Comics character
Gorgon is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
The most common of the Gorgons was part of the evil gang called the Extremists.[1] He is based on the Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Octopus, but his tentacles are organic rather than mechanical.
Publication history
The Andonis Bal incarnation of Gorgon first appeared in New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #24 (October 1986), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Eduardo Barreto.
The Extremist incarnation of Gorgon first appeared in Justice League Europe #15 (June 1990), and was created by Keith Giffen, Gerard Jones, and Bart Sears.
The Dr. Mortimer incarnation of Gorgon first appeared in Countdown #29 (October 2007), and was created by Giffen, Jones, and Sears.
The Earth-8 incarnation of Gorgon first appeared in Justice League of America (vol. 5) #1 (April 2017), and was created by Giffen, Jones, and Sears.
Fictional character biography
Andonis Bal
Andonis Bal, the first Gorgon, was an archaeologist who was blinded after being attacked by a living statue of Medusa on Mount Olympus. It blinded Andonis, leading Mento to restore his vision by changing his hair into snakes.[2]
First Extremist Gorgon
The first Gorgon was a supervillain from Angor, a duplicate of Earth in another dimension. He is later killed when the Extremists destroy Angor, with Dreamslayer creating an android duplicate to replace him.[1]
Gorgon Robot
The second Gorgon is a robotic duplicate of the first Gorgon created by inventor Mitch Wacky on Angor as part of a theme park attraction. It battles Justice League Europe before being defeated and exhibited in Madame Clouseau's Wax Museum in Paris.[1]
Dr. Mortimer
Dr. Mortimer, the third Gorgon, is a geneticist who gained the ability to transform into a tentacled monster following a lab accident.[3]
Earth-8 Gorgon
The Earth-8 incarnation of Gorgon is a member of the Extremists who escaped his world before it was destroyed in a nuclear war. He battles the Justice League before being killed by Black Canary.[4]
Powers and abilities
The Andonis Bal incarnation of Gorgon possesses snakes on his head who can generate petrifying beams.
The Extremist incarnations of Gorgon possess organic tentacles on their head.
An unidentified Gorgon makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Shadow of the Hawk".
References
- ^ a b c Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Extremists, The", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 117, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
- ^ New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #24. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Lord Havok and the Extremists. DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League of America (vol. 4) #4 (June 2017). DC Comics.
