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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.

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

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Encyclopedic overview

29 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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