Skorpio is a fictional character

Fictional character

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, a supervillain

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 in the DC Comics

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 universe

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 and primarily a foe of Steel

Steel (John Henry Irons)

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. Created by Christopher Priest and Denys Cowan

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, the character first appeared in Steel (vol. 2) #37 (April 1997).

Fictional character biography

Dennis Samuel Ellis was a resident physician

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 at Garden State Medical Center in Jersey City

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, New Jersey

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, when gang leader Dr. Arthur Villain recruited him to be his personal bodyguard. Given a suit with several hidden weapons, Skorpio earned money as a bodyguard. While he did kill some other villains, he was eventually arrested by Steel

Steel (John Henry Irons)

Steel , also known as the Man of Steel, is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. First appearing in The Adventures of Superman #500 , he is the third character known as Steel and was created by Louise Simonson and artist Jon Bogdanove...

 -- his romantic rival for their colleague, Dr. Amanda Quick. Skorpio became a recurring nemesis for the hero afterwards, having presumably lost his license to practice medicine as a result of his arrest.

Years later, it was shown that Skorpio had turned to more mundane crime to support himself. He clashed with Manhunter during a bank robbery, but quickly surrendered when he recognized her as the hero who had reportedly killed Copperhead

Copperhead (DC Comics)

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.

Infinite Crisis

To earn some extra money, Skorpio later joined Alexander Luthor, Jr.

Alexander Luthor, Jr.

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's massive version of the Secret Society of Super Villains

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.

Salvation Run

Skorpio is among the villains that were shipped to another planet. He is one of the villains sent to retrieve the Get Out of Hell free card from the Secret Six

Secret Six (comics)

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Powers and abilities

Skorpio was very agile and armed with blades coated with various toxins. Additionally, he has the medical knowledge of an average resident physician trained at an American medical school.

External links

• Skorpio at the DC Appendix