Massacre (comics)
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Massacre is a fictional character
, a DC Comics
super-villain who first appeared in Adventures of Superman #509 (Feb. 1994).
, seemingly killing him. Massacre praises Auron for being a worthy opponent. Superman appears, and fights Massacre in two different locations. Auron tries to assists Superman and is killed. The villain escapes, after promising to travel to Earth, kill Superman there and then kill his friends. The story is narrated by a scrap metal merchant that had been following Massacre for some time.
Massacre appears on Earth, thinking the mere fact of his appearance would be enough to bring Superman to him. He sets out to look for the hero. He doesn't like asking for directions and kills some people who try to assist him as a way of covering this up. He becomes confused and travels to the fictional counter-part to the real-life Metropolis, Illinois
. It is not made clear if he killed any Illinois citizens.
An alien tribunal later investigates Superman and Massacre at the time. Superman believes he sees Massacre slain by loved ones of the hundred thousand entities the villain has slain. However Massacre is later is seen serving Maxima
and is believed to have perished in an attempt to save the world from Brainiac
.
Massacre appears later as part of a group of villains seeking to avoid being sent to a prison planet.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a DC Comics
DC Comics
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super-villain who first appeared in Adventures of Superman #509 (Feb. 1994).
Fictional character biography
Massacre travels the galaxy hunting down prey. He is seen in a 'Virago Cruiser', after having killed the ship's female crew. He fights the hero AuronAuron (comics)
Auron is the name of two fictional DC Comics superheroes.-Auron :The first Auron originally appeared in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #142 , though he first appeared in his original form, Lambien, in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #141 . Lambien is a member of the Branx, a race of warriors...
, seemingly killing him. Massacre praises Auron for being a worthy opponent. Superman appears, and fights Massacre in two different locations. Auron tries to assists Superman and is killed. The villain escapes, after promising to travel to Earth, kill Superman there and then kill his friends. The story is narrated by a scrap metal merchant that had been following Massacre for some time.
Massacre appears on Earth, thinking the mere fact of his appearance would be enough to bring Superman to him. He sets out to look for the hero. He doesn't like asking for directions and kills some people who try to assist him as a way of covering this up. He becomes confused and travels to the fictional counter-part to the real-life Metropolis, Illinois
Metropolis, Illinois
Metropolis is a city located along the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,482...
. It is not made clear if he killed any Illinois citizens.
An alien tribunal later investigates Superman and Massacre at the time. Superman believes he sees Massacre slain by loved ones of the hundred thousand entities the villain has slain. However Massacre is later is seen serving 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:...
and is believed to have perished in an attempt to save the world from 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....
.
Massacre appears later as part of a group of villains seeking to avoid being sent to a prison planet.