happy. |
| Mighto | Superboy #108 (October 1963) | Superboy enemy, AKA Tim Tates, super-powered alien youth briefly adopted by Kents prior to their adoption of Kal-El, became spacefaring criminal, returned years later to battle Superboy. |
| Mind's-Eye | New Adventures of Superboy (December 1982) | Superboy enemy, seized mental control of Smallville High student body and channeled their energies to empower himself to fight Superboy. |
| Mr. Cipher(s) | Superboy #150 (September 1968) | Superboy enemies, lookalike robots, equipped with explosives, attempted to take over Smallville on behalf of alien Cybor. |
| Mr. Electronics | Superboy #73 (June 1959) | Superboy enemy, criminal scientist, employed mind-reading device. |
| Mr. Migraine | More Fun Comics #106 (November-December 1945) | Superboy enemy, racketeer. |
| Mr. Ohm Ohm The ohm is the SI unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm.- Definition :The ohm is defined as a resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt, applied to these points, produces in the conductor a current of 1 ampere,... |
Superman #51 (March-April 1948) | Used electromagnetic plane to draw armored cars into air and take them to gang's hideout to loot at leisure. |
| Mr. Sinister | Superman #16 (May-June 1942) | Real name Lylo. Purple-skinned denizen of the Fourth Dimension Fourth dimension In mathematics, four-dimensional space is an abstract concept derived by generalizing the rules of three-dimensional space. It has been studied by mathematicians and philosophers for almost three hundred years, both for its own interest and for the insights it offered into mathematics and related... , would-be conqueror and failed poet, used advanced technology to abduct buildings with inhabitants to hold for ransom. |
| Mr. Z | Superman vol. 2, #51 (January 1991) | A mysterious immortal who seeks to trap famous people from history in a mystical crystal. He attempts to entrap Superman, but the Man of Steel manages to destroy the crystal. |
| Mongal Mongal Mongal is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe. She made her first unnamed appearance in Showcase '95 #8 ; her first appearance as Mongal was in Superman vol. 2, #170 .-Fictional character biography:... |
(unnamed) Showcase '95 #8 (September 1995) (as Mongal) Superman vol. 2, #170 (July 2001) |
The daughter of the interstellar tyrant Mongul |
| Moon-Man/Moonman | World's Finest Comics World's Finest Comics World's Finest Comics was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled World's Best Comics for its first issue; issue #2 switched to the more familiar name... #98 (December 1958) |
Superman assists the military by launching astronaut Brice Rogers to travel around the moon. When Rogers returns to Earth, under the rays of the Moon, he transforms into the supervillain Moonman and menaces Superman, Batman, and Robin. |
| the Mummer | Adventure Comics #148 (January 1950) | Superboy enemy, costumed criminal, ex-vaudevillian Vaudeville Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill... , committed crimes with three "robot dummies." |
| Nam-Ek | Superman #282 (December 1974) | A Kryptonian that murdered a sacred Rondor to develop an elixir for immortality. While it worked, Nam-Ek was transformed into a foul purple behemoth with a horn protruding from his forehead and was sentenced to the Phantom Zone for his crime. He would escape and battle Superman. |
| the Negative Superboy | Superboy #168 (September 1970) | Superboy enemy, negative-energy duplicate of Superboy created in cosmic accident. |
| Neutron Neutron (DC Comics) Neutron is a fictional comic book supervillain in the DC Comics universe, appearing usually as an adversary of Superman. He first appeared in Action Comics #525 , and was created by Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton.... |
Action Comics #525 (November 1981) | Nathaniel Tryon was a petty thug and a member of the TNT trio before an accident transformed him into living nuclear energy. |
| the Njllnans | New Adventures of Superboy #40 (April 1983) | Superboy enemies, N’ll, Vrt, and others attempted to make Superboy into a "living robot" as their pawn in conquering Earth. |
| N.R.G.-X | Superman #339 (September 1979) | Miguel Diaz and Ray Ryker were two physicists until a nuclear experiment goes wrong. Diaz is caught in an explosion that transfers his essence into the mechanical being, N.R.G.-X (Nuclear Radiation Generator Experimental). Confused and trying to escape, he confronts Superman encasing him in a steel shell. N.R.G.-X attempts to go after Ryker. Breaking free, Superman once again confronts N.R.G.-X who self destructs in the process, reverting back to a comatose Daiz. |
| Nylor Truggs | New Adventures of Superboy #50 (February 1984) | Superboy enemy, 30th century criminal, stole "Dial H for Hero Dial H for Hero Dial H for Hero is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a mysterious dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time, by selecting the letters H-E-R-O in order. Each time it is used, the dial causes its possessor to become a superhero with a different name,... " dial from museum and traveled back in time to ally with teen Lex Luthor; used dial-created super-identities Cyclone, Landslide, Smasher, and High-Roller. |
| Nzykmulk | Superman #421 (July 1986) | Mr Mxyzptlk's deranged cousin from the same fifth dimension with magical powers surpassing even Mr Mxyzptlk's own. Although through human eyes looks identical to Mr Mxyzptlk, according to Mxyzptlk that's far from the truth. Escaping from the fifth dimension's mental institution equivalent of a madhouse (Gooloogog), Nzykmulk's greater 5th dimension powers stems from several more years of experience in comparison to his cousin, 42-Joljo's (years?) difference with his greater age. Appeared only once during the last pre-Crisis era days to cause Superman and Mxyzptlk problems while trapping them both within the fifth dimension itself. |
| Obsession | Adventures of Superman #532 (February 1996) | A disturbed fan of Superman, Dana Dearden stole magical objects to gain powers to be Superman's partner and lover, beating Jimmy Olsen until he gave her his signal watch. Dubbing herself Superwoman, Olsen instead called her Obsession and she would eventually give her life to save Superman. |
| the Orbitrons | Batman #312 (June 1979) | Floating globe-like aliens residing "somewhere in the outermost galaxy, used magnetic rays to plunder gold and abduct Earth scientists until dissuaded by Superman. |
| Othar | Superboy #101 (December 1962) | Superboy enemy, abducted Superboy and other super-heroes to planet Thrann. |
| Pee Wee Ragan | Superboy #110 (January 1964) | Superboy enemy, scrawny criminal, received duplicate Superboy powers from Prof. Sardon. |
| Phantom Zone Phantom Zone The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media published by DC Comics. It first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 , and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp... criminals |
Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961) | Pre-Crisis, these were Kryptonian criminals imprisoned in a dimension called the "Phantom Zone", in which they only existed in a ghostlike form; this allowed them to survive the destruction of Krypton. Various such criminals would sometimes escape and attack Superman. |
| the Planeteer | Superman #387 (September 1983) | AKA King Alexander. Alexander Mason was a child prodigy who became the world's leading magnetism expert at a very young age; however, he was also a megalomaniac Megalomania Megalomania is a psycho-pathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of power, relevance, or omnipotence. 'Megalomania is characterized by an inflated sense of self-esteem and overestimation by persons of their powers and beliefs'... who believed that he was the reincarnation of Alexander the Great and that it was his destiny to conquer the world. As the Planeteer, he used advanced magnetic field technology to abduct world leaders. When Superman rescued them, he destroyed the magnetic machines, unaware that by doing so, he was channeling their power directly into the Planeteer, who thus gained superhuman magnetic abilities. He later teamed up with Zazzala the Queen Bee Queen Bee A queen bee is an insect.Queen bee may also refer to:* Queen bee , an unmanned aircraft used in World War II* Queen Bee , the name of four different DC Comics supervillains* Queen Bee , a 1955 film starring Joan Crawford... . |
| Povra | New Adventures of Superboy #20 (August 1981) | Superboy enemy, beautiful woman from planet Ulmara, abducted Superboy and brainwashed him to be a tourist attraction on Ulmara. |
| Preus Preus Preus is a fictional DC Comics supervillain who first appeared in Adventures of Superman #625 , and was created by Joe Kelly and Talent Caldwell.-Fictional character biography:... |
Superman vol. 2, #202 (April 2004) | Formerly a law enforcement officer from the bottle city of Kandor, he escaped the city and hunts Superman. |
| Prof. Amos Weldon | Superboy #53 (December 1956) | Superboy enemy, criminal scientist, his time-ray inadvertently caused Superboy to change places in time with Superman. |
| Professor Sands | Action Comics #178 (March 1953) | AKA the Sandman of Crime; proprietor of the Dreamorama, a theater which, via what might today be considered virtual reality Virtual reality Virtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds... technology, allowed demoralized criminals to live out their greatest criminal fantasies in "dream films." |
| Professor X | Superboy #69 (December 1958) | Superboy enemies, two criminals using single identity as mob boss. |
| Professor Zee | Superman #8 (January-February 1941) | An evil sicentist who creates a formula that turns people into giants. He causes chaos around the country, kidnapping a powerful figure and threatening to turn his daughter into a giant. However he is killed in an accident caused by the Giants. He is not to be confused with the Professor Zee who created the time machine used by Per Degaton Per Degaton Per Degaton is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain who can travel through time. Per Degaton made his first appearance in All Star Comics #35 and was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen... . |
| Psi-Phon and Dreadnaught | Superman vol. 2, #19 (July 1988) | Psi-Phon drained Superman's powers and gave them to Dreadnaught. |
| Pulsar | New Adventures of Superboy #31 (July 1982) | Superboy enemy, Robert Altus Jr., empowered by obsessed scientist father to supplant Superboy. |
| Puzzler | Action Comics #49 (June 1942) | A criminal obsessed with games and puzzles, he fought Superman after he tried to start a protection racket. |
| Superman #187 (December 2002) | Valerie Van Haften is made-up of living puzzle pieces, able to move and reconstruct herself at will. | |
| Quex-Ul Quex-Ul -Pre-Crisis:First appearing in Superman #157 , Quex-Ul was a Kryptonian exiled to the Phantom Zone when he was convicted of killing rondors, an endangered species, to use their healing horns for the purpose of profit. He confessed and spent his time in the Zone, but was released by Superman when... |
Superman #157 (November 1962) | A Kryptonian criminal and inmate of the Phantom Zone. Usually a henchman of General Zod. |
| R24 | Superman #71 (July-August 1951) | Leader of a uranium-smuggling ring. |
| the Rainbow Raider | Superboy #84 (October 1960) | Superboy enemy; the Rainbow Raider identity was originally used by Jonathan Kent to impersonate a super-villain as part of an elaborate scheme for Superboy to capture gangster Vic Munster and his henchmen; later, Munster himself used the Rainbow Raider identity but was again defeated. |
| the Rainmaker | World's Best Comics #1 (Spring 1941) | Used rain-machine to destroy dam and flood valley as part of extortion scheme, briefly weakened Superman with "radical new paralysis gas." |
| Ralph Cowan | Action Comics #41 (October 1941) | A respectable figure who has been paid to case sabotage around the nation. One of his agents, Steve Grant, places a bomb inside a plant. He is one of three employees who took the day off, and is tracked down by Superman. Cowan tries to kill him to stop him talking, but Superman foils the attempts. He hears of a wave of sabotage across the nation. Cowan, angry at the Daily Planet writing down stories of the sabotage, gets into the Planet, and when Lois meets him he claims to be an electrician. She sees him planting a bomb, so he ties her up and gags her. He leaves, hoping she will be killed in the bomb blast. However Superman rescues her intime and stops the bomb destroying the planet. He then captures Cowan. |
| Razkal | Superman vol 1 #15 Mar/Apr 1942 | The Dictator of Oxnalia who is based on Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945... , who attacks the democratic nation of Numark. Superman stops an assination attempt on Numark's King Boris, then saves Numark's young Prince Micheal after he is kidnapped and taken to the castle of the treacherous Lord Murgot, who is killed. Superman then stops an attacking army as well as bringing about peace between the two nations. Razkal tries to escape, but is shot and killed by one of hs own men. |
| Rebello | Superboy #72 (April 1959) | Superboy enemy, renegade Superboy robot, considered self more "perfect" than Superboy and sought to supplant him. |
| Redemption | Action Comics #848 (May 2007) | Jarod Dale is able to draw power from his congregation's faith and prayer to become an immensely powerful superhuman. However, pastor Matthews Hightower was the catalyst behind the power and subverted Redemption into killing soldiers in Africa. |
| Remnant | Superman: Day of Doom miniseries (2003) | A villain whose identity is still a mystery. He holds Superman responsible for the tragedies that resulted from his first battle with Doomsday. Even though he looks like a supernatural wraith, Superman deduced the villain is an ordinary human with advanced illusionary technologies, that even the Man of Steel had difficulty determining whether it was real or illusions, despite his enhanced senses of sight and hearing. |
| the Ringmaster | Adventure Comics #120 (September 1947) | Superboy enemy, led "Crime Circus" including Grillo, Musculo, Loop and Swoop. |
| Riot Riot (DC Comics) -Frederick Von Frankenstein:Frederick Von Frankenstein is the last of a long line of scientists in his family. His father put tremendous pressure on him to succeed in school and in the lab. The sheer volume of work proved too much for one man, so Freddy used his uncle Hal's phase shifter to create... |
Superman: The Man of Steel #61 (October 1996) | Scientist Frederick Legion worked with machinery and discovered a way to duplicate himself at the cost of his ability to sleep. Driven mad by insomnia, he began a criminal career. |
| Rock Rock (comics) Rock is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Superman. Man of Tomorrow #8 in 1997 and was created by author Roger Stern and artistst Tom Grummett.-Fictional character biography:... |
Superman: Man of Tomorrow #8 (Spring 1997) | An astronaut where after an experiment becomes a rock-like behemoth, blaming Lex Luthor for the development and coming into conflict with Superman while trying to enact revenge. |
| Ron-Avon | Superboy #141 (September 1967) | Superboy enemy, superhuman youth from planet Belgor, forced to fight Superboy in gladiatorial combat. |
| Savior | Action Comics #705 (December 1994) | Ramsey Murdoch believes Superman is a fake and the real Superman never recovered from his death at the hands of Doomsday. He has the ability to create any object he imagines. |
| the Seal Gang | Action Comics #231 (August 1957) | Modern-day pirates whose use of a subterranean base on the supposedly deserted island Vumania was inadvertently exposed by Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman and Perry White... when he inherited the island. |
| the Seeker | Superman Family #191 (September-October 1978) | Superboy enemy, sentient Kryptonian spacecraft, sent prior to Krypton's destruction to locate suitable planet for relocation, attempted to terraform Earth to fit specifications. |
| Shadowdragon | Superman #97 (February 1995) | A quasi-techno ninja, Savitar Bandu is the prince of Bhutan who worked briefly for Conduit before learning what kind of person he was and turning on him. |
| Shockwave | Blue Devil Blue Devil Blue Devil is a superhero featured in material published by DC Comics. He first appeared in a special insert published in Fury of Firestorm #24 . That story led directly into Blue Devil #1, also cover dated June 1984... #2 (July 1984) |
A short armored criminal. |
| Simyan and Mokkari | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #135 (January 1971) | Products of the twisted genius of Dabney Donovan, they ran from him and became servants of Darkseid Darkseid Darkseid is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.... |
| SKULL SKULL (DC Comics) The SKULL group is a fictional DC Comics criminal organization, introduced in 1976's Superman issue #301. They were created by Gerry Conway and Curt Swan.-Bronze Age:... |
Superman #301 (July 1976) | Criminal organization of geniuses and scientists formed by the original Atomic Skull that often comes into conflict with Kobra. |
| Skyhook | Superman vol. 2, #15 (March 1988) | A Fagin Fagin Fagin is a fictional character who appears as an antagonist of the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, referred to in the preface of the novel as a "receiver of stolen goods", but referred to more frequently within the actual story as the "merry old gentleman" or simply the "Jew".-Character:Born... -like corrupter of children who was turned into a winged demon by Blaze. His egg-like cocoons can mutate children into winged beings under his control. |
| Sleez Sleez Sleez is a fictional extraterrestrial supervillain published by DC Comics. He debuted in Action Comics #592 , and was created by John Byrne.-Fictional character biography:... |
Action Comics #592 (September 1987) | An evil schemer from Apokolips. |
| Slug Kelly | Superman #5 (Summer 1940) | A criminal who places rigged Slot Machines in stores to make schoolchildren lose their money, threatening some store owners. When Lois and Clark enter his hideout and won't be bribed, he threatens to kill Clark unless Lois signs a paper saying her Editor George Taylor is Slug's partner in the slot-machine racket, meaning nothing he printed against him would believe. He then has it taken to the Morning Pictorial. Clark becomes Superman and wrecks the building, which is set alight, but Superman escapes with the unconscious Lois and the ledger books. Taylor is angry at the false story, but Superman uses his photographic memory to remember the addresses from Slug's secret records, after which he starts clearing Metropolis of the Slot Machines. Slug kidnaps Lois, but Superman captures Slug and dangles him overt a school building till he tells the children about the Slot Machines. Although the men confess, the police say they can't hold them without witnesses, but hundreds of schoolchildren then pour into the station as witnesses. The connection between Taylor and Slug is disapproved during the trial. This story was a message to children to not use slot machines. |
| Socrates | Adventure Comics #225 (June 1956) | Superboy enemy, mynah bird who acquired super-powers and criminal human-level intelligence from drinking kryptonite Kryptonite Kryptonite is a fictional material from the Superman mythos —the ore form of a radioactive element from Superman's home planet of Krypton. It is famous for being the ultimate physical weakness of Superman, and the word kryptonite has since become synonymous with an Achilles' heel —the one weakness... -tainted water. |
| Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah (comics) Sodom and Gomorrah are both fictional characters that first made their, to date, only appearance in Action Comics #819 published by DC Comics. Their enemy is Superman.-Fictional character biographies:... |
Action Comics #819 (November 2004) | A husband and wife team that have the ability to fire blasts when touching each others hand. The blast on impact turns whatever it hits into salt. |
| Solar Boy | Adventure Comics #269 (February 1960) | Superboy enemy, super-powered alien youth who captured and sadistically mistreated Krypto Krypto Krypto, also known as Krypto the Superdog, is a fictional character. He is Superman's pet dog in the various Superman comic books published by DC Comics. Krypto's first appearance was in a Superboy story in Adventure Comics #210 in March 1955... until Superboy rescued him. |
| Space-Boy | Adventure Comics #264 (September 1959) | Superboy enemy, Zall-Dix, alien youth who attempted to force Superboy to exchange bodies with him. |
| Srakka | Superman #398 (January 1984) | An alien dybbuk Dybbuk In Jewish folklore, a dybbuk is a malicious or malevolent possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person.Dybbuks are said to have escaped from Sheol or to have been turned away for serious transgressions, such as suicide, for which the soul is denied entry... who can possess the bodies of others. |
| Stasis | Superman Family #192 (November-December 1978) | Superboy enemy, able to halt biological functions in victims' bodies, led gang in attempted takeover of Smallville. |
| Subjekt-17 | Superman #655 (October 2006) | An alien family crashes in Kazakhstan, the father dead and pregnant mother taken by Russian scientists for testing. However, the female would die during this time and all that was left was the alien infant. Dubbed Subjekt-17, the infant would spend largely its entirely life imprisoned. Upon escape, unable to blend in to human culture because of his appearance and angry at his treatment, he seeks revenge against Earth's people, the similarly alien Superman becoming the focus of his ire. |
| the Strongarm Bandit | Action Comics #27 (August 1940) | A masked criminal with enormous strength who starts committing crimes around the city after a circus comes to town. Herculo the circus strongman is suspected and Superman competes with him, easily defeating him. Clark is earlier robbed at the circus after buying multiple tickets for orphans, but has sprinkled a red powder on the money, meaning the criminal is caught 'red-handed', and is revealed to be a clown who was the former strongman, and who is arrested. |
| Superman Revenge Squad Superman Revenge Squad The Superman Revenge Squad is the name of two fictional organizations in the DC Comics universe. As their name suggests, they are enemies of Superman.-Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths:... |
Action Comics #286 (March 1962) | After Superboy foiled the plans of several blue-skinned criminals from the planet Wexr II, the Wexrans banded together as the Superboy Revenge Squad and plotted against him; the group's name changed when Superboy reached adulthood as Superman. Over the years, their membership expanded to include villains from several planets, all seeking vengeance against Superman for curtailing their criminal activities. Named members include leader Rava and Scout 627 (from Action Comics #287); Dixo and Vagu (Action Comics #295); Dorx and Krit (Action Comics #380); Dramx-One, Fwom, Jumrox, Klakok, and Nryana (Superman #366); Nakox (Superman #367); and Tydru (Superman #368). |
| Adventures of Superman #543 (February 1997) | A group of villains, brought together with the intention of killing Superman | |
| Superwoman | Justice League of America #29 (August 1964) | A villainous version of Wonder Woman from a reversed version of Earth |
| the Talon | Superman #17 (July-August 1942) | Albert Caldwell, president of Metropolis Subway Inc. and Axis fifth columnist who attempted to sabotage Metropolis's transportation system. |
| Tara Cobol COBOL COBOL is one of the oldest programming languages. Its name is an acronym for COmmon Business-Oriented Language, defining its primary domain in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments.... |
Mystery in Space Mystery in Space Mystery in Space is the name of two science fiction comic book series published in the United States by DC Comics, then known as National Comics. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 - 1966, with a further 7 issues continuing the numbering during a 1980s revival of the title... #114 (December 1980) |
With assistant Fortran Fortran Fortran is a general-purpose, procedural, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing... , used S.T.A.R. computer to seize control of weather satellites. |
| Thaddeus Killgrave | Superman #19 (July 1988) | Mad scientist. |
| the Thing from 40,000 AD | Superman #87 (February 1954) | Shape-changing mass of "primeval matter" banished from the year 40,000 AD, impersonated Superman and others during attempt to return to home era and conquer it. |
| the Thought Explorers | Adventure Comics #456 (March-April 1978) | Superboy enemies, two alien researchers, used illusory attacks on Smallville to test Superboy. |
| Tolos | Superman vol. 2, #107 (December 1995) | An alien wizard that added alien beings to the Bottle City of Kandor with the ability to possess the bodies of its inhabitants. |
| Turlock the Berserker | New Adventures of Superboy #49 (January 1984) | Superboy enemy, extradimensional barbarian warrior, wielded burning sword, rode in chariot drawn by two two-headed dog/rat creatures. |
| Tweeds | Action Comics #26 (July 1940) | Clark arrives for a date with Lois, who is making a donation to the Brentwood Rehabilitation Home. Clark tells her that the place is more interested in money than their young charges. Lois decides they should visit the home so that she can disprove Clark. After a pleasant visit, Lois and Clark are stopped by a charge, Davey Merrill, who cut his hands climbing the wall just to ask for something to eat. Once they feed him, he tells them all about the horrible conditions at the home. They return, but the barking of the guard dog Black Satan wakes up Mrs Tweed. Superman saves them from the dog, but when Davey enters the Tweeds find him, and seeing his cut hands they realise he has been over the fence and lock him in a cupboard downstairs. Lois goes back to investigate and finds records which prove the Tweeds are not spending the money on children but she is seized by the Tweeds. They tie her up, gag her, and leave her in a barred cell. Lois then hears a noise from Davey. She rubs her face against the iron bars of her cell and removes her gag. She talks to Davey. Assuming Lois has gotten into trouble, Superman rushes to the home to save her and Davey. He saves them both, and the Tweeds are arrested. |
| Untouchables | DC Comics Presents #58 (June 1983) | Originally called the Intangibles, a trio of criminals that use technology that make themselves intangible who fought Superman, Robin, and Elongated Man. They would return modelling themselves after John Dillinger John Dillinger John Herbert Dillinger, Jr. was an American bank robber in Depression-era United States. He was charged with, but never convicted of, the murder of an East Chicago, Indiana police officer during a shoot-out. This was his only alleged homicide. His gang robbed two dozen banks and four police stations... , Clyde Barrow, and Bonnie Parker and battle Hawk and Dove. |
| Vakox | Superboy #104 (April 1963) | A Phantom Zone prisoner |
| Varx | Superboy #192 (December 1972) | Superboy enemy, sole survivor of subterranean Atlantean civilization, attempted to screen Smallville from the sun, which he superstitiously feared. |
| the Wraith | New Adventures of Superboy #21 (September 1981) | Superboy enemy, spectral menace from outer space. |
| Xasnu | Action Comics #278 (July 1961) | Alien plant-being, planned Earth invasion, empowered and mind-controlled Perry White Perry White Perry White is a fictional character who appears in the Superman comics. White is the Editor-in-Chief of the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet.White maintains very high ethical and journalistic standards... as "Masterman" to battle Superman. |
| the Xnorians | Adventure Comics #294 (March 1962) | Superboy enemies, teleported Smallville students to Xnor and Xnor students to Earth in involuntary "student exchange program," threatened to destroy Earth if Xnorian students were mistreated. |
| Zaora | Adventures of Superman #444 (September 1988) | A Kryptonian criminal and inmate of the Phantom Zone, usually connected to General Zod. She may be a post-Crisis variant of Faora Hu-Ul (see above). |
| Zha-Vam | Action Comics #351 (June 1967) | Only appearing in Action Comics #351-353, created by the gods to defeat Superman with their powers, like Hercules Hercules Hercules is the Roman name for Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus , and the mortal Alcmene... ' strength, and possessing a belt that gives him other powers, like transforming into a Gorgon. |
| Zozz | Superboy #81 (June 1960) | Superboy enemy, tyrant of planet Xenon, where most inhabitants have superhuman powers and those who do not are persecuted and exiled. |
- In addition, Superman has fought many aliens.
Allies in conflict
Some characters originally conceived as heroes have come into conflict with Superman.| Enemy | First appearance | Description |
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| Batman Batman Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics... |
Detective Comics Detective Comics Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and... #27 (May 1939) |
As a child, Bruce Wayne watched his parents murdered by mugger, Joe Chill Joe Chill Joe Chill is a fictional character in the DC Comics Batman series. He is best known for murdering young Bruce Wayne's parents , thus making him indirectly responsible for Batman's existence.... . Driven by this, he worked to make himself into the perfect crime fighter. He has fought Superman on occasion, most notably in the 1986 miniseries Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. |
| Maxima Maxima (comics) Maxima is a fictional character from the DC Comics Superman titles. She was created by writer Roger Stern and artist George Pérez.-Fictional character biography:... |
Action Comics #645 (September 1989) | The princess of Almerac. She came to Earth, looking for Superman as a potential mate, but he turned her down. She has been both a friend and enemy of Superman. She died during the Our Worlds at War crossover. |
| Vartox Vartox Vartox is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Superman vol. 1 #281, , he was created by Cary Bates and Curt Swan... |
Superman #281 (November 1974) | An alien superhero, who sometimes fights Superman. His powers are equivalent to Superman's and he was once a boyfriend of Lana Lang Lana Lang Lana Lang is a fictional supporting character in DC Comics' Superman series. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist John Sikela, the character first appears in Superboy #10... |
Enemies created for other media
These are Superman villains created in other media, with no appearances in previous comics. LivewireLivewire (DC Comics)
Livewire is a fictional character and a supervillain in the . She first appeared in 1997 in Superman: The Animated Series and was voiced by Lori Petty. Her first appearance in the comic books was in the publication of Action Comics #835 .-Animated series:Leslie Willis was once Metropolis' most...
, Mercy Graves
Mercy Graves
Mercedes "Mercy" Graves is a fictional supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. She debuted on Superman: The Animated Series as the bodyguard/personal assistant of Superman's archenemy, Lex Luthor...
, Non and Ursa subsequently made appearances in Superman comic books, and have been integrated into the mainstream continuity of the DC Universe
DC Universe
The DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity...
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| Nigel St. John | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books... |
Tony Jay Tony Jay Tony Jay was an English actor, voice actor and singer. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he was known for his voice work in animation, film and computer games. Jay's distinctive baritone voice often landed him villainous roles... |
| Tempus | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Lane Davies Lane Davies -Personal life:Davies was born in Dalton, Georgia, the son of Emily and Bill Davies. He has three brothers. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with cum laude honors for his degree in speech and theater. Currently, he resides in Georgia with his family... |
| Wicked Warlock | The New Adventures of Superman | Unknown |
| Lionel Luthor Lionel Luthor Lionel Luthor is a fictional character in the television series Smallville, portrayed continuously by John Glover. Initially a recurring guest in season one, the character became a series regular in season two and continued with that status until he was written out of the show in the seventh season... |
Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
John Glover John Glover (actor) John Soursby Glover Jr. is an American actor, perhaps best known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.-Personal life:... |
| Baern | Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
Bow Wow |
| Margaret Isobel Thoreaux | Smallville | Kristin Kreuk Kristin Kreuk Kristin Laura Kreuk is a Canadian actress and producer, known for her portrayal of Lana Lang in the American television series Smallville. She was also a regular cast member on the Canadian teen drama Edgemont, and has starred in movies such as Eurotrip and Street Fighter: The Legend of... |
| Spider Lady | Superman (1948 serial) Superman (serial) Superman is a 15-part black-and-white Columbia film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. It is notable as the first live-action appearance of Superman on film and for the longevity of its distribution... |
Carol Forman |
| Big Susan and Lizzie | Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series Superman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series starring DC Comics' flagship character, Superman. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. Warner Bros... |
Valri Bromfield Valri Bromfield Valri Bromfield is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, and television producer who started her career as one half of a comedy team with Dan Aykroyd. Together, they joined the first Toronto company of The Second City where she was one of the original players.-Television appearances:Bromfield was a... (Big Susan) Laurie Fraser (Lizzie) |
| Detective Bowman | Superman: The Animated Series | Eddie Barth Eddie Barth Eddie Barth was an American actor and voiceover artist. Barth earned the nickname, Mr. Gravel, for his raspy vocals in his voiceover work.-Early life:... |
| Earl Garver | Superman: The Animated Series | Brian Cox |
| Livewire Livewire (DC Comics) Livewire is a fictional character and a supervillain in the . She first appeared in 1997 in Superman: The Animated Series and was voiced by Lori Petty. Her first appearance in the comic books was in the publication of Action Comics #835 .-Animated series:Leslie Willis was once Metropolis' most... |
Superman: The Animated Series | Lori Petty Lori Petty Lori Petty is an American film and television actress best known for playing "Tyler Endicott" in Point Break in 1991, "Kit Keller" in A League of Their Own in 1992, and the title role in Tank Girl in 1995.-Early life:... |
| Justice League Justice League (TV series) Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. The show was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It is based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics... |
María Canals Maria Canals Barrera María Canals Barrera is an American actress, voice actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Theresa Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, Connie Torres in Camp Rock and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, and as the voice of Shayera Hol/Hawkgirl in Justice League and Justice League... |
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| Luminus Luminus (comics) Luminus was a fictional character and villain who made several appearances throughout the DC animated universe.... |
Superman: The Animated Series | Robert Hays Robert Hays Robert Hays is an American actor and is arguably most well known for his role in the movie Airplane!-Life and career:... |
| Mercy Graves Mercy Graves Mercedes "Mercy" Graves is a fictional supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. She debuted on Superman: The Animated Series as the bodyguard/personal assistant of Superman's archenemy, Lex Luthor... |
Superman: The Animated Series Justice League |
Lisa Edelstein Lisa Edelstein Lisa Edelstein is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the television drama House.-Early life and education:... |
| The Batman The Batman (TV series) The Batman is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation based on the DC Comics superhero Batman. It ran from 2004 to 2008, on the Saturday morning television block Kids' WB... |
Gwendoline Yeo Gwendoline Yeo -Early life:Born in Singapore, Yeo is the niece of George Yeo, Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs. She moved to California as a teenager, graduating from St. Ignatius College Preparatory in 1994... |
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| Prometheon creature | Superman: The Animated Series | Frank Welker Frank Welker Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:... |
| Sgt. Corey Mills | Superman: The Animated Series | Xander Berkeley Xander Berkeley Alexander Harper "Xander" Berkeley is an American actor. His roles include George Mason on the television series 24.-Early life:Berkeley was born in Brooklyn, New York, but has lived most of his life in New Jersey... |
| Unity | Superman: The Animated Series | Stephen Root Stephen Root Stephen Root is an American actor. He is best known for his comedic work on the TV sitcom NewsRadio, in the film Office Space and as the voice of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in the animated series King of the Hill... |
| Volcana Volcana (DC Comics) Volcana is a supervillain in Superman: The Animated Series. Voiced by Peri Gilpin, she made her first appearance in the episode "Where There's Smoke".-Fictional character biography:... |
Superman: The Animated Series | Peri Gilpin Peri Gilpin Peri Gilpin is an American actress known for her role as Roz Doyle in the U.S. television series Frasier from 1993 until 2004. Along with the principal cast, Gilpin won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2000... |
| Non | Superman: The Movie Superman II Superman II Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 superhero film Superman and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. It was the only Superman film to be filmed by two directors... |
Jack O'Halloran Jack O'Halloran Jack O'Halloran is an American ex-boxer and actor.-Boxing:O'Halloran was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fighting as "Irish" Jack O'Halloran out of Boston, Massachusetts, he was a heavyweight boxing contender active from 1966 to 1974... |
| Ursa | Superman: The Movie Superman II |
Sarah Douglas Sarah Douglas Sarah Douglas is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the Kryptonian supervillain Ursa in the first two Superman movies , and for her role as Pamela Lynch in the 1980s primetime drama series Falcon Crest .-Early life:Douglas was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, the... |
| Ross Webster | Superman III Superman III Superman III is a 1983 superhero film and the third film in the Superman film series based upon the long-running DC Comics superhero. Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Marc McClure and Margot Kidder are joined by new cast members Annette O'Toole, Annie Ross, Pamela Stephenson, Robert Vaughn and... |
Robert Vaughn Robert Vaughn Robert Francis Vaughn, , is an American actor noted for stage, film and television work. His best known roles include the suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., wealthy detective Harry Rule in the 1970s television series The Protectors, Albert Stroller in... |
| Nuclear Man | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a 1987 superhero film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It is the fourth film in the Superman film series and the last installment to star Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. It is the first film in the series not to be produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, but... |
Mark Pillow (actor) Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman is an American actor and novelist.Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned five decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde... (voice) |
Villains from comics in other media
A number of villains from the comic books have made an appearance, or appearances, in Superman live-action media.| Villain | Media | Actor/Actress |
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| Amanda Waller Amanda Waller Dr. Amanda Blake Waller is a character published by DC Comics. She first appeared in Legends #1 in 1986, and was created by John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne... |
Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
Pam Grier Pam Grier Pamela Suzette "Pam" Grier is an American actress. She became famous in the early 1970s, after starring in a string of moderately successful women in prison and blaxploitation films such as 1974's Foxy Brown. Her career was revitalized in 1997 after her appearance in Quentin Tarantino's film... |
| Amos Fortune Amos Fortune (comics) Amos Fortune is a DC Comics supervillain who first appeared in Justice League of America #6 .-Fictional character biography:... |
Smallville | James Kidnie |
| Bizarro Bizarro Bizarro is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman and first appeared in Superboy #68... |
Superboy Superboy (TV series) Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Kal-El's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988–1992 in syndication... |
Barry Meyers |
| Smallville | Tom Welling Tom Welling Thomas John Patrick "Tom" Welling is an American actor, director, producer, and former model, best known for his portrayal of Clark Kent in the WB/CW series Smallville.... |
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| Brainiac Brainiac (comics) Brainiac is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #242 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.... |
Smallville | James Marsters James Marsters James Wesley Marsters is an American actor and musician. Marsters first came to the attention of the general public playing the popular character Spike, a platinum-blond yobbish English vampire in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel from 1997 to 2004... Allison Mack Allison Mack Not to be confused with Alison MacAllison Mack is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Chloe Sullivan on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.-Early life:... |
| Bruno Mannheim | Smallville | Dominic Zamprogna Dominic Zamprogna Dominic Zamprogna is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles on television series Edgemont and General Hospital.-Early life:... |
| Darkseid Darkseid Darkseid is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.... |
Smallville | John Glover John Glover (actor) John Soursby Glover Jr. is an American actor, perhaps best known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.-Personal life:... |
| Deathstroke Deathstroke Deathstroke the Terminator , originally simply the Terminator, and known by the Teen Titans as Slade, is a fictional character, a supervillain and sometimes antihero in the DC Comics Universe. He is a mercenary and assassin who first appeared in The New Teen Titans #2... |
Smallville | Michael Hogan |
| Desaad Desaad Desaad is a fictional comic book supervillain, appearing in books published by DC Comics. He is one of the followers of Darkseid from the planet of Apokolips in Jack Kirby's Fourth World meta-series.... |
Smallville | Steve Byers Steve Byers Steve Byers is a Canadian actor.Byers was born in Scarborough, Ontario. At a young age he had a passion for acting. Graduating with the top award for Excellence in Drama from the Arts program at Unionville High School, Byers continued his study of the acting craft at the University of Western... |
| Doomsday Doomsday (comics) Doomsday is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Superman: The Man of Steel #18 , and was created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Doomsday as #46... |
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| Faora Faora Faora is the name of several female super-villains in DC Comics Superman titles. All of them have some connection to Superman's home planet of Krypton.-Pre-Crisis:The first Faora, Faora Hu-Ul, was introduced in Action Comics #471... |
Smallville | Erica Durance Erica Durance Erica Durance is a Canadian actress. She has also been credited as Erica Parker. She is best known for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.- Early life :... Sharon Taylor Sharon Taylor (actress) Sharon Taylor is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role on the television series Stargate Atlantis as Amelia Banks.-Biography:... |
| General Zod General Zod General Zod is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, a supervillain who is one of Superman's more-prominent enemies. The character first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 , and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp... |
Superman Superman II Superman II Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 superhero film Superman and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. It was the only Superman film to be filmed by two directors... |
Terence Stamp Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp is an English actor. Since starting his career in 1962 he has appeared in over 60 films. His title role as Billy Budd in his film debut earned Stamp an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer.His other major roles include... |
| Smallville | Michael Rosenbaum Michael Rosenbaum Michael Owen Rosenbaum is an American actor and director. He is best known for portraying Lex Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville and Dutch on FOX's Breaking In, and for providing the voice for the Flash in the DC animated universe... Callum Blue Callum Blue Daniel James Callum Blue , better known as Callum Blue, is an English film and television actor, best known for his roles on the Showtime series The Tudors and Dead Like Me as well as for his role as Zod in the American television series Smallville and British... |
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| Glorious Godfrey Glorious Godfrey Glorious Godfrey is a DC Comics villain created by Jack Kirby, originally as part of The Fourth World series of comic books in the early 1970s. He first appeared in Forever People vol. 1 #3 .-Fictional character biography:... |
Smallville | Michael Daingerfield |
| Granny Goodness Granny Goodness Granny Goodness is a fictional character, a deity and supervillain published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, Granny Goodness was modeled on comedienne Phyllis Diller and first appeared in Mister Miracle vol... |
Smallville | Nancy Amelia Bell Christine Willes Christine Willes Christine Willes is a Canadian television, theatre and film actress who is best known for her roles as Delores Herbig on the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me and Gladys the DMV demon on the CW supernatural drama television series Reaper... |
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| Lex Luthor Lex Luthor Lex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and... |
Atom Man vs. Superman Atom Man vs. Superman Atom Man vs. Superman , Columbia's 43rd serial, finds Lex Luthor , secretly the Atom Man, blackmailing the city of Metropolis by threatening to destroy the entire community... |
Lyle Talbot Lyle Talbot Lyle Talbot , born Lisle Henderson, was an American actor on stage and screen, best known for his long career in movies from 1931 to 1960 and for his frequent appearances on TV in the 1950s and '60s, including his decade-long role as Joe Randolph on television's The Adventures of Ozzie and... |
| Superman Superman II Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Superman IV: The Quest for Peace is a 1987 superhero film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It is the fourth film in the Superman film series and the last installment to star Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel. It is the first film in the series not to be produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, but... |
Gene Hackman Gene Hackman Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman is an American actor and novelist.Nominated for five Academy Awards, winning two, Hackman has also won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs in a career that spanned five decades. He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde... |
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| Superboy | Scott James Wells Scott James Wells Scott James Wells is an American actor, primarily noted for playing the villain Lex Luthor during the first season of the television series Superboy. Not much can be found on the actor, who seems to have disappeared into obscurity after being replaced by Sherman Howard for the remainder of the... Sherman Howard Sherman Howard Howard Lee Sherman is an American actor.-Theatre:In 1989 he appeared at the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. He played the title role in Hamlet and Malvolio in Twelfth Night... |
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| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action American television series based on the Superman comic books... |
John Shea John Shea John Victor Shea III is an American actor and director who has starred on stage, television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series WIOU as Hank Zaret... |
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| Superman Returns Superman Returns Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero film directed by Bryan Singer. It is the fifth and final installment in the original Superman film series and serves as a alternate sequel to Superman and Superman II by ignoring the events of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace .The film stars... |
Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey, CBE is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and crooner. He grew up in California, and began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, before being cast in supporting roles in film and television... |
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| Maxima Maxima (comics) Maxima is a fictional character from the DC Comics Superman titles. She was created by writer Roger Stern and artist George Pérez.-Fictional character biography:... |
Smallville | Charlotte Sullivan Charlotte Sullivan Charlotte Sullivan is a Canadian actress. Her first on-screen role was an extra in a Liza Minelli music video. She has had a starring role in The New Ghostwriter Mysteries and Harriet the Spy as well as smaller parts in How to Deal and Fever Pitch... |
| Metallo Metallo Metallo is a comic book supervillain and cyborg who appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. Metallo's trademark is his kryptonite power source, which he often uses as a weapon against Superman. His traditional identity is John Corben... |
Superboy | Michael Callan Michael Callan Not to be confused with Michael Callen.Michael Callan is an American actor.Born Martin Harris Calinieff in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Callan began his career as Mickey Calin, and it was with this name he appeared on Broadway in The Boy Friend , Catch a Star , and West Side Story .Callan's film... |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Scott Valentine Scott Valentine Scott Eugene Valentine is an American actor.-Life and career:Valentine was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, the son of Beverly Ann and Edward Eugene Valentine. He began to pursue acting one year into his college education, attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York... |
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| Smallville | Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green Brian Austin Green is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210, a role he played from 1990 to 2000. Green also starred in the sitcom Freddie and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Since 2009, he has appeared in a recurring... |
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| Mr. Mxyzptlk | Superboy | Michael J. Pollard Michael J. Pollard - Early life :Born Michael John Pollack, Jr. in Passaic, New Jersey, he is the son of Sonia and Michael John Pollack. He attended the Montclair Academy and the Actors Studio.- Career :... |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Howie Mandel Howie Mandel Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on... |
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| Smallville | Trent Ford Trent Ford Trent Ford is a British-American actor and model.-Biography:Ford was born in Akron, Ohio to a US Navy test pilot father and an English mother from Birmingham... |
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| Morgan Edge Morgan Edge Morgan Edge is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain, leader of the mob known as Intergang and one of Superman's enemies. He was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133 .-Pre-Crisis:... |
Smallville | Rutger Hauer Patrick Bergin Patrick Bergin Patrick Connolly Bergin is an Irish actor and singer. He may be best-known internationally for playing the menacing husband of Julia Roberts' character in the thriller Sleeping with the Enemy and is also known for his role as Irish terrorist Kevin O'Donnell in the film adaption of Patriot Games.... |
| Parasite Parasite (comics) The Parasite is the name of several fictional characters that appears in Superman comic book stories published by DC Comics. A supervillain, Parasite has the ability to temporarily absorb the energy, knowledge and super-powers of another being by touch, making him a formidable foe for the Man of... |
Smallville | Brendan Fletcher Brendan Fletcher Brendan Fletcher is a Canadian actor.-Life and career:Fletcher was born in Comox Valley, British Columbia and went to junior high school at Lake Trail in Courtenay, British Columbia.... |
| Persuader Persuader (comics) The Persuader is the name of three fictional characters featured in comic books published by DC Comics. Nyeun Chun Ti first appeared in Adventure Comics #352 , and was created by Jim Shooter and Curt Swan... |
Smallville | Fraser Aitcheson |
| Plastique | Smallville | Jessica Parker Kennedy Jessica Parker Kennedy Jessica Parker Kennedy is a Canadian actress. She is perhaps best known for her recurring portrayal of the comic book character Plastique, in the Superman-inspired TV series, Smallville... |
| Prankster Prankster (Comics) The Prankster was a short-lived comic book super hero who appeared in a series published by Charlton Comics. His only appearance was in Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt #60 in Nov./Dec. 1967... |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Bronson Pinchot Bronson Pinchot Bronson Alcott Pinchot is an American actor. He has appeared in several feature films, including Risky Business, Beverly Hills Cop , The First Wives Club, True Romance, Courage Under Fire and It's My Party... |
| Roulette Roulette (DC Comics) Roulette is a supervillainess in the DC Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Roulette's grandmother was a Golden Age villain of the same name, who ran a conventional casino and fought Mister Terrific . The current Roulette believes Terry Sloane to be her grandfather, but it is indicated... |
Smallville | Steph Song Steph Song Steph Song is a Malaysian-born actress raised in Canada and Australia. She was voted Sexiest Woman in the world by Asian readers of FHM magazine... |
| Silver Banshee Silver Banshee Silver Banshee is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of Superman.-Fictional character biography:Siobhan McDougal was the first-born child of Garrett McDougal, the patriarch of an old Gaelic clan that has occupied an island midway between Scotland and Ireland for... |
Smallville | Odessa Rae |
| Toyman Toyman The Toyman is the name of three comic book supervillains and one adolescent superhero in the DC Comics universe. They mostly appear in Superman stories. The first Toyman appeared in Action Comics #64 . His real name is Winslow Schott.The Toyman uses toy-based or toy-themed devices and gimmicks in... |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Sherman Hemsley Sherman Hemsley Sherman Alexander Hemsley is an American actor, most famous for his role as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons, and as Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen. He also played Earl Sinclair's horrifying boss, a Triceratops named B.P... |
| Smallville | Chris Gauthier Chris Gauthier Christopher Gauthier is an English born Canadian actor. He is married with two children and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.... |
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| Ultraman Ultraman (comics) Ultraman is the name of several fictional characters, who are supervillains appearing in stories published by DC Comics. The characters are all evil alternate-universe counterparts of Superman. Ultraman first appeared in Justice League of America #29 .-Publication history:Ultraman first appeared as... |
Smallville | Tom Welling |
| Vandal Savage Vandal Savage Vandal Savage is a fictional character, a supervillain published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 1 #10 , and was created by Alfred Bester and Martin Nodell.... (as Dr. Curtis Knox) |
Smallville | Dean Cain Dean Cain Dean Cain is an American actor. He is most widely known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the popular American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.-Early life:... |
See also
- List of Aquaman enemies
- List of Batman enemies
- List of Flash enemies
- List of Green Lantern enemies
- List of Wonder Woman enemies