Brimstone (DC Comics)

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Brimstone
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceLegends #1 (November 1986)
Created byJohn Ostrander
John Byrne
Len Wein
In-story information
Alter egoUnknown

Brimstone is an alias used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.[1]

Publication history

The construct incarnation of Brimstone was created by John Ostrander, John Byrne, and Len Wein, and first appeared in Legends #1 (November 1986).

The Chris King incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #272 (February 1981), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Carmine Infantino.

The Nicholas Lucien incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983), and was created by Mike W. Barr and Dave Gibbons.

The Joseph Chamberlain incarnation of Brimstone first appeared in The Curse of Brimstone #1 (June 2018), and was created by Justin Jordan and Philip Tan.

Fictional character biography

Artificial construct

Brimstone is a fiery giant created by Darkseid as part of his plot to turn the population of Earth against superheroes.[2][3][4] It is destroyed by Deadshot, but returns several times afterward.[5]

Chris King

Brimstone is one of many identities used by Chris King, a wielder of the H-Dial.[6]

Nicholas Lucien

Nicholas Lucien is a Satan-themed criminal from Earth-Two who possesses pyrokinesis. Lucien later possesses his Earth-One counterpart, but is forced to return to his own body and is paralyzed in the process.[7]

Joseph Chamberlain

Joseph Chamberlain is a man from the isolated mining town of York Hills who makes a deal with the Salesman, a demonic entity from the Dark Multiverse, to increase the town's prosperity. In the process, he is connected to the Firestorm matrix and gains the ability to transform into Brimstone.[8]

In other media

Television

Film

The artificial construct incarnation of Brimstone makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.[14]

Video games

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.
  2. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ^ Legends #1 (November 1986)
  4. ^ The Fury of Firestorm #55 (January 1987)
  5. ^ Legends #3 (January 1997)
  6. ^ Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #272 (February 1981)
  7. ^ The Brave and the Bold #200 (July 1983)
  8. ^ Khan, Zarik (December 12, 2018). "The Curse of Brimstone Vol. 1 Review: Squandered potential". AIPT Comics. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Justice League Unlimited". Television Academy. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Plasmus / Otto Von Furth Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 13, 2024. 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.
  11. ^ "Ana Von Furth / Plasma Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 13, 2024. 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.
  12. ^ Dandeneau, Jim (January 4, 2019). "Young Justice Season 3 Episode 1 Review: Princes All". Den of Geek. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  13. ^ Dandeneau, Jim (January 6, 2019). "Young Justice Season 3 Episode 3 Review: Eminent Threat". Den of Geek. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  14. ^ Iverson, Dan; Pirrello, Phil (September 24, 2009). "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies DVD Review". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  15. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

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