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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

Despero

The villain known as Despero heralds from an alien world called Kalanor, a planet he had conquered and ruled over as a tyrannical despot. Refugees from this planet managed to escape the solar system and made it all the way to Earth where they sought out The Justice League to help free their planet.

Desparo pursued the escapees, following them to earth. His arrival resulted in the first of many confrontation between the villain and The League. Along with the ability to alter his shape, size and strength, Desparo additionally possesses significant psychic powers emanating from his third eye. These powers notwithstanding, The Justice League was initially able to defeat the villain and Planet Kalanor was freed.

Desparo would periodically return to attempt to extract vengeance on The League. Other heroes he has gone up against include Supergirl, Booster Gold, the Justice Society and the Green Lanterns.

Actor Tony Curran portrayed a live action version of Despero in The Flash television series. The villain has also appeared in animated projects, voiced by actors Keith David and Kevin Michael Richardson. The villain debuted in the pages of Justice League of America Vol. 1 #1 (1960).

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

The Top

Roscoe Dillon was a small time hood who loved spinning tops as a child. A metahuman, Dillon possessed an inborn super-speed power. He found that he was able to spin himself around like a human whirlwind. creating a dizzying torrent that induced debilitating vertigo to all in his vicinity. Dillon used this power to become the costumed villain know as 'The Top.' Situated in Keystone City, The Top would have numerous altercations with The Flash (Barry Allen).

Following defeats at the hands of The Flash, The Top fell with the group of villains known as The Rogues. Herein Dillon became romantically involved with fellow Rogue Lisa Snart. Lisa is the younger sister of the Rogues’ leader Captain Cold who has used her great prowess as a figure skater to become an ice-skate-theme villain. Highly protective of his sister, Captain Cold disapproved of her romance with Dillon; which did little to dissuade the headstrong pair.

Later, The Top discovered that his powers were the result of psychic abilities that enabled him various types of telekinesis and telepathy. Unfortunately, this psychic gift was also the result of a malignant brain tumor that was continuing to metastasize and would soon claim his life. Before he succumbed to his illness, Dillon hid a series of bombs all about Keystone City and The Flash needed to team up with the Rogues so to defuse the many bombs.

A new/resurrected iteration of The Top has featured in a number of the DC Comics rebooted continuities. A version of The Top additionally appeared in the live action television series, The Flash, portrayed by actress Ashley Richards. The Top debuted in the pages of The Flash Vol. 1 #122 (1961).

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

Captain Cold

Leonard 'Len' Snart grew up in a highly abusive home where he was routinely beaten by his alcoholic father. Len would often stand up to his father and take these beatings as a part of an effort to protect his younger sister, Lisa. The only respite the youngster knew was time spent with his grandfather who operated a refrigerated ice-cream truck. Len loved the peace and quiet he found in the back of this truck and he gradually came to associate the cold with feeling safe and in control.

Len took to petty crime in his young adulthood, fostering ambitions for wealth and power. A gifted and self-taught engineer, Len developed a device that used cyclotron energies to instantly freeze atmospheric moisture into solid ice. He fashioned the device into a gun and became the super villain known as Captain Cold.

Operating primarily in Central City, Captain Cold would go on to become one of The Flash’s most persistent of foes. Following numerous confrontations with the Scarlett Speedster, Cold helped to form the team of villains known as The Rogues (a consortium of Flash villains who pooled their resources in an effort to defeat their common foe). Other teams that Captain Cold served with include the Secret Society of Super Villains, The Suicide Squad, The Legion of Doom and Injustice Society.

Although a scoundrel through and through, Len maintains a strict and idiosyncratic code of honer. This code entails protecting the poor and defenseless, refusing capers that involve narcotics, and a chivalrous conduct toward women. Cold demands adherence to this personal creed for himself as well as all those he works alongside. It is a matter that has led to a number of occasion where Captain Cold has found himself on the same side of the heroes he usually battles against.

Wentworth Miller portrayed a version of Captain Cold in the television shows The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. While actors Dick Ryal, Lex Lang, Steve Blum, Kevin Michael Richardson and Alan Tudyk have each voiced the villain in various animated projects.

Captain Cold first appeared in the pages of Showcase #8 (1957).

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

The Golden Glider

Lisa Snart grew up in an abusive home. Her father was a violent man who suffered from terrible alcoholism. Lisa’s older brother, Lenny, was highly protective of her and would often provoke their father so to maintain his anger on him and spare Lisa. While this protected Lisa from being abused it also fostered an unhealthy codependence on her brother. Years later, when Lenny became the costumed supervillain known as Captain Cold, Lisa felt compelled to follow his path and she became a villain as well.

Lisa is a gifted ice skater and excelled in the field of competitive figure skating. She competed under the pseudonym of ‘Lisa Star’ and had ambitions to earn a chance to compete in the olympics. Her coach and lover was Roscoe Dillan, an associate of her brother’s as well as the villain known as The Top.

Roscoe passed away from a rare type of brain cancer, yet Lisa blamed his death on The Top’s nemesis, The Flash. Intent on taking revenge, Lisa vowed to take down The Flash. She fashioned a specialized pair of ice skates that allowed her to glide on air and, dressed in a golden costume, dubbed herself ‘The Golden Glider.’ Although she was able to bedevil Scarlett Speedster for a time, Lisa was never able to defeat the hero.

Lenny did what he could to dissuade his sister from a life as a costume criminal, but his words fell on deaf ears. Indeed Lisa began to resent her brother over his efforts to control her life. In a poorly thought through act of defiance, Lisa provided a new villain with a version of her brother’s cold cold, believing he could replace her brother and act as her partner in crime. Calling himself ‘Chillblaine’ this cad used the cold gun on Lisa, killing her instantly. Lenny would later avenge his sister, killing Chillblaine.

In the Nu52 rebooted continuity, Lisa’s death is mysteriously undone and she appears as a metahuman villain who has the ability to become intangible, move at super sonic speeds and control sharp, ribbon-like tendrils that manifest from her hands. This version of the Golden Glider recruits the Rogues to do her bidding but is ultimately defeated by The Flash with the aid of her brother Captain Cold.

Lisa and Lenny later reconciled and joined forces alongside the Rogues to pull off capers and go up against The Flash. The villainous siblings are still at large.

A live-action version of the Golden Glider featured in The Flash television series, portrayed by actress Peyton List. The villainess has additionally appeared in a number of animated projects, voiced by actresses Cathy Ang, Stephanie Hsu and Catherine Taber. The Golden Glider debuted in the pages of The Flash Vol. 1 #250 (1977).

#dc comics #golden glider #the flash #the rogues #the top

365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

The Top

Roscoe Dillon was a small time hood who loved spinning tops as a child. A metahuman, Dillon possessed an inborn super-speed power. He found that he was able to spin himself around like a human whirlwind. creating a dizzying torrent that induced debilitating vertigo to all in his vicinity. Dillon used this power to become the costumed villain know as 'The Top.' Situated in Keystone City, The Top would have numerous altercations with The Flash (Barry Allen).

Following defeats at the hands of The Flash, The Top fell with the group of villains known as The Rogues. Herein Dillon became romantically involved with fellow Rogue Lisa Snart. Lisa is the younger sister of the Rogues’ leader Captain Cold who has used her great prowess as a figure skater to become an ice-skate-theme villain. Highly protective of his sister, Captain Cold disapproved of her romance with Dillon; which did little to dissuade the headstrong pair.

Later, The Top discovered that his powers were the result of psychic abilities that enabled him various types of telekinesis and telepathy. Unfortunately, this psychic gift was also the result of a malignant brain tumor that was continuing to metastasize and would soon claim his life. Before he succumbed to his illness, Dillon hid a series of bombs all about Keystone City and The Flash needed to team up with the Rogues so to defuse the many bombs.

A new/resurrected iteration of The Top has featured in a number of the DC Comics rebooted continuities. A version of The Top additionally appeared in the live action television series, The Flash, portrayed by actress Ashley Richards. The Top debuted in the pages of The Flash Vol. 1 #122 (1961).

#DC Comics #DC Comics Villains #The Flash #The Top #Golden Glider #The Rogues #Captain Cold #cut-outs #paper art

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

Peacemaker

The antihero known as Peacemaker is a skilled soldier who became so obsessed with the concepts of peace and pacifism that he became delusional. His self-enforced commitment to peace led him to turn to the use of force to advance its cause. The root of Smith’s neurosis was his discovery that his father had been a nazi soldier during the Second World War and a guard at a concentration camp. The guilt over his father’s misdeeds was too much for Smith, he felt haunted by it and dedicated himself to his philosophy of peace by any means necessary as an effort to sublimate this overwhelming shame.

He founded the Pax Institute, a foundation whose aim is to topple violent and tyrannical regimes. To fulfill this end, Smith trained himself to near physical perfection, became an accomplished combatant and developed an array of specialized weaponry. He became ‘The Peacemaker’ and the scourge of dictators and warlords the world over.

Smith’s actions ultimately resulted in his being arrested and he was soon thereafter recruited in the secretive governmental agency known as Checkmate. Under directives from Amanda Waller, Smith operated a covert kill-squad hunting down and eliminating terrorist cells. Smith’s team is also used to topple foreign regimes unfavorable to American interests. This leads to a confrontation with the villainous Eclipso where Smith is apparently killed.

Later, having somehow returned to life, Smith encounters Jaimie Reyes shortly after the young man had inherited the powers of the Blue Beetle. He decided to help Reyes learn to use his new powers and the two had a number of adventures together. Some time thereafter, Smith is again recruited by Amanda Waller to act her personal agent within the Suicide Squad.

Actor John Cena portrays Peacemaker in the DC Cinematic Universe; while actors Takehito Koyasu and Seán Patrick Judge have voiced the character in animated projects. The Peacemaker first appeared in the pages of The Fightin’ Five #40 (1966).

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

The Golden Glider

Lisa Snart grew up in an abusive home. Her father was a violent man who suffered from terrible alcoholism. Lisa’s older brother, Lenny, was highly protective of her and would often provoke their father so to maintain his anger on him and spare Lisa. While this protected Lisa from being abused it also fostered an unhealthy codependence on her brother. Years later, when Lenny became the costumed supervillain known as Captain Cold, Lisa felt compelled to follow his path and she became a villain as well.

Lisa is a gifted ice skater and excelled in the field of competitive figure skating. She competed under the pseudonym of ‘Lisa Star’ and had ambitions to earn a chance to compete in the olympics. Her coach and lover was Roscoe Dillan, an associate of her brother’s as well as the villain known as The Top.

Roscoe passed away from a rare type of brain cancer, yet Lisa blamed his death on The Top’s nemesis, The Flash. Intent on taking revenge, Lisa vowed to take down The Flash. She fashioned a specialized pair of ice skates that allowed her to glide on air and, dressed in a golden costume, dubbed herself ‘The Golden Glider.’ Although she was able to bedevil Scarlett Speedster for a time, Lisa was never able to defeat the hero.

Lenny did what he could to dissuade his sister from a life as a costume criminal, but his words fell on deaf ears. Indeed Lisa began to resent her brother over his efforts to control her life. In a poorly thought through act of defiance, Lisa provided a new villain with a version of her brother’s cold cold, believing he could replace her brother and act as her partner in crime. Calling himself ‘Chillblaine’ this cad used the cold gun on Lisa, killing her instantly. Lenny would later avenge his sister, killing Chillblaine.

In the Nu52 rebooted continuity, Lisa’s death is mysteriously undone and she appears as a metahuman villain who has the ability to become intangible, move at super sonic speeds and control sharp, ribbon-like tendrils that manifest from her hands. This version of the Golden Glider recruits the Rogues to do her bidding but is ultimately defeated by The Flash with the aid of her brother Captain Cold.

Lisa and Lenny later reconciled and joined forces alongside the Rogues to pull off capers and go up against The Flash. The villainous siblings are still at large.

A live-action version of the Golden Glider featured in The Flash television series, portrayed by actress Peyton List. The villainess has additionally appeared in a number of animated projects, voiced by actresses Cathy Ang, Stephanie Hsu and Catherine Taber. The Golden Glider debuted in the pages of The Flash Vol. 1 #250 (1977).

#DC Comics #Golden Glider #The Flash #The Rogues #The Top #cut-outs #paper art

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

March 15th - Blackhawk

The World War II hero known as Blackhawk has a mysterious past. In the most prominent telling, he was an ace pilot of the Polish Air Force whose squadron took on invading German aircraft despite being outnumbered by an overwhelming margin. He was the sole survivor and was forced to crash land after he shot down nearly a dozen enemy targets.

Now known simply as ‘Blackhawk’ he returned shortly thereafter as the leader of an elite squadron composed of pilots from a variety of the Allied nations. His ‘Blackhawk Squadron’ became a scourge of the Axis Powers, running successful missions all over the world. Blackhawk himself was a tough but inspiring leader who demonstrated a prowess as a fighter pilots that bordered on the supernatural. As the war progressed, Blackhawk and his squadron were tasked with more important (and bizarre) missions. Headquartered on the remote Blackhawk Island somewhere in The Atlantic, the squad had countless adventures and their bravery and skill proved invaluable to the Allied war effort.

The squadron did not have to adhere to standard air force regulations. They flew experimental planes and women and pilots of different racial backgrounds were allowed to serve side by side with the enlisted airmen. The Blackhawks continued on after the war as a peacekeeping and anti-espionage outfit. Blackhawk and his team continued to fight off all manner of threats. What ultimately became of Blackhawk himself remains unreleased, but his name and mission continues on in the form of the heroine Zinda Blake (also known as ‘Lady Blackhawk’) who has served with an updated iteration of The Blackhawks as well as with The Birds of Prey.

Actor Kirk Alyn portrayed Blackhawk in the 1952 movie serial. Blackhawk and his squadron first appeared in the pages of Military Comics #1 (1941).

#DC Comics #Blackhawk #Lady Blackhawk #cut-outs #paper art #DC Comics Heroes

365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

Peacemaker

The antihero known as Peacemaker is a skilled soldier who became so obsessed with the concepts of peace and pacifism that he became delusional. His self-enforced commitment to peace led him to turn to the use of force to advance its cause. The root of Smith’s neurosis was his discovery that his father had been a nazi soldier during the Second World War and a guard at a concentration camp. The guilt over his father’s misdeeds was too much for Smith, he felt haunted by it and dedicated himself to his philosophy of peace by any means necessary as an effort to sublimate this overwhelming shame.

He founded the Pax Institute, a foundation whose aim is to topple violent and tyrannical regimes. To fulfill this end, Smith trained himself to near physical perfection, became an accomplished combatant and developed an array of specialized weaponry. He became ‘The Peacemaker’ and the scourge of dictators and warlords the world over.

Smith’s actions ultimately resulted in his being arrested and he was soon thereafter recruited in the secretive governmental agency known as Checkmate. Under directives from Amanda Waller, Smith operated a covert kill-squad hunting down and eliminating terrorist cells. Smith’s team is also used to topple foreign regimes unfavorable to American interests. This leads to a confrontation with the villainous Eclipso where Smith is apparently killed.

Later, having somehow returned to life, Smith encounters Jaimie Reyes shortly after the young man had inherited the powers of the Blue Beetle. He decided to help Reyes learn to use his new powers and the two had a number of adventures together. Some time thereafter, Smith is again recruited by Amanda Waller to act her personal agent within the Suicide Squad.

Actor John Cena portrays Peacemaker in the DC Cinematic Universe; while actors Takehito Koyasu and Seán Patrick Judge have voiced the character in animated projects. The Peacemaker first appeared in the pages of The Fightin’ Five #40 (1966).

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

The Teen Lantern

Keli Quintela had been an adolescent growing up in La Paz, Bolivia. One day she and a friend witnessed an alien battling a biker gang at a junkyard on the outskirts of town. The pair ran away but Keli returned later to investigate. Among the ruins she found the Green Lantern known as Iorl dying from wounds sustained in the fight. Keli tried to help the alien but it was too late. With his dying breath, Iorl offered young Keli the specialized gauntlet he used in place of a power ring.

Keli took the gauntlet home. Being something of a technological genius, she was able to reverse engineer the gauntlet and used it to access the Green Lantern Power Battery on the planet Oa. Reprograming the device and fashioning it to fit on her hand, Keli now possessed the ability to generate green constructs out of hard light.

She traveled to Metropolis with the intention of becoming a superhero, calling herself ‘The Teen Lantern.’ She quickly found herself embroiled in a conflict with invaders from GemWorld following the commands of the evil Lord Opal. The teen Lantern ended up joining forces with Robin (Tim Drake), Kid Flash (Bart Allen), Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsnark), Jinny Hex and Princess Amethyst; together forming a new iteration of Young Justice. Lord Opal was eventually defeated and this new Young Justice decided to stick together as a team.

The Guardians of The Universe eventually became aware that an outsider had essentially ‘hacked’ the Power Battery and they sent the Green Lanterns John Stewart and Simon Baz to investigate. The two finally caught up with Teen Lantern and the young genius leapt at the opportunity to travel to the alien world of Oa to explain herself.

Her adventure to Oa and meeting with the Guardians ultimately resulted in her being bestowed an actual power ring. The Teen Lantern first appeared in the pages of Young Justice Vol 3 #1 (2019).

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

March 15th - Blackhawk

The World War II hero known as Blackhawk has a mysterious past. In the most prominent telling, he was an ace pilot of the Polish Air Force whose squadron took on invading German aircraft despite being outnumbered by an overwhelming margin. He was the sole survivor and was forced to crash land after he shot down nearly a dozen enemy targets.

Now known simply as ‘Blackhawk’ he returned shortly thereafter as the leader of an elite squadron composed of pilots from a variety of the Allied nations. His ‘Blackhawk Squadron’ became a scourge of the Axis Powers, running successful missions all over the world. Blackhawk himself was a tough but inspiring leader who demonstrated a prowess as a fighter pilots that bordered on the supernatural. As the war progressed, Blackhawk and his squadron were tasked with more important (and bizarre) missions. Headquartered on the remote Blackhawk Island somewhere in The Atlantic, the squad had countless adventures and their bravery and skill proved invaluable to the Allied war effort.

The squadron did not have to adhere to standard air force regulations. They flew experimental planes and women and pilots of different racial backgrounds were allowed to serve side by side with the enlisted airmen. The Blackhawks continued on after the war as a peacekeeping and anti-espionage outfit. Blackhawk and his team continued to fight off all manner of threats. What ultimately became of Blackhawk himself remains unreleased, but his name and mission continues on in the form of the heroine Zinda Blake (also known as ‘Lady Blackhawk’) who has served with an updated iteration of The Blackhawks as well as with The Birds of Prey.

Actor Kirk Alyn portrayed Blackhawk in the 1952 movie serial. Blackhawk and his squadron first appeared in the pages of Military Comics #1 (1941).

#DC Comics #DC Comics Heroes #Blackhawk #Lady Blackhawk #cut-outs #paper art

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

Doctor Manhattan

Following a bizarre laboratory accident, atomic physicist Jon Osterman gains the ability to observe and manipulate matter at the subatomic level. The United States government dubs him ‘Doctor Manhattan’ due to his enormous destructive potential. He originally uses his powers to act as a superhero yet ultimately finds the matter trivial.

As Manhattan further explores the upper limits of his powers, he becomes increasingly detached from others and disaffected toward his understanding of the human experience. The world is on the brink of nuclear annihilation, yet Manhattan has become ambivalent over using his near-omnipotent abilities to save humanity from itself.

The megalomaniacal Ozymandias has covertly acted to compound Manhattan’s sense of alienation, all in an effort to drive the former hero from earth. He needs Manhattan out of the way in order to execute an enormous hoax that he believes will save the world. Ozymandias plans a massive psychic attack concurrent with the teleportation of a giant facsimile of an alien invader. Millions would be killed, yet it would cause the world governments to put aside their differences and come together so to defend against the superordinate threat of an alien invasion.

Dr. Manhattan’s former lover, Laurie Juspeczyk, is able to convince him not to turn his back on mankind. Yet his choice comes too late and Ozymandias succeeds in his plan. It appears that Ozymandias’ ruse will work and Manhattan chooses not to intervene; he even kills his one time colleague Rorschach so to prevent him from telling the world of Ozymandias’ crime. Manhattan then departs Earth so to explore the broader universe and see what else might be out there.

There are two continuations of Dr. Manhattan’s story. In one he returns to earth and falls in love with a woman named Angela Abar, suppressing his powers so that the two might have a life together. In another, Manhattan discovers the multiverse and is drawn to the primary DC Comics continuity. Here he meets Superman and is ultimately able to regain his belief in the goodness of humanity.

Actors Billy Crudup Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Darrell Snedeger, Zak Rothera-Oxley and Greg Plit have portrayed live-action versions of Doctor Manhattan; while actors Tom Stechschulte and Michael Cerveris have voiced the character in animated projects. The ambivalent hero first appeared in the pages of Watchmen #1 (1986).

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Eh it's better she got a ring. I may not be big letting her in the Corps considering she's too young, but having essentially "bootleg GL equipment" is both dumb & a very dangerous option.

Hell Hal used Krona's bootleg gauntlet when he was on the lamb and it nearly turned him into pure willpower, & it grew a mind of it's own at one point. Or when the UP tried to make one "All Lantern" that nearly destroyed the Universe because it was causing an imbalance and started making other Lanterns (The Sorrow).

So if Hal can’t do it no one can? Bah..

All deference to the Hal Jordan fans out there, but for me he’s one of the least interesting of the GLs. I’m hoping the Lanterns tv show proves a hit and folks get accustomed to Hal playing a more supporting, mentorship role.

right now Jess Cruz and Jo Mullen are the Lanterns I’m interested in.

But that’s just one fan’s opinion.

#green lantern

Keli had a rough time joining the Corps. Being brought during the slump time of the Green Lantern books (that whole stupid United Planets being transparently bad despite the gas that "this was a good thing") where the Corp blew up & she got put into a coma for awhile until finally reawakening and given a ring proper.

Still have reservations in giving a child a GL ring but whatever she's at least became buddies with John Stewart's Sister nowadays.

Thanks for the 4-1-1

I dig Keli and find her to be a fun character. Had it been up to me I think I would have kept her as someone who had built devices that allowed her to utilize the Green Lantern energies, but not necessarily an official member of the corps. Only in that it offers something unique about her. There are so many human Green Lanterns that many often get lost in the shuffle.

#Green Lantern #Kid Lantern #ask docgold13 a question

365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

The Teen Lantern

Keli Quintela had been an adolescent growing up in La Paz, Bolivia. One day she and a friend witnessed an alien battling a biker gang at a junkyard on the outskirts of town. The pair ran away but Keli returned later to investigate. Among the ruins she found the Green Lantern known as Iorl dying from wounds sustained in the fight. Keli tried to help the alien but it was too late. With his dying breath, Iorl offered young Keli the specialized gauntlet he used in place of a power ring.

Keli took the gauntlet home. Being something of a technological genius, she was able to reverse engineer the gauntlet and used it to access the Green Lantern Power Battery on the planet Oa. Reprograming the device and fashioning it to fit on her hand, Keli now possessed the ability to generate green constructs out of hard light.

She traveled to Metropolis with the intention of becoming a superhero, calling herself ‘The Teen Lantern.’ She quickly found herself embroiled in a conflict with invaders from GemWorld following the commands of the evil Lord Opal. The teen Lantern ended up joining forces with Robin (Tim Drake), Kid Flash (Bart Allen), Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsnark), Jinny Hex and Princess Amethyst; together forming a new iteration of Young Justice. Lord Opal was eventually defeated and this new Young Justice decided to stick together as a team.

The Guardians of The Universe eventually became aware that an outsider had essentially ‘hacked’ the Power Battery and they sent the Green Lanterns John Stewart and Simon Baz to investigate. The two finally caught up with Teen Lantern and the young genius leapt at the opportunity to travel to the alien world of Oa to explain herself.

Her adventure to Oa and meeting with the Guardians ultimately resulted in her being bestowed an actual power ring. The Teen Lantern first appeared in the pages of Young Justice Vol 3 #1 (2019).

#DC Comics #DC Comics Heroes #Teen Lantern #Young Justice #Green Lantern #cut-outs #paper art

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365 DC Comics Heroes & Villains Paper Cut-Outs

Blockbuster

Mark Desmond had been a gifted chemist who harbored a crippling sense of inferiority over his small statue and lack of psychical strength. This led him to compulsive research bio-chemical means of enhancing his size musculature.

Desmond experimented on himself with a specialized steroid that succeeded in transforming him into a musclebound behemoth. An unexpected side-effect was that the process caused his intellect to significantly diminish. He had finally obtained the size and power he sought, but it came at the cost of his intelligence and he was rendered a hulking dolt, prone to angry outbursts and easily manipulated.

Mark was taken advantage of by his scheming brother, Roland, who coaxed him to use his great strength to commit crimes. This resulted in multiple confrontation with Batman and Robin. Robin referred to the hulking villain as a ‘real blockbuster’ and from there on out the foe was known simply by that name.

Sometime later, Blockbuster was recruited into Task Force X and served as a member of The Suicide Squad. Thereafter, Roland Desmond discovered he was dying of an unspecified progressive illness. Desperate too save his life, Roland subjected himself to he same steroidal compound that transformed his brother into a mindless behemoth. The process cured Rolland of his illness, but likewise left him witless and gullible. He was later approached by the demonic Neron who offers to return Rolland his intellect whilst maintain his physical enhancement in exchange for his soul. Rolland accepted the bargain and became a true menace, as psychical strong as he was shrewd and calculating.

As the new Blockbuster, Roland used his strength and savvy to take over the criminal underground of Blüdhaven and engaged in multiple conflicts with Nightwing. Blockbuster appeared to perish at the hands of the villain known as Heartless. This is not the first time Blockbuster has been assumed dead and it is like the villain will return hint he future to once more bedevil Blüdhaven.

Blockbuster has featured in a animated projects, voiced by actors Dee Bradley Baker, Kevin Michael Richardson, James Arnold Taylor, René Auberjonois, Marcelo Tubert and Fred Tatasciore. The first iterations of the villain debuted in the pages of Detective Comics #345 (1965); whereas the second first appeared in Starman #9 (1989).

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