Council (DC)

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The Council is an organization that features in DC.

History

The Council was an organization of the worlds top minds that banded together near the end of World War II. Following the creation of the atom bomb, this group came to believe that mankind would eradicate themselves and the world. To prevent such a fate, they dedicated their skills and advanced knowledge to prevent such a future. The Council's goal was to save the human race from itself in light of dangers such as pollution, over-population and territorial strife. They were responsible for taking the deceased remains of noted agent Paul Kirk where over a 25 year period they developed the means to restore him to life. The Council trained him to peak capability where they created an elite force of clones from his genetic material for their operations. (Detective Comics v1 #439)

Overview

When possible, they tried to achieve their goals through non-violent means such as manipulating events fro behind the scenes. However, should such options fail, they used more direct means by using their special branch. Its enforcement branch consisted of clones of Paul Kirk that were grown the cells of his body to make the perfect fighting force. (Detective Comics v1 #439)

It consisted of the best minds of an era. Their advanced knowledge allowed them to access science such as cryogenics, genetic surgery and implanting knowledge through the use of memory tapes. (Detective Comics v1 #439)

Members

• Anatol Mykros : a male doctor who was saved from the Nazis in 1945 by Paul Kirk. (Detective Comics v1 #439)
• Asano Nitobe : male combat instructor that was a legendary martial artists ninjutsu master who was believed killed at the bombing of Nagasaki but was taken by the Council who tasked him with training Paul Kirk to become a superior combatant so that his talents could be passed on to his clones. (Detective Comics v1 #439)
• Damon Nostrand : a male Interpol official that was secretly an agent of the Council. (Detective Comics v1 #439)

Notes

• The Council was created by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson where they made their first appearance in Detective Comics v1 #439 (March, 1974).

In other media

Television

Manhunter clones from Beware the Batman.

• In Beware the Batman, the organization made an appearance in the episode "Unique". Its membership included Dr. Anatol Mykros and Dr. Spangle who operated secretly in the shadows. They took in an interest in government agent Paul Kirk who operated as the masked operative known as Manhunter. Manhunter would be badly injured on a mission where he was taken by the Council who intended to use him as their agent. His body was studied where inorganic clones were made of him that replicated his talents and skill set with a subdermal implant that made them subservient to the Council. These clones were made as part of their plan to take control of the world. Upon learning of this, Dr. Spangler decided to rebel against the organization where he freed the original Manhunter and equipped him with a toxin launcher that disintegrated the clones leading to Kirk embarking on his quest to stopping the secret society. To stop him, Dr. Anatol Mykros decided to target Manhunters now grown up daughter, Dr. Eva Kirk in Gotham City. Dr. Spangler attempted to warn her but was left comatose by the Manhunters but not before attracting the attention of Batman. Batman, Alfred Pennysworth and Katana would aid Manhunter in defeating the clones along with apprehending Dr. Myrkos who had arrived in Gotham to recapture Paul Kirk. With his capture, the Council was weakened but had gone into hiding with Manhunter seeking the out in order to eliminate his remaining clones.

Appearances

• Adventure Comics:
• Detective Comics:

External Links

• DC Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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