A Who's Who of Comic Book Characters
Want to learn a bit more about some comic book characters? Read these bios. This section also includes my "Who's Who" series where I talk about several obscure characters who should be under the description of "ludicrous."
Catwoman (Pre-New 52)
First appearing as a cat-burglar known as the Catwoman in Batman #1 who has had a relationship with Batman, Selina Kyle is currently trying to reform. Selina may only be reformed because of Zatanna’s mind swipe of her in Identity Crisis.
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Emma Frost
The Hellfire Club had numerous wealthy and influential members like Sebastian Shaw, but there was only one White Queen. Emma Frost was the former White Queen of the Hellfire Club before joining the X-Men. A powerful dominatrix with a high and mighty attitude living up to her name, Emma can turn her body to diamond to deflect bullets and has telepathic powers capable
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Gotham City Sirens
The Gotham City Sirens are a team of three old villainesses of Batman – Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Catwoman. Another unofficial member is the Riddler, who has appeared in a lot of issues of the Sirens, sometimes helping them or solving some unrelated mystery. They have sometimes fought as a team in the name of good but have also done some questionable acts that have gone against the law.
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Harley Quinn (Pre-New 52)
Harley Quinn has a lot of dedicated followers that love her zany personality and actions. A lot of people still don’t know who Harley Quinn is, but her history is collected here to get you familiar with the beloved cupid of crime.
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Hector Hammond
With a big head only a mother could love, Hector Hammond was a genius that used a meteorite to gain powers with some unsettling side effects, including making major trouble for Green Lantern. Hammond was created back in 1961 by John Broome and Gil Kane and first appeared in Green Lantern #5.
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Lobo (Pre-New 52)
Lobo is a loud-mouthed bounty-hunting biker with looks akin to Kiss singer Gene Simmons. But instead of busting out a rocking single he’s busting out the big guns.
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Maggie Kyle (Pre-New 52)
Maggie Kyle is Selina Kyle’s (A.K.A. Catwoman’s) younger sister and a nun. She moved to the West Coast, negatively effecting her relationship with Selina. Eventually she met Simon Burton and they were married. He was transferred to Gotham, helping Maggie reignite her sisterhood with Selina.
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Marrina
Marrina Smallwood is a yellow-skinned woman that was a member of the alien race known as the Plodex. She is also a member of Alpha Flight. She has many aquatic abilities and managed to capture the heart of the Sub-Mariner.
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Mystique
Mystique’s origin is as elusive as the many guises this shape-shifter uses to get out of (or into) trouble. She has often fought against the X-Men and is one of the few bisexual characters in comics.
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Odin
Odin is the ruler of Asgard and the father of Thor, Vidar, Balder and adopted Loki. He was created by the combined creative minds of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. He first appeared in Journey Into Mystery #85 and has now returned to the living thanks to the efforts of Matt Fraction.
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Poison Ivy (Pre-New 52)
Better known as the scantily-clad-in-leaves Poison Ivy, Pamela Lillian Isley is dedicated to the plants she swears to protect from man. She first appeared in 1966 in Batman #181, a deadly foe and one of Batman’s few female villains at the time.
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Shaman
Originally from a family of Sarcee Indian ancestry that practiced the trade of mysticism, Michael Twoyoungmen is a founder of Alpha Flight and was recently resurrected during the Chaos War.
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Snowbird
Snowbird is one of the original members of Alpha Flight, created by John Byrne and Chris Claremont, and first appeared in X-Men #120. She has a slew of powers and is an Inuit Demi-God.
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Riddler (Pre-New 52)
An old nemesis of Batman, Riddler loves lacing his words with riddles possibly the result of a suggested abusive father that made him feel the need to tell the truth which he would do through riddles. He is a genius often characterized by others as a wimp. He has recently gone missing from Gotham City.
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Riptide
Riptide is a Marvel villain and member of the Marauders. Any X-Men fan surprised you’ve never heard of him? He’s been in sixty five issues and had only one very memorable moment: His gruesome death at the hands of the X-Man Colossus.
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Who's Who Featuring Arm-Fall-Off-Boy
In this new feature, Who’s Who, I'm going to introduce you to comic book characters you’ve never heard of. This week we have some of the weirdest characters and teams you’ve never heard of from comics you have heard of, including Arm-Fall-Off-Boy, Death Throws, Dr. Robert Doom, Elf With a Gun and Number One Fan!
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Who's Who Featuring Doctor Bong
In "Who’s Who" we talk about comic book characters you’ve never heard of – and this week we have some of the weirdest characters and teams you’ve never heard of from comics you have heard of, including Doctor Bong, Hellcow, Codpiece, Phone Ranger and Armless Tiger Man.
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