darkseid

Darkseid (pronounced Dark-side) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (November 1970) and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.

Darkseid is one of the most powerful characters in the DC Universe. Debuting in the Bronze Age of Comic Books, he has appeared in four decades of DC Comics publications, featuring prominently in the New Gods titles and limited series as the recurring nemesis of the New Gods and Superman. The character has also been associated with DC Comics merchandise including animated television series, toys, trading cards, and video games. Darkseid was ranked number 6 on IGN's top 100 comic book villains of all time.

The son of Yuga Khan and Queen Heggra, Prince Uxas, second in line to the throne of Apokolips, plotted to seize power over the planet. When his brother, Drax, attempted to claim the fabled Omega Force, Uxas murdered him and took the power for himself; transf…more
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  • Darkseid

    Darkseid

    Darkseid (pronounced Dark-side) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Supermans Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (November 1970) and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.Darkseid is one o...

  • Dream of the Endless

    Dream Of The Endless

    The Master of Dreams, Dream rules the realm of nightmares and sleep...

  • Zatanna Zatara

    Zatanna Zatara

    Zatanna Zatara is a fictional character property of DC Comics created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson, who first appeared in Hawkman vol. 1 #4 (October–November 1964). The character, both a stage magician and a real magician like her fath...

  • John Constantine

    John Constantine

    John Constantine is a fictional character created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben, an occult detective anti-hero published and owned by DC Comics, . The character first appeared in Swamp Thing (vol. 2) #37 (June 1985)....

  • Baba Yaga

    Baba Yaga

    For the Drizzit character see Baba Yaga (Drizzit).In Slavic folklore, Baba Yaga is a supernatural being (or one of a trio of sisters of the same name) who appears as a deformed and/or ferocious-looking woman. Baba Yaga flies around in a mortar, wields a p...

  • Titania

    Titania

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  • Tim Hunter
  • Jim Corrigan

    Jim Corrigan

    When Jim Corrigan was shot and thrown to the bottom of the ocean, his spirit emerged as a figure of vengeance, The Spectre! The Spectre would inhabit Corrigans body as the living dead man continued his work as a police detective, his death unknown t...

  • Uriël

    Uriël

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  • Lucifer (Vertigo)
  • The Phantom Stranger

    The Phantom Stranger

    A mysterious guiding figure who carried his own series as well as guided other DC characters. He was presented without an origin from his first appearance in 1952 to 1987, when four origins for him were proposed in Secret Origins (vol. 3) #10. These inclu...

  • Etrigan

    Etrigan

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  • Destiny of the Endless
  • Giovanni Zatara
  • Doctor Fate

    Doctor Fate

    Doctor Fate is a legacy of heroes in the realm of magic who act as agents of the Lords of Order in the battle against chaos, using the powerful Amulet of Anubis, Cloak of Destiny and Helmet of Fate. Kent Nelson was the original, given his powers by Nabu a...

  • Merlin (DC)
  • Doctor Terrance Thirteen
  • Mister E

    Mister E

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  • Cain (DC Comics)
  • Abel (DC Comics)
  • Tefe Holland
  • Arion, Lord of Atlantis
  • Madame Xanadu
  • Yo-Yo

    Yo-yo

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  • Sargon the Sorcerer
  • Archangel Michael
  • Raguel

    Raguel

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  • Saraquel

    Saraquel

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  • Baron Winters
  • William Hunter
  • Felix Faust
  • Kim Liang

    Kim Liang

    Jim Corrigans secretary and love interest in the Doug Moench-written Spectre series (volume 2/1987).more...

  • Tala, Queen of Evil
  • Tannarak

    Tannarak

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  • William Zard

    William Zard

    William Zard is an evil Golden Age super-villain with magical powers. Formerly a professional gunman, he studied in Tibet to become a criminal magician. His greatest nemeses are the Justice Society of America. He has been a member of the Crime Champions, ...

  • Goldie (Gargoyle)
  • Jim Rook

    Jim Rook

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  • Rose Psychic
  • Hamnet Shakespeare
  • Travis Morgan
  • Cosmic Boy
  • Kamara

    Kamara

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  • Lightning Lad
  • Jennifer Morgan
  • Princess Projectra
  • Saturn Girl
  • Tellus

    Tellus

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  • White Witch
  • Billy Batson

    Billy Batson

    Billy Batsons fortune was stolen from him by a wicked uncle. The wizard Shazam gave his magical powers to Billy before being crushed by a suspended block of rock. The magic word Shazam stands for the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the ...

  • Doctor Richard Occult
  • Boston Brand

    Boston Brand

    DC character created in 1967 by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino....

  • King Arthur

    King Arthur

    King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD. The details of Arthurs story are mainly composed of folklore a...

  • Gabriel (Neil Gaiman)
  • Death of the Endless