Deadman (DC)
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
'''Boston Brand''' | '''Boston Brand''' | ||
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| + | So he could search for his murderer and obtain justice, the Hindu goddess, Rama Kushna, gave his spirit the power to possess any living being. While he was searching for his killer, he felt obliged to help others. He used his power to alter circumstances that benefited the innocent and corrected any wrongdoing. (Strange Adventures v1 #205) | ||
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| + | Some time later, Deadman was hypnotized and forced to attack Batman. Deadman started possessing people and attacking Batman with their bodies. After releasing Deadman from the hypnosis, Batman learned that the responsible behind it was Sensei, who planned on destroying Nanda Parbat. Batman and Deadman went there and defeated the Sensei, and Deadman learned that he could become physical in Nanda Parbat. (The Brave and the Bold v1 #86) | ||
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| + | Some time later, Deadman teamed-up with the Dark Knight again in order to dismantle a criminal operation that provided criminals new identities to prevent being captured. During the mission, Deadman fell in love with the leader of the criminal organization and he had to kill her to save Batman's life. (The Brave and the Bold v1 #104) | ||
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| + | Deadman also assisted Batman on the capture of the Boomerang Killer, but afterwards, Deadman took possession of the body of Thomas Wayne, Jr., who was Batman's lost brother. (World's Finest v1 #223) Deadman used Thomas body to become a professional circus performer as he was while he was alive, but he was eventually forced to leave Thomas' body in order to help Batman and Superman capture a gang of smugglers. It was then that Thomas sacrificed himself to save Batman's life, leaving Deadman without a body to inhabit once again. (World's Finest v1 #227) | ||
===Post-Flashpoint=== | ===Post-Flashpoint=== | ||
Revision as of 08:23, 27 December 2022
Deadman is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Boston Brand
So he could search for his murderer and obtain justice, the Hindu goddess, Rama Kushna, gave his spirit the power to possess any living being. While he was searching for his killer, he felt obliged to help others. He used his power to alter circumstances that benefited the innocent and corrected any wrongdoing. (Strange Adventures v1 #205)
Some time later, Deadman was hypnotized and forced to attack Batman. Deadman started possessing people and attacking Batman with their bodies. After releasing Deadman from the hypnosis, Batman learned that the responsible behind it was Sensei, who planned on destroying Nanda Parbat. Batman and Deadman went there and defeated the Sensei, and Deadman learned that he could become physical in Nanda Parbat. (The Brave and the Bold v1 #86)
Some time later, Deadman teamed-up with the Dark Knight again in order to dismantle a criminal operation that provided criminals new identities to prevent being captured. During the mission, Deadman fell in love with the leader of the criminal organization and he had to kill her to save Batman's life. (The Brave and the Bold v1 #104)
Deadman also assisted Batman on the capture of the Boomerang Killer, but afterwards, Deadman took possession of the body of Thomas Wayne, Jr., who was Batman's lost brother. (World's Finest v1 #223) Deadman used Thomas body to become a professional circus performer as he was while he was alive, but he was eventually forced to leave Thomas' body in order to help Batman and Superman capture a gang of smugglers. It was then that Thomas sacrificed himself to save Batman's life, leaving Deadman without a body to inhabit once again. (World's Finest v1 #227)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Brand had said that he was never good in math and had spent most of high school in remedial math. (Reign in Hell v1 #4)
Powers and abilities
At one point, he came to be part of a makeshift Seven Soldiers of Victory that he formed to help the Justice League. (Silver Age: Showcase v1 #1)
Notes
- Deadman was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino where he made his first appearance in Strange Adventures v1 #205 (October, 1967).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Justice League Unlimited, Deadman appeared in the setting of the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe where he was voiced by actor Raphael Sbarge.
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Deadman appeared in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Michael Rosenbaum.
Films
- In Justice League Dark, Deadman appeared in the setting of the animated film where he was voiced by actor Nicholas Turturro.
Video games
Appearances
- Strange Adventures v1: (1967)
- Brightest Day v1:
- Justice League Dark v1:
- Trinity v2:
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