List of DC Comics characters: B

Baby Boom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

She 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.^[1]

The Bad Samaritan (alias Zviad Baazovi) is a reformed anti-villain, and former 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.^[2] After the fall of the Soviet Union, Baazovi is very 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 very cooperative despite their different political ideologies.

• The Bad Samaritan appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[3]
• Zviad Baazovi appears in Young Justice, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.^[4] This version is a psychic metahuman, Markovian ambassador, and member of the Light. He admits that his powers are weak and can only influence others towards their worst traits and choices.

Barrage is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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.^[5]

Barrage later escapes and joins Morgan Edge's Superman Revenge Squad.^[6]

• Phillip Karnowski appears in the Supergirl episode "The Darkest Place", portrayed by Victor Zinck Jr.^[7] 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.

Batman Jones is a Batman expert in the DC Universe.^[8]

The character, created by Jack Schiff and Bill Finger, first appeared in Batman #108 (June 1957). A rebooted version appears in Battle for the Cowl interviewed by Vicki Vale.^[9]

Within the context of the stories, his 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.^[10] As an adult, he is an expert on Batman.^[9]

Beard Hunter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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.^[11]

• 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 Girl (Kareli) is an animalistic metahuman and a member of the Doom Patrol who is introduced in the aftermath of Lazarus Planet.^[12][13] She initially possesses the ability to manipulate emotions before being depowered by Amanda Waller's Amazo robots during Absolute Power. After the Amazos are destroyed and the heroes regain their powers, Beast Girl gains Beast Boy's shapeshifting abilities.^[14][15]

Beast Girl first appeared in Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 (May 2023), and was created by writer Dennis Culver and artist Chris Burnham.

Billy Numerous is a character created for the Teen Titans animated series, voiced by Jason Marsden.^[16] He is a self-duplicating metahuman and member of the H.I.V.E. Five. A character similar to Numerous named Repro appears in Catwoman (vol. 3), while Numerous himself appears in Cyborg (vol. 3).^[17]

• Billy Numerous appears in the Teen Titans Go! tie-in comics.
• Billy Numerous appears in Teen Titans Go!, voiced by Scott Menville.^[16]

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).^[18]

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.^{[Firestorm 1]}

Black Arrow 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.^[19]

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Black Beetle is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as enemies of Blue Beetle.

Originally posing as a future version of Blue Beetle, Black Beetle appears to Booster Gold and offers to help him prevent Maxwell Lord from killing Ted Kord. They succeed, but their efforts create an alternate timeline where Lord and his OMAC army have taken over the world.^[20] Kord sacrifices himself to return to the past and restore the timeline.^[21][22]

Black Beetle later returns and manipulates the timeline, leading to Dick Grayson's death.^[23] He steals a Scarab from Trigon, becomes the Scarlet Scarab, and battles Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes). Jaime allows him to escape due to being busy with his injured sister Milagro.^[24][25]

In Time Masters: Vanishing Point, Black Beetle attempts to steal Waverider's power before being defeated by the Time Masters and forced to flee.^[26]

Hector is the brother of Nadia, a technician and ally of Jaime Reyes. After Nadia is killed by the Khaji Da Revolutionary Army, a group of Reach Infiltrators inspired by Jaime, Hector bonds with Reach technology and becomes his enemy.^[27][28]

• An original incarnation of Black Beetle appears in Young Justice, voiced by Kevin Grevioux.^[29] This version is an unnamed Reach warrior and enforcer who wears a black scarab akin to the Blue Beetle's blue scarab. He assists the Reach in their invasion of Earth until Blue Beetle defeats and depowers him.
• Black Beetle, based on the Young Justice incarnation, appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains via the Young Justice DLC.^[30]

Further reading Black Bison at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Black Bison at the Grand Comics Database

Black Bison is the name of two supervillains in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Gerry Conway and Pat Broderick, first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm #1 (June 1982).^[18]

John Ravenhair is a Native American who was possessed by his ancestor, Bison-Black-as-Midnight-Sky.^[31] This leads him to set about avenging the wrongs committed against the Native American people.^{[Firestorm 1]} When removed from the angry spirit, he occasionally acts for good, but is frequently a threat to Firestorm.^[32]

Black Bison is armed with a coup-stick that allows him to bring inanimate objects to life and manipulate weather. He is also trained in martial arts.

Black-Cloud-in-Morning, a new incarnation of Black Bison, is introduced in The New 52 as an ally of the Crime Syndicate of America.^[33][34]

• An unidentified Black Bison appears in the Injustice: Gods Among Us prequel comic.
• The John Ravenhair incarnation of Black Bison appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[3]
• A female incarnation of Black Bison named Mina Chaytan appears in The Flash, portrayed by Chelsea Kurtz.^[35] This version acquired the ability to bring effigies to life after the Thinker tricked the Flash into exposing her to dark matter. The Thinker later kills Chaytan, among other metahumans, to steal their powers.

Further reading Vera Black at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

Vera Black, also known as Sister Superior, is a British psionic cyborg in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke, first appeared in JLA #100 (August 2004).^[36] The storyline set up the limited series Justice League Elite which consisted of 12 issues published between 2004 and 2005.

Vera Black is the sister of Manchester Black. As children, their parents would often fight and Manchester would take her out to play to avoid them. As his idea of "play" became killing sprees, Vera's perspective became twisted. When her brother dies after attempting to destroy Superman, she has her damaged arms replaced with malleable cybernetic prostheses, initially contemplating revenge on Superman before she decides to be better than her brother.

Her new abilities result in her leading the remnants of the Elite and tacitly working with the Justice League. This leads to the League, encouraged by the Flash, asking her to lead a new team with the intention that she will handle black ops missions that the League cannot due to what they represent to the public, primarily involving hunting down and eliminating metahuman threats before they go public. Starting with Coldcast and Menagerie, she adds Flash, Manitou Raven, Major Disaster, Green Arrow, and Kasumi to the team. She also enlists Naif al-Sheikh to keep the team in check and serve as a liaison to the governments of the world.

Vera's cybernetic arms can transform into various melee, projectile and beam weapons. They also incorporate camouflage technology relying on optics, as well as altering sense perception in others.

• Vera Black appears in Superman vs. The Elite, voiced by Marcella Lentz-Pope as an adult and Tara Strong as a child.^[37][38]
• Vera Black as Sister Superior appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[3]

Blackbriar Thorn is an ancient druid and the last survivor of his sect who can manipulate and transform into plants. After resurfacing in the present, Thorn becomes an enemy of the Justice Society. In Crisis on Infinite Earths, he assists the heroes in battling the Anti-Monitor's Shadow Demons.^[39]

Thorn has exhibited a plethora of abilities, including manipulation of the weather, extensive control over vegetation, regeneration, and the creation of illusions. Thorn can increase his strength via physical contact with the earth.

• Blackbriar Thorn appears in the Young Justice episode "Misplaced", voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.^[40]
• Blackbriar Thorn appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[3]

Blackguard is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Richard Hertz is a man who works for the 1,000, serving as their enforcer under the codename Blackguard. When the 1,000 tried to kill Blackguard in their mission to kill Booster Gold, Blackguard was saved by Booster Gold.^[41]

In Underworld Unleashed, Blackguard gives his soul to Neron in exchange for super-strength, enhanced intellect, and special equipment.^[42] He joins Cheetah and Earthworm in attacking the Warriors bar.^[43]

In both the original and DC Rebirth continuities, Blackguard is killed while serving in the Suicide Squad.^[44]

Blackguard appears in The Suicide Squad, portrayed by Pete Davidson.^[45] He is recruited into the eponymous team for a mission in Corto Maltese, but betrays them by warning the military of their arrival. When he tries to surrender upon making landfall, he is shot and killed.

Further reading Blackout at the Grand Comics Database

Blackout (Farooq) is a metahuman who can harness electricity. He makes his first appearance in Flashpoint (vol. 2) #1 (July 2011). In the alternate timeline created by the events of Flashpoint, Blackout is recruited by Cyborg to help end the Amazon-Atlantean war, which has devastated Europe and killed millions of people.

Another new recruit, the Outsider, revealed during a meeting with Batman that he had been hunting Blackout so he could use his abilities to power India. This manhunt resulted in the loss of Blackout's girlfriend and his departure from school. Blackout has since voiced his reluctance to be part of the same team with his worst enemy.

Farooq Gibran / Blackout appears in The Flash episode "Power Outage", portrayed by Michael Reventar.^[46] This version acquired his abilities after being electrocuted amidst the explosion of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator and sought revenge against the head of S.T.A.R. Labs, Harrison Wells. In pursuit of this goal, Farooq is confronted by the Flash, who eventually overcharges and kills him.

Blackrock is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Blackrock is a recurring enemy of Superman first appearing in Action Comics #458 (April 1976).^[47]

Peter Silverstone is a doctor who creates Blackrock to increase ratings for the United Broadcasting television network. He eventually becomes Blackrock himself, using a special gem to manipulate electric energy.^[48][49]

After Silverstone is defeated, Alexander Luthor Jr. retrieves the Blackrock and gives it to South American drug smuggler and revolutionary Lucia.^[50]

Later, Batman obtains the Blackrock and uses it to stop Despero. Afterward, Superman forces Blackrock to leave Superman by threatening to kill it.

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Blackrock is Bradley Glenn, an ex-con who is hired to star in the reality television series Badass Nation.^[51][52]

The Lucia incarnation of Blackrock appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[3]

Blackwing (Charles "Charlie" Bullock) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Paul Levitz, Joe Staton, and Joey Cavalieri.

The character was chronologically introduced in Adventure Comics #464 (April 1979), but was unnamed in that comic. He was, however, named in his next appearance in Wonder Woman #281 (April 1981) and later, became Blackwing in Wonder Woman #297 (August 1982). Also, worth to note, the original story in Adventure Comics was intended for All Star Comics #75. Charlie was drawn as a teen in that story, but his next appearance (only three years later) depicts him as a young adult who graduated from law school.

In his mid-teens, Charles Bullock was searching for a direction in life. The teenager found it after he helped fight off street punks alongside Wildcat and was invited to join him at his gym. Charlie attended law school and later became a junior partner and top-notch researcher to the law firm called Cranston, Grayson and Wayne. When a criminal named Karnage broke into the office looking for his boss Arthur Cranston, this, and another event, led him to become the costumed hero Blackwing. Although his first outing as a crime fighter proved unsuccessful when he was captured by the costumed villain Boa's gang, Blackwing managed to contribute in freeing the Huntress from Boa's giant snake and recorded some evidence that was used to put the mastermind and his men away.

Since then, Blackwing has never appeared again in any other published story.

Blitzkrieg is a character appearing in American comic books related to DC Comics. The character was created by Geoff Johns and Dale Eaglesham and first appeared in Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #2 (March 2007) as Baroness Blitzkrieg. An apparent descendant of Baron Blitzkrieg, she is a speedster, member of the Fourth Reich, and enemy of the Justice Society of America.^[53]

An alternative equivalent appears in Earth-10 as a speedster called Blitzen during The Multiversity as a member of the New Reichsmen.^[54]

Blitzkrieg appears in Freedom Fighters: The Ray, voiced by Scott Whyte.^[55] This version is a male speedster from Earth-X and a member of the New Reichsmen.

Block is a young Maori woman living in Melbourne, Australia, who was once inexplicably struck by lightning and survived the incident. Unknown to her, this similar event had happened to many other individuals throughout time and was caused by the Speed Force.

Block joins a side show attraction in a carnival, exploiting her ability to manipulate her own density. Later, she joins Zoom's Acolytes.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Being imbued with the Speed Force, Block has the unique ability to slow down her atoms. In doing this, they become denser than steel and grant her invulnerability, super-strength and immobility. She can possibly slow down other speedsters, if not other people as well, through physical touch, as she stopped the Top's ability to spin and was able to hold Zoom in place in a headlock. After training centuries with Zoom, she is a deadly fighter.

Vanessa Jansen / Block appears in The Flash episode "Blocked", portrayed by Erin Cummings.^[56] This version was a weapons dealer who worked for the East Street Skulls gang until she was betrayed and sent to Iron Heights Penitentiary for four years. After becoming a metahuman with the ability to create boxes of dense air and getting out of Iron Heights, both by unknown means, she seeks revenge on her former gang until she is stopped by the Flash and XS. Before the heroes can re-incarcerate Jansen, she is attacked and mortally wounded by Cicada. XS rushes her to the hospital, but Jansen dies of her injuries off-screen.

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Bloodwork (Ramsey Rosso) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by Joshua Williamson, Paul Pelletier and Howard Porter, first appeared in The Flash (vol. 5) #28 (October 2017). An enemy of Barry Allen / Flash, he possesses the metahuman ability to manipulate blood, which he gave himself in an attempt to cure his hemophilia.

Bloodwork appears in The Flash, portrayed by Sendhil Ramamurthy.^[57]

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Mackenzie "Hardback" Bock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Mackenzie Bock was a detective in the Gotham City Police Department.^[58]

Mackenzie Bock appears in media set in The Batman franchise, portrayed by Con O'Neill.^[59][60] This version is the Gotham City Police Department's chief of police. He first appears in the film The Batman and makes subsequent appearances in the spin-off miniseries The Penguin.

Further reading Bolphunga at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original) Bolphunga at the Grand Comics Database

Bolphunga is an extraterrestrial bounty hunter in the DC Universe.

The character, created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, first appeared in Green Lantern (vol. 2) #188 (May 1985).^[61]

Within the context of the stories, Bolphunga the Unrelenting has a love of destruction and plots to make a name for himself by challenging the most feared and mysterious beings in creation, fixating on Green Lanterns. This has led to his defeat by Mogo,^{[GL 1]} Kilowog,^{[GL 2]} and Guy Gardner.^{[GL 3]}

Bolphunga appears in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, voiced by Roddy Piper.^[62]

Boom is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Boom is a rock-skinned alien who was previously locked into combat with another alien of his species named Thoom. They were recruited into the Poglachian Green Lantern Corps as part of the Weaponers of Qward's plot to discredit the real Green Lantern Corps.^[63]

The New Golden Age reveals that Jay Garrick and Joan Garrick had a daughter named Judy, who inherited her father's superhuman speed and served as his sidekick before being kidnapped by the Time Masters and Childminder.^[64] Following their defeat, Boom is transported to the present day, with Judy regaining her memories of her.^[65]

In "Titans: Beast World", Boom is exposed to Beast Boy's spores and temporarily mutated into an alligator hybrid.^[66]

Sy Borgman is a retired scooter-bound U.S. agent with cybernetic enhancements and an ally of Harley Quinn. He first appeared in Harley Quinn (vol. 2) #2 (March 2014) as part of The New 52.^[67][68]

Sy Borgman appears in Harley Quinn, voiced by Jason Alexander.^[69][70] This version is a cyborg landlord, former CIA fixer, and member of Harley Quinn's crew. Additionally, he has a scientist sister named Mirielle, who transformed herself into an octopus hybrid while trying to fuse a monkey and octopus to assist him in the field.

First appearance	Detective Comics #347 (January 1966)
Created by	Gardner Fox Carmine Infantino

Bouncer is an enemy of Batman who constructed a special suit out of alloy that gave him enhanced bouncing abilities. In their first encounter, he shot and killed Batman, who is replaced by the Batman of Earth-Two.^[71]

He later returned as a henchman for the Monarch of Menace. When Batman was missing, the Monarch of Menace hired various Batman villains to commit crimes for him, including the Bouncer, however he was once again defeated when Batman returned.^[72]

Bouncer makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Joker: The Vile and the Villainous!".

Brainiac 3 (Lyrl Dox) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a Coluan who is the son of Brainiac 2 and the Gryxian Stealth.^[73]

Brainiac 3 appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced by Zeno Robinson.^[74][75] This version is a clone of Brainiac and member of the Dark Circle who was created to steal the Miracle Machine. After his failure to do so, Brainiac fuses him into himself before Brainiac 5 manipulates Brainiac 3 and his fellow clones into fighting and killing one another from the inside.

Breathtaker is a name of two supervillains appearing in DC Universe.

The first Breathtaker is an unnamed assassin and the leader of the Assassination Bureau. He first appeared in Firestorm (vol. 2) #29 (November 1984), and was created by Joey Cavalieri and Rafael Kayanan.

Ostracized throughout his adolescence for being an albino dwarf, Breathtaker constructed a powerful exoskeleton and formed the Assassination Bureau.^[76]

The second Breathtaker is an unnamed female assassin who first appeared in Titans #21 (November 2000), and was created by Jay Faerber and Paul Pelletier. She is a metahuman who can manipulate air, enabling her to drain it from others' lungs.^[77][78] Breathtaker is later killed by Crispus Allen as the Spectre.^[79]

• The second incarnation of Breathtaker appears in the Supergirl episode "In Plain Sight", portrayed by Luisa D'Oliveira. This version is an operative of Leviathan.
• Breathtaker appears in DC Universe Online.

Anthony "Tough Tony" Bressi was a mid-level mob boss in Gotham City, who was able to maintain his operations following the appearance of Batman, until he was ousted by Bane.

Anthony Bressi was meant to appear in Batgirl, portrayed by Jacob Scipio, prior to its cancellation.^[80]

Brother Night (Eldon Peck) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Paul Dini and artist Stéphane Roux, and first appearing in Zatanna (vol. 2) #1 (July 2010), the character is a San Francisco-based sorcerer and enemy of Zatanna who bargained with evil spirits to gain extended life in exchange for serving them. Zatanna defeats Night by forcing him to renounce his powers, leading him to be tortured by the spirits for breaking his bargain with them.^[81]

Brother Night appears in Justice League Action, voiced by Dan Donohue.^[82] This version is the owner of a nightclub that is primarily frequented by demons and offers power to those who desire it.^[83]

Crystal Brown is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Crystal Brown is a nurse who is the ex-wife of Arthur Brown and the mother of Stephanie Brown, and struggles with pain pill addiction.^[84]

Crystal Brown appears in the Gotham Knights episode "Daddy Issues", portrayed by Sunny Mabrey.^[85]

Bruno is a Neo-Nazi criminal and gang leader operating in Gotham City who possesses distinctive swastika tattoos. Created by Frank Miller, she first appeared in The Dark Knight Returns #3 (August 1986).

Bruno appears in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, voiced by Tress MacNeille.

Brutale (Guillermo Barrera) is a supervillain who first appeared in Nightwing (vol. 2) #22. He was created by Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel.

Brutale is an expert with all forms of knives and blades, utilizing a variety of scalpels, throwing knives, and other blades.^[86]

• Guillermo Barrera appears in the Arrow episode "Dead to Rights", portrayed by George Tchortov.
• Brutale makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
• Brutale appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.^[3]

Byth Rok is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and who is commonly known as a recurring enemy of the Silver Age Hawkman. He is a scientist who stole a pill from the Thanagarian scientist Krotan, gaining shapeshifting abilities.^[87]

In the Hawkworld miniseries, Byth is a corrupt Wingman commander and Katar Hol's superior. He manipulated a drug-induced Katar into killing his father, aiding his rise to power.^[88] Now Administrator of Protection, he gains his shapeshifting powers from a new drug called Krotan. Katar Hol, with the help of Shayera Thal, uncovers his schemes but Byth escapes arrest.^[89] He flees to Earth and runs criminal operations in Chicago, during which he supplied Carl Sands with a shadow generator.^[90] He is later captured and returned to Thanagar.^[91][92]

In The New 52 continuity reboot, Byth creates Ultra the Multi-Alien by combining the DNA of several alien prisoners.^[93]

• Byth Rok appears in Green Lantern: The Animated Series, voiced by Tom Kenny.^[94] This version is the leader of a band of Thanagarian outlaws.
• Byth Rok appears in The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9.^[95]

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