Chemo (comics)
| Chemo | |
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Chemo.
Art by Phil Jimenez |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Showcase #39 (July–August 1962) |
| Created by | Robert Kanigher Ross Andru Mike Esposito |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Chemo |
| Team affiliations |
Injustice League The Society Suicide Squad |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability, super-regenerative capabilities, capable of producing and expelling almost any kind of hazardous liquid material |
Chemo is a supervillain that appears in DC Comics.
Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has appeared in both comic books and other DC Comics-related products such as animated television series and trading cards.
The character first appeared in Showcase #39 (July - Aug. 1962) and was created by writer Robert Kanigher and artists Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.
Chemo debuted in a story called "The Deathless Doom" in Showcase #39 - 40 (July - Aug & Sept. - Oct. 1962), being the adversary for DC Comics' new superteam the Metal Men. The character returned in Metal Men #14 (July 1965); #25 (May 1967) and #46 - 47 (July & Sept. 1976).
Chemo reappeared in DC Comics Presents #4 (Dec. 1978); Superman #342 (Dec. 1979) and #370 (April 1982); Crisis on Infinite Earth #9 - 10 (Dec. 1985 - Jan. 1986) and Action Comics #590 (July 1987).
The character was reimagined in Supergirl vol. 4, #5 (Jan. 1997) and then appeared briefly during the Our Worlds At War storyline in Adventures of Superman #593 - 594 (Aug. - Sept. 2001) and in Birds of Prey #36 (Dec. 2001) and Joker: Last Laugh #2 (Dec. 2001).
Chemo featured as a major villain in the limited series Infinite Crisis #1 - 7 (Dec. 2005 - June 2006) and appeared in multiple forms in Superman #663 (July 2007). The character also appeared in Outsiders - Five of a Kind: Nightwing/Captain Boomerang (Oct. 2007); Salvation Run #1 - 7 (Nov. 2007 – June 2008) and in Booster Gold vol. 2, #13 (Dec. 2008).
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