Magog (DC)
Magog is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
David Reid
He was part of one of the first platoons assigned to Baghdad where they were tasked with halting any looting and vandalism that took place at the museum. Lance Corporal Reid managed to track down one of the looters who had an artifact with them. After touching it, Reid felt like his blood was on fire and came to pass out. He then woke up three weeks later where the doctors noted a mysterious brand appeared on his left arm and that he mysteriously gained the ability to release plasma energy in an uncontrolled manner. (Justice Society of America v3 #12)
Thankful for Gog's gift, Magog then leads half of the Justice Society in support of Gog, using his staff to send the members who did not agree with Gog's ways back to the Justice Society's headquarters. (Justice Society of America v3 #19) The Justice Society discovers that Gog is rooting himself to the Earth, which would cause the planet's destruction if he were ever to leave, and seek to destroy Gog to prevent this. Magog protects Gog until he sees him remove the gifts he gave to the Justice Society and use the corpses of Mister Terrific's wife and Alan Scott's daughter to torture them. Magog then turns on Gog as well. (Justice Society of America v3 #21) Gog orders Magog to serve him or have his gift of life taken from him. Magog refuses, saying that he would rather die than live without freedom. The Society finally manages to topple Gog, and Magog kills Gog with his staff. After Gog's head is removed from his body, his effects on the Justice Society are reversed, except for Magog, who for some reason remains in his altered state. (Justice Society of America v3 #22)
After the Blackest Night, murderer and former Justice League International founder Maxwell Lord is returned to life and uses his psychic abilities to erase his existence from the memories of all but a handful of people. Lord then uses his powers to influence several high-ranking members of the military into believing Captain Atom should be apprehended for alleged wrongdoings. Magog is called in to restrain Atom in the event that he tries to flee, but ultimately fails as the hero defeats him and escapes. (Justice League: Generation Lost v1 #2)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. David Reid young life was when his parents, his sister and some of his friends were kidnapped during the Parademon invasion which caused the formation of the Justice League, and he never saw them again. David needed someone to blame, so he blamed the metahumans. (Superman/Wonder Woman v1 #15)
Five years later, living as a homeless boy, Reid was outraged by the news that Superman and Wonder Woman had become a couple. His rage was the catalyst necessary for an occult experiment by Circe, who found him and forcibly bonded him with the magic artifact that she normally used to create her Beastiamorphs. The artifact changed Reid, in mind and body, though as the pain caused him to black out, Circe assured him that he would eventually remember all the important things. Surfacing soon after as an amnesiac with amazing powers who called himself Wonderstar, Reid decided to become a superhero. However, soon after he encountered Superman and Wonder Woman, his rage surfaced. He attacked the two, injuring Superman with his magic, as his rage began to surface. He renamed himself Magog, as he tried to beat the reason for his rage out of the two heroes. (Superman/Wonder Woman v1 #15)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Most people tended to call him by the name of Lance which related to a weapon-like attachment he was able to channel energy from through his arms. (Justice Society of America v3 #12)
It was said that his great-grandfather was Franklin D. Roosevelt. (Justice Society of America v3 #12)
Powers and abilities
He had some kind of energy within his body that initially he could only channel through devices. (Justice Society of America v3 #12)
Notes
- Magog was created by Mark Waid and Alex Ross where he made his first appearance in Kingdom Come v1 #1 (May, 1996).
- In Newsarama, Keith Giffen commented on writing the characters solo title : "I guess they wanted to see if Magog had legs. I'll be honest with you, when they first called me up and said, "Do you want to take a crack at Magog?", I had no idea what I was going to do here. I mean, the character was not among my top 10... Then I actually sat down and started reading it and getting into this guy's head. And I found his voice. Now I love the book. I love the book and I love the character. I'm having a lot of fun with it....what struck me was that, underlying all the glitz and the armor and all, this guy is still a soldier. He's David Reid, lance corporal. So I thought about how I could apply a real hardcore military mindset to a superhero and get into his head."
Alternate Versions
- In Kingdom Come v1 #1, (1996), Magog appeared in the setting of Kingdom Come that was set on Earth-22 in the Multiverse. David Sikela was born to Asher and his wife Gayle Sikela where his parents placed him in a spaceship and sent him to Prime Earth, to save him from the destruction of his world. The boy arrived on Earth, were he was found by Batman and Superman. They quickly realized the unique properties of David's biology gave him powers under Earth's sun, and brought him to Kandor to be examined by the Kandorian scientist Kim-Da. While there, Kim-Da fabricated David a costume inspired by Hel-Oz, an ancient Kryptonian hero. After a brief but traumatic excursion to Gotham, Robin took David to the secret base of the Teen Titans, where he introduced the teen to his friends and partners. David joined them and became Superman's sidekick; the Boy Thunder. Ultimately, Magog's brand of justice turned against him as he and the Battalion were directly responsible for causing a nuclear holocaust in Kansas, and forcing many older superheroes, including Superman, to regulate the metahuman community. Magog, traumatized by his experience and deeply repentant, turned himself to Superman's Justice League in order to redeem himself. Magog was later among the superhumans who survived the United Nations bombing; in which prior to that he was avoiding the fight that escalated between Superman and Captain Marvel while attempting to save as many lives as possible. He and the survivors were then present to witnessed Superman's renewed hope for humankind. Thereafter, Magog later retired to Paradise Island. When President Superman and the Flashpoint Batman arrived in the Earth 22 during the Infinite Frontier, the two were attacked by Magog when they try to investigate a crashed ship. Superman assumes Magog has reverted to villainy, but Magog states he simply wants to keep dangers from the multiverse off his world. The Justice Incarnate arrives to provide backup, but Superman orders them to stand down and tells Magog they simply want to investigate the wreck and leave, which he agrees. Magog later joined an interdimensional team of villains called Injustice Incarnate, to ensure that the worlds of the Multiverse would remain separate.
In other media
Television
- In Young Justice, Magog appeared in the setting of the animated television series in the episode "Failsafe" where he was voiced by actor Kevin Michael Richardson.
Appearances
- Kingdom Come v1: (1996)
- Justice Society of America v3:
- Superman/Wonder Woman v1:
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest:
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