Big Sir (comics)

Big Sir
Big Sir as seen in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol 1 #2 (April 1985)
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Flash #338 (October 1984)
Created by	Cary Bates, Carmine Infantino
In-story information
Full name	Dufus P. Ratchett
Team affiliations	Injustice League Justice League Suicide Squad
Abilities	Super strength, powered armor, card-counting

Big Sir is a fictional DC Comics character. He first appeared in The Flash #338 (October 1984).

Born Dufus P. Ratchett, he had a malformed brain gland that caused him to grow to incredible proportions but left him mentally handicapped. He was later abducted from his Central City Breedmore Mental Hospital home by a group of supervillains, the Rogues Gallery, who equipped him with a high-tech suit of armor created by the Monitor. This suit was heavily armored, could fly, and included a powerful energy mace. However, it also made him susceptible to telepathic suggestion. Big Sir was told that the Flash had just beaten upon the Rogue's Gallery and to make matters worse, he had hurt a mouse. Enraged, Big Sir ambushed the Flash who was at the time on trial in Central City for the murder of Professor Zoom. The dim-witted Sir managed to strike the Flash in the head with his energy mace causing the hero horrific facial injuries. With the last of his strength, Flash managed to run to Gorilla City, where his injuries were healed by Solovar and a simian medical team. Returning to Central City, the Flash managed to subdue Big Sir and took him back to Gorilla City where their super-science corrected his mental deficiencies. After his treatment, Ratchet's IQ was near genius level and he became a respected member of society.

When he returned as a part of the Injustice League, however, his intelligence had returned to its prior low levels. The team, led by Major Disaster, survived largely due to bizarre luck that often saved their lives and their freedom, but rarely their dignity.

Big Sir and his friends attempt to learn the French language but this ends badly because the Justice League Europe ended up being in the same class. A fight inevitably broke out. This involves Big Sir meeting his enemy's successor, Wally West.

Big Sir and Major Disaster by themselves broke the bank at the unofficial Club Justice League, leading, quite naturally, to much chaos and confusion. This confusion was further enhanced by the Club having been built on a sentient island, Kooey Kooey Kooey, who chose the time of the incident to go traveling.

The Injustice League even once became Justice League Antarctica. There, Big Sir encountered flesh-eating penguins and had his life saved by the canine Green Lantern, G'nort. The entire Antarctica base was destroyed in a battle with flesh-eating penguins. Though Justice League America had to intervene, G'nort did save the lives of his teammates.