The Secret Society of Super Villains is a team of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Over the years, they have featured a large number of ne'er-do-wells as they attempt to subvert the superheroic population of the world for a variety of schemes.
This page lists the known members of the Secret Society of Super Villains:
Darkseid's Society These members of the Secret Society of Super Villains were secretly gathered by Darkseid when the group was first founded in 1976 through their splintering after the discovery of their benefactor's true identity. Since then, various leaders like Lex Luthor, Wizard, and Silver Ghost have taken over or re-formed the Society, including old and new members in the roster.
In JLA #119 (late Nov. 2005), it was revealed that Catwoman was an early member of the SSoSV briefly as well (Catwoman was mentioned in the text of Secret Society of Super Villains #1 as being a member, though the penciller omitted her from the issue; this brief mention is the only known connection of Catwoman to the SSoSV prior to the present). Also, Despero brought the memories of the members back, and was responsible of the subsequent attack of the Society.
The Ultra-Humanite's Society The next incarnation of the Secret Society was organized by the Ultra-Humanite, who organized foes of both the Justice League of America and the Justice Society of America.
Ultra-Humanite Brain Wave Monocle Psycho-Pirate (Roger Hayden) Rag Doll (Peter Merkel) Cheetah (Deborah Domaine) Floronic Man Killer Frost (Crystal Frost) Mist Signalman
Underground When the JLA resurfaced with the Big Seven members, Brain Wave started to gather a new Secret Society to take down the newly formed Justice League (JLA 80-Page Giant #1), but Brain Wave was actually the Martian Manhunter in disguise—the formation of this Society was a trap made by the League to defeat more supervillains in the same time (as the tale was told by Rainbow Raider to Sonar, it is uncertain whether this tale actually happened; at the very least, there may have been some embellishment).
Members gathered by "Brain Wave" were:
Amos Fortune Black Hand Blockbuster (Roland Desmond) Bolt Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness) Cheetah (Barbara Ann Minerva) Cheshire Crazy Quilt Deadshot Doctor Alchemy Doctor Phosphorus Doctor Sivana Fiddler Floronic Man Gorilla Grodd Heat Wave Hector Hammond Killer Frost (Louise Lincoln) Major Disaster Monocle Penguin Per Degaton Poison Ivy Prankster Psycho-Pirate (Roger Hayden) Riddler Royal Flush Gang Ace of Spades Jack of Spades Queen of Spades Ten of Clubs Scarecrow Signalman Solomon Grundy Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris) Wizard
Several members appear via TV screens and are alleged to lead the other chapters of the Secret Society of Super Villains:
Captain Cold Felix Faust Goldface Kobra Metallo Mister Mind Ra's al Ghul Two-Face Vandal Savage
Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Society Organized by Alexander Luthor Jr. in the guise of Lex Luthor, the Society formed over rumors of the JLA mindwiping Dr. Light. With a ruling council of six members overseeing a structured roster of 200 strong (Villains United #1), the Society is a grave threat to the superheroes of the world. Joker is notably absent from this roster, because he is the only villain the other villains all feared — and rightly so, as the Joker murdered several of the Society's roster in revenge for being left out.
The Society's council Lex Luthor (Alexander Luthor Jr. in disguise, leader) Black Adam (betrayed by the Society) Talia al Ghul Doctor Psycho Calculator Deathstroke
Members of the Society
Possible members The following had declined to join the Society:
Catman (became a member of the Secret Six) Creeper Kite Man A Manhunter (either Mark Shaw or Kate Spencer)
Deceased members An unidentified Hyena was executed as an example in Villains United #3. Doctor Polaris exploded after being subject to the exposed form of an irate Human Bomb toward the beginning of Infinite Crisis #1. Fisherman was gunned down by detectives Marcus Driver and Josie Mac in Gotham Central #37. High-ranking members of the Gotham branch of the Royal Flush Gang were seemingly taken out by the Joker in Infinite Crisis #2. Rag Doll (Peter Merkel Jr.) was killed by Johnny Sorrow in JSA Classified #7. Black Mask was shot by Catwoman in Catwoman #52. Crispus Allen (as the Spectre) struck down Star Sapphire (Deborah Camille "Debbie" Darnell) in the first half of Infinite Crisis #6. Psycho-Pirate had his Medusa Mask forcibly pushed through his skull by Black Adam during the finale of Infinite Crisis #6. Amos Fortune had half of his face blown off in Villains United #6, surviving only to be thrown from a moving helicopter in Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special before absorbing energy and exploding in JSA Classified #16. Deuce Canyard (an aspiring "Jack" of the Royal Flush Gang) was sniped by the warden of Enclave M in Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special. Baron Blitzkrieg was incinerated by Superboy-Prime's heat vision during the Battle of Metropolis. Alexander Luthor Jr. was killed by Joker in the final pages of Infinite Crisis #7. In the novelization, Doctor Spectro is a member as well of the Society and dies in the same explosion that killed Solomon Grundy and the Bloodlines heroes. In an interview with DC editor-in-chief Dan DiDio, he confirms that Boss Moxie did indeed die in Infinite Crisis #7 by stating that Superboy-Prime snapped his neck.
The Wizard's Society Some former members of the Wizard's Secret Society, also victims of the JLA's mindwiping in the past, had their memories unlocked by Despero and then were summoned back together for revenge by the Wizard. Zatanna reluctantly re-erased their memories of the JLA's identities. Whether they were members of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Society as well is unknown.
In addition to the Wizard, Felix Faust and Chronos, the membership included:
Floronic Man Star Sapphire (Deborah Camille "Debbie" Darnell) Matter Master
One Year Later One year after the events of Infinite Crisis, the Calculator has taken control of the Society, with Talia al Ghul as the only other original leader left. Felix Faust and the Cheetah (Barbara Ann Minerva), however, have also been linked to this group.
Libra's Society In the lead-up to Final Crisis, the returned supervillain Libra (who happens to be the prophet of Darkseid) takes the scattered remnants of Luthor's Secret Society and uses it to create his own Secret Society of Super Villains to serve Darkseid. The following are confirmed members so far.
Leader Libra
Inner Circle Doctor Sivana Gorilla Grodd Lex Luthor Ocean Master Talia al Ghul Vandal Savage
Membership Black Manta Chronos Clayface (Basil Karlo) Cyborgirl Deathstroke Doctor Polaris Giganta Human Flame Icicle (Cameron Mahkent) Key Killer Croc Killer Frost (Louise Lincoln) Metallo Parasite (Rudy Jones) Shadow Thief Shatterfist Shrike Zoom
Former membership Doctor Light (killed by the third Spectre) Effigy (melted by the third Spectre) Hangmen (all five killed by the third Spectre before they can swear allegiance to Libra) Breathtaker Killshot Provoke Shock Trauma Stranglehold Rogues (all five withdrew from the Society) Abra Kadabra Captain Cold Heat Wave Mirror Master Weather Wizard New Rogues (all five killed by the Rogues) Burn Chill Mirror Man Mister Magic Weather Witch
Members turned into Justifiers Gorilla Grodd Human Flame Killer Croc Man-Bat Silver Swan (Vanessa Kapatelis) Typhoon
The Cheetah's Society Following the Final Crisis, the Cheetah has assembled another Secret Society of Super Villains. Among its members are:
Crime Doctor (Anica Balcescu) Doctor Poison (Marina Maru) Felix Faust Firefly Genocide Mammoth Phobia Professor Ivo Red Volcano Shrapnel T. O. Morrow
==The New 52'''s Society== In The New 52, the Secret Society of Super Villains is reintroduced in issues of Justice League of America when "the Outsider" is seen assembling them to deal with the growing superhero communityJustice League (vol. 2) #6 as well as to have members he can offer to the Crime Syndicate of America to assist them once they arrive.Justice League (vol. 2) #23
First appearance and any additional info listed in parentheses.
==DC Rebirths Society== The DC Rebirth reboot featured the Secret Society of Super Villains, where they place Deathstroke the Terminator on trial to see if he is still evil or not.Deathstroke (vol. 4) #25
The lineup consists of:Chairpersons' Vandal Savage (leader) Lex Luthor (former member) Ultra-Humanite Hector Hammond Professor Zoom / Reverse-Flash Killer Frost Black Manta Deadline Raptor Riddler
Infinite Frontier’s Society This was the line-up seen in Infinite Frontier and Dark Crisis'':
Deathstroke (leader) Amazo Angle Man (Angelo Bend) Black Spider (Eric Needham) Body Doubles Bug-Eyed Bandit Calculator (former member) Count Vertigo Copperhead Crazy Quilt (Paul Dekker) Crime Doctor (Bradford Thorne) Cluemaster Deadline (former member) Doctor Destiny Doctor Moon (former member) Doctor Phosphorus Dollmaker (Barton Mathis) Felix Faust Flamingo Firefly Gentleman Ghost Giganta (former member) Girder Gizmo Goldface Gunsmith Hellhound Hyena (Summer Day) Kanjar Ro Key Lion-Mane Mad Dog (Rex) Mammoth Merlyn Monocle (former member) Multiplex Neutron Nocturna Phobia Prankster Prometheus Psimon Raptor Scavenger (Peter Mortimer) Scream Queen Shadow Thief Shaggy Man (Professor Ivo's version) Shrapnel Silver Banshee Skorpio Slipknot Tattooed Man Trident Typhoon Toyman Warp
References
External links Secret Society of Super Villains profile at DC Cosmic Teams The Society profile at DC Cosmic Teams Secret Society of Super Villains at the Comics Archive