Intergang

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Intergang is a criminal organisation that features in DC Comics.

History

Pre-Crisis

Intergang was a criminal gang operated on Earth who consisted of humans that operated as agents of the New God Darkseid. (Forever People v1 #1) It emerged as one of two major Metropolis crime-cartels after several years of gangland disunity and fragmentation, alongside rival outfit The 100. Intergang was led by Morgan Edge, the mogul of the Galaxy Broadcasting System, and supplied with hi-tech alien weapons, transportation and communication devices from the distant world of Apokolips. Unbeknownst to the members on the lower rungs of the hierarchy, Intergang's purpose was to front one aspect of the tyrant New God Darkseid's quest for the Anti-Life Equation, which he knew to be contained in the recesses of the human collective unconscious. Edge's role was to use the massive financial and technical resources of GBS to support and direct Intergang in the furtherance of this goal. Intergang planted a powerful explosive device inside a video camera and intended for Daily Planet cub reporter Jimmy Olsen and the Newsboy Legion to deliver it to the Mountain of Judgement with the Whiz Wagon like an unwitting Trojan horse. Clark Kent was simultaneously targeted in a hit-and-run assassination attempt when Morgan Edge felt that Clark's fervent objections to Jimmy's assignment endangered the task laid out for him. After surviving the attempted assassination, Clark caught up to the Whiz Wagon as Superman and disarmed its explosive package prior to the moment of detonation. (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1 #134)

Escape artist Mr. Miracle Thaddeus Brown made a bet with Intergang chief Steel Hand that he couldn't devise an inescapable trap. Years later Miracle needed money for a new tour, and was ready for Steel hand's "Big Trap," but Steel Hand was afraid of losing the bet and losing face, so he wanted Miracle dead. An Intergang sniper killed Miracle, and his friend New God Scott Free dressed in Mr.Miracle's garb and confronted Steel Hand, but Intergang goons knocked him out and tied him to the "Big Trap," a rocket that shot Miracle into space, and then exploded. The new Mr. Miracle easily escaped the trap, defeated Steel hand, and handed him and his Intergang goons over to the police. (Mister Miracle v1 #1)

Sugar-Man assassinated fellow gang member Screamer, who his boss Badger thought was going to turn over evidence to the cops. Crippled Vietnam vet Sergeant Willie Walker witnessed the shooting, and although he could not move or speak Sugar-Man was ready to eliminate him as a witness before the Black Racer intervened and exploded Sugar-Man s gun in his hand. Intergang members tasked by Darkseid were preparing to detonate a bomb that would shut off the city s communication centers, but Orion defeated them. Sugar-Man escaped with the bomb, but with Orion s mother box he lifted the bomb into space, where it exploded harmlessly. Black Racer, now using Walker as a host, claimed Sugar-Man s life. (New Gods v1 #3) Darkseid developed a jammer that kept Mother Boxes from locating the New Gods of Apokolips, and gave the jammer to Intergang to hide and protect. Orion forced Intergang member Snaky Doyle to reveal the location and confronted Country Boy and his Intergang underlings in a seaside hideout. Orion easily handled them and destroyed the jammer. (New Gods v1 #4)

Afterwards, an Intergang scientist was responsible for creating a thinking computer named K.A.R.L. 1 that was based on Mother Box technology. They came to eliminate the scientist responsible for creating it to prevent it from being used against them. However, K.A.R.L. 1 was stolen by members of the 100 where Vince Adams intended to use it to plot the demise of the vigilante Thorn. (Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane v1 #115)

A series of reports by Clark Kent exposed Inter-Gang, and led to the arrests of several high ranking remembers. In retaliation they sent a robot to Clark's apartment to kill him, but Clark changed into Superman and easily dispatched the mechanical menace. Inter-Gang then planned on a way of destroying Superman, and converted the Big Eye, the world's most powerful telescope, into a weapon that channeled energy from orange stars. A later plot by them involved the hijacking of the telescope at the Olympus Observatory with the intention of converting it into a plasma cannon capable of channeling power from distant orange-type stars. Their plot was stopped though by the intervention of Superman. They shot a blast of the energy at Metropolis, and Superman stopped it by smothering it in sand, but he had unwittingly played into their hands. The orange energy would activate in his body if he performed any super-feats in the next few days, igniting him and all of Metropolis. What they did not know was that Superman had lost his powers when not in costume, and decided to retire as Clark Kent. Clark did another investigation into Inter-Gang, and with the help of an informant found their truck, a mobile office. He used an anti-gravity device built for him by his friend Prof. Pepperwinkle to subdue the thugs inside and liberate a bunch of Inter-Gang papers. (Superman v1 #297) Clark Kent's investigation led to Inter-Gang boss Max Danner being brought up for trial with Clark as the star witness. Clark didn't show up for the first day of testimony, but Inter-Gang wanted to make sure he wouldn't be a problem, and sent a hitman to his apartment. Unknown to them Clark had decided to spend the week living only as Superman. The hitman found that Clark wasn't home, but Xviar, Clark's malevolent alien neighbor, was rifling through his apartment, and disintegrated the meddling hitman. (Superman v1 #298)

Intergang members Numbers and Xugat broke out chieftain Carolyn Dole. She thought laying low in the slammer after messing with Superman was a good idea, but they convinced her the time was right to take down the Man of Steel. They d perfected the Mentropy Machine, which could obliterate a person s mind. They demonstrated it on turncoat Curry, who became an FBI informant, and planned to make Superman their next target. Mr. Miracle was tailing Carolyn, and overheard everything, but when they became aware of his presence they activated the Machine and fled on a thought wave. Mr. Miracle tried to warn Superman, but found that the Mentropy Machine s effects prevented him from doing so. He came up with a plan to side-step the Machine s effects, goading Superman into signing up for a highly publicized contest live on TV. They d meet in Nevada, and the first one back to Las Vegas would be the winner, with no other rules for the challenge. They battled with Superman seemingly winning, but when he flew off he found that Miracle had tricked him into flying in the opposite direction as Les Vegas using illusion. He caught up to Miracle who had already destroyed the Mentropy Manchine and apprehended Numbers, Xugat and Dole. He explained his actions to Superman, and that he d gambled that Intergang couldn't resist waiting for him at the finish line. (DC Comics Presents v1 #12)

Post-Crisis

Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Intergang

Clark Kent came to write an expose on Intergang and revealing its activities to the public with the Daily Planet looking to publish the article. Morgan Edge who was connected to the criminal conglomerate came to worry that this would reveal his ties to Intergang and planned to have Kent murdered. (Superman v2 #28)

Intergang sought to expand its operation's where they opened a franchise in Bludhaven and had been keeping a low profile at Metropolis. (Action Comics v1 #771)

When Superman temporarily lost his powers, Intergang was noted to had grown in power in Metropolis. After his return, the Man of Steel made the criminal organization a priority and targeted their operations. (Superman v1 #654)

In an effort to further expand from North America, representatives from Intergang offered money and a woman to Black Adam of Kahndaq. However, after seeing their treatment of the woman, he refused and killed the Intergang members. (52 v1 #3) They hired Giganta to attack La Dama in an effort to eliminate her so that they could take her territory. (Blue Beetle v8 #19) One of their expansions overseas involved paying bribes to a small warlord to clear the way in the region of Zambesi for their operations. (Vixen: Return of the Lion v1 #1)

At some point, Intergang established a presence in Gotham City much to the annoyance of the Penguin who allied himself with Batman to remove their presence in the city. However, Batman himself disappeared in the midst of the crisis involving the Black Glove leading to Cobblepot breaking his ties with Batman for seemingly abandoning him. (Batman and the Outsiders v2 #11) At the Iceberg Lounge, Kirk Langstrom transformed into Man-Bat where he attacked the Intergang people at the location and told them to pass a message to Johnny Stitches namely for them to leave Gotham. In that moment, Vigilante attacked one of the clubs run by the criminal gang and intended to eliminate Stitches himself but was stopped by Spoiler. This was because Spoiler had been watching Intergang in order to find the whereabouts of the now missing Batman. (Batman and the Outsiders v2 #13)

Post-Flashpoint

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Intergang

Overview

In appearance, Intergang was a criminal conglomerate in a wide range of illegal operations from extortion to assassination. (Superman v2 #28)

It was said that Intergang's hired killers never miss at their job. (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1 #133) Within Intergang, they had divisions included Camouflage Squads that used suits that refracted light and used special heat along with sound baffles that rendered them effectively invisible who were virtually undetectable. (Superman v1 #654)

Sigma-Guns were personal weapons given by Apokolips to the criminals among Intergang and it was said that no one could survive a blast from it. (Forever People v1 #1)

A creation of the crime syndicate was a machine called K.A.R.L. 1 that was a thinking computer built from superior technology that made it think better than a human being. It was actually built of the same technology that produced Mother Box though Intergang's version was not as compact. One of their estates was noted to overlook the Metropolis River. (Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane v1 #115)

Members

• Moxie Mannheim : (Adventures of Superman Annual v1 #7)
• Bruno Mannheim :
• Morgan Edge :
• Vincent Edge :
• Max Danner : a male human who as noted for being an Intergang executive where he had been responsible for murder, kidnapping, counterfeiting, extortion and a host of other crimes. (Superman v1 #298)
• Samuel Simeon : a male crime boss who was affiliated with Intergang. (Superman v1 #301)
• Carolyn Dole : a dark haired woman who operated as an Intergang chieftain. (DC Comics Presents v1 #12)
• Professor Killgrave : Thaddeus Killgrave was a short bespectacled scientist who engaged in criminal behaviour. (Superman v2 #19)
• Torcher :
• Machine Gunn :
• Rough House : male member that was sent to make a deal with Black Adam for use of his territory but the Kahndaqian king killed him for his treatment of a woman. (52 v1 #3)
• Noose : male member that was sent to make a deal with Black Adam for use of his territory but the Kahndaqian king killed him for his treatment of a woman. (52 v1 #3)
• Johnny Stitches : a male member that led one of the Intergang branches that moved to take over Gotham when Batman had seemingly died. (Batman and the Outsiders v2 #13)
• Key : a male who once served in the narcotics branch where he used his newly discovered psycho-chemicals to transform his intellect making him incredibly smart and intelligent whereupon he invented himself as a supervillain. (JLA v1 #9)

Notes

• Intergang was created by Jack Kirby where it made its first appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1 #133 (October, 1970).

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

• In Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Intergang appeared in the setting of the live-action television series starting from the episode "Church of Metropolis". Adaptations were made to some of the characters with this leading to Intergang in Metropolis being led by Bill Church Sr. and Bill Church Jr.
• In the DC Animated Universe, Intergang made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting.
  • In Superman: The Animated Series, Intergang made an appearance in the cartoon series where they were run by Bruno Mannheim who became a target of the Toyman after he framed his father's embezzlement. Darkseid would later send Kanto to Earth to serve as his secret emissary where he supplied Intergang with Apokoliptian technology to further his own agenda. Afterwards, Mannheim was seemingly killed in an explosion at a nuclear power plant after being betrayed by Darkseid. Afterwards, it was shown that Intergang was re-organized under the leadership of Granny Goodness.
  • In Justice League Unlimited, Intergang were mentioned in the episode "This Little Piggy". During a stakeout, an impatient Wonder Woman asked Batman what criminal organization would want the Rosetta Stone with Batman replying, "Intergang moves in mysterious ways."
• In Young Justice, they made an appearance in the episode "Disordered" where Bruno Mannheim and Whisper A'Daire were shown as its two leading members. Intergang was shown to had been provided New God technology from Apokolips. Both Mannheim and A'Daire led the robbery of an underground bank vault of its gold leading to a confrontation with Superboy along with the Forever People. During the battle, the Forever People would merge to become Infinity-Man forcing Intergang to escape into a Boom Tube but Whisper A'Daire would be left behind. After probing her mind, Beautiful Dreamer managed to reveal that Desaad was the supplier of Apokoliptian weaponry to Intergang. The Forever People would pursue Intergang to an abandoned warehouse where they were ambushed by Intergang and Desaad. As they attempted to form Infinity-Man, a Father Box was deployed allowing Desaad to control the merged entity until Superboy freed them with the help of the New Genisphere allowing for Intergang to be defeated. In "First Impressions", Intergang members found one of the crashed Reach ships which they intended to salvage for weapons where they recovered several Warbug fighters that they intended to showcase for sale. Their operations were shutdown by the Justice League though several of the Warbugs were taken by Whisper A'Daire for a demonstration at Brooklyn.
• In the Arrowverse, Intergang was referenced in the shared continuity setting:
  • In Supergirl, Intergang was mentioned in the live-action television series in the episode "The Adventures of Supergirl". The Earth Thirty-Eight version was said to be a criminal organization that John Corben had ties with during his mercenary career.
  • In Arrow, Intergang was referenced in the live-action television series where it was first mentioned in he episode "Docket No. 11-19-41-73". The Earth-One version was said to had been a criminal organization that along with Bruno Mannheim was taken down by prosecutor Alexa van Owen thus cementing her reputation for excellence.
  • In Superman & Lois, Intergang appeared in the setting of the live-action television series in the episode "Haywire". They were responsible for attacking a prison transport that was delivering Thaddeus Killgrave to Metropolis Penitentiary whereupon they helped him in his plan to get revenge against Superman.

Films

• In The Death of Superman, Intergang appeared in the setting of the 2018 animated film. They were led by Bruno Mannheim who alongside three of his henchmen acquired powerful exo-suits and sought to kidnap the Metropolis mayor. This brought them into conflict with the police who were unable to stop the criminals until Superman arrived who easily dismantled the armor won by the Intergang members.
• In Catwoman: Hunted, Intergang appeared in the setting of the 2021 anime film. They were a crime syndicate that traded in Apokoliptian and extraterrestrial technology and were based in North America. A senior crime boss heading the gang was Moxie Mannheim who attended a gathering of global crime bosses that aligned with Leviathan.
• In Black Adam, Intergang appeared in the setting of the live-action film. They were referred to as international mercenaries who came to be the latest foreign invaders that occupied the nation of Kahndaq. Its Kahndaq sect was led by the militant Ishmael Gregor who sought to rule the country by claiming Sabbac's demonic power through the Crown of Sabbac.

Video games

• In Superman: Shadow of Apokolips, Intergang was said to had reformed in the game but it was discovered that these were humanoid robots named Inter-Bots that were using Intergang's criminal practices during their operations.
• In DC Universe Online, Intergang appeared in the setting of the MMORPG.

Appearances

• Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1: (1970)
• Forever People v1:
• Superman v2:
• Adventures of Superman v1:
• Batman and the Outsiders v2: (2008)
• Superman v1:
• City Boy v1: (2023)

External Links

• DC Database Entry
• Comicvine Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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