Bizarro
Sign in to saveBizarro () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in Superboy #68 (1958). Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books (1956 – c. 1970), the character has often been portrayed as an antagonist to Superman, though on occasion he also takes on an antihero role.
Key facts
- Comics character.powers
- Superhuman strength, stamina, endurance, speed, recovery, and hearing Invulnerability Flight Omnireplication Reverse versions of Superman's powers: Kryptonite empowerment Ice, x-ray, telescopic, and microscopic vision Fire and vacuum breath
- Comics character.cat
- super
- Comics character.subcat
- DC Comics
- Comics character.hero
- y
- Comics character.sortkey
- Bizarro
- Comics character.character_name
- Bizarro
- Comics character.image
- Bizarro.png
- Comics character.converted
- y
- Comics character.caption
- Bizarro as depicted on the cover of Superman #13 (April 2024).Art by Jim Lee.
- Comics character.publisher
- DC Comics
- Comics character.debut
- Superboy #68(October 1958)
- Comics character.creators
- (based upon Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster)
- Comics character.alter_ego
- El-Kal (Krypton identity) Kent Clark (civilian identity)
- Comics character.homeworld
- Bizarro World
- Comics character.species
- Kryptonian Clone
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Based on
- Superman
- Creator
- George Papp
- Performer
- Travis Willingham
- Official website
- www.dccomics.com/characters/bizarro
- Image
- Comikaze 2014 - Bizarro (15556272718).jpg
Show 8 more facts
- name in native language
- Bizarro
- subject has role
- player character
- member of
- Injustice League
- unmarried partner
- Lana Lang
- from narrative universe
- DC Universe
- enemy
- Superman
- character type
- supervillain
- official forum URL
- toonopedia.com/bizarro1.htm
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Encyclopedic overview
29 sectionsContents
- Publication history
- Fictional character biography
- Pre-''Crisis'' Bizarro
- General Zod's Bizarro Army
- Bizarro-Superboy
- Bizarro #1
- Post-''Crisis'' Bizarro
- Project Changeling
- Bizarro II
- Match
- Project Cadmus/S-01
- Dabney Donovan's Bizarro
- Joker's Bizarro/Bizarro #1
- ''The New 52''
- Subject A-0
- Subject B-0
- ''DC Rebirth''
- Powers and abilities
- Other versions
- In other media
- Television
- Live-action
- Animation
- Film
- Video games
- Miscellaneous
- See also
- References
- External links
Bizarro () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in Superboy #68 (1958). Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books (1956 – c. 1970), the character has often been portrayed as an antagonist to Superman, though on occasion he also takes on an antihero role.
In addition to appearing in the company's publications, he has also appeared in adapted media and tie-in products, such as animated and live-action television series, trading cards, toys, and video games.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bizarro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.