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.Infinity Inc. #17
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.Checkmate (vol. 2) #22-24 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. Zviad Baazovi appears in Young Justice, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal. 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. This version is a psychic metahuman, a member of the Light, and Markovia's ambassador at the United Nations.
Lashawn Baez
Bag O' Bones
Buddy Baker
Jacob Baker
Anica Balcescu
Grace Balin
Sebastian Ballesteros
Ballistic
Balloon Man
Balloon Man is a size-shifting supervillain of indeterminate origin who fought the Metal Men.Metal Men #24 (March 1967)
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
Brenda Banks
Brek Bannin
Jason Bard
Bobby Barnes
Baron Bedlam
Baron Blitzkrieg
Jim Barr
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.Superman (vol. 2) Annual #2
Barrage later escapes and joins Morgan Edge's Superman Revenge Squad.The Adventures of Superman #543
Barrage in other media Phillip Karnowski appears in the Supergirl episode "The Darkest Place", portrayed by Victor Zinck Jr. 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
Floyd Barstow
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.Blue Beetle (vol. 10) #1 (November 2023)
Bat-Devil
Bat Lash
Bat-Mite
Hannibal Bates
Batgirl
Batman
The Batman Who Laughs
Batman Jones
Batman Jones is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. 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.Batman #108 (June 1957) As an adult, he is an expert on Batman.
A rebooted version of the character appeared in the storyline Battle for the Cowl, where he was interviewed by Vicki Vale.Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3
Battalion
Batwoman
Billy Batson
Batwing
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.Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #45
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
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.Doomsday Clock #5 (July 2018)
Kareli Kareli first appeared in Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 (May 2023), and was created by writer Dennis Culver and artist Chris Burnham.
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 minds of others by affecting their amygdala. 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.Unstoppable Doom Patrol #4 (September 2023)Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 (May 2023)
During the Absolute Power storyline, Beast Girl loses her powers after being attacked by Amanda Waller's Amazo army. After the Amazos are destroyed and the heroes regain their powers, Beast Girl inadvertently gains the ability to transform into animals. 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.
Karen Beecher
Beefeater
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.New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #25 (November 1986)
In the DC Rebirth relaunch, Behemoth appears as part of Task Force Y, a group working under Amanda Waller.Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Boomerang #1 (October 2016)
Bekka
Burt Belker
Floyd Belkin
Shauna Belzer
Khalid Ben-Hassin
Angelo Bend
Andrew Bennett
May Bennett
Beppo
Helena Bertinelli
Andrea Beaumont
Sanjeet Bhatia
Bibbo Bibbowski
Big Barda
Big Sir
Delbert Billings
Billy Numerous Billy Numerous is a character created for the Teen Titans animated series, voiced by Jason Marsden. 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. 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).
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.
Bird Bird is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 and was created by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, and Graham Nolan.
Birdy Colossimo is a Santa Prisca inmate who became Bane's second-in-command and closest confidant among his lieutenants Zombie and Trogg. He owns a pet falcon named Talon. They all escaped one day and went to Gotham City to begin Bane's master plan at the start of the "Batman: Knightfall" storyline.Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
Bird is later transferred to a Florida prison. Sometime later, Bane frees Bird from prison and develops a new version of the Venom drug. When Azrael attacks, Bane injects Bird with the sample of Venom. Bird was defeated and the Venom drug wore off.Azrael #37-38
Bird in other media A character based on Birdy Colossimo named Angel "Bird" Vallelunga appears in the fifth season of Gotham, portrayed by David Carranza. Bird appears in the Kite Man: Hell Yeah! episode "Prison Break, Hell Yeah!". A character based on Birdy Colossimo named Angel "Bird" Vallelunga appears in Batman: Arkham Origins, voiced by Christian Lanz.
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).
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.
Bizarro
Danton Black
Mitchell Black
Black Adam
Black Alice
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.Adventure Comics #143
Black Arrow in other media An original incarnation of Black Arrow appears in the Arrowverse web series Freedom Fighters: The Ray, voiced by Matthew Mercer. This version is a member of the New Reichsmen from Earth-X.
Black Beetle
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 and Jaime Reyes for saving Ted Kord 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.Booster Gold (vol. 2) #5-6 (February-March 2008) 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.Booster Gold (vol. 2) #10 (July 2008)Booster Gold (vol. 2) #1,000,000 (September 2008)