Mirage (DC)
Mirage is the name used by several characters in the DCUniverse.
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Mirage (Kerry Astin)
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Pre-Crisis
Kerry Astin
Mirage was revealed to had been a graduate of the Academy of Crime. (Detective Comics v1 #515)
He would forgo performance for crime and began a crime wave in Gotham City that attracted the attention of the Batman. Although Mirage managed to beat Batman with his illusions several times, he was eventually defeated after Batman came up with a strategy that destroyed Mirage's gem, the source of his power. (Detective Comics v1 #511)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Mirage also fought Manhunter Mark Shaw, who came for Mirage's bounty. However, Mirage disoriented Shaw with his hallucinations long enough for him to shoot Shaw multiple times and leave him for dead. Unfortunately for Mirage, Shaw's family arrived and helped Shaw in subduing Mirage. (Manhunter v1 #15)
While in prison, Mirage would later escape by creating an illusion of himself in his cell from the fragments of his gem that he managed to forge into contact lenses. Once free, Mirage started another crime wave, coming into conflict with Batman again. He was subsequently defeated and sent back to prison. (Batman: Shadow of the Bat v1 #15)
Mirage (Miriam Delgado)
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Origin
Miriam Delgado was a female human originally an orphan from Brazil, taken from her time by the Time Trapper. The lord of time had learned of Extant's meddling with the timeline, and he needed sleeper agents to sabotage it. He recruited Miri, Terra and Deathwing, and implanted fake memories in them. (New Teen Titans Annual v1 #11)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Notes
- The concept of Mirage was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton where it made its first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #511 (February, 1982).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Detective Comics v1: (1982)
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