Who's Who in the Superman Comics
The Legion of Super-Villains
The Legion of Super-Villains is essentially an evil counterpart of the 30th Century team known throughout the cosmos as The Legion of Super-Heroes. As the story goes, it was initially organized by a man named Tarik the Mute. Once an honorable citizen, he lost his vocal chords when he was accidentally shot by a police blaster beam. Feeling wronged by society, Tarik the Mute formed a sort-of crime academy. Out of this union was born the Legion of Super-Villains, which includes a number of super criminals, all dedicated to the destruction of the Legion of Super-Heroes!Concurrently, there exists a trio of villains - Lightning Lord, Cosmic King, and Saturn Queen. They are adult, rogue versions of the teenage Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, and Saturn Girl - the original members of the Legion. This particular trio has repeatedly battled not only the good Legion, but also Superman himself! Early on in the so-called Silver Age, Lightning Lord, Cosmic King, and Saturn Queen were established members of Superman's Rogues Gallery. They have managed to plague him in more recent times as well, and remain a deadly threat to mankind, originating in the far future.
First Appearance: Adventure Comics #372
Source: Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Volume XIII (issue #13)
Who's Who in the Superman Comics
Introduction
This is a listing of many of the notable characters and a few places that have appeared in the Superman comics from the 1986 revamp up until around 2008.NOTE: A new, and more current version of the Who's Who is currently being worked on and can be accessed by clicking here.
Although Superman often appears in other DC Comics, this text's information is limited mainly to what has occurred in the regular Superman comics.
Many thanks to Scotty V, Derrick Lyle Coleman, Dean Vanek, Genevieve Clemens and Benjamin Grose who all helped out at one time or another with writing and updating these Who's Who descriptions.
The listings are displayed as follows:
- Surname, Firstname - Text describing the character, place, object, etc...
- SUP = Superman
- MOS = Man of Steel
- AOS = Adventures of Superman
- ACT = Action Comics
- MOT = Man of Tomorrow
First Appearance refers to the issue since 1986 unless otherwise noted.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
A |
- Alpha Centurion
- Amazo
- Ambush Bug
- Anomaly
- Apokolips
- Aquaman
- Arclight
- Dirk Armstrong
- Ashbury Armstrong
- Atom, The
- Atomic Skull
- Auctioneer
B |
- Barrage
- Batman
- Batman Family
- Baud
- Frank Berkowitz
- Bibbo Bibbowski
- Big Barda
- Big Belly Burgers
- Bizarro
- Black Lightning
- Manchester Black
- Blackrock
- Blaze
- Bloodsport
- Bloodthirst
- Brainiac
C |
- Cabinet (President Luthor's Cabinet)
- Cadmus Project
- CAELOSS
- Captain Atom
- Carapax
- Catwoman
- Cave Carson
- Central City
- Cerberus
- Ceritak (Scorn)
- Circe
- Circle, The
- Clan MacHinery, The
- Cleric
- Composite Superman/Batman Rocket Ship
- Conduit
- Creeper, The
- Crime Syndicate
- Cyborg
D |
- Simone D'Neige
- Daily Planet
- Daily Star
- Darkseid
- Deathtrap
- Contessa Erica Alexandra Del Portenza
- Dominus
- Doomsday
E |
F |
- Ferro
- Flamebird (Nightwing and Flamebird)
- Flash
- Fortress of Solitude
- Jeb Friedman
- Funky Flashman
- Futuresmiths
G |
- Galaxy Communications
- Gangbuster
- The General
- Giganta
- Gog
- Gotham City
- Cat Grant
- Green Lantern
- Green Lantern - John Stewart
- Casey Griggs
H |
- Professor Emil Hamilton
- Hector Hammond
- Happy Harbor
- Hawkman and Hawkgirl
- Talia Head
- Hellgrammite
- William James Henderson
- Hope and Mercy
- Huntress
- Hyathis
I |
J |
- Jackal
- Barbara Johnson
- J'onn J'onzz
- Jor-el
- Joker
- Justice Legion A
- Justice League of America (JLA)
- Justice Society of America (JSA)
K |
- Kal-el
- Kalibak
- Kandor
- Kara (from Superman vs Aliens saga)
- Kara Zor-El
- Jonathan Kent
- Clark Joseph Kent
- Martha Kent
- Chris Kent
- Kents
- Keystone City
- Khyrana
- Thaddeus Killgrave
- Kismet
- Krypto
- Krypton
- Kryptonite
- Kryptonite Man
L |
- La Encantadora
- Lois Lane
- Lucy Lane
- Sam Lane
- Lana Lang
- Lara
- Legion of Super Heroes
- Legion of Super Villains
- Lt. Lupe Teresa Leocadio-Escudero
- Father Daniel Leone
- Lobo
- Maxwell Lord
- Lori Lemaris
- LexCom
- LexCorp Towers
- Loophole
- Lena Luthor
- Lex Luthor
- Alexander Luthor
M |
- Magog
- Mainframe
- Mr. Majestic
- Mammoth
- Manchester Black
- Bruno Mannheim
- Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)
- Massacre
- Master Jailer
- Maxima
- Meta-gene
- Metal Men
- Metallo
- Metropolis
- Metropolis Generals
- Metropolis Mammoths
- Metropolis Meteors
- Metropolis Metros
- Metropolis Monarchs
- Metropolis Union Station
- Mercy (Hope and Mercy)
- Mister Miracle
- Misa
- Mongal
- Mongul
- Tom Moyers
- Mxyzptlk
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
- Lord Satanus
- Vandal Savage
- Saviour
- Maggie Sawyer
- Scorn
- Secret Society of Super-Villains
- Shadowdragon
- Silver Banshee
- SKULL
- Skyhook
- Solaris
- Solomon Grundy
- Special Crimes Unit
- STAR Labs
- Starbreaker
- Starro
- Steel
- Steelworks
- Franklin Stern
- Strange Visitor
- Captain Strong
- Stryker's Island
- Suicide Squad
- Sullivan County
- Superboy
- Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
- Supergirl (Matrix)
- Supergirl - The Legend of Supergirl
- Superman
- Superman (of Earth-2)
- Superman (Golden Age)
- Superman (Silver Age)
- Superman Family
- Superman Revenge Squad
- Superman Robots
- Superman Supremacy Squad
- Supermen of America
T |
U |
W |
Z |