Copperhead (DC)
Copperhead is the name of several characters in the DC Universe.
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Copperhead (John Doe)
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Pre-Crisis
Copperhead
His first recorded adventure came when he disguised himself as an old man and attempted to steal the tiara from a wealthy dignitary visiting Gotham City. This earned him the attention of Gotham's guardian, Batman, but Copperhead succeeded in stealing the tiara and evading capture. Batman teamed up with Batgirl and Wonder Woman to set a trap for Copperhead using the Golden Casque of Montezuma as bait. Copperhead encountered the heroes, but once again managed to escape. Soon after, he succeeded in capturing Wonder Woman at Gotham Park and brought her back to his lair. Batman and Batgirl tracked him down, rescued Wonder Woman, and Copperhead was arrested. (Brave and the Bold v1 #78)
Copperhead was later invited by Manhunter Paul Kirk to join the Secret Society of Super-Villains. To test Copperhead's worthiness, he partnered him with Gorilla Grodd and instructed them to break into a scientific research station housed within a lighthouse on San Francisco Bay and steal a sample of Plutonium. While Grodd dealt with the guards, Copperhead stole the Plutonium, but Grodd betrayed him, taking the element for himself and leaving Copperhead behind to be arrested. While in jail, Copperhead was broken out by Lex Luthor in exchange for leading him to the Sinister Citadel so he could become the new leader of the Society. Copperhead then stuck with the group even after Luthor left, helping them pull off a series of robberies. During this time, Copperhead developed a conflict with his fellow Society member Wizard, who thought that the group's leader Funky Flashman was taking all the Society's money for himself. While at first disagreeing, Copperhead later began to doubt Flashman, and eventually realized that he was indeed using the Society's money for his own uses. Copperhead then abandoned his fellow members Gorilla Grodd and Star Sapphire on a mission because of this reason, never to re-join. (Secret Society of Super-Villains v1 #3)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Copperhead (Nathan Price)
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Copperhead (Jane Doe)
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Jane Doe
Two-Face placed a large bounty on Batman's head that many super-villains and mercenaries intended to collect, including Copperhead. Alongside several other villains Copperhead tracked down the Bat to a active train. Climbing on board the train Copperhead attempted to kill Batman but he was able to escape by jumping into a flowing stream. (All-Star Batman v1 #2)
Copperhead (Unknown)
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Notes
- The concept of Copperhead was created by Bob Haney and Bob Brown where it made its first appearance in the Brave and the Bold v1 #78 (July, 1968).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In the DC Animated Universe, Copperhead made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Justice League, Copperhead made his first appearance in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Jose Yenque.
- In Justice League Unlimited, Copperhead appeared in the animated television series continuation where he was voiced once again by actor Jose Yenque.
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, the John Doe Copperhead appeared in the setting of the animated television series in a non-voiced role.
Films
- In Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, Copperhead appeared in the setting of the animated film where he was voiced by actor Gideon Emery. This version was named Sameer Park who was a cyborg metahuman contortionist with a prehensile tail and metal jaw capable of spitting acidic venom. He was recruited into Amanda Waller's Suicide Squad and tasked with retrieving a "Get Out of Hell Free" card for her. During the mission, Killer Frost betrayed the team and nearly escaped with the card, but Copperhead fought her until Waller detonated a bomb implanted in his neck to keep the squad in line, killing him and Killer Frost.
Video games
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame, the John Doe Copperhead appeared in the setting of the tie-in video game where he was voiced by actor Dee Bradley Baker.
Appearances
- Brave and the Bold v1: (1968)
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