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==B'wana Beast== {{main|B'wana Beast}}
==Baby Boom== '''Baby Boom''' was among the children who were experimented on by Doctor Love while they were still in their mother's womb, causing her to develop the ability to generate accelerate matter and generate explosions with her mind. She becomes a member of Helix and an enemy of Infinity, Inc.<ref>''Infinity Inc.'' #17</ref>
==Baby Wildebeest== {{main|Baby Wildebeest}}
==Bad Samaritan== The '''Bad Samaritan''' (alias '''Zviad Baazovi''') is an enemy of the Outsiders who first appeared in ''The Outsiders'' #3 (January 1986). He is a former Soviet spymaster and eventually becomes the second White Queen's Bishop of Checkmate.<ref>''Checkmate'' (vol. 2) #22-24</ref> After the fall of the Soviet Union, Baazovi is loyal to his native country of Georgia and shows a great deal of distrust for Russia. While working with a Russian White Queen and White Queen's Knight, Baazovi has shown to be cooperative despite their different political ideologies.
===Bad Samaritan in other media=== * The Bad Samaritan appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name="Scribblenauts">{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref> * Zviad Baazovi appears in ''Young Justice'', voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zviad Baazovi Voice - ''Young Justice'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Zviad-Baazovi/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is a psychic metahuman, a member of the Light, and Markovia's ambassador at the United Nations.
==Lashawn Baez== {{main|Peek-a-Boo (comics)}}
==Bag O' Bones== {{main|Ned Creegan}}
==Buddy Baker== {{main|Animal Man}}
==Jacob Baker== {{main|Zebra-Man}}
==Anica Balcescu== {{main|Crime Doctor (comics)#Anica Balcescu}}
==Grace Balin== {{main|Orca (DC Comics)}}
==Sebastian Ballesteros== {{main|Cheetah (character)#Sebastian Ballesteros}}
==Ballistic== {{main|Ballistic (DC Comics)}}
==Balloon Man== {{expand section|date=June 2025}} '''Balloon Man''' is a size-shifting supervillain of indeterminate origin who fought the Metal Men.<ref>''Metal Men'' #24 (March 1967)</ref>
===Balloon Man in other media=== * An unrelated version of Balloon Man appears in the ''Gotham'' episode "The Balloonman", portrayed by Dan Bakkedahl. This version is a social worker named '''Davis Lamond''' who secretly uses weather balloons to target corrupt people. * Balloon Man appears in ''Teen Titans Go! to the Movies'', voiced by Greg Davies.
==Bane== {{main|Bane (DC Comics)}}
==Brenda Banks== {{main|Lady Luck (comics)}}
==Brek Bannin== {{main|Polar Boy}}
==Jason Bard== {{main|Jason Bard}}
==Bobby Barnes== {{main|Wonder Boy (character)}}
==Baron Bedlam== {{main|Baron Bedlam}}
==Baron Blitzkrieg== {{main|Baron Blitzkrieg}}
==Jim Barr== {{main|Bulletman}}
==Barrage== '''Barrage''' ('''Phillip Karnowski''') is a criminal who originally fought Maggie Sawyer and lost his right arm in the process. While incarcerated at Stryker's Island, he builds high-tech armor and a prosthetic arm. Using his technology, Karnowski attacks the Metropolis Police Department's Special Victims Unit to get revenge on Sawyer before being defeated by Superman.<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) Annual #2</ref>
Barrage later escapes and joins Morgan Edge's Superman Revenge Squad.<ref>''The Adventures of Superman'' #543</ref>
===Barrage in other media=== * Phillip Karnowski appears in the ''Supergirl'' episode "The Darkest Place", portrayed by Victor Zinck Jr.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Robert |date=November 22, 2016 |title=''Supergirl'' Recap: Cyborg Superman Has Kara's Blood on His Hands ... Literally |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/supergirl-recap-cyborg-superman-has-karas-blood-on-his-hands-literally-124025081.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123063146/https://in.news.yahoo.com/supergirl-recap-cyborg-superman-has-karas-blood-on-his-hands-literally-124025081.html |archive-date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=September 16, 2018 |website=Yahoo TV}}</ref> This version is a former Navy SEAL who became a vigilante after his wife Julie was murdered. He frames Guardian for the attacks, but is defeated by him and arrested by the National City Police Department. * Phillip Karnowski appears in the ''Superman & Lois'' episode "The Ties That Bind", portrayed by Shaw Madsen. This version is an arms and drug dealer.
==Geoffrey Barron== {{main|Technocrat (character)}}
==Floyd Barstow== {{main|Anomaly (comics)}}
==Javier Basualdo== '''Javier Basualdo''' was created by Josh Trujillo and Adrián Gutiérrez, and first appeared in ''Blue Beetle'' vol. 10 #1 (November 2023). He is possessed by Kha-Ef-Re as '''Blood Scarab''' in order to antagonize Ted Kord and Jaime Reyes until his control is restored by Madame Xanadu and Traci Thirteen as atonement.<ref name="Blood Scarab">''Blue Beetle'' (vol. 10) #1 (November 2023)</ref>
==Bat-Devil== {{main|Michael Lane (character)}}
==Bat Lash== {{main|Bat Lash}}
==Bat-Mite== {{main|Bat-Mite}}
==Hannibal Bates== {{main|Everyman (DC Comics)}}
==Batgirl== {{main|Batgirl}}
==Batman== {{main|Batman}}
==The Batman Who Laughs== {{main|The Batman Who Laughs}}
==Batman Jones== {{expand section|date=May 2026}} '''Batman Jones''' is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |page=42}}</ref> The character, created by Jack Schiff and Bill Finger, first appeared in ''Batman'' #108 (June 1957).
Jones' parents were rescued by Batman shortly before Jones was born and they named him "Batman" as thanks. The boy grew up idolizing Batman and tried to become a crimefighter before he began collecting stamps.<ref>''Batman'' #108 (June 1957)</ref> As an adult, he is an expert on Batman.<ref name="Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3" />
A rebooted version of the character appeared in the storyline ''Battle for the Cowl'', where he was interviewed by Vicki Vale.<ref name="Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3">''Batman: Battle for the Cowl'' #3</ref>
==Battalion== {{main|Battalion (DC Comics)}}
==Batwoman== {{main|Batwoman}}
==Billy Batson== {{main|Shazam (DC Comics)}}
==Battalion== {{main|Battalion (DC Comics)}}
==Batwing== {{main|Batwing (DC Comics)}}
==Simon Baz== {{main|Simon Baz}}
==Beard Hunter== '''Beard Hunter''' ('''Ernest Franklin''') is a disturbed and closeted gay assassin of bearded men who is hired by the Bearded Gentlemen's Club of Metropolis to kill the Chief because he will not sell his beard to them. He cannot grow a beard due to a male hormone deficiency, as stated by his mother when she is visited by the police.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' (vol. 2) #45</ref>
===Beard Hunter in other media=== * Beard Hunter appears in ''Doom Patrol'', portrayed by Tommy Snider. This version is a bounty hunter with the ability to track down individuals by consuming their facial hair. * Beard Hunter appears in a self-titled episode of ''Teen Titans Go!'', voiced by Fred Tatasciore. This version is Australian.
==Beast Boy== {{main|Beast Boy}}
==Beast Girl== '''Beast Girl''' is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
=== Beast Girl === Beast Girl is a member of the Doomed, an Indian superhero team. She was established to exist during the ''Doomsday Clock'' storyline, but was not seen in person.<ref>''Doomsday Clock'' #5 (July 2018)</ref>
=== Kareli === '''Kareli''' first appeared in ''Unstoppable Doom Patrol'' #1 (May 2023), and was created by writer Dennis Culver and artist Chris Burnham.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |author-link=Rich Johnston |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Beast Girl, Degenerate & Jane in the new Unstoppable Doom Patrol |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/beast-girl-degenerate-jane-in-the-new-unstoppable-doom-patrol/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=March 29, 2023 |title=Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 Review: DC's Weirdest Heroes Are Back in Business |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/unstoppable-doom-patrol-1-review-dennis-culver-chris-burnham/ |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
Kareli is a girl whose metagene activated after she was attacked by coyotes during a hike, giving her an animalistic, purple-furred appearance and the ability to manipulate the emotions of others by affecting their amygdala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Epps |first=Justin |date=April 10, 2023 |title=Doom Patrol's New 'Beast Girl' Is a HUGE Upgrade from a Classic Member |url=https://screenrant.com/doom-patrol-beast-girl-powerful-amygdala/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410135254/https://screenrant.com/doom-patrol-beast-girl-powerful-amygdala/ |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2026 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}</ref> Kareli was rejected by her father, who saw her as a monster, and chased by a group of civilians who she accidentally enraged with her powers. After being rescued by the Doom Patrol, Kareli was taken in and mentored by Niles Caulder and Flex Mentallo, who taught her to control and utilize her powers. Eventually, she was inducted into the Doom Patrol by the Chief, who was impressed with her performance.<ref>''Unstoppable Doom Patrol'' #4 (September 2023)</ref><ref>''Unstoppable Doom Patrol'' #1 (May 2023)</ref>
During the ''Absolute Power'' storyline, Beast Girl loses her powers after being attacked by Amanda Waller's Amazo army.<ref>''Absolute Power'' #3 (November 2024)</ref> After the Amazos are destroyed and the heroes regain their powers, Beast Girl inadvertently gains the ability to transform into animals.<ref>''Absolute Power'' #4 (December 2024)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |author-link=Rich Johnston |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Changing Super Powers For DC All In After Absolute Power (Spoilers) |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/changing-super-powers-for-dc-all-in-after-absolute-power-spoilers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001152529/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/changing-super-powers-for-dc-all-in-after-absolute-power-spoilers/ |archive-date=October 1, 2024 |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aguilar |first=Matthew |date=October 2, 2024 |title=DC Reveals Big Superhero Powers Twist in Absolute Power Finale |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-reveals-big-superhero-powers-twist-in-absolute-power-finale/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002234324/https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-reveals-big-superhero-powers-twist-in-absolute-power-finale/ |archive-date=October 2, 2024 |access-date=December 31, 2024 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It is later revealed that Beast Girl's new powers came from Zookeeper, who was similarly attacked by the Amazos. Zookeeper's abilities were transferred into Beast Girl after the Amazos were destroyed, leaving her with his powers in addition to her own.<ref>''Titans'' (vol. 4) #27 (November 2025)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2025 |title=DC Preview: Titans #27 |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2025/09/12/dc-preview-titans-27/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260129234326/https://aiptcomics.com/2025/09/12/dc-preview-titans-27/ |archive-date=January 29, 2026 |access-date=September 15, 2025 |website=AIPT |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Karen Beecher== {{main|Bumblebee (DC Comics)}}
==Beefeater== {{main|Beefeater (character)}}
==Behemoth== '''Behemoth''' ('''Taro Raiden''') was a champion sumo wrestler who naturally possessed enhanced speed. When he willingly joined up with Mento and became a member of the Hybrid, he gained superhuman strength from Mento's experimentation.<ref>''New Teen Titans'' Vol. 2 #25 (November 1986)</ref>
In the DC Rebirth relaunch, Behemoth appears as part of Task Force Y, a group working under Amanda Waller.<ref>''Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang'' #1 (October 2016)</ref>
==Bekka== {{main|Bekka}}
==Burt Belker== {{main|Doctor Chaos}}
==Floyd Belkin== {{main|Arm-Fall-Off-Boy}}
==Shauna Belzer== {{main|Ventriloquist (character)#Shauna Belzer}}
==Khalid Ben-Hassin== {{main|Doctor Fate#The New 52 and beyond (2011–present)}}
==Angelo Bend== {{main|Angle Man}}
==Andrew Bennett== {{main|I...Vampire}}
==May Bennett== {{main|Mother Mayhem}}
==Beppo== {{main|Beppo (comics)}}
==Helena Bertinelli== {{main|Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)}}
==Andrea Beaumont== {{main|Andrea Beaumont}}
==Sanjeet Bhatia== {{main|Chimera (DC Comics)}}
==Bibbo Bibbowski== {{main|Bibbo Bibbowski}}
==Big Barda== {{main|Big Barda}}
==Big Sir== {{main|Big Sir (character)}}
==Delbert Billings== {{main|Spellbinder (DC Comics)}}
==Billy Numerous== '''Billy Numerous''' is a character created for the ''Teen Titans'' animated series, voiced by Jason Marsden.<ref name="Billy Numerous voices">{{cite web |title=Billy Numerous Voices (Teen Titans) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Teen-Titans/Billy-Numerous/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> Numerous first appears as a student of the H.I.V.E. Academy who possesses the ability to clone himself. After H.I.V.E. is destroyed during Cyborg's confrontation with Brother Blood, Numerous and most of the other students become freelance villains.
At some point, Numerous joins Jinx's H.I.V.E. Five and the Brotherhood of Evil. When the Brotherhood executes a worldwide strike against the Titans and their allies, Numerous and Gizmo are sent to capture Kole and Gnarrk, but are unsuccessful. Beast Boy and the remaining members of the Titans attack the Brotherhood's headquarters, with Numerous being subdued by Kid Flash.
Billy Numerous is introduced into the main comics continuity in the third volume of ''Cyborg'' (2023).<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 22, 2023 |title=DC Preview: Cyborg #5 |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2023/11/22/dc-preview-cyborg-5/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=AIPT Comics |language=en-us}}</ref>
===Billy Numerous in other media=== * Billy Numerous appears in the ''Teen Titans Go!'' tie-in comic. * Billy Numerous appears in ''Teen Titans Go!'', voiced by Scott Menville.<ref name="Billy Numerous voices" />
==Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky== '''Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky''' is a Native American shaman in the DC Universe.
The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick, first appeared in ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #1 (June 1982).<ref name="GCD36405">{{cite web |title=The Fury of Firestorm #1 |url=http://www.comics.org/issue/36405/ |access-date=2012-05-29 |publisher=The Grand Comics Database}}</ref>
Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky is the great-grandfather of Black Bison and the last great shaman of the Bison Cult. He resents his great-grandson's disrespect for the cult's traditions. When he is killed by muggers in Central Park, he binds his spirit to a magical amulet that allows his spirit to influence his great-grandson when worn.<ref name="FoF1" group="Firestorm">{{Cite comic |date=June 1982 |title=The Fury of Firestorm |story=Day of the Bison |issue=#1 |publisher=DC Comics |writer=Gerry Conway |penciller=Pat Broderick}}</ref>
==Bizarro== {{main|Bizarro}}
==Danton Black== {{main|Multiplex (comics)}}
==Mitchell Black== {{main|Peacemaker (character)#Other versions}}
==Black Adam== {{main|Black Adam}}
==Black Alice== {{main|Black Alice (comics)}}
==Black Arrow== '''Black Arrow''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Otto Binder and George Papp, first appearing in ''Adventure Comics'' #143 (August 1949). He is a leader of a criminal gang, who creates the identity as part of a robbery scheme to outwit the Green Arrow.<ref>''Adventure Comics'' #143</ref>
==Black Beetle== {{expand section|date=February 2023}} '''Black Beetle''' is a character appearing in the DC Universe, commonly as an enemy of Blue Beetle and Booster Gold.
Black Beetle was created by Geoff Johns, Jeff Katz and Dan Jurgens, and first appeared in ''Booster Gold'' vol. 2 #5 (February 2008).
Originally posing as a version of Blue Beetle from the future, he offers Booster Gold a chance to go back in time to alter despite Rip Hunter's claims, recruiting Dan Garrett (the first Blue Beetle) and Jaime Reyes (the third Blue Beetle) for saving Ted Kord (the second Blue Beetle) from death by Maxwell Lord. After their return to the present, however, they learn that the timeline has been altered where Lord has taken over the world with an OMAC army.<ref>''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #5-6 (February-March 2008)</ref> Booster and Kord attempt to fix the timeline, but are attacked by Black Beetle who reveals his affiliation with the Time Stealers to which Kord willingly returns to the past to be killed to restore the timeline.<ref>''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #10 (July 2008)</ref><ref>''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #1,000,000 (September 2008)</ref>
Black Beetle returns in the present day, attacking Booster Gold and Batman in the Batcave. After a brief altercation, Black Beetle escapes into the past, changing events in a way that causes Dick Grayson to die.<ref>''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #21 (August 2009)</ref> Booster follows Black Beetle into the past, finding that he has allied himself with Grant Wilson, attempting to change the outcome of his battle with the Teen Titans.<ref>''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #22 (July 2009)</ref> Black Beetle is then shown in a new future he created by killing the Titans where Trigon is able to take over the world in the absence of the Titans and Batman.<ref>''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #23 (August 2009)</ref> Rip manages to track Black Beetle and overloads his technology as Red Beetle with chronal energy, seemingly destroying Black Beetle.<ref>''Booster Gold'' (vol. 2) #25 (October 2009)</ref>
Black Beetle is revealed to have survived and attempts to steal Waverider's power, but is defeated by Rip's Time Masters and forced to flee.<ref>''Time Masters: Vanishing Point'' #2-6 (August 2010-February 2011)</ref>
''DC Rebirth'' revealed Black Beetle to be the Earth 3 doppelgänger of Michael Carter who was inspired by the Crime Syndicate.<ref>''Crime Syndicate'' #2 (June 2021)</ref><ref>''Blue and Gold'' #6-8 (April-June 2022)</ref>
===Black Beetle in other media=== * A composite character incarnation of Black Beetle appears in ''Young Justice'', voiced by Kevin Grevioux.<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Beetle Voice - ''Young Justice'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Black-Beetle/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is Dawur equipped with a black scarab as a warrior and enforcer of the Reach. * Black Beetle, based on the ''Young Justice'' incarnation, appears as a playable character in ''Lego DC Super-Villains'' via the ''Young Justice'' DLC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keränen |first=Frida |date=May 14, 2019 |title=LEGO DC Super-Villains Debuts Young Justice DLC Level, Character Pack |url=https://www.cbr.com/lego-dc-super-villains-young-justice-dlc/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>
==Black Bison== {{Comics character list header |name = Black Bison |CBDBid = 4073 |GCDid = Black+Bison }} '''Black Bison''' is the name of two supervillains in the DC Universe.
The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick, first appeared in ''The Fury of Firestorm'' #1 (June 1982).<ref name=GCD36405/>
===John Ravenhair=== '''Black-Cloud-In-Morning''' is a Native American who was raised in the modern world and legally renamed himself '''John Ravenhair'''. After being possessed by his ancestor, Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky, Ravenhair sets about avenging the wrongs committed against the Native American people.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |pages=25–26}}</ref><ref group=Firestorm name=FoF1/> When removed from Bison's spirit, he occasionally acts for good, but is frequently a threat to Firestorm.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wallace|first=Dan|contribution=Black Bison|editor-last=Dougall|editor-first=Alastair|title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia|page=49|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|place=London|year=2008|isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1|oclc=213309017}}</ref>
During the ''Day of Vengeance'' event, Black Bison is killed by the Spectre during his crusade against magic.<ref>''Day of Vengeance'' #1 (June 2005)</ref> He is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern during the ''Blackest Night'' event and permanently resurrected following The New 52 continuity reboot.<ref>''Forever Evil: Rogues Rebellion'' #1 (December 2013)</ref>
===Powers and abilities of Black Bison=== Black Bison is armed with a coup-stick that allows him to bring inanimate objects to life and manipulate weather. He is also trained in martial arts.
===Black Bison in other media=== * An unidentified incarnation of Black Bison appears in the ''Injustice: Gods Among Us'' prequel comic. * The John Ravenhair incarnation of Black Bison appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name="Scribblenauts" /> * A female incarnation of Black Bison named '''Mina Chaytan''' appears in ''The Flash'', portrayed by Chelsea Kurtz.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jenna |date=November 14, 2017 |title='The Flash': Who Is The Black Bison? |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-season-4-episode-6-who-is-black-bison/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=comicbook.com |language=en}}</ref> This version acquired the ability to bring effigies to life after the Thinker tricked the Flash into exposing her to dark matter. The Thinker later kills Chaytan, among other metahumans, to steal their powers. * An incarnation of Black Bison makes a cameo appearance in ''Superman'' via a mural at the Hall of Justice.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooke |first=David |date=July 12, 2025 |title='Superman' reveals Hall of Justice mural: 300 years of heroes on display |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2025/07/12/superman-movie-mural-dc-studios/ |access-date=July 16, 2025 |website=AIPT}}</ref>
==Black Canary== {{main|Black Canary}}
==Black Condor== {{main|Black Condor}}
==Black Flash== {{main|Black Flash}}
==Black Hand== {{main|Black Hand (character)}}
==Black Lightning== {{main|Black Lightning}}
==Black Manta== {{main|Black Manta}}
==Black Mask== {{main|Black Mask (character)}}
==Black Orchid== {{main|Black Orchid (character)}}
==Black Spider== {{main|Black Spider}}
==Black Vulcan== {{main|Black Vulcan}}
==Flora Black== {{main|Black Orchid (character)}}
==Manchester Black== {{main|Manchester Black}}
==Vera Black== {{Comics character list header |name = Vera Black |CBDBid = 2534 }} '''Vera Black''', also known as '''Sister Superior''', is a British psionic cyborg in the DC Universe.
The character, created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke, first appeared in ''JLA'' #100 (August 2004).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comics.org/issue/208041/ |title=''JLA'' #100 |publisher=The Grand Comics Database |access-date=2012-05-29}}</ref> The storyline set up the limited series ''Justice League Elite'' which consisted of 12 issues published between 2004 and 2005.
Vera Black is the sister of Manchester Black. As children, their parents would often fight and Manchester would take her out to play to avoid them. As his idea of "play" became killing sprees, Vera's perspective became twisted. When her brother dies after attempting to destroy Superman, she has her damaged arms replaced with malleable cybernetic prostheses, initially contemplating revenge on Superman before she decides to be better than her brother.
Her new abilities result in her leading the remnants of the Elite and tacitly working with the Justice League. This leads to the League, encouraged by the Flash, asking her to lead a new team with the intention that she will handle black ops missions that the League cannot due to what they represent to the public, primarily involving hunting down and eliminating metahuman threats before they go public. Starting with Coldcast and Menagerie, she adds Flash, Manitou Raven, Major Disaster, Green Arrow, and Kasumi to the team. She also enlists Naif al-Sheikh to keep the team in check and serve as a liaison to the governments of the world.
===Powers and abilities of Vera Black=== Vera's cybernetic arms can transform into various melee, projectile and beam weapons. They also incorporate camouflage technology relying on optics, as well as altering sense perception in others.
===Vera Black in other media=== * Vera Black appears in ''Superman vs. The Elite'', voiced by Marcella Lentz-Pope as an adult and Tara Strong as a child.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vera Voice - ''Superman vs. The Elite'' (Movie) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Superman-vs-The-Elite/Vera/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vera (Young) Voice - ''Superman vs. The Elite'' (Movie) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Superman-vs-The-Elite/Vera-Young/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> * Vera Black as Sister Superior appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name="Scribblenauts" />
==Blackbriar Thorn== '''Blackbriar Thorn''' is an ancient druid and the last survivor of his sect who can manipulate and transform into plants. When his entire sect is massacred by attacking Roman forces, Thorn flees to the surrounding forest. Attempting to escape capture, he transforms himself into solid wood, but is buried underground. Millennia later, Blackbriar Thorn's body is unearthed by an archaeologist and subsequently displayed at the Gotham City Museum of History. When moonlight strikes the statue on the night of its unveiling, Thorn is revived and begins to wreak havoc on the Museum and its patrons. Superman and Etrigan drive Thorn to retreat into the city, where he later attempts to procure a new body—-that of Superman. Together, Etrigan and Superman defeat Thorn, rendering him incorporeal.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Wein, Len|penciller=Kubert, Joe|inker=|story=The Resurgence of Blackbriar Thorn|title=DC Comics Presents|volume=|issue=#66|date=February 1984|publisher=DC Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref>
Blackbriar Thorn appears in human form during ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. He, Etrigan, and other assembled mystics lend their combined energies-—channeled through Doctor Occult and Alan Scott—-to fend off the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Wolfman, Marv|penciller=Pérez, George|inker=Ordway, Jerry|story=Final Crisis|title=Crisis on Infinite Earths|volume=|issue=#12|date=March 1986|publisher=DC Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref>
As part of Johnny Sorrow's version of the Injustice Society, Thorn and his teammates are defeated by Wildcat as they invade the JSA's headquarters.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Goyer, David S. Johns, Geoff|penciller=Sadowski, Stephen|inker=Bair, Michael|story=Black Planet|title=JSA|volume=|issue=#9|date=April 2000|publisher=DC Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref><ref name="JSA #10">{{cite comic |writer=Goyer, David S. Johns, Geoff|penciller=Sadowski, Stephen|inker=Bair, Michael|story=Wild Hunt|title=JSA|volume=|issue=#10|date=May, 2000|publisher=DC Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref> Thorn's defeat leaves his body splintered into pieces, one shard of which is kept on display in JSA Headquarters. Thorn lies dormant until the Injustice Society's next attack.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Goyer, David S. Johns, Geoff|penciller=Sadowski, Stephen|inker=Bair, Michael|story=Injustice Be Done, Part 1: Divide and Conquer|title=JSA|volume=|issue=#16|date=November 2000|publisher=DC Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref>
=== Powers and abilities of Blackbriar Thorn === Blackbriar Thorn has exhibited a plethora of abilities, including manipulation of the weather, extensive control over vegetation—either living or dead, the ability to regenerate from even a sliver of his physical form, and the creation of illusions. Thorn can draw strength and abilities though physical contact with the Earth.<ref name="JSA #10" />
===Blackbriar Thorn in other media=== * Blackbriar Thorn appears in the ''Young Justice'' episode "Misplaced", voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blackbriar Thorn Voice - ''Young Justice'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Blackfriar-Thorn/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> * Blackbriar Thorn appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name="Scribblenauts" />
==Blackfire== {{main|Blackfire (DC Comics)}}
==Joseph Blackfire== {{main|Deacon Blackfire}}
==Blackguard== '''Blackguard''' ('''Richard Hertz''') is a man who works for the 1,000, serving as their enforcer under the codename Blackguard. When the 1,000 tried to kill Blackguard in their mission to kill Booster Gold, Blackguard was saved by Booster Gold.<ref>''Booster Gold'' #1</ref>
In ''Underworld Unleashed'', Blackguard gives his soul to Neron in exchange for superhuman strength, enhanced intellect, and special equipment.<ref>''Underworld Unleashed'' #1</ref> He joins Cheetah and Earthworm in attacking the Warriors bar.<ref>''Guy Gardner, Warrior'' #36</ref>
In both the original and ''DC Rebirth'' continuities, Blackguard is killed while serving in the Suicide Squad.<ref>''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 7) #7</ref>
===Blackguard in other media=== Blackguard appears in ''The Suicide Squad'', portrayed by Pete Davidson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=August 22, 2020 |title=The Suicide Squad First Look, Full Cast Revealed by Director James Gunn at DC FanDome |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/the-suicide-squad-first-look-full-cast-revealed-by-director-james-gunn-at-dc-fandome-1234744128/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> This version is recruited into the eponymous team for a mission in Corto Maltese, but betrays the group by warning the military of their arrival. He tries to surrender upon making landfall, but he is shot and killed.
==Blackhawk== {{main|Blackhawk (DC Comics)}}
==Blackout== {{Comics character list header |name = Blackout |CBDBid = |GCDid = Farooq }} '''Blackout''' ('''Farooq''') is a metahuman who can harness electricity. He makes his first appearance in ''Flashpoint'' (vol. 2) #1 (July 2011). In the alternate timeline created by the events of ''Flashpoint'', Blackout is recruited by Cyborg to help end the Amazon-Atlantean war, which has devastated Europe and killed millions of people.
Another new recruit, the Outsider, revealed during a meeting with Batman that he had been hunting Blackout so he could use his abilities to power India. This manhunt resulted in the loss of Blackout's girlfriend and his departure from school. Blackout has since voiced his reluctance to be part of the same team with his worst enemy.
===Blackout in other media=== '''Farooq Gibran''' / Blackout appears in ''The Flash'' episode "Power Outage", portrayed by Michael Reventar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=November 25, 2014 |title=Michael Reventar Talks THE FLASH, Being Blackout, Having Fun Playing the Villain, and the Biggest Challenges In Bringing the Role to Life |url=https://collider.com/the-flash-michael-reventar-interview/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> This version acquired his abilities after being electrocuted amidst the explosion of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator and sought revenge against the head of S.T.A.R. Labs, Harrison Wells. In pursuit of this goal, Farooq is confronted by the Flash, who eventually overcharges and kills him.
==Blackrock== '''Blackrock''' is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Blackrock is a recurring enemy of Superman first appearing in ''Action Comics'' #458 (April 1976).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |pages=32–33}}</ref>
'''Peter Silverstone''' is a doctor who creates Blackrock to increase ratings for the United Broadcasting television network. He eventually becomes Blackrock himself, using a special gem to manipulate electric energy.<ref>{{cite book |last =Rovin |first =Jeff |title =The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |publisher =Facts on File |date =1987 |location =New York |isbn = 0-8160-1356-X |pages=29–30}}</ref><ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #218 (August 2005)</ref>
After Silverstone is defeated, Alexander Luthor Jr. retrieves the Blackrock and gives it to South American drug smuggler and revolutionary '''Lucia'''.<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #222 - #224 (December 2005 - February 2006)</ref>
Batman later obtains the Blackrock and uses it to stop Despero. Superman forces Blackrock to leave Superman by threatening to kill it.
In ''The New 52'' continuity reboot, Blackrock is '''Bradley Glenn''', an ex-con who is hired to star in the reality television series ''Badass Nation''.<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #5 (April 2016)</ref><ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #6 (May 2016)</ref>
===Blackrock in other media === The Lucia incarnation of Blackrock appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name="Scribblenauts" />
==Blackwing== '''Blackwing''' ('''Charles "Charlie" Bullock''') is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Paul Levitz, Joe Staton, and Joey Cavalieri.
The character was chronologically introduced in ''Adventure Comics'' #464 (April 1979), but was unnamed in that comic. He was, however, named in his next appearance in ''Wonder Woman'' #281 (April 1981) and later, became Blackwing in ''Wonder Woman'' #297 (August 1982). Also, worth to note, the original story in ''Adventure Comics'' was intended for ''All Star Comics'' #75. Charlie was drawn as a teen in that story, but his next appearance (only three years later) depicts him as a young adult who graduated from law school.
In his mid-teens, Charles Bullock was searching for a direction in life. The teenager found it after he helped fight off street punks alongside Wildcat and was invited to join him at his gym. Charlie attended law school and later became a junior partner and top-notch researcher to the law firm called Cranston, Grayson and Wayne. When a criminal named Karnage broke into the office looking for his boss Arthur Cranston, this, and another event, led him to become the costumed hero Blackwing. Although his first outing as a crime fighter proved unsuccessful when he was captured by the costumed villain Boa's gang, Blackwing managed to contribute in freeing the Huntress from Boa's giant snake and recorded some evidence that was used to put the mastermind and his men away.
Since then, Blackwing has never appeared again in any other published story.
==Adam Blake== {{main|Captain Comet}}
==Evan Blake== {{main|Wolf Spider (DC Comics)}}
==George Blake== {{main|Two-Face#George Blake}}
==Thomas Blake== {{main|Catman (DC Comics)}}
==Zinda Blake== {{main|Lady Blackhawk}}
==Buddy Blank== {{main|OMAC (Buddy Blank)}}
==Blaze== {{main|Blaze and Satanus}}
==Klarion Bleak== {{main|Klarion the Witch Boy}}
==Bleez== {{main|Bleez}}
==Blight== {{main|Derek Powers}}
==Blitzkrieg== '''Blitzkrieg''' is a character appearing in American comic books related to DC Comics. The character was created by Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham and first appeared in ''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #2 (March 2007) as '''Baroness Blitzkrieg'''. An apparent descendant of Baron Blitzkrieg, she is a speedster, member of the Fourth Reich, and enemy of the Justice Society of America.<ref>{{multiref|''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #2–4 (March–May 2007)|''Justice Society of America'' (vol. 3) #36–40 (April–August 2010)}}</ref><ref>''Catwoman'' (vol. 3) #66–67 (June–July 2007)</ref><ref>''Supergirl'' (vol. 5) #59 (February 2011)</ref>
Additionally, two alternative equivalents of the character appear as inhabitants of Earth-10: * The first, a male speedster identified as the '''Flash''' appears in the stories ''52'', ''Countdown'' and ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' as a member of the JSAxis before he is recruited by the Monarch.<ref>{{multiref|''52'' #52 (May 2, 2007)|''Countdown'' #27 (October 24, 2007)|''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #26 (October 31, 2007)|''Countdown to Final Crisis'' #16 (January 9, 2008)}}</ref> * The second, a female speedster identified as '''Blitzen''' appears in ''The Multiversity'' as a member of the New Reichsmen.<ref>''The Multiversity: Mastermen'' #1 (March 2015)</ref>
===Blitzkrieg in other media=== Two characters inspired by Blitzkrieg appear in media set in the Arrowverse: * Blitzkrieg appears in ''Freedom Fighters: The Ray'', voiced by Scott Whyte.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wickline |first=Dan |date=December 8, 2017 |title=Freedom Fighters: The Ray Season 1 Recap – Things Are Just Getting Started |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/12/08/freedom-fighters-ray-season-1-recap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209012652/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/12/08/freedom-fighters-ray-season-1-recap/ |archive-date=December 9, 2017 |access-date=December 8, 2017 |publisher=Bleeding Cool |df=mdy-all}}</ref> This version is a male speedster from Earth-X and a member of the New Reichsmen. * '''Eobard Thawne''' appears as a similar character, the '''Dark Flash''', in the crossover "Crisis on Earth-X" as a general of the New Reichsmen within Earth-X.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fansided.com/2017/11/27/crisis-on-earth-x-crossover-beginners-guide-dc-comics/|title=Crisis on Earth-X: A beginner's guide to Earth-X from the comics|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|publisher=FanSided|date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=November 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128042239/https://fansided.com/2017/11/27/crisis-on-earth-x-crossover-beginners-guide-dc-comics/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Block== '''Block''' is a young Maori woman living in Melbourne, Australia, who was once inexplicably struck by lightning and survived the incident. Unknown to her, this similar event had happened to many other individuals throughout time and was caused by the Speed Force.
Block joins a side show attraction in a carnival, exploiting her ability to manipulate her own density. Later, she joins Zoom's Acolytes.{{volume needed|date=July 2023}}
===Powers and abilities=== Being imbued with the Speed Force, Block has the unique ability to slow down her atoms. In doing this, they become denser than steel and grant her invulnerability, superhuman strength and immobility. She can possibly slow down other speedsters, if not other people as well, through physical touch, as she stopped the Top's ability to spin and was able to hold Zoom in place in a headlock. After training centuries with Zoom, she is a deadly fighter.
===Block in other media=== '''Vanessa Jansen''' / Block appears in ''The Flash'' episode "Blocked", portrayed by Erin Cummings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Opie |first=David |date=October 17, 2018 |title=The Flash: 7 HUGE Easter eggs from season 5, episode 2 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a868618/flash-season-5-episode-2-review-recap-easter-eggs/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> This version was a weapons dealer who worked for the East Street Skulls gang until she was betrayed and sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary for four years. After becoming a metahuman with the ability to create boxes of dense air and getting out of Iron Heights, both by unknown means, she seeks revenge on her former gang until she is stopped by the Flash and XS. Before the heroes can re-incarcerate Jansen, she is attacked and mortally wounded by Cicada. XS rushes her to the hospital, but Jansen dies of her injuries off-screen.
==Blockbuster== {{main|Blockbuster (DC Comics)}}
==Blok== '''Blok''' is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He has a massive, stony body, as well as incredible strength and endurance. He is introduced as a member of the League of Super-Assassins, where he is manipulated by the Dark Man, a clone of Tharok, into attacking the Legion of Super-Heroes and believing that they are attempting to destroy his home planet of Dryad.<ref>''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #253 (July 1979)</ref> After learning the truth, Blok turns on the Assassins and eventually joins the Legion.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 2) #272 (February 1981)</ref>
Blok is relatively slow to acclimate to life in the Legion, though he forms a close bond with teammates Timber Wolf and White Witch. He remains with the team for several years before leaving after the catastrophic Black Dawn affair. He eventually moves to the Puppet Planetoid, where he spends several years in isolated contemplation. Blok is later tracked down and killed by Roxxas on the Dominators' orders.<ref name="LSHv4n3">''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4) #3 (January 1990)</ref>
Blok returns to continuity in ''Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'', with the latter series revealing him to be in a relationship with the White Witch. After the White Witch absorbs Mordru's magic and becomes the Black Witch, Blok convinces her to remain on the side of good.<ref>''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #5 (September 2009)</ref>
=== Blok in other media === * Blok makes a non-speaking appearance in the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode "Far From Home". * Blok makes non-speaking appearances in ''Legion of Super Heroes''.
=== Reception === Jesse Murray of Syfy placed Blok as the 33rd greatest Legion member of all time, describing him as "once a misguided bad guy who saw the light".<ref name="Legion">{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Jesse |date=January 12, 2016 |title=Every Member of the Legion of Super Heroes, Ranked: #49-1 |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-member-of-the-legion-of-super-heroes-ranked-49-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920182741/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/every-member-of-the-legion-of-super-heroes-ranked-49-1 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |website=SYFY WIRE |language=en |quote=Blok was once a misguided bad guy who saw the light. Despite his size, he was relatively young by his species' standards. He was mellow and slow, sort of like Eeyore minus the chronic depression.}}</ref> Warner Bros. producer James Tucker cited the character as a favorite of his.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Renaud |first1=Jeffery |date=April 9, 2008 |title=Producer James Tucker Looks Back on Legion of Super-Heroes |url=https://www.cbr.com/producer-james-tucker-looks-back-on-legion-of-super-heroes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201003849/https://www.cbr.com/producer-james-tucker-looks-back-on-legion-of-super-heroes/ |archive-date=February 1, 2017 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |website=Comic Book Resources |quote="And we have given some other characters the spotlight, like Blok. He's a favorite of mine, and hopefully we would have given the girls more screen time," he teased.}}</ref>
==Blood Beetle== {{main|Paco Testas}}
==Jason Blood== {{main|Etrigan the Demon}}
==Bloodsport== {{main|Bloodsport (character)}}
==Bloodwork== {{expand section|date=February 2023}} '''Bloodwork''' ('''Ramsey Rosso''') is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by Joshua Williamson, Paul Pelletier, and Howard Porter, first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #28 (October 2017). An enemy of Barry Allen / Flash, he possesses the metahuman ability to manipulate blood, which he gave himself in an attempt to cure his hemophilia.
===Bloodwork in other media=== Bloodwork appears in ''The Flash'', portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=July 20, 2019 |title=The Flash: Sendhil Ramamurthy To Play DC Villain Bloodwork on Season 6 – Comic-Con |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/the-flash-sendhil-ramamurthy-recur-dc-villain-bloodwork-season-6-1202649758/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721084353/https://deadline.com/2019/07/the-flash-sendhil-ramamurthy-recur-dc-villain-bloodwork-season-6-1202649758/ |archive-date=July 21, 2019 |access-date=July 21, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> This version is former colleague of Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost.
==Bloodwynd== {{main|Bloodwynd}}
==Edward Bloomberg== {{main|Red Devil (comics)}}
==Blue Beetle== {{main|Blue Beetle}}
==Blue Bowman== '''Blue Bowman''' is an alias utilized by characters in the DC Universe.
===Phil Cobb=== {{main|Signalman (comics)}} Phillip "Phil" Cobb, commonly known as Signalman, temporarily took on the Blue Bowman identity as a copycat of Green Arrow while opposing Batman.<ref>''Batman'' #139 (April 1961)</ref>
===Humanoid version=== A humanoid archer simply called '''Bowman''' is a member of the Champions of Angor (also known as the Assemblers or Justifiers), first appearing in ''Justice League Europe'' #16 (July 1990), is a pastiche of Marvel Comics' Hawkeye. Additionally, an Earth-8 version is part of the Meta-Militia as Secretary of Security for Tin Man and Americommando.<ref>''Justice League Europe'' #15-18, ''Justice League Quarterly'' #3, ''Superman/Batman'' #20-24, ''Lord Havok and the Extremists'' #1, 4</ref>
===Earth 3 version=== An Earth 3 doppelgänger of Oliver Queen, commonly known as Deadeye, is a member of the Crime Society before Multiverse changes have him as the President in spite of the Crime Syndicate.<ref>''Countdown'' #31 (September 2007)</ref><ref>''Crime Syndicate'' #1-2 (May-June 2021)</ref><ref>''Green Arrow'' vol. 7 #16 (November 2024)</ref>
====Blue Bowman in other media==== Blue Bowman appears in the ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Deep Cover for Batman!", voiced by James Arnold Taylor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Bowman Voice - ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Batman-The-Brave-and-the-Bold/Blue-Bowman/ |access-date=December 9, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
==Blue Devil== {{main|Blue Devil (DC Comics)}}
==Blue Jay== {{main|Blue Jay (character)}}
==Bluebird== {{main|Harper Row}}
==Mackenzie Bock== {{expand section|date=December 2024}} '''Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Mackenzie Bock was a detective in the Gotham City Police Department.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #681</ref>
===Mackenzie Bock in other media=== Mackenzie Bock appears in media set in ''The Batman'' franchise, portrayed by Con O'Neill. This version is the Gotham City Police Department's chief of police. He first appears in the film ''The Batman'' (2022) and makes subsequent appearances in the spin-off miniseries ''The Penguin'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Outlaw |first=Kofi |date=October 20, 2024 |title=''The Penguin'' Episode 5 Brings Back A Pivotal Character From ''The Batman'' |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-penguin-episode-5-chief-bock-cameo-batman-universe/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241021012627/https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-penguin-episode-5-chief-bock-cameo-batman-universe/ |archive-date=October 21, 2024 |access-date=August 21, 2025 |website=ComicBook.com}}</ref>
==Bolphunga== {{Comics character list header |name = Bolphunga |CBDBid = 13140 |GCDid = Bolphunga }} '''Bolphunga''' is an extraterrestrial bounty hunter in the DC Universe.
The character, created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #188 (May 1985).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/issue/39966/|title=Green Lantern (vol. 2) #188|publisher=The Grand Comics Database|access-date=2012-05-30}}</ref>
Bolphunga has a love of destruction and plots to make a name for himself by challenging the most feared and mysterious beings in creation, fixating on Green Lanterns. This has led to his defeat by Mogo,<ref group="GL">''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #188 (May 1985)</ref> Kilowog,<ref group="GL">''Green Lantern Corps: Recharge'' #4 (February 2006)</ref> and Guy Gardner.<ref group="GL">''Green Lantern Corps'' (vol. 2) #5 (December 2006)</ref>
===Bolphunga in other media=== Bolphunga appears in ''Green Lantern: Emerald Knights'', voiced by Roddy Piper.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bolphunga Voice - ''Green Lantern: Emerald Knights'' (Movie) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Green-Lantern-Emerald-Knights/Bolphunga/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
==Bolt== '''Bolt''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, appearing as both villains and superheroes.
=== Larry Boltainsky === {{Comics character list header|species=Human|abilities=High-tech suit grants: **Energy blasts ** Fight ** Teleporation|debut=Blue Devil #6 (November 1984)}} The original version of Bolt, '''Larry Boltainsky''' first appeared in ''Blue Devil'' #6 (November 1984) and was created by Gary Cohn, Dan Mishkin, Paris Cullins, and Ernie Colón.<ref name="dc-ency2">{{Citation |last=Jimenez|first=Phil|title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia|pages=58|year=2008|editor-last=Dougall|editor-first=Alastair|contribution=Bolt|place=London|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1|author-link=Phil Jimenez}}</ref> A special effects artist and assassin,<ref name="Guide53">{{cite book |last1=Cowsill|first1=Alan|title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe|last2=Irvine|first2=Alex|last3=Korte|first3=Steve|last4=Manning|first4=Matt|last5=Wiacek|first5=Win|last6=Wilson|first6=Sven|date=2016|publisher=DK Publishing|isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0|page=53}}</ref> he designed a special suit that gives him the power to teleport and project energy blasts. Now calling himself Bolt, he has faced the superheroes Blue Devil, Captain Atom,<ref>''Captain Atom'' #9 (November 1987)</ref> and Starman (Will Payton).<ref>''Starman'' #2-3 (November–December 1988)</ref> He is also the father of the supervillain Dreadbolt.
Bolt appears in ''Suicide Squad'' #63–66 (1992) as part of a more villainous version of the Squad supporting a dictatorship in the island of Diabloverde. Amanda Waller and the Squad take out him and his colleagues while attempting to remove the dictator. He joins a sub-group of assassins that call themselves the Killer Elite. One of their many battles puts them up against the merc team called the Body Doubles. Bolt is hospitalized in an off-panel battle.<ref>''New Year's Evil: Body Doubles'' one-shot (February 1998)</ref> He joins the third incarnation of the Suicide Squad and is killed by mutant ants on his first mission.<ref>''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 2) #3 (January 2002)</ref> Bolt later turns up alive again in the pages of ''Identity Crisis'' #1 and is badly injured by two street kids, suffering a punctured lung and two punctured kidneys.<ref name="dc-ency22">{{Citation |last=Jimenez|first=Phil|title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia|pages=58|year=2008|editor-last=Dougall|editor-first=Alastair|contribution=Bolt|place=London|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1|author-link=Phil Jimenez}}</ref> He has since joined the Society.<ref>''Villains United'' #5 (November 2005)</ref>Bolt is a member of Lex Luthor, Joker and Cheetah's Injustice League Unlimited and is one of the villains featured in ''Salvation Run''. He is one of the villains sent to retrieve the Get Out of Hell free card from the Secret Six. Bolt is killed by his son Dreadbolt, who uses his own suit's teleporting ability to send him into a brick wall.<ref name="Terror Titans #3">''Terror Titans'' #3 (February 2009)</ref> During the ''Blackest Night'' event, Bolt is temporarily resurrected as a member of the Black Lantern Corps.<ref><i>Blackest Night</i> #6 (February 2010)</ref>Bolt returns following the "Infinite Frontier" relaunch, where he appears as a member of the Suicide Squad under Peacemaker. He is killed by an unstable Talon of the Court of Owls the team was meant to rescue.<ref>''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 7) #1 (May 2021)</ref>
=== Alinta === '''Bolt (Alinta)''' was created by Tim Sheridan and Rafa Sandoval. Alinta is an Australian metahuman speedster similar to the Flash who lost her legs to pay off her parents' debts. With specialized prosthetic running blades and a connection to the Speed Force, Alinta becomes a student at the Teen Titans Academy. Alinta was introduced in the ''Future State'' event and incorporated into the main continuity shortly afterward in ''Infinite Frontier''.<ref>''Future State: Teen Titans'' #1 (March 2021)</ref><ref>''Infinite Frontier'' #0 (May 2021)</ref>
=== Malik White === {{Comics character list header|teams=|abilities=*Divine empowerment by Black Adam grants: ** Immortality **Superhuman attributes: speed, strength, durability, and stamina **Self-healing and healing of others ** Magical affinity * Knowledge of medicine|debut=''Black Adam'' #1 (August, 2022)|creators=Christopher Priest and Rafa Sandoval|alias=White Adam, Malik-Adam}}
'''Bolt (Malik Adam White)''' was created by Christopher Priest and artist Rafa Sandoval. He is an African-American of Egyptian/Kahndaqi descent and the descendant of Black Adam. Malik was initially codenamed '''White Adam''' before settling on Bolt.
In the eponymous ''Black Adam'' series, Malik is introduced as a medical student and aspiring surgeon who sometimes works as a doctor illegally and is flunking medical school. When Adam contracts a dangerous disease, he seeks out his descendant to grant him his powers and pass on a legacy in an attempt for atone for his crimes, making Malik his heir and successor.<ref>''Black Adam'' #2 (September 2022)</ref> Malik resolves to understand the plague infecting Adam, but ends up catching it himself, later learning that he and Adam are allergic to Nth Metal and suffering from metal toxicity.<ref>''Black Adam'' #5 (December 2022)</ref> Malik also navigates his normal life possessing superhuman powers and works alongside Adam in battling the Akkad pantheon resurrected through alien bacteria assuming their forms, Ibac, and the Oni Grace, who has connections with the old Circle of Crow and seeks to usurp Teth's rulership. Malik assists Mary Marvel in the ''Lazarus Planet'' event, with the pair learning of Shazam's dilemma with the Rock of Eternity becoming one with him and resolving the problem.<ref>''Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods'' one-shot (March 2023)</ref>
==Lyle Bolton== {{main|Lock-Up (comics)}}
==Bombshell== {{main|Bombshell (DC Comics)}}
==Rocker Bonn== {{main|Amazing-Man (DC Comics)#Rocker Bonn}}
==Boodikka== {{main|Boodikka}}
==Paul Booker== {{main|Major Disaster}}
==Boom== '''Boom''' is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
===First version=== The first Boom is a rock-skinned alien who was previously locked into combat with another alien of his species named Thoom. They were recruited into the Poglachian Green Lantern Corps as part of a plot by the Weaponers of Qward to discredit the real Green Lantern Corps.<ref>''Green Lantern'' (vol. 3) #11</ref>
===Judy Garrick=== ''The New Golden Age'' reveals that Jay Garrick and Joan Garrick had a daughter, '''Judy Garrick''', who inherited her father's superhuman speed and served as his sidekick before being kidnapped by the Time Masters and Childminder.<ref>''Flashpoint Beyond'' #6 (December 2022)</ref><ref>''The New Golden Age'' one-shot (January 2023)</ref> When Red Arrow and Stargirl end up on Orphan Island, Red Arrow is captured by the Child Collectors and imprisoned along with Boom.<ref>''Stargirl: The Lost Children'' #4 (April 2023)</ref> Boom is among the Lost Children who are brought to the present day by Hourman, as returning them to their own time would cause a time paradox.<ref>''Stargirl: The Lost Children'' #6 (July 2023)</ref>
==Boomerang Killer== {{main|Owlman (character)}}
==Booster Gold== {{main|Booster Gold}}
==Sasha Bordeaux== {{main|Sasha Bordeaux}}
==Sy Borgman== '''Sy Borgman''' is a retired scooter-bound U.S. agent with cybernetic enhancements and an ally of Harley Quinn. He first appeared in ''Harley Quinn'' (vol. 2) #2 (March 2014) as part of ''The New 52''.<ref>''Harley Quinn'' (vol. 2) #4-6 (May-July 2014)</ref><ref>''Harley Quinn'' (vol. 2) #9-10 (October 2014)</ref>
Sy Borgman is a retired U.S. agent formerly called '''Syborg''' who was rendered scooter-bound and got cybernetic enhancements after stopping a terrorist plot. When Harley Quinn heads to her nursing home appointment, Sy Borgman recognizes her causing Harley to close the door behind her. He explains his history to her and states how he must use a scooter due to the weight of the cybernetics affecting his aged body. Sy wants to help Harley by targeting the gang that was responsible for his current cybernetic state.<ref>''Harley Quinn'' (vol. 2) #4</ref>
===Sy Borgman in other media=== Sy Borgman appears in ''Harley Quinn'', voiced by Jason Alexander.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Agard |first=Chancellor |date=October 3, 2018 |title=Kaley Cuoco to star in Harley Quinn series: 'It has definitely been empowering' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/03/kaley-cuoco-harley-quinn-dc-universe-animated-series/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sy Borgman Voice - ''Harley Quinn'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Harley-Quinn/Sy-Borgman/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is a cyborg landlord, former CIA fixer, and member of Harley Quinn's crew. Additionally, he has a scientist sister named Mirielle, who was transformed into an octopus hybrid while trying to fuse a monkey and octopus to assist him in the field.
==Neil Borman== {{main|Fallout (comics)}}
==Boruka== '''Boruka''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Mark Waid and artist Dan Mora, and made her first appearance in ''Batman/Superman: World's Finest'' #21 (November 2023).
==Bouncer== {{Comics character list header |name = Bouncer |debut = ''Detective Comics'' #347 |debutmo = January |debutyr = 1966 |creators = Gardner Fox<br>Carmine Infantino |CBDBid = |GCDid = }} '''Bouncer''' is an enemy of Batman who constructed a special suit out of alloy that gave him enhanced bouncing abilities. In their first encounter, he shot and killed Batman, who is replaced by the Batman of Earth-Two.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #347</ref>
He later returned as a henchman for the Monarch of Menace. When Batman was missing, the Monarch of Menace hired various Batman villains to commit crimes for him, including the Bouncer, however he was once again defeated when Batman returned.<ref>''Batman'' #336</ref>
===Bouncer in other media=== Bouncer makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Joker: The Vile and the Villainous!".
==Bouncing Boy== {{main|Bouncing Boy}}
==Bounder== '''Bounder''' is a Cairnian police officer who joined the Vril Dox and his R.E.B.E.L.S. team, to escape his corrupt world dedicated to galactical production of drugs.
==Isaac Bowin== {{main|Fiddler (comics)}}
==Bozo the Iron Man== {{main|Bozo the Iron Man}}
==Sam Bradley Jr.== '''Sam Bradley Jr.''' is the son of Slam Bradley and a detective in the Gotham City Police Department. He was approved to work undercover as a costumed villain, taking the armor of Smart Bomb, who had recently been shot by Bradley's partners, in order to get close to Black Mask and also within Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.<ref>''Catwoman'' Vol. 3 #46-47</ref>
==Slam Bradley== {{main|Slam Bradley}}
==Brain== {{main|Brain (DC Comics)}}
==Brain Wave== {{main|Brain Wave (character)}}
==Brainiac== {{main|Brainiac (character)}}
==Brainiac 2== {{main|Vril Dox}}
==Brainiac 3== '''Brainiac 3''' ('''Lyrl Dox''') is a Coluan who is the son of Brainiac 2 (Vril Dox) and the Gryxian Stealth. Lyrl was born after Stealth went into heat and raped Vril Dox before killing him.<ref>''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' #7 (September 1989)</ref><ref>''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' #8 (September 1989)</ref> Stealth becomes pregnant with Dox's child and gives birth in isolation on another planet, afraid of Dox's influence.<ref>''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' #28 (June 1991)</ref>
Even as a child, Lyrl demonstrates an advanced twelfth-level intelligence, leading his father to promote him to a senior position within L.E.G.I.O.N.<ref>''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' #66 (May 1994)</ref> However, Lyrl takes over L.E.G.I.O.N. utilizing his father's charisma program to brainwash the organization's members.<ref>''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' #70 (September 1994)</ref> Dox later gives Lyrl drugs that suppress his intelligence, making it average.<ref>''R.E.B.E.L.S.'' #17 (March 1996)</ref> During the ''Blackest Night'' storyline, Starro restores Lyrl's intelligence and exploits his abilities for his own use.<ref>''R.E.B.E.L.S.'' (vol. 2) #10 (January 2010)</ref>
===Brainiac 3 in other media=== Brainiac 3 appears in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (2023), voiced by Zeno Robinson.<ref>{{cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=October 13, 2022 |title=DC's Legion of Super-Heroes Sets Voice Cast With Meg Donnelly and Harry Shum Jr. to Star (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dcs-legion-of-super-heroes-animated-movie-1235240040 |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brainiac 3 Voice - ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (Movie) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Legion-of-Super-Heroes/Brainiac-3/ |access-date=October 22, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is a clone of Brainiac and member of the Dark Circle who was created to steal the Miracle Machine. After his failure to do so, Brainiac fuses him into himself before Brainiac 5 manipulates Brainiac 3 and his fellow clones into fighting and killing one another from the inside.
==Brainiac 4== {{main|Brainiac 4}}
==Brainiac 5== {{main|Brainiac 5}}
==Brainiac 8== {{main|Brainiac 8}}
==Brainwave== {{main|Brainwave (character)}}
==Boston Brand== {{main|Deadman (character)}}
==Cindy Brand== {{main|Scorcher (DC Comics)}}
==R. J. Brande== {{main|R. J. Brande}}
==Gunter Braun== {{main|Javelin (DC Comics)}}
==Kenny Braverman== {{main|Conduit (character)}}
==Breach== {{main|Breach (character)}}
==Breathtaker== '''Breathtaker''' is a name of two supervillains appearing in DC Universe.
===First version=== The first Breathtaker is an unnamed assassin and the leader of the Assassination Bureau. He first appeared in ''Firestorm'' (vol. 2) #29 (November 1984), and was created by Joey Cavalieri and Rafael Kayanan.
Ostracized throughout his adolescence for being an albino dwarf, Breathtaker constructed a powerful exoskeleton and formed the Assassination Bureau.<ref>''Firestorm'' (vol. 2) #29-31 (November 1984-January 1985)</ref>
===Second version=== The second Breathtaker is an unnamed female assassin who first appeared in ''Titans'' #21 (November 2000), and was created by Jay Faerber and Paul Pelletier. She specializes in murdering people by sucking away the air from their lungs, making it look like a natural death. She later contacted other people with similar abilities to form the team Hangmen.<ref>''Titans'' #22 (November 2000)</ref><ref>''Manhunter'' (vol. 3) #21 (June 2006)</ref> Breathtaker and her team are later killed by Crispus Allen as the Spectre.<ref>''Final Crisis: Revelations'' #1 (October 2008)</ref>
===Breathtaker in other media=== * The second incarnation of Breathtaker appears in the ''Supergirl'' episode "In Plain Sight", portrayed by Luisa D'Oliveira. This version is an operative of Leviathan. * An unidentified incarnation of Breathtaker appears in ''DC Universe Online''.
==Anthony Bressi== '''Anthony "Tough Tony" Bressi''' was a mid-level mob boss in Gotham City, who was able to maintain his operations following the appearance of Batman, until he was ousted by Bane.
===Anthony Bressi in other media=== Anthony Bressi was intended to appear in ''Batgirl'', portrayed by Jacob Scipio, prior to its cancellation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bricker |first=Tierney |date=April 16, 2022 |title=Leslie Grace Just Dished Out Some Sweet Batgirl Scoop |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1327435/leslie-grace-just-dished-out-some-sweet-batgirl-scoop |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417010053/https://www.eonline.com/news/1327435/leslie-grace-just-dished-out-some-sweet-batgirl-scoop |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=April 16, 2022 |website=E! News |publisher=E!}}</ref>
==Brick== {{main|Brick (character)}}
==Emily Briggs== {{main|Looker (character)}}
==Brimstone== '''Brimstone''' is the name of several characters in DC Comics.
===Artificial construct=== '''Brimstone''' is an artificial construct created by Darkseid during the ''Legends'' storyline as a part of his plot to turn the population of Earth against their superheroes.<ref name="Guide54">{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=54}}</ref><ref>''Legends'' #1 (November 1986)</ref> Darkseid created Brimstone by implanting a nuclear reactor with a "techno-seed" which modifies it to create a giant, Brimstone. The heroes speculate that it is composed of superheated plasma.<ref>''The Fury of Firestorm'' ''#''55 (January 1987)</ref>
===Chris King=== Brimstone is one of many identities used by Chris King, a wielder of the H-Dial who can transform into various heroes. In one mission, he uses the name Brimstone who has the powers of possession and gadgetry.<ref>''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 2) #272 (February 1981)</ref>
===Nicholas Lucien=== Nicholas Lucien is a criminal who lives on Earth-Two and has the ability to sense his Earth-One counterpart. His resentment of this unseen counterpart leads Lucien to a life of crime. By 1955, Lucien establishes himself as "Brimstone the Modern Mephistopheles", a criminal themed after Satan who possesses pyrokinesis. A fight with Earth-Two's Batman leaves Lucien in a coma for 28 years. While Lucien is comatose, he is imprisoned in Gotham State Penitentiary and his body atrophies. After awakening in 1983, Lucien possesses his Earth-One counterpart, who is a respected businessman, in a bid to kill the Earth-One Batman. After Batman defeats Lucien, he is forced back into his own body and paralyzed as a side effect of his mental projection across the dimensional barrier.<ref>''The Brave and the Bold'' #200 (July 1983)</ref>
===Joseph Chamberlain=== '''Joseph Chamberlain''' originates from York Hills, a small but semi-prosperous town profiting from coal mining. Eventually, the coal mines of York Hills dry up and many of its residents leave. Joseph leaves town, but his car breaks down and he is picked up by a good Samaritan. The Samaritan introduces himself as "the Salesman" and tells Joseph that he intends to help him renovate York Hills. Joseph agrees and shakes the Salesman's hand in agreement. However, he is transformed into a fiery creature known as Brimstone. The Salesman reveals that he is a powerful entity from the Dark Multiverse who plans to put York Hills on the map by killing all of its inhabitants, an act that Brimstone will carry out. Joseph attempts to battle the Salesman and prevent him from destroying York Hills, but loses control of his powers after the Salesman kills his father, destroying York Hills in a burst of fire. Joseph and his sister Annie obtain a ledger containing the Salesman's plans and go on a road trip to stop him from committing further destruction.<ref>''The Curse of Brimstone'' #3 (August 2018)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Zarik |date=December 12, 2018 |title=The Curse of Brimstone Vol. 1 Review: Squandered potential |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2018/12/12/the-curse-of-brimstone-vol-1-review-squandered-potential/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129102637/https://aiptcomics.com/2018/12/12/the-curse-of-brimstone-vol-1-review-squandered-potential/ |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=AIPT |language=en-us}}</ref>
===Brimstone in other media=== * Brimstone appears in ''Superboy'', portrayed by Philip Michael Thomas. * Brimstone appears in the ''Justice League Unlimited'' episode "Initiation". * Brimstone makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''Harley Quinn'' episode "So You Need a Crew?". * Brimstone appears in ''Superman/Batman: Public Enemies''.
==Mary Bromfield== {{main|Mary Marvel}}
==Tom Bronson== {{main|Tom Bronson}}
==Bronze Tiger== {{main|Bronze Tiger}}
==Paula Brooks== {{main|Paula Brooks}}
==Brother Blood== {{main|Brother Blood}}
==Brother Night== '''Brother Night''' ('''Eldon Peck''') is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Paul Dini and artist Stéphane Roux, and first appearing in ''Zatanna'' (vol. 2) #1 (July 2010), the character is a San Francisco-based sorcerer and enemy of Zatanna who bargained with evil spirits to gain extended life in exchange for serving them. Zatanna defeats him by forcing him to renounce his powers, leading him to be tortured by the spirits for breaking his bargain with them.<ref>''Zatanna'' (vol. 2) #3 (September 2010)</ref>
===Brother Night in other media=== Brother Night appears in ''Justice League Action'', voiced by Dan Donohue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brother Night Voice - ''Justice League Action'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Justice-League-Action/Brother-Night/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is the owner of a nightclub that is primarily frequented by demons and offers power to those who desire it.
==Brother Power the Geek== {{main|Brother Power the Geek}}
==Arthur Brown== {{main|Cluemaster}}
==Chuck Brown== {{main|Kite Man}}
==Crystal Brown== '''Crystal Brown''' is a nurse who is the ex-wife of Arthur Brown and the mother of Stephanie Brown, and struggles with pain pill addiction.<ref>''Detective Knights'' #647</ref>
===Crystal Brown in other media=== Crystal Brown appears in the ''Gotham Knights'' episode "Daddy Issues", portrayed by Sunny Mabrey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |date=January 25, 2023 |title=Ethan Embry & Sunny Mabrey To Recur On The CW's Gotham Knights |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/ethan-embry-sunny-mabrey-cast-the-cw-gotham-knights-1235240634/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125180622/https://deadline.com/2023/01/ethan-embry-sunny-mabrey-cast-the-cw-gotham-knights-1235240634/ |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
==Thaddeus Brown== {{main|Mister Miracle#Thaddeus Brown}}
==Stephanie Brown== {{main|Stephanie Brown (character)}}
==Bruno== '''Bruno''' is a Neo-Nazi criminal and gang leader operating in Gotham City who possesses distinctive swastika tattoos. Created by Frank Miller, she first appeared in ''The Dark Knight Returns'' #3 (August 1986).
===Bruno in other media=== Bruno appears in ''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'', voiced by Tress MacNeille.
==Brutale== '''Brutale''' ('''Guillermo Barrera''') is a supervillain who first appeared in ''Nightwing'' (vol. 2) #22. He was created by Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel.
Brutale is an expert with all forms of knives and blades, utilizing a variety of scalpels, throwing knives, and other blades.<ref name="dc-ency">{{Citation |last=Jimenez |first=Phil |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia |pages=62 |year=2008 |editor-last=Dougall |editor-first=Alastair |contribution=Brutale |place=London |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1 |author-link=Phil Jimenez}}</ref>
===Brutale in other media=== * Guillermo Barrera appears in the ''Arrow'' episode "Dead to Rights", portrayed by George Tchortov. * Brutale makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''Superman/Batman: Public Enemies''. * Brutale appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name="Scribblenauts" />
==Lester Buchinsky== {{main|Electrocutioner}}
==Bud and Lou== '''Bud and Lou''' are a pair of spotted hyenas. The characters, created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, first appeared in the ''Batman: The Animated Series'' episode "The Man Who Killed Batman" and are officially named in ''The New Batman Adventures'' episode "Joker's Millions" before officially appearing in the main DC Universe in ''Harley Quinn'' #4 (March 2001).<ref name="budloudebut">{{cite web | last=Melrose | first=Kevin | title=Birds of Prey Movie May Introduce Harley Quinn's Hyenas | website=CBR | date=September 5, 2019 | url=https://www.cbr.com/birds-of-prey-movie-harley-quinn-hyenas-bud-lou/ | access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref> Their names are references to the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.
Bud and Lou are spotted hyenas who are the pets of Harley Quinn that were initially owned by the Joker, but they bonded to Harley because she was usually the one who fed them. When Harley Quinn wanted to go solo and formed her gang, their first mission was to free Bud and Lou from the Gotham City Zoo.<ref>''Harley Quinn'' #4</ref> At some point, white collar criminals stole Bud and Lou from Harley Quinn so that they can auction them off as exotic pets. Upon locating the place of the auction, Harley Quinn reclaimed her hyenas and had Poison Ivy wreck the place.<ref>''Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Catwoman'' #1</ref>
In The New 52 reboot of DC's continuity, Bud and Lou are still featured as Harley Quinn's pets. In the "Death of the Family" storyline, the Joker gives them rabies in an attempt to drive Harley mad and sics them on her, forcing Harley to (apparently) kill them in self-defense.<ref>''Suicide Squad'' (vol. 4) #15 (2013)</ref> In Harley Quinn's solo series, it's revealed that Bud and Lou survived the ordeal and recovered at a zoo, where they sired puppies with several of the zoo's female hyenas.<ref>''Harley Quinn'' (vol. 3) #34 (2016)</ref>
===Bud and Lou in other media=== ====Television==== * Bud and Lou appear in ''Batman: The Animated Series'' and ''The New Batman Adventures'', which they were created for. * Two unnamed hyenas similar to Bud and Lou appear in ''The Batman'' episode "The Laughing Cat". This version of the duo were given to the Joker by hunter Kilgore Steed, but Catwoman was able to get control over them since hyenas are related to cats. * Bud and Lou appear in ''Krypto the Superdog'', voiced by Peter Kelamis and Lee Tockar respectively. This version of the duo are enemies of Ace the Bat-Hound, and are depicted with red fur. They are also very similar in appearance, being distinguished by differing physical attributes: Bud has a purple collar, black left front paw, and protruding fang, while Lou has a green collar, black right front paw and left back paw, and no fang. Additionally, the two possess a variety of gadgets, including joy-buzzer collars and a bubble shooter that induces uncontrollable laughter similar to Joker venom. * Bud and Lou appear in the ''Justice League Action'' episode "Garden of Evil". This version of the duo are kept in the Gotham Zoo, with Harley Quinn attempting to free them yet stopped by Vixen. * Two female hyenas based on Bud and Lou named '''Ethel and Lucy''' appear in the ''DC Super Hero Girls'' episode "#BeastsInShow". Harley Quinn stole them from the Metropolis Zoo, and subsequently they got loose and made it to the Metropolis Annual Dog Show, ultimately being defeated and kicked out by Krypto and Ace the Bat-Hound. * Bud and Lou appear in season two of ''Harley Quinn'' as the eponymous character's pets. * Lou appears in the ''Teen Titans Go!'' episode "Jam" as Harley Quinn's pet. In addition to providing emotional support for the Gotham City Sirens' roller derby team, he also helps the villains drive their getaway car in the end. * One female hyena based on Bud and Lou named '''Giggles''' appears in the ''Batwheels'' episode "Bats in Show" as Harley Quinn's pet.
====Films==== * Three hyenas named '''Larry, Moe and Shemp''' appear in ''Batman: Hush''. They are Harley Quinn's pet hyenas who are a reference to the comedy team The Three Stooges. * A hyena named '''Bruce''' appears in ''Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)''. Harley Quinn "purchases" a pet hyena who she names after Bruce Wayne.
====Video games==== * Bud and Lou both appear as non-playable characters in ''Injustice 2''. They have been trained by Harley Quinn and appear as one of the latter's battle intros and Supermove.
==Bug== '''Bug''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
===Bug=== The first Bug is a criminal who wears a helmet that enables him to control insects and rides around in a spider-like vehicle.<ref>''Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen'' #94 (July 1966)</ref>
===Bernard Bonner=== '''Bernard Bonner''' is an electrokinetic supervillain in an insect-like suit who is the brother of Blythe Bonner / Byte. Byte is able to interface with technology, while Bug is able to transform into living electricity.<ref name="Firestorm #23">''Firestorm'' (vol. 2) #23 (May 1984)</ref><ref name="Supervillain Book">{{Cite book |last=Misiroglu |first=Gina |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Supervillain_Book/KvdVEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Bug+and+Byte%22&pg=PT588&printsec=frontcover |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |date=August 6, 2006 |publisher=Omnigraphics, Inc. |isbn=9780780809772 |pages= |quote=Bug and Byte, teens Barney and Blythe Bonner, became enemies of Firestorm in 1984 when an accident that should have electrocuted them instead gave them superpowers: Bug interfaces with computers, while Byte becomes living electricity.}}</ref>
During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Bug and Byte appear as members of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.<ref name="Infinite Crisis #2">''Infinite Crisis'' #2 (January 2006)</ref>
===Steel villain=== This Bug is an insect-themed henchman of White Rabbit.<ref>''Steel'' Vol. 2 #14</ref>
===Maximums version=== This version of Bug is a member of the Maximums, who were created by Joker using the powers of Mister Mxyzptlk. He is a pastiche of Spider-Man.<ref>''Superman/Batman'' #20</ref>
===Bug in other media=== The Bernard Bonner incarnation of Bug appears in ''The Flash'' episode "Godspeed", portrayed by an uncredited actor.
==Bug-Eyed Bandit== {{main|Bug-Eyed Bandit}}
==Bulleteer== {{main|Bulleteer}}
==Bulletman and Bulletgirl== {{main|Bulletman and Bulletgirl}}
==Charlie Bullock== {{main|Blackwing (DC Comics)}}
==Harvey Bullock== {{main|Harvey Bullock (character)}}
==Bumblebee== {{main|Bumblebee (DC Comics)}}
==Bunker== {{main|Bunker (character)}}
==Cindy Burman== {{main|Shiv (comics)}}
==Jason Burr== {{main|Jason Burr}}
==Jeffrey Burr== {{main|Jeffrey Burr}}
==Char Burrane== {{main|Starfinger}}
==Drake Burroughs== {{main|Wildfire (Drake Burroughs)}}
==Bushido== {{main|Bushido (character)}}
==Sara Butters== {{main|Red Beetle}}
==Byte== '''Byte''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
'''Blythe Bonner''' is an electrokinetic supervillain and the sister of Bernard Bonner. Byte is able to interface with technology, while Bug is able to transform into living electricity. They try to target a friend of Martin Stein, only to be defeated by Firestorm.<ref name="Supervillain Book" /><ref name="Firestorm #23" />
During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Bug and Byte appear as members of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.<ref name="Infinite Crisis #2" />
In The New 52 continuity reboot, Blythe Bonner is a classmate of Jason Rusch.<ref>''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #18 (May 2013)</ref>
===Byte in other media=== Byte appears in ''The Flash'' episode "Godspeed", portrayed by an uncredited actress.
==Byth Rok== '''Byth Rok''' is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and who is commonly known as a recurring enemy of the Silver Age Hawkman (Katar Hol). He is a scientist who stole a pill from the Thanagarian scientist Krotan, gaining shapeshifting abilities.<ref>''Action Comics'' #588-589</ref>
In the ''Hawkworld'' miniseries, Byth is a corrupt Wingman commander and Katar Hol's superior. He manipulated a drug-induced Katar into killing his father, aiding his rise to power.<ref>''Hawkworld'' #2 (1989) "Freefall"</ref> Now Administrator of Protection, he gains his shapeshifting powers from a new drug called Krotan. Katar Hol, with the help of Shayera Thal, uncovers his schemes but Byth escapes arrest.<ref>''Hawkworld'' #3 (1989) "Phoenix Flight"</ref> He flees to Earth and runs criminal operations in Chicago, during which he supplied Carl Sands with a shadow generator.<ref>''Hawkworld'' (vol. 2) #5 (October 1990) "War of the Shadows"</ref> He is later captured and returned to Thanagar.<ref>''Hawkworld'' (vol. 2) #9 (March 1991) "Hawkwoman Caged!"</ref><ref>''Hawkworld'' (vol. 2) #10 (April 1990) "Images"</ref>
In ''The New 52'' continuity reboot, Byth creates Ultra the Multi-Alien by combining the DNA of several alien prisoners.<ref>''Justice League United'' #1</ref>
===Byth Rok in other media=== * Byth Rok appears in ''Green Lantern: The Animated Series'', voiced by Tom Kenny.<ref>{{cite web |title=Byth Rok Voice - ''Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Green-Lantern-The-Animated-Series/Byth-Rok/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is the leader of a band of Thanagarian outlaws. * Byth Rok appears in ''The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #9 - 3:10 To Thanagar (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/the-all-new-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-9-310-to/4000-278560/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>
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