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==G.I. Robot== '''G.I. Robot''' is the name of a series of six robots that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics.<ref name="dc-ency">{{Citation |last=Greenberger |first=Robert |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia |pages=134 |year=2008 |editor-last=Dougall |editor-first=Alastair |contribution=G. I. Robot |place=New York |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1 |oclc=213309017 |author-link=Robert Greenberger}}</ref> The first four versions of G.I. Robot were all created by writer Robert Kanigher, though each was designed by a different artist. Each incarnation of G.I. Robot is an android of advanced, experimental technology designed to carry out combat and rescue missions. Multiple versions of G.I. Robot seem to develop their own free will, as well as loyalty and a sense of friendship towards human soldiers they work alongside. The first G.I. Robot, nicknamed '''Joe''' and designed by Ross Andru, first appeared in ''Star Spangled War Stories'' #101 (published in late 1961, with a cover date of February–March 1962).
===Joe=== During World War II, "Joe" the G.I. Robot is handed over to a Ranger unit to be tested in the field. Humanoid, with smooth features, no mouth and a control panel on its chest, Joe is assigned a human "buddy", corporal Mac. In three stories from ''Star Spangled War Stories'' #101—#103, Joe and Mac end up fighting "The War that Time Forgot" against prehistoric creatures (and a giant German robot soldier) on Dinosaur Island.
===Mac=== ''Star Spangled War Stories'' #125 introduced another G.I. Robot nicknamed "Mac" and his human partner Reed as part of the war-era Suicide Squad, a team specially trained for missions no ordinary soldier was expected to survive. During its first mission, Mac sacrifices itself to save Reed and another soldier from a ''Tyrannosaurus''.<ref>''Star-Spangled War Stories'' #125 (March 1966)</ref>
===J.A.K.E. 1=== Some time after the destruction of Mac, MIT develops a new version of G.I. Robot with built-in weaponry, more advanced technology, and a more robotic appearance.<ref name=":2">''Weird War Tales'' #101 (July 1981)</ref> Thompson's team names this new G.I. Robot "'''J.A.K.E. #1'''" (Jungle Automatic Killer - Experimental). For its first mission, J.A.K.E. 1 is deployed to a Pacific island alongside the Marines to fight the Japanese military and placed under the control of Sergeant Coker. Coker initially does not trust J.A.K.E., but comes to respect him.<ref name=":2" /> J.A.K.E. later joins the Creature Commandos and sacrifices himself to save them.<ref>''Weird War Tales'' #111 (May 1982)</ref>
===J.A.K.E. 2=== Weeks after the destruction of J.A.K.E. 1, his successor J.A.K.E. 2 is sent to the Pacific islands to join the marines there. On activation, J.A.K.E. 2 seems unresponsive at first but then acts to defend the marine camp from a samurai robot built by the Japanese military. After defeating the robot, J.A.K.E. 2 engages in several missions in the Pacific Theater, as well as on Dinosaur Island.<ref name=":3">''Weird War Tales'' #113 (July 1982)</ref> Eventually, he also meets the Creature Commandos and is accepted into their ranks. Later on, J.A.K.E. 2 and the Creature Commandos are aboard a rocket that misfires and heads into deep space.<ref>''Weird War Tales'' #124 (June 1983)</ref> The Creature Commandos are known to have survived, but J.A.K.E. 2's fate is unknown. ''The DC Comics Encyclopedia'' describes J.A.K.E. 2 as having survived into the 31st century.<ref name="dc-ency" /><ref>''Justice League: Generation Lost'' #15 (2011)</ref>
===J.A.K.E. #6.1=== In ''Checkmate'' (vol. 2) #24, a new G.I. Robot is revealed, with the designation J.A.K.E. #6.1. It is one of the organization's Rooks, a team of four elite operatives of last resort. Apparently constructed using the original World War II era programming, it has a new body made of components formerly used by Maxwell Lord during a time when his consciousness was contained in an android form.<ref>''Checkmate'' (vol. 2) #24 (May 2008)</ref>
===Lord Job=== A new G.I. Robot of unknown origin appears in the 2008-2009 ''The War That Time Forgot'' miniseries written by Bruce Jones, where it is known as "Lord Job", but calls himself "Joe". This version can speak and has red eyes, but is otherwise of a similar appearance to the earlier models, particularly Joe.
===Powers and abilities=== The G.I. Robots are all fully autonomous mechanical soldiers, capable of making decisions and adapting to changes in their environment. J.A.K.E. 1, J.A.K.E. 2, and J.A.K.E. #6.1 are equipped with a minigun in their left arm, with J.A.K.E. #6.1 also possessing a grenade launcher mounted on its right shoulder and caltrops deployed from its chest cavity.
===G.I. Robot in other media=== * G.I. Robot appears in the teaser for the ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "The Plague of the Prototypes!", voiced by James Arnold Taylor (albeit uncredited). He works with Batman and Sgt. Rock to stop Nazi soldiers before sacrificing himself to save Sgt. Rock from a landmine. * G.I. Robot appears in ''Creature Commandos'', voiced by Sean Gunn.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=January 31, 2023 |title=DC Slate Unveiled: New Batman, Supergirl Movies, a Green Lantern TV Show, and More from James Gunn, Peter Safran |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-gunn-unveils-dc-slate-batman-superman-1235314176/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131171111/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/james-gunn-unveils-dc-slate-batman-superman-1235314176/ |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |access-date=January 31, 2023 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Massoto |first=Erick |date=January 31, 2023 |title=Creature Commandos: Meet the Cast of the New DC Animated Series |url=https://collider.com/creature-commandos-series-cast/ |access-date=February 1, 2023 |website=Collider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oddo |first=Marco |date=April 12, 2023 |title=Here's the Full Cast of DC's Creature Commandos [Exclusive] |url=https://collider.com/creature-commandos-cast-david-harbour-indira-varma-alan-tudyk/ |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=Collider}}</ref> This version previously served with the Easy Company during WWII before he was eventually arrested and incarcerated in Belle Reve Penitentiary's Non-Human Internment Division for killing a Neo-Nazi group in the 2000s. G.I. Robot is recruited into the eponymous team in the present, only to be destroyed by Circe. He is later rebuilt with a larger body.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drum |first=Nicole |date=December 7, 2024 |title=Creature Commandos: G.I. Robot Might Be One of the Best On-Screen DC Characters to Date |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/creature-commandos-g-i-robot-might-be-one-of-the-best-on-screen-dc-characters-to-date/ |access-date=August 29, 2025 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zalben |first=Alex |date=December 12, 2024 |title='Creature Commandos' Kills [Spoiler] In First Major Series Death |url=https://comicbookclublive.com/2024/12/12/creature-commandos-gi-robot-dead-killed-episode-3/ |access-date=August 29, 2025 |website=Comic Book Club |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zalben |first=Alex |date=January 9, 2025 |title='Creature Commandos' Finale Kills One Major Character -- And Brings Back Another |url=https://comicbookclublive.com/2025/01/09/creature-commandos-finale-kills-nina-mazursky-gi-robot-returns/ |access-date=August 29, 2025 |website=Comic Book Club |language=en-US}}</ref> * G.I. Robot appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> * G.I. Robot appears in issue #6 of ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #6 - Charge of the Army Eternal (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-6-charge-of-the-army/4000-161936/ |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref>
==G'nort== {{main|G'nort}}
==Walker Gabriel== {{main|Chronos (character)#Walker Gabriel}}
==Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe== {{main|Misfit (DC Comics)}}
==Galactic Golem== {{Comics character list header |name = Galactic Golem |debut = ''Superman'' #248 |debutmo = February |debutyr = 1972 |creators = Len Wein and Curt Swan |CBDBid = 1567 |GCDid = Galactic Golem }} The '''Galactic Golem''' is a solar-powered creature created by Lex Luthor who is an enemy of Superman.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Greenberger |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Pasko |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |page=105}}</ref> Creator Len Wein said that he created the Golem "because I needed somebody Superman could hit! The problem with Superman's rogues' gallery was, they were all ''thinkers''...they were scientists, or guys who built toys. With the Golem, he could hit Superman, and Superman could hit him back".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Eury |first1=Michael |title=The Krypton Companion |date=2006 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905610 |page=137}}</ref> It only made two appearances: ''Superman'' #248 (February 1972) and 258 (November 1972), before being erased from continuity following ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''.
The Galactic Golem is reintroduced in ''Superman'' #675 (2008), where it is depicted as a Daxamite superweapon.<ref>''Superman'' #675 (June 2008)</ref>
==Paul Gambi== '''Paul Gambi''' is a tailor in Central City and associate of the Rogues.<ref>''The Flash'' #141</ref><ref>''The Flash'' #239</ref><ref>''Secret Origins'' #41</ref> He later created the "ultimate super-costume", which was first worn by serial killer Dell Merriwether until he was defeated by Flash and Green Lantern and sentenced to the electric chair. However, the suit unexpectedly gained sentience and became indestructible.<ref>''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #130</ref>
In the "DC Rebirth" reboot, Flash unsuccessfully invades Gambi's business to find the Rogues.<ref>''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #14</ref>
===Paul Gambi in other media=== Paul Gambi appears in ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' #15.
==Peter Gambi== {{main|Peter Gambi}}
==Gambler== {{main|Gambler (comics)}}
==Gamesman== '''Gamesman''' is a mercenary. He kidnapped Animal Man's daughter Maxine Baker and imprisoned her in the Red. At the time when Aquaman was blinded by Poseidon for besting Triton, Animal Man sought out Aquaman for help. Animal Man draws upon the strength of the sperm whale Namek to damage Gamesman's armor causing him to flee Both of them managed to free Maxine as Animal Man taps into the fight abilities of a gull to pursue Gamesman while Aquaman keeps Maxine safe.<ref>''Aquaman'' Vol. 5 #35</ref>
During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Gamesman appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.<ref>''Aquaman'' Vol. 6 #37</ref>
==Lar Gand== {{main|Lar Gand}}
==Laurel Gand== {{main|Laurel Gand}}
== Gangbuster == '''Gangbuster''' is the name of two characters in DC Comics.
===Jose Delgado=== Jose Delgado grew up in the Metropolis area known as Suicide Slum. As he grew older he became a skilled boxer. He went into teaching and ended up as a high school teacher in Metropolis. He became a mentor to Jerry White (the son of Perry White). When Lex Luthor enlisted youth gangs into organized crime under his control, Jose adopted the identity of Gangbuster to deal with the threat posed to the teenagers in his community.
Jose Delgado suffered a spinal injury while saving Lois Lane's life during a fight with a creature called Combattor.<ref>''The Adventures of Superman'' #437 (February 1988)</ref> Delgado was hospitalized and talked into retiring by Cat Grant. He recovered the ability to walk with the assistance of a LexCorp cybernetic implant. After recovering, Delgado discovered that the implant which enabled him to walk was a LexCorp invention, and that Lex Luthor could use it to take control of his body.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Greenberger |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Pasko |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |pages=105–106}}</ref> Luthor forced Gangbuster to attack Professor Emil Hamilton, an ally of Superman. Hamilton was later able to successfully alter the implant, allowing Gangbuster to regain control.
=== Rebekah Delgado === During ''DC Rebirth'', Jose's niece is introduced named '''Rebekah''' and assumes the role of Gangbuster.<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 5) #30 (June 2021)</ref>
== Ganthet == {{main|Ganthet}}
==Alba Garcia== {{main|Black Orchid (character)}}
==Allegra Garcia== {{Comics character list header |name = Allegra Garcia |debut = ''Titans'' (vol. 2) #28 |debutmo = December |debutyr = 2010 |creators = Eric Wallace, Fabrizio Florentino and Cliff Richards |CBDBid = |GCDid = }} '''Allegra Garcia''' is the daughter of supervillain Eduardo Reyes / Wavelength who inherited similar light manipulation powers.<ref name="AllegraGarciaCBR">{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Collier |date=March 5, 2020 |title=The Flash's Allegra Garcia Upped to Series Regular for Season 7 |url=https://www.cbr.com/the-flashs-allegra-garcia-series-regular-season-7/ |access-date=6 March 2020 |website=CBR}}</ref><ref name="AllegraGarciaComicbook">{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Collier |date=March 5, 2020 |title=The Flash Star Kayla Compton Upped to Series Regular for Season 7 |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2020/03/06/the-flash-spoilers-season-7-allegra-garcia-kayla-compton/ |access-date=March 6, 2020 |website=DC |language=en}}</ref>
Allegra Garcia was raised in the Santa Marta slums of Rio de Janeiro by her foster parents Ramon Garcia and Esperanza Garcia. Upon emigrating to Gotham City while developing the ability to emit electromagnetic light, she fell in with some gangs and took parts in robberies before being stopped by the local vigilantes and remanded to Arkham Asylum. To reunite with his daughter after some villains he knew saw Allegra, Wavelength hired Deathstroke and his version of the Titans to spring her out of Arkham Asylum, fighting through Batman and some of Arkham Asylum's inmates when they tried to escape. When the mission was a success, Deathstroke's Titans brought her to Brazil, where Allegra lashed out against her father for abandoning her and used the UV rays in the sky to fry him. Deathstroke declined Allegra's offer to join up with him, stating that she has a lot of growing up to do.<ref>''Titans'' (vol. 2) #28–30</ref>
===Allegra Garcia in other media=== Allegra Garcia appears in ''The Flash'', portrayed by Kayla Compton.<ref name="AllegraGarciaCBR"/><ref name="Denise Petski">{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=March 5, 2020 |title=The Flash: Kayla Compton Upped To Series Regular For Season 7 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-flash-kayla-compton-promoted-series-regular-season-7-1202875496/ |access-date=March 5, 2020 |website=Deadline}}</ref> * The Earth-1 version, also known as '''Wavelength''',<ref name="Vlada Gelman">{{cite web |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |date=March 5, 2020 |title=Flash Promotes Kayla Compton, aka Allegra, to Series Regular for Season 7 |url=https://tvline.com/2020/03/05/the-flash-season-7-kayla-compton-series-regular-allegra/ |access-date=March 5, 2020 |website=TVLine}}</ref><ref>[https://youtube/2z1c4F3fj00?si=MG0Jaqg63WOsuI5X 'The Flash' 9x13 deleted scene]</ref> is a young metahuman with abilities based on the electromagnetic spectrum who wants to be a reporter. Despite coming from a criminal background and having been previously incarcerated in Iron Heights Penitentiary, Cecile Horton helps her turn her life around. After an attack by her metahuman cousin Ultraviolet and being framed for crimes, Allegra is saved by Barry Allen. Afterwards, she interns at Iris West-Allen's ''Central City Citizen'' newspaper. Allegra later investigates Black Hole, helps Team Flash stop various supervillains, reforms her cousin, and enters a relationship with Chester P. Runk. * Allegra's Earth-719 doppelgänger is called '''Maya''', a protégé of Nash Wells.
==Esperanza Garcia== {{distinguish|Esperanza García|Esperança Garcia}} '''Esperanza Garcia''' is Allegra Garcia's adoptive mother.<ref name="courageousnerd" />
===Esperanza Garcia in other media=== Esperanza Garcia appears in ''The Flash'', portrayed by Alexa Barajas and voiced by Erika Soto in the seventh season. This version is Allegra Garcia's cousin who possesses similar electromagnetic spectrum-based abilities.<ref name="courageousnerd">{{cite web |last1=Christian |first1=Conor |title=Meet The Flash's New Season 6 Characters – Who Is Playing Them? |url=https://courageousnerd.com/2019/11/21/meet-the-flashs-new-season-6-characters-who-is-playing-them/ |website=Courageous Nerd |access-date=28 April 2020 |date=21 November 2019}}</ref> Esperanza is presumed dead following the explosion of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator, but is secretly taken in, revived, and trained to become the assassin '''Ultraviolet''' by Black Hole. Amidst this, Black Hole scientist Dr. Olsen removed her vocal cords and gave her a mask to help her speak. After making sporadic appearances in the sixth season, Esperanza seeks revenge on Olsen in the seventh season, but is foiled by Allegra and receives medical help from Caitlin Snow before being killed while hunting Black Hole's remnants.
==Guy Gardner== {{main|Guy Gardner (character)}}
==Joe Gardner== {{main|Enforcer (DC Comics)}}
==Garguax== '''Garguax''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a mammoth-sized alien conqueror who was exiled from his home planet for his plans to conquer the universe.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' #91</ref> Garguax later appears as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil alongside General Immortus when they unleash the Giant Jukebox Robot.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' #96</ref> Garguax pitches an idea to the Brotherhood of Evil to take over Earth. Immortus supported his idea as he uses a device to turn anyone into diamond-skinned slaves that obey the Brotherhood of Evil's every command.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' #97</ref>
The claims that Garguax made about being exiled from his homeworld were false as he turns out to be an agent of his homeworld's ruler Zarox-13. Garguax betrays the Brotherhood of Evil after Zarox-13 arrives on Earth to conquer it.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' #111</ref> The Doom Patrol and the Brotherhood of Evil are forced to work together to defeat Zarox-13.<ref>''Doom Patrol'' #112</ref>
In the "Dawn of DC" relaunch, Garguax is depicted as the emperor of the Moon.<ref>''Shazam!'' (vol. 5) #3 (November 2023)</ref>
===Garguax in other media=== * Garguax appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name=":0" /> * Garguax appears in the ''Doom Patrol'' episode "Vacay Patrol", portrayed by Stephen Murphy. This version is a member of the Brotherhood of Evil and is served by a red alien named Samuelson, who later betrays and kills him.
==Garn Daanuth== {{Comics character list header|debut=''Warlord'' #62 (July 1982)|creators=Paul Kupperberg<br/>Jan Duursema|abilities=In his prime, possess virtually unlimited magical energies and control of both black magic and chaos magic, allowing for many powers (mind control, flight, astral projection, etc.). Also in physical peak condition, a capable swordsman, and skilled in sciences such as cybernetics, technology, and politics.|alias=Mad Mage of Mu, Hassagarn|species=Deity <small>(demigod, cosmic being)</small>|teams=Lords of Chaos, Atlantean Pantheon}}'''Garn Daanuth''' is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, making his first debut in ''The Warlord'' #62 (July 1982). A Lord of Chaos and Arion's fraternal twin (inherited his mother's darker Egyptian-esque features) who formerly ruled over Mu,<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |title=The DC comics encyclopedia: the definitive guide to the characters of the DC universe |date=2021 |others=Matthew K. Manning, Stephen Wiacek, Melanie Scott, Nick Jones, Landry Q. Walker, Alan Cowsill |isbn=978-0-7440-2056-4 |edition=New |location=New York, New York |oclc=1253363543}}</ref><ref name=":03">{{Cite book |last=Kupperburg |first=Paul |title=Arion, Lord of Atlantis (1982–1985) #1–35, Special #1 |publisher=DC Comics |year=1982–1985}}</ref> a city-state to Atlantis whose people resemble ancient Egyptians,<ref name=":04">{{Cite book |last=Kupperburg |first=Paul |title=Arion, Lord of Atlantis (1982–1985) #1–35, Special #1 |publisher=DC Comics |year=1982–1985}}</ref> he is both his brother's archnemesis and the alleged ancestor to the hero Garth (Aqualad/Tempest).<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Jimenez |first=Phil |title=Aquaman : tempest |date=2018 |others=Gary Cohn, Scott Kolins, John Stokes, Keith Aiken, Carla Feeny, Chris Eliopoulos |isbn=978-1-4012-8048-2 |oclc=1039188132}}</ref>
The eldest twin of Arion and son of Majistra and Calculha, Garn is raised by Majistra in Mu. Majistra teaches Garn black magic in accordance of a prophecy regarding two brothers in eternal conflict over the fate of Atlantis as an agent of the Lords of Chaos. Garn becomes a rival of Arion after he drains power from the Zodiac Crystals, bleaching his skin and seemingly killing Majistra. With the pair battling over the course of a thousand years, in which they learn much later of their shared parentage, Daanuth frequently plots his conquest of Atlantis, leading to the eventual death of its monarch, D'Tilluh, due to his mind control plots fracturing his mental state towards suicide, the ostracizing of his royal family through his overt mental manipulations of D'Tilluh's son and heir, and becoming an ally of Vandal Savage at one point to help him undermine the ancient Atlantean government.<ref>''The Warlord'' #59</ref><ref>''Arion, Lord of Atlantis'' #3</ref><ref>''Arion, Lord of Atlantis'' #4-7</ref> Daanuth survived to modern times, albeit depowered, depicted as the despot ruler of the Kuran, a fictional small country in the Middle East. Regaining his former magical powers, he bolsters his army and is stopped by Arion before he can launch his military campaign to expand his territory. He is also recruited by the Darkworld entity to become his guardian against Arion, whom defeats Garn and mystically merges him and the Darkworld entity in a state between sleep and awakeness, freezing the natural magic from the entity and allowing Arion and his allies to remain mystically powered.<ref name=":10">''Arion the Immortal'' #3–6, 1992</ref>
===Garn Daanuth in other media=== * Garn Daanuth appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name=":0" /> * An incarnation of Garn Daanuth appears in ''Young Justice'' (2010), voiced by Robbie Daymond.<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Danuuth Voice - ''Young Justice'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Danuuth/ |access-date=May 20, 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> Named '''Danuuth''', he is the descendant of his namesake (despite the altered naming) and a former royal Atlantean guard revealed as a xenophobic purist and served as Ocean Master's right-hand man.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weisman |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Weisman |date=April 23, 2022 |title="The last three in YJ were all designed to be descendants, so that maybe someday we could show your original gang back in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis." |url=https://x.com/Greg_Weisman/status/1517731892715528192 |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=X}}</ref>
==Dan Garrett== {{main|Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett)}}
==Danni Garrett== '''Danielle''' "'''Danni'''" '''Garrett''' is the granddaughter of Dan Garrett. The character, created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers and Cully Hamner, first appeared in ''Blue Beetle'' vol. 7 #8 (December 2006).<ref>''Blue Beetle'' (Volume 7) #8</ref><ref>''Blue Beetle'' (Volume 7) #22</ref><ref>''Blue Beetle'' (Volume 7) #25</ref><ref>''Blue Beetle'' (Volume 7) #28</ref>
==Jay Garrick== {{main|Jay Garrick}}
==Joan Garrick== '''Joan Garrick''' is a supporting character and romantic interest of Jay Garrick / The Flash.
The character was created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert, and first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (January 1940). She appeared in the cover alongside the Flash on the issue. She would remain the supporting character of the titular character throughout the Golden Age, and she was revived through the Silver Age in "Flash of Two Worlds", where she is revealed to be a part of Earth-Two.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Did the Flash's Supporting Cast Not Carry Over to Mark Waid's Run? |url=https://www.cbr.com/flash-supporting-cast-william-messner-loebs-mark-waid/ |website=CBR |access-date=1 May 2019 |date=14 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Flash: Who is Jay Garrick? |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/the-flash-who-is-jay-garrick/ |website=Den of Geek |date=7 March 2018 |access-date=1 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Five Crazy Theories On That Jay Garrick Cover From The Batman/Flash/Watchmen Story |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2017/02/25/batman-the-flash-jay-garrick-watchmen-fan-theories/ |newspaper=DC |access-date=1 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who Is The Original Flash Jay Garrick? |url=https://screenrant.com/jay-garrick-original-flash-explained/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=1 May 2019 |date=24 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=10 Jay Garrick Facts That Flash Fans Need to Know {{!}} ScreenRant |url=https://screenrant.com/the-flash-season-2-jay-garrick-explained/4/?v=6&n=f&nextArticle=start |website=screenrant.com |date = 6 October 2015|access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref>
'''Joan Williams''' was depicted as the college crush of Jay who Joan originally rejected. Later, Jay used speedster powers as a football star to impress Joan and later decided to be a superhero known as the Flash. The Flash helped Joan when the former's father was kidnapped. She would remain a girlfriend and confidante to the Flash.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goulart |first1=Ron |title=Ron Goulart's great history of comic books |date=1986 |publisher=Contemporary Books |isbn=9780809250455 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z70bAQAAIAAJ&q=Joan+Williams+Garrick |access-date=3 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Elle |title=First Fastest: A Tribute To Jay Garrick, The Original Flash |url=https://comicsalliance.com/tribute-jay-garrick-the-flash/ |website=ComicsAlliance |date=10 November 2016 |access-date=1 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Unlike Lois Lane and Superman, Joan was always aware of the Flash's secret identity.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Kurt |last2=Thomas |first2=Roy |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944 |date=2019 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490892 |page=27}}</ref> The events of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' reconnected both Jay and Joan and the entire Keystone City citizens as being in a coma until Barry Allen revived the two. The couple ultimately married, and Jay retired from the Justice Society of America for a while until later returning to the group.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Flash: 16 Things You Never Knew About Jay Garrick |url=https://screenrant.com/original-flash-jay-garrick-facts-trivia/7/?v=6&n=f&nextArticle=start |website=ScreenRant |access-date=1 May 2019 |date=14 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="LR">{{cite web |title=FLASH #22 Begs the Question: If BARRY ALLEN Isn't The Lightning Rod – Who Is? |url=https://www.newsarama.com/34560-flash-22-begs-the-question-if-barry-allen-isn-t-the-lightning-rod-who-is.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530133407/http://www.newsarama.com/34560-flash-22-begs-the-question-if-barry-allen-isn-t-the-lightning-rod-who-is.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 30, 2017 |website=Newsarama |access-date=1 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
In "The New Golden Age", it is revealed that Joan and Jay had a child named Judy Garrick (also known as Boom) before she mysteriously vanished.<ref>''The New Golden Age'' #1</ref> In reality, the Time Masters had kidnapped her in an attempt to save her from being killed by Doctor Manhattan's alterations to the timeline, and she is recovered and transported to the present day.<ref>''Jay Garrick: The Flash'' #1</ref>
===Reception of Joan Garrick=== Joan was described as an essential part of the Golden Age Flash's life in later decades by Mark Ginnochio of Comicbook.com.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flash at 75: 20 Greatest Flash Stories #20–11 |url=https://comicbook.com/2015/01/19/flash-at-75-20-greatest-flash-stories-part-one-/ |website=Comicbook.com |date=6 September 2017 |access-date=1 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Joan and Jay's marriage is cited as being "among the most popular of DC's earliest married characters" by Vaneta Rogers of ''Newsarama''.<ref name="LR" /> Jim Beard in the book ''The Flash Companion'' wrote positively of the character's depiction by Sheldon Mayer which he felt was an example of "strong females" at the time. John Wells, in the same book, compared Gardner Fox's deriving of the character to other works of characters like Dian Belmont of Sandman, Inza Cramer of Doctor Fate and Shiera Hall of Hawkman that the female romantic interests were not just lovers but also confidantes of their respective superheroes as depicted at the time.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dallas |first1=Keith |title=The Flash Companion |date=2008 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905986 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XouCU6WgS8QC&q=joan+williams+garrick+flash+companion |access-date=2 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
===Joan Garrick in other media=== * Joan Garrick appears in ''Young Justice'', voiced by Kath Soucie.<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Joan Garrick Voice - ''Young Justice'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Joan-Garrick/ |access-date=May 20, 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, alongside Jay Garrick, served as Bart Allen's legal guardian following his arrival in the past, before she died off-screen from an unspecified illness. * Joan Williams appears in ''The Flash'', portrayed by Michelle Harrison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdulbaki |first=Mae |date=October 3, 2019 |title=The Flash Season 6 Trailer: New Villain Bloodwork, Barry's Parents And More Familiar Faces |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2481544/the-flash-season-6-trailer-new-villain-bloodwork-barrys-parents-and-more-familiar-faces |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=CINEMABLEND |language=en}}</ref> This version is the Earth-3 counterpart of Nora Allen.
==Judy Garrick== {{main|Boom (comics)}}
==Garth== {{main|Garth (comics)}}
==Garv== '''Garv''' is an alien Dryad, a rock-like being, who joined Vril Dox and his teams, the L.E.G.I.O.N. and the R.E.B.E.L.S., and marrying fellow team member Strata.
==Gates== {{main|Gates (character)}}
==Edwin Gauss== {{main|Folded Man}}
==Prince Gavyn== {{main|Starman (Prince Gavyn)}}
==Rodney Gaynor== {{main|Whip (character)}}
==Shelly Gaynor== {{main|Whip (character)}}
==Gearhead== {{main|Gearhead (DC Comics)}}
==Gehenna== {{Comics character list header |debut = ''Villains United'' #5 |debutmo = November |debutyr = 2005 |creators = Stuart Moore and Jamal Igle |species = |teams = |abilities = Teleportation; limited telepathy |alias = Gehenna Hewitt |name = Gehenna |CBDBid = 1567 |GCDid = Gehenna }}'''Gehenna''' is a superhero in the DC Universe. She is a clone of Victor Hewitt who is rescued by Firestorm (Jason Rusch). Her telepathic ability is shown to be limited to those participating in the Firestorm matrix and strongest with Jason. Jason finds and rescues Gehenna while escaping from a hideout of the Society during the events of ''Villains United''.
Gehenna, still adapting to normal life, spends time in Jason's apartment, and the two begin dating. She is jealous of Firehawk, who is bonded with Jason as part of the Firestorm matrix.
At the beginning of the ''Blackest Night'' storyline, Jason and Gehenna visit the grave of Ronnie Raymond with Martin Stein.<ref>''Blackest Night'' #1 (July 2009)</ref> Later, at the Hall of Justice, Jason and Gehenna observe Black Lantern attacks happening all over the world. They are joined soon after by Green Lantern and the Flash, and the group are ambushed by Black Lanterns. Ronnie Raymond, who has been resurrected as a Black Lantern, kills Gehenna by transforming her body into salt.<ref>''Blackest Night'' #3 (September 2009)</ref>
==Geist== {{main|Geist (DC Comics)}}
==Gemini== '''Gemini''' is the name of two characters in DC Comics.
===Gemini De Mille=== '''Gemini De Mille''' is the daughter of Madame Rouge. In the ''Beast Boy'' mini-series, she seeks revenge against Beast Boy for killing her mother, her insanity having twisted her mother's death as the deliberate fault of Niles Caulder and Beast Boy when it was merely an accident. She attempted to frame Beast Boy for the murders of his former cast members in an old TV show. After being tracked down by Beast Boy, Gemini reveals that she had kidnapped his co-stars Vicky Valiant and Tim Bender and intends to kill them. She is thwarted by Beast Boy, Flamebird, and Nightwing.<ref>''Beast Boy'' #1 (January 2000)</ref>
Gemini later joins her mother's old group, the Brotherhood of Evil. Her first mission with them was an arms deal with Penguin in Blüdhaven, but they were defeated by Batgirl.<ref name="b612">''Batgirl'' #61 (April 2005)</ref>
During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Gemini joins the Secret Society of Super Villains.<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #4 (March 2006)</ref>
In the series ''Unstoppable Doom Patrol'', Gemini returns to the Brotherhood of Evil.<ref>''Unstoppable Doom Patrol'' #6 (November 2023)</ref>
===Santiago and Belladonna=== Santiago and Belladonna are a pair of thieves and lovers who originate from the 1940s and are obsessed with gaining mystical relics. One relic they found were mystical gauntlets that enabled them to absorb energy and keep themselves young. They operate as Gemini and target the Flash in a bid to gain his superhuman speed. These plans last until Santiago is killed by Psych during their fight with him and Flash.<ref>''The Flash'' (vol. 5) #63 (March 2019)</ref>
==General Immortus== {{main|General Immortus}}
==General Zahl== {{main|General Zahl}}
==General Zod== {{main|General Zod}}
==Gentleman Ghost== {{main|Gentleman Ghost}}
==Geo-Force== {{main|Geo-Force}}
==Geomancer== {{Comics character list header |debut = ''JSA'' #5 |debutmo = December |debutyr = 1999 |creators = Geoff Johns, David S. Goyer, Derec Aucoin |species = |teams = |abilities = Geokinesis |alias = Adam Fells |name = Geomancer |CBDBid = |GCDid = }} The '''Geomancer''' is the name of two supervillains in DC Comics.<ref name="Geomancer"/>
===Adam Fells=== '''Adam Fells''' was a hired gun with earth-manipulating abilities, a member of the Injustice Society, and an enemy of the Justice Society of America. The Geomancer later appears as a member of the Injustice Society where they attacked the Justice Society of America's headquarters. Despite being outnumbered, Wildcat manages to defeat them as Johnny Sorrow escapes after getting what he came for.<ref>''JSA'' #9</ref>
Ultra-Humanite is revealed to have the Geomancer in suspended animation.<ref>''JSA Secret Files and Origins'' #2</ref> Icicle tries to free Geomancer from suspended animation, only to accidentally kill him.<ref>''JSA'' #33</ref>
===Second version=== An unnamed man with similar powers became the second Geomancer and a member of the Injustice Society.<ref>''JSA All-Stars'' #2</ref>
===Geomancer in other media=== * The Adam Fells incarnation of Geomancer appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name=":0" /> * The Adam Fells incarnation of Geomancer appears in ''The Flash'', portrayed by Adam Stafford.<ref name="Geomancer">{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=December 16, 2015 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Geomancer Coming to The Flash |url=https://comicbook.com/2015/12/16/exclusive-geomancer-coming-to-the-flash/ |website=comicbook.com}}</ref>
==Dwayne Geyer== {{main|Geist (DC Comics)}}
==Ghost-Maker== '''Ghost-Maker''' ('''Minhkhoa Khan''') is a character first appearing in ''Batman'' vol. 3 #100 (Dec. 2020). He was created by James Tynion IV and Jorge Jiménez.
Khan is a Singaporean vigilante who was trained alongside Batman early in his career but split apart, taking on the "Ghost-Maker" mantle utilizing a high-tech suit and several vehicles. After the Joker War, Ghost-Maker becomes the leader of Batman Incorporated and Clownhunter's mentor.<ref>''Batman Incorporated'' #3</ref>
==Farooq Gibran== {{main|Blackout (DC Comics)}}
==Giganta== {{main|Giganta}}
==Asa Gilmore== '''Dr. Asa Gilmore''' is a character appearing in DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #144 (January 1999), and was created by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn. He is behind the origin story of Malcolm Thawne / Cobalt Blue. Gilmore killed the con artist Thawne family's child, covering his negligence with Malcolm who he lied about as a stillborn to the Allen family. Ultimately, Gilmore told the truth to Malcolm who murdered the doctor in a rage.<ref name=f144>''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #144 (January 1999)</ref>
===Asa Gilmore in other media=== A character based on Asa Gilmore named '''Malcolm Gilmore''' appears in the ninth season of ''The Flash'' (2014).<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Conor |date=May 7, 2023 |title=The Flash Season 9: Who Is Malcolm Gilmore |url=https://courageousnerd.com/2023/05/07/the-flash-season-9-who-is-malcolm-gilmore/ |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Courageous Nerd}}</ref> This version is an alias utilized by '''Eddie Thawne''' as Mercury Labs' scientist in the year 2049.
==Gizmo== {{main|Gizmo (DC Comics)}}
==Glacier== {{main|Glacier (DC Comics)}}
==Summer Gleeson== '''Summer Gleeson''' is a news reporter from Gotham City. She was originally created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for the ''Batman: The Animated Series'' in 1992, where she was voiced by Mari Devon.
Gleeson was later introduced to the comics in ''Batman: Gotham Knights'' #33 (2002).
===Summer Gleeson in other media=== Summer Gleeson appears in flashbacks depicted in ''The Penguin'' episode "Cent'Anni", portrayed by Nadine Malouf. This version was said to have been killed by the Hangman while investigating the Falcone crime family.
==William Glenmorgan== {{main|Congorilla}}
==Bradley Glenn== {{main|Blackrock (comics)}}
==Jonas Glim== {{main|Jonas Glim}}
==Glorious Godfrey== {{main|Glorious Godfrey}}
==Mortimer Gloom== {{main|Weeper (comics)}}
==Gnarrk== {{main|Gnarrk}}
==Kate Godwin== {{main|Coagula}}
==Cyrus Gold== {{main|Solomon Grundy (character)}}
==Golden Eagle== '''Golden Eagle''' is the name of two characters appearing in media published by DC Comics.
===Charley Parker=== ====Pre-''Crisis''==== The original Golden Eagle was '''Charley Parker''', an orphan who lived in the Midway City orphanage and idolized Hawkman. At one point he sent a letter to Hawkman describing his home-made "Hawkman" costume. In ''Justice League of America'' #109, Hawkman was ordered to return to Thanagar, thus resigning from the JLA.<ref>''Justice League of America'' #109</ref> Golden Eagle debuted seven issues later in ''Justice League of America'' #116.
Parker explained that one day he had been wearing his "Hawkman" costume and fantasizing he was him when a strange light enveloped him, turning his costume into an exact replica of Hawkman's costume. He also gained the ability to fly due to the replicated wings of his costume. Charley could at will change his street clothes into the Golden Eagle costume. The Justice League is called by the Midway City Police due to several incidents where criminals were dropped off at the police headquarters, captured by someone unknown who left a golden feather behind—Hawkman's old ''modus operandi''. The Leaguers investigate and are attacked by Hawkman's old foe Matter Master, a man who carried a mentally controlled wand that could manipulate matter. The Matter Master thought that the Golden Eagle was Hawkman and brought him to his hidden lair. At the end of the story, Charley was changed back into a normal teenager.<ref>''Justice League of America'' #116</ref>
He later appeared in ''Teen Titans'' #50–52 as a member of Titans West.<ref>''Teen Titans'' #50–52</ref>
====Ch'al Andar==== In ''Hawkman'' (vol. 4), Charley Parker is reimagined as a courier for the criminal Mick Valdare who was fired after turning eighteen. Desolate, alone, and without the luxuries he had grown accustomed to, Parker considered suicide before being rescued by and becoming a pupil of Hawkman.<ref>''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #47</ref> After Hall is seemingly killed in battle, Parker becomes the new Hawkman and is revealed to be '''Ch'al Andar''', the son of the Thanagarian Fel Andar and the human Sharon Parker.<ref>''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #44</ref><ref>''Hawkman'' (vol. 4) #45</ref> However, he attacks Kendra Saunders, is revealed to have orchestrated Hall's death, and is sent to Thanagar to be judged. Parker is later pardoned, becomes the leader of a group of Wingmen, and gains a cybernetic eyepatch after Hall partially blinds him. He reunites with his father, who encourages him to reform.<ref>''Countdown to Adventure'' #6-8</ref>
===Aryan Brigade version=== The second, unnamed Golden Eagle is a white supremacist and member of the Aryan Brigade who is equipped with mechanical wings.<ref>''Justice League Task Force'' #10</ref>
===Golden Eagle in other media=== * The Charley Parker incarnation of Golden Eagle appears in ''Teen Titans Go!'' #50 as a potential new member of the titular group. * Golden Eagle appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name=":0" />
==Golden Glider== {{main|Golden Glider}}
==Goldface== '''Goldface''' is an enemy of Green Lantern and the Flash. He was created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane, and first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #38 (1965).
'''Keith Kenyon''' was a political sciences student who was exposed to a chest of gold that had been affected by toxic waste. As a result of exposure, he gained superhuman strength and invulnerability. Deciding to rebel against the wishes of his father, a prominent labor union organizer, he began stealing gold around Coast City, which led to his defeat by Green Lantern. He began to refine his criminal ways by wearing gold-plated armor and using a gun that sprayed liquid gold. After many clashes with Green Lantern, Kenyon decided to change his motif and ruthlessly began taking over criminal empires. He eventually moved to Central City and became a foe of the second Flash (Barry Allen). Later on, Goldface reformed, marrying Amunet Black / Blacksmith, moving to Keystone City, and becoming the commissioner of Union 242. Over time, his elixir transformed his skin into organic gold.<ref>''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #170</ref>
===Goldface in other media=== * Goldface appears in ''Justice League Unlimited'', voiced by an uncredited Lex Lang. This version is a member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society. * Goldface appears in ''The Flash'', portrayed by Damion Poitier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drum |first=Nicole |date=February 7, 2019 |title=The Flash: Who is Goldface? |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/the-flash-who-is-goldface/ |website=comicbook.com}}</ref> This version is a metahuman crime boss in the black market weapons business and ex-boyfriend of Amunet Black who can transform into and manipulate gold. * An original incarnation of Goldface named '''Tajz''' appears in ''Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' #7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Green Lantern: The Animated Series'' #7 - Goldface (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/green-lantern-the-animated-series-7-goldface/4000-362636/ |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}</ref> This version is an alien from the planet Volkreg and a former friend of Razer whom the Red Lantern Corps rescued from a war and empowered with yellow crystals. * Goldface appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name=":0" />
==Goldilocks== '''Goldilocks''' is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
During One Year Later, Goldilocks is recruited by the villains Brain and Monsieur Mallah to join the latest incarnation of the Brotherhood of Evil. She is recruited at the same time as Elephant Man. With a fairy-tale personality, she wants Robin to be her "Prince Charming" and has a twisted idea of what constitutes a "Happy Ending".<ref>''Teen Titans'' Vol. 3 #35. DC Comics.</ref>
==Goldstar== {{main|Goldstar (character)}}
==Barbara Gordon== {{main|Barbara Gordon}}
==Bruce Gordon== {{main|Eclipso}}
==James Gordon Jr.== '''James Gordon Jr.''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by Frank Miller and Dave Mazzucchelli, first appeared in ''Batman'' #407 (May 1987). He is the son of James "Jim" Gordon Sr. and Barbara Kean, and the brother of Barbara Gordon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=barbaragordon |title=The Unofficial Barbara Gordon Biography |publisher=Dcuguide.com |access-date=2010-12-25}}</ref>
James moved to Chicago with his mother who divorced the elder Gordon. After his introduction in ''Batman: Year One'', the character appeared almost exclusively in comics set during the Year One era, and went virtually unmentioned in present day. Scott Snyder's story ''Batman: The Black Mirror'' reintroduced James as an adult, and establishes that he is a sociopath who tortures and kills for pleasure. He is institutionalized as a teenager after he disfigures a school bus driver who insulted him. After he is released years later, he commits a series of brutal murders, while trying to frame the Joker for his crimes. After nearly killing his mother and capturing his sister, James is apprehended by his father and Batman (Dick Grayson), and institutionalized in Arkham Asylum.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #871-881</ref>
In The New 52, James appears in the ''Batgirl'' series. He escapes from Arkham, and begins stalking his sister who he views as a rival for his father's affection. The series reveals that he deliberately caused their parents' divorce: he killed a cat his mother had bought for Barbara and then threatened to kill his sister if she did not leave the family and threatened to kill Barbara if she tried to contact them ever again.<ref>''Batgirl'' (vol. 3) #4-6</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicvine.com/news/james-gordon-jr-returns-in-batgirl-17/145522/ |title=James Gordon Jr. Returns In ''Batgirl'' (vol. 3) #17 |publisher=Comic Vine |date=2012-11-12 |access-date=2013-01-16}}</ref>
===James Gordon Jr. in other media=== * James Gordon Jr. appears in ''The Dark Knight'' trilogy, portrayed by Hayden Nickel in ''Batman Begins'' and Nathan Gamble in ''The Dark Knight''.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=June 28, 2007 |title=Two Join Dark Knight |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/28/two-join-dark-knight |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> * Elements of the character are amalgamated with Jack the Ripper in ''Batman: Gotham by Gaslight''.<ref name="Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Blu-ray Details">{{cite web |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=November 14, 2017 |title=Gotham by Gaslight Blu-ray Details Confirm Epic Cast, Release Date and Special Features |url=https://collider.com/batman-gotham-by-gaslight-bluray-release-date-details/ |access-date=December 26, 2017 |website=Collider}}</ref>
==Jim Gordon== {{main|Commissioner Gordon}}
==Gorgon== '''Gorgon''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
===Andonis Bal=== {{expand section|date=May 2026}} '''Andonis Bal''' is an archaeologist. He and his wife Angelika were excavating the Temple of Medusa where a ruby they removed set off a trap. This caused a beam to be fired from the Medusa statue which injured the Bals. Mento saved their lives and transformed Angelika into Harpi and Andonis into Gorgon; in these forms, they resemble their namesakes, the Gorgon and Harpy. Gorgon can also see through the snakes that make up his hair and can temporarily turn anyone to stone with his gaze. Gorgon and Harpi go on to join Hybrid.<ref>''New Teen Titans'' Vol. 2 #24 (October 1986)</ref>
===Angor Gorgon=== The first Gorgon is a supervillain from Angor, a duplicate of Earth in another dimension. Gorgon was killed when Angor was destroyed, leaving Dreamslayer to use a robotic duplicate.
===Earth-8 Gorgon=== In ''Lord Havok and the Extremists'' series (2007), a new version of Gorgon is featured, a denizen of Earth-8. This version is a scientist who was working on genetic alteration to give a person the ability to deal with threats by changing into a monster form. After being caught in an explosion at his lab, Mortimer is transformed into a Gorgon-like creature whose head tentacles each possess a different personality. After one of the tentacles kills his girlfriend, a distraught Mortimer is recruited by Lord Havok.<ref>''Lord Havok and the Extremists'' #2 (January 2008)</ref>
==Gorilla Boss== '''Gorilla Boss''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
George Dyke is a crime boss who was executed in a gas chamber, with his brain being transplanted into the body of a gorilla. Due to no longer being able to speak, he uses a pad and pencil to order Doc Willard and his henchmen to procure the required funds so that he can have his brain placed in the body of Batman and Batman's brain placed in the body of the gorilla. Gorilla Boss committed a series of crimes and claims that once Batman's brain is in the body of the gorilla, the police will mistake him for the culprit and kill him. Batman escapes Gorilla Boss's grasp and is chased up the building until Gorilla Boss falls to the street; he remains unconscious by the time Batman makes it to the ground.<ref>''Batman'' #75</ref>
Aliens transplant the brain of Gorilla Boss into the body of a chlorophyll-sapping alien beast as part of their plans to take over Earth. Superman and Batman thwart the alien invasion, but Gorilla Boss escapes with Doc Willard.<ref>''World's Finest'' #251</ref> A witness to Whisperer's crime spree was later subjected to a brain surgery by Doc Willard to place Gorilla Boss' brain in him.<ref>''World's Finest'' #252</ref> Batman later finds Willard in a mentally-deranged state. When interrogating him at the Batcave, he revealed that a "yellow alien" took Gorilla Boss' brain. Batman deduces that Sinestro was responsible. Superman finds that Sinestro is using Gorilla Boss' brain to increase his power supply. Doc Willard is remanded to Arkham Asylum while Gorilla Boss' brain is placed back in its place in the Batcave.<ref>''World's Finest'' #254</ref>
===Gorilla Boss in other media=== * Gorilla Boss appears in the ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Gorillas in our Midst!", voiced by Diedrich Bader. This version is a member of G.A.S.P. (Gorillas and Apes Seizing Power) who sports a white hair streak and is capable of speech. * Gorilla Boss appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name=":0">{{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=May 20, 2024 |website=IGN}}</ref>
==Gorilla Grodd== {{main|Gorilla Grodd}}
==Ivan Illyich Gort== {{main|Stalnoivolk}}
==Gossamer== {{main|Ayla Ranzz|Jay Nakamura}}
==Goth== {{expand section|date=March 2025}} '''Goth''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Goth was a demon who once posed as a rock star named Limbo. He once targeted an anti-aging formula for Contessa. Goth later passed himself off as a horror movie actor, whose activities attracted the attention of Nightwing. When Goth started to lure children to Dis, the Teen Titans sprung into action and saved the children while Goth escaped.<ref>''Titans'' #3-4</ref>
Goth also created a group of Wildebeests, who resemble hybrids of humans and their namesakes.<ref>''Titans'' #35-36</ref>
During the "Infinite Crisis" storyline, Goth appears as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #2</ref>
==Gotham and Gotham Girl== '''Gotham (Henry Clover Jr.)''' and '''Gotham Girl (Claire Clover)''' were characters created by DC Comics, debuting in ''DC Rebirth''. They were created by Tom King and David Finch.<ref>''DC Rebirth'' #1</ref>
The Clovers are twins with Superman-like powers which they bought with their family's money, trading in their lives for them as the powers would affect their lifespan. The two assisted Batman against Solomon Grundy and the Kobra Cult.<ref>''Batman'' (vol. 3) #1</ref> Henry Jr. was killed by the Psycho Pirate while an unstable Claire later joined the Flashpoint Batman (Thomas Wayne).<ref>''Batman'' (vol. 3) #75</ref>
==Victor Gover== {{main|Sportsmaster}}
==Chad Graham== {{main|Prometheus (DC Comics)}}
==Marion Grange== {{expand section|date=August 2025}} '''Marion Grange''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Marion Grange is a politician who became the mayor of Gotham City after defeating Armand Krol in the election,<ref>''Detective Comics'' #693 (January 1996)</ref> with Krol later dying from the Clench virus, a version of ebola created by the Order of St. Dumas.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #699 (July 1996)</ref> Grange received backing in her election from Bruce Wayne.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #686 (June 1995)</ref>
During the ''Batman: No Man's Land'' storyline, Grange is killed by a sniper while trying to secure funding for Gotham in Washington, D.C. following an earthquake.<ref>''Batman'' #562 (February 1999)</ref>
===Marion Grange in other media=== * A genderbent version of Marion Grange appears in ''The Batman'', voiced by Adam West.<ref name="btva3">{{cite web |title=Mayor Grange Voice - ''The Batman'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/The-Batman/Mayor-Grange/ |access-date=August 25, 2025 |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 an old friend of Thomas Wayne. By season five, Grange is succeeded as mayor by Hamilton Hill. * Marion Grange appears in ''Beware the Batman'', voiced by C.C.H. Pounder.<ref name="btva4">{{cite web |title=Mayor Marion Grange Voice - ''Beware the Batman'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Beware-The-Batman/Mayor-Marion-Grange/ |access-date=August 25, 2025 |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 African-American.
==Dawn Granger== {{main|Hawk and Dove}}
==Holly Granger== {{main|Hawk and Dove}}
==Granny Goodness== {{main|Granny Goodness}}
==Cat Grant== {{main|Cat Grant}}
==Ted Grant== {{main|Wildcat (Ted Grant)}}
==Milos Grapa== '''Milos Grapa''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was Carmine Falcone's loyal bodyguard, who fell victim of the Holiday Killer in Christmas.<ref>''Batman: The Long Halloween'' #1–3</ref>
===Milos Grapa in other media=== * Milos Grapa appears in ''The Penguin'' episode "Cent'Anni", portrayed by James Madio. This version was Carmine Falcone's former bodyguard who eventually became the Falcone family's consigliere before he is killed by Sofia Falcone. * Milos Grapa makes a non-speaking appearance in ''Batman: The Long Halloween''.
==Gravedigger== '''Gravedigger''' is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
===Ulysses Hazard=== {{expand section|date=September 2022}} '''Ulysses Hazard''' is a soldier who operated during World War II.<ref>''Men of War'' #1</ref> His grandson Percy Hazard operated as Hazard of Squad K.<ref>''Superman'' #666</ref>
===Tyson Sykes=== {{expand section|date=September 2022}} '''Tyson Sykes''' is a Checkmate agent and one of their Rooks who was later injected with a formula containing Starro DNA.<ref>''Checkmate'' (vol. 2) #24</ref>
===Gravedigger in other media=== * The Ulysses Hazard incarnation of Gravedigger appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name=":0" /> * The Tyson Sykes incarnation of Gravedigger appears in the third season of ''Black Lightning'', portrayed by Wayne Brady.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ng |first1=Philiana |last2=Seemayer |first2=Zach |date=October 10, 2019 |title=Wayne Brady Joins Black Lightning as Gravedigger (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/wayne-brady-joins-black-lightning-as-gravedigger-exclusive-134127 |access-date=October 10, 2019 |website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref> This version fought in World War II, gained his powers through a government experiment, was given a formula created by Helga Jace that maintained his youth, and is Black Lightning's great-uncle. After becoming disillusioned by racism during WWII, Sykes defected to Markovia following the war to help them establish a metahuman nation. In the present, he takes part in Markovia's invasion of Freeland, fighting Black Lightning several times until Sykes is presumed dead in the explosion of an A.S.A. facility called the Pit. Having survived, a disguised Sykes observes a congressional hearing where Black Lightning exposes the A.S.A. and Markovia's metahuman experiments before leaving, satisfied by the outcome.
==Mercy Graves== {{main|Mercy Graves}}
==Gardner Grayle== {{main|Atomic Knight}}
==Dick Grayson== {{main|Dick Grayson}}
==Grayven== {{main|Grayven}}
==Great Caesar== '''Great Caesar''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. All of them are humanoid tigers.
===Earth-AD version=== On Earth-AD, Great Caesar is the ruler of the Tiger People and the father of Prince Tuftan. Both he and Tuftan have had encounters with Kamandi.<ref>''Kamandi'' #1 (November 1972)</ref>
===New Earth version=== In post-''Crisis'' continuity, Great Caesar is an evolved tiger created by Project Moreau, a precursor to Project Cadmus, in the 1940s. He and Project Moreau's other creations live on an uncharted island called the Wild Lands, where he is a rival of Nosferata. After Nosferata and her underling Ratsputin kill Caesar, Tuftan succeeds him as ruler. Nosferata plans to manipulate Tuftan, who reluctantly accepts her as his bride.<ref>''Superboy'' (vol. 4) #50-52 (April - June 1998)</ref>
===Prime Earth version=== In 2011, "The New 52" rebooted the DC universe. Great Caesar and Tuftan are reimagined as tigers who were transformed into anthropomorphic forms by the Factory of Evil under warden Simyan. Caesar is brainwashed and forced to attack Tuftan, who kills him.<ref>''OMAC'' (vol. 4) #7 (May 2012)</ref>
===Great Caesar in other media=== Great Caesar appears in the ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Last Bat on Earth!", voiced by Peter Woodward.<ref name="btva5">{{cite web |title=Caesar Voice - ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Batman-The-Brave-and-the-Bold/Caesar/ |access-date=August 14, 2025 |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>
==Great White Shark== '''Warren White''' was a corrupt investor who tried to avoid prison by scoring a false insanity plea in court. However, White was sent to Arkham Asylum along the most dangerous members of Batman's rogues gallery. There, he was submitted to torture, abuse and disfigurement, ending up as actually insane, and deformed without hair, ears or nose, and pale white skin. White then become known as the '''Great White Shark''', usually a benefactor to other villains.
==Green Arrow== {{main|Green Arrow}}
==Green Lantern== {{main|Green Lantern}}
==Ishmael Gregor== {{main|Sabbac}}
==Richard Grey Jr.== {{main|Black Condor}}
==Grid== '''Grid''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Silas Stone uses technology to convert his son Victor Stone into Cyborg so Victor gains secondary cybernetic systems that passively search for information and refers to the software as "Grid". As it grows with every computer intelligence, it developed traits of the hackers and viruses that it encountered. Grid's full sentience is brought out by Atomica who uses it to steal the date of the Justice League's adventures during the "Trinity War" storyline. Grid joins the Crime Syndicate of America and gains a physical body made from Cyborg's technology.<ref>''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #23 (October 2013)</ref>
During the "Forever Evil" storyline, Grid serves in the Crime Syndicate's plan to take over the world. He starts by cutting power to all major cities and releasing prisoners from several superhuman prisons.<ref>''Forever Evil'' #1 (November 2013)</ref> After reactivating the Metal Men, Cyborg informs them of Grid as they head to Happy Harbor to take on the Crime Syndicate. Cyborg lures Grid out and the Metal Men begin attacking him. Grid brings Society members to help as Grid enters Cyborg's body. Cyborg traps Grid in his body as the Metal Men defeat the Secret Society of Super Villains members that are present.<ref>''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #29 (May 2014)</ref>
During the 2016 "Darkseid War" storyline, Grid is still in Cyborg's body when the surviving Crime Syndicate members and the Justice League in a plot to end the conflict between Darkseid and the Anti-Monitor.<ref>''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #47 (February 2016)</ref> Owlman has Grid downloaded into Metron's Mobius Chair. Shortly afterward, the two are seemingly destroyed by a powerful entity.<ref>''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #50 (July 2016)</ref>
Grid returns in ''Challenge of the Super Sons'' (2021), where it battles Superboy and Robin in a virtual reality. Before entering the virtual reality, Robin creates a virus to destroy Grid.<ref>''Challenge of the Super Sons'' #8 (March 2021)</ref>
===Grid in other media=== * Grid appears in ''Doom Patrol'', voiced by an uncredited actor. Similar to the comics, this version is Cyborg's computer AI. While Cyborg is working with the Doom Patrol, Mr. Nobody manipulates Cyborg into believing Grid has gone rogue by making Grid take control of his cybernetics against his will and attack Silas Stone.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Matt |date=4 March 2019 |title=Doom Patrol: 9 Biggest Questions After Episode 3, "Puppet Patrol" |url=https://screenrant.com/doom-patrol-episode-3-questions/ |access-date=12 March 2019 |website=Screen Rant}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sagers |first1=Aaron |title=Doom Patrol Episode 10 Review: Hair Patrol |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doom-patrol-episode-10-review-hair-patrol/ |website=Den of Geek |date=19 April 2019 |access-date=1 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Matt |date=4 May 2019 |title=Doom Patrol Just Made Cyborg's Origin Story Darker Than Titans |url=https://screenrant.com/doom-patrol-cyborg-origin-grid-darker-titans/ |access-date=5 May 2019 |website=Screen Rant}}</ref> * Grid appears as a character summon in ''Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.<ref name=":0" /> * Grid appears as a "Premier Skin" for Cyborg in ''Injustice 2'', voiced by Khary Payton.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Graeber |first1=Brendan |last2=Defreitas |first2=Casey |date=January 31, 2017 |title=Premiere Skins - ''Injustice 2'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/injustice-2/Premiere_Skins |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> This version is an android clone of Cyborg created by Brainiac. * Grid appears in ''Lego DC Super-Villains'', voiced by Bumper Robinson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/30/lego-dc-super-villains-confirmed-first-trailer-7591334/|title = Lego DC Super-Villains confirmed with first trailer|date = 30 May 2018}}</ref> This version is Cyborg's Earth-3 counterpart and a member of the Crime Syndicate. After the Justice League go missing, Grid and the Crime Syndicate pose as the Justice Syndicate to take advantage of the situation. While fighting the Legion of Doom, Grid is defeated and destroyed by Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, the Rookie, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and Solomon Grundy.
==Gridlock== {{Comics character list header |debut = ''Impulse'' #7 |debutmo = October |debutyr = 1995 |creators = Martin Pasko<br/>Nick Gnazzo |abilities = |alias = |name = Gridlock |CBDBid = |GCDid = Gridlock }}
'''Gridlock''' is an alias used by two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
===Abner Girdler=== '''Abner Girdler''' was a specialist in urban planning and new transportation technologies at Technodyne. He proposed to build a monorail in Manchester, Alabama, but the project was scrapped at the last minute by the county transportation commissioner, Clifton Burdett. Having lost the lucrative contract, Technodyne faced bankruptcy, and CEO Leo Nordstrom fired Girdler. Burdett later ran for mayor, and Girdler decided to sabotage his election by donning the guise of Gridlock, equipped with technology able to steal the kinetic energy from people and objects, leaving them in stasis for about an hour. Gridlock kidnapped Nordstrom and froze most of Manchester, but was defeated by Impulse.
===Second version=== The second version of Gridlock first appeared in ''Bat-Mite'' #2 (September 2015), and was created by Dan Jurgens and Corin Howell. He is a villain who is stuck in the past, despises youth culture, and seeks to stop the future from coming.
===Gridlock in other media=== An original incarnation of Gridlock appears in ''The Flash'' episode "Nora", portrayed by Daniel Cudmore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Opie |first=David |date=October 10, 2018 |title=The Flash: 8 HUGE Easter Eggs from season 5, episode 1 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a868096/flash-season-5-episode-1-recap-review-easter-eggs/ |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> This version is '''William Lang''', a kinetic energy-absorbing metahuman. After attacking an airplane, Gridlock is defeated by the Flash, Kid Flash, and XS and later killed by Cicada while being transported to prison.
==Gaius Grieves== {{main|Thinker (DC Comics)}}
==Griffin== '''Griffin Grey''' is a character appearing in ''The Flash'' created by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo set during "One Year Later".<ref>''The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'' #1</ref>
Griffin was a friend of Bart Allen while in Keystone City until he was caught in an explosion at work; he found out he had enhanced speed and strength, and he became a hero, but only for the glory of it coining himself "Griffin" as his name. However, his celebrity status did not last and the powers made him age faster, and he looked like an old man in days. He tried to find the secret of what kept Jay Garrick young, but could not. He then became a villain, and during a fight with Bart as the Flash, he was overpowered and died.<ref>''The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'' #6</ref>
===Griffin in other media=== Griffin appears in ''The Flash'' episode "Back to Normal", portrayed by Haig Sutherland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=April 7, 2016 |title=The Flash Faces Griffin Grey in "Back to Normal" |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/flash-faces-griffin-grey-back-012738155.html |access-date=September 3, 2023 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> This version was granted superhuman strength from S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator explosion, which also caused him to rapidly age. He attempts to find Harry Wells to seek a cure, but ultimately fails and dies in a fight with the Flash.
==Warren Griffith== {{expand section|date=August 2025}} '''Warren Griffith''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Warren Griffith is a private in the army during World War II who suffered from clinical lycanthropy, believing himself to be a werewolf. He is later turned into an actual werewolf by Myron Mazursky of Project M, with his transformations being independent of the phases of the Moon. Griffith goes on to join the Creature Commandos under the codename Wolfpack.<ref>''Weird War Tales'' #93</ref>
===Warren Griffith in other media=== * Warren Griffith appears in the ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' episode "Four Star Spectacular!", voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.<ref name="btva6">{{cite web |title=Warren Griffith Voices (DC Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/DC-Universe/Warren-Griffith/ |access-date=August 17, 2025 |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> * Warren Griffith appears in the "Creature Commandos" segment of ''DC Nation Shorts'', voiced by Dana Snyder.<ref name="btva6" /> * Warren Griffith makes a non-speaking appearance in ''DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock''.<ref name="btva6" />
==Grimbor the Chainsman== '''Grimbor the Chainsman''' ('''Markx Grimbor''') is an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes who specializes in traps, particularly chains. He was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Grell, and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #221 (November 1976).
Grimbor is a master craftsman who creates fail-proof confinement devices. He met his partner, a young mutant named Charma Drisden with mind-control powers, when the headmistress of a school on the planet Mirabeau hired him to devise a way of negating Charma's abilities. Charma's powers include a hypnotic aura that makes men love and protect her but makes other women hate and detest her. Using her powers, Charma persuades Grimbor to use his abilities for crime. Together, they capture the Legion of Super-Heroes and attempt to blackmail R. J. Brande, but are foiled by Shrinking Violet. Unknown to the Legionnaires, Charma is killed while in prison, her powers having earned the wrath of female inmates. Infuriated, Grimbor swears revenge on the Legion. During the storyline "The Exaggerated Death of Ultra Boy", Grimbor attacks the Legion and places a network of energy chains around Earth. The Legion thwarts Grimbor, who is imprisoned in one of his own cells.<ref>''Superboy'' #221 (November 1976)</ref>
In ''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'', Grimbor appears as a member of the Legion of Super-Villains.<ref>''Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds'' #2 (November 2008)</ref>
===Grimbor the Chainsman in other media=== Grimbor the Chainsman appears in ''Legion of Super Heroes'', voiced by Lex Lang.<ref name="btva7">{{cite web |title=Grimbor Voice - ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Legion-of-Superheroes/Grimbor/ |access-date=September 25, 2023 |publisher=}} 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>
==Groundswell== In the "DC All In" initiative, Groundswell is introduced as a metahuman with powers over water, and a member of Volcana's Masters of Disaster.<ref>''Black Lightning'' (vol. 3) #3 - #5 (March - May 2025)</ref>
==Benjamin Gruener== {{main|Reaper (DC Comics)#Dr. Benjamin Gruener}}
==Solomon Grundy== {{main|Solomon Grundy (character)}}
==Guardian== '''Guardian''' is the name of several characters appearing in comics published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Star-Spangled Comics'' #7 (April 1942), during the Golden Age of Comic Books, and was created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon.<ref name="dc-ency3">{{Citation |last=Greenberger |first=Robert |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia |pages=150 |year=2008 |editor-last=Dougall |editor-first=Alastair |contribution=Guardian |place=New York |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |isbn=978-0-7566-4119-1 |oclc=213309017 |author-link=Robert Greenberger}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wallace |first=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9 |editor-last=Dolan |editor-first=Hannah |page=41 |chapter=1940s |quote=Joe Simon and Jack Kirby took their talents to a second title with ''Star-Spangled Comics'', tackling both the Guardian and the Newsboy Legion in issue #7.}}</ref>
===Jim Harper=== Jim Harper is a police officer in Metropolis' Suicide Slum who becomes a vigilante to catch crooks that the law cannot prosecute, describing himself as guarding society from criminals.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Greenberger |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Pasko |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |pages=111–113}}</ref> Harper was trained by ex-boxer Joe Morgan, who also trained Wildcat and Atom. He has no superpowers, but carries a bulletproof shield.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nevins |first1=Jess |title=Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes |date=2013 |publisher=High Rock Press |isbn=978-1-61318-023-5 |page=120}}</ref> Harper is aided by a group of boys known as the Newsboy Legion, to whom he is, literally, a guardian, having volunteered to take them in rather than allowing them to be sent to prison.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Roy |author-link=Roy Thomas |title=The All-Star Companion: Vol 2 |date=2006 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1893905375 |page=84}}</ref>
===Clones of Jim Harper=== In ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' (1971), the members of the Newsboy Legion are reintroduced as adults and leading members of Project Cadmus, a genetics research laboratory.<ref name="dc-ency3"/> One of the Project's experiments is a clone of Jim Harper, who takes up his predecessor's role and becomes Cadmus's head of security as the '''Golden Guardian'''. In post-''Crisis'' continuity, Harper is simply known as Guardian.
Harper remains Cadmus' head of security even after the former Newsboys leave. Eventually, he too is killed, although another clone is created and rapidly aged to adulthood, retaining all his predecessor's memories. This Guardian disappears along with the rest of Cadmus following an altercation with Amanda Waller and Lex Luthor, and his whereabouts are unknown. It is later revealed that the original Guardian clone survived and left Cadmus. Subsequent appearances of the Guardian were new clones, each of which died within a year.<ref>''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' one-shot (October 2008)</ref>
===Mal Duncan=== {{Main|Mal Duncan}}
In ''Teen Titans'' #44 (1976), Mal Duncan becomes Guardian, utilizing the original's outfit and an exoskeleton that augments his strength. The two Guardians meet in ''The Superman Family'', when Duncan helps rescue Jim Harper from Adam, an evil clone created using genetic material from Harper and Dubbilex. The ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' reboot removes Duncan's time as Guardian from continuity.
===Jake Jordan=== {{Main|Manhattan Guardian}}
In 2005, Grant Morrison's ''Seven Soldiers'' series introduced Manhattan Guardian, a new character based on the original Guardian.
===Powers and abilities of Guardian=== The Guardian possesses exceptional combat and tactical skills. He was trained in many forms of fighting, and excelled at gymnastics, thinking quickly on his feet, and deduction. His only weapons are his golden helmet and shield. Guardian often used a customized motorcycle equipped with autopilot and a set of video cameras filming from various angles and recorded on videodisc.
The Jim Harper clone possesses enhanced strength and reflexes, and an accelerated healing factor. As an agent of Cadmus, Harper has access to the Whiz Wagon, a multi-terrain vehicle that can fly and travel underwater.
===Other versions of Guardian=== * In ''Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'', the Guardian is one of the superheroes killed by Dick Grayson. * A bearded version of Guardian exists on the post-''Flashpoint'' Earth-23 as a member of a predominantly African-American Justice League. * The Guardian makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the final issue of ''The Golden Age''.
===Guardian in other media=== * The Jim Harper and Mal Duncan incarnations of Guardian appear in ''Young Justice''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pepose |first=David |date=October 9, 2010 |title=NYCC 2010: YOUNG JUSTCE Video Presentation & Q&A LIVE! |url=http://www.newsarama.com/tv/nycc201-young-justice-animated-101009.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012213148/http://www.newsarama.com/tv/nycc201-young-justice-animated-101009.html |archive-date=October 12, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2010 |website=Newsarama}}</ref> ** Jim Harper (voiced by Crispin Freeman) is a clone of Roy Harper created by the Light to serve their needs.<ref name="btva8">{{cite web |title=Guardian Voices (DC Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/DC-Universe/Guardian/ |access-date=June 4, 2025 |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> Through programming and hypnosis, Jim operates as a superhero who believes he is Roy's uncle while working for Project Cadmus in the first season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weisman |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Weisman |date=July 25, 2012 |title=Ask Greg forum of the Station Eight Fan Web Site |url=https://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=15211 |quote=Guardian/Jim Harper was NOT in fact Red Arrow's uncle. Instead, BOTH were clones of the original Roy Harper, i.e. Speedy. Guardian was force-grown to be older, but he also was cloned SECOND, so he's actually younger. Red Arrow did believe for all of Season One that Guardian was his father's much younger brother.}}</ref> After learning of his true nature, Jim spends the second season searching for Roy and taking part in an intervention for fellow clone Red Arrow before retiring the Guardian identity. In the third season, ''Outsiders'', Jim forms a familial relationship with Red Arrow and Arsenal. ** Mal Duncan (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson), a member of the Team, becomes the Guardian in the second-season episode "Cornered".<ref name="btva8" /> * Several incarnations of Guardian appear in media set in the Arrowverse: ** James Harper appears in the ''Supergirl'' episode "Manhunter", portrayed by Eddie McClintock. This version is a colonel in the United States Marine Corps.<ref>{{cite web |date=18 March 2016 |title=Supergirl - Episode 1.17 - Manhunter - Sneak Peeks, Promo, Promotional Photos & Press Release *Updated* |url=http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/03/supergirl-episode-117-manhunter-press.html}}</ref> ** James Olsen (portrayed by Mehcad Brooks) appears as Guardian in the second and third seasons of ''Supergirl''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=January 28, 2015 |title=Jimmy Olsen Cast in CBS' ''Supergirl'' Pilot |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jimmy-olsen-cast-cbs-supergirl-768142 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129035739/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jimmy-olsen-cast-cbs-supergirl-768142 |archive-date=January 29, 2015 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=October 31, 2014 |title=CBS' ''Supergirl'' Casting Jimmy Olsen, Cat Grant and Others |url=http://tvline.com/2014/10/31/supergirl-casting-jimmy-olsen-cat-grant/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121050244/http://tvline.com/2014/10/31/supergirl-casting-jimmy-olsen-cat-grant/ |archive-date=November 21, 2015 |access-date=October 31, 2014 |publisher=TVLine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |date=October 11, 2016 |title=''Supergirl'' EP Reveals James' Future as DC Comics' Guardian, Explains Why He and Kara Are 'Best as Friends' |url=https://tvline.com/2016/10/11/supergirl-spoilers-season-2-james-guardian-kara-relationship/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015133814/https://tvline.com/2016/10/11/supergirl-spoilers-season-2-james-guardian-kara-relationship/ |archive-date=October 15, 2016 |publisher=TV Line}}</ref> ** An alternate reality version of James Olsen / Guardian appears in "Crisis on Earth-X".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damore |first=Meagan |date=November 28, 2017 |title=Arrowverse: Crisis on Earth-X's First Casualty Is... |url=https://www.cbr.com/arrowverse-crisis-on-earth-james-olsen-guardian-dead/ |website=CBR}}</ref> This version is a member of the Freedom Fighters from Earth-X who wears a costume patterned after the American flag. He is tasked with protecting a temporal gateway from the New Reichsmen, but is killed by Nazi Führer Oliver Queen. ** In the sixth season of ''Supergirl'', James' sister Kelly Olsen (portrayed by Azie Tesfu) becomes the new Guardian.<ref>{{cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=May 7, 2021 |title=CW releases first look of Azie Tesfai as new Guardian on 'Supergirl' |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2021/05/07/CW-Azie-Tesfai-Guardian-Supergirl-photo/5741620415064/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508081237/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2021/05/07/CW-Azie-Tesfai-Guardian-Supergirl-photo/5741620415064/ |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |access-date=May 7, 2021 |website=UPI}}</ref> * The Mal Duncan incarnation of Guardian makes non-speaking appearances in ''DC Super Hero Girls'' as a student of Super Hero High.
==Gunfire== {{main|Gunfire (character)}}
==Mike Gunn== '''Mike "Machine" Gunn''' (also nicknamed '''Mister Gunn''') is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Gunn was a member of Moxie Mannheim's Intergang branch in the 1940s who was the love interest of Ginny McCree. When Mannheim allied with Dabney Donovan, they created a clone body of Gunn, who gained the ability to transform his hands into guns that shoot bone missiles. The actual Gunn was visited by Lois Lane and Clark Kent. When the police arrived at the house when Lois and Clark were leaving, one of the police officers that entered the house informed the others that Gunn committed suicide by gunshot. Superman confronted the clone of Gunn, demanding to know who he is working for. Gunn intends to tell Superman that he is working for Mannheim, but is disintegrated by a failsafe inside him.<ref>''The Adventures of Superman'' #544 (March 1997)</ref> A separate clone of Gunn was created after Mannheim and Ginny McCree killed two members of the late Benny Red's gang.<ref>''Adventures of Superman'' #545 (April 1997).</ref>
Following a series of encounters with Superman, Gunn is imprisoned. Ginny McCree frees Gunn from prison, but he is shot and killed by the police shortly afterward.<ref>''Adventures of Superman'' #562 (October 1998)</ref>
===Mike Gunn in other media=== Mike Gunn appears in the ''Superman & Lois'' episode "In Cold Blood", portrayed by Arpad Balogh.
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