Deadshot (comics)
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Cover of Secret Six vol. 3, #15 (January 2010);
Art by Daniel LuVisi |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Batman #59 (June/July 1950) |
| Created by |
David Vern Reed Lew Schwartz |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Floyd Lawton |
| Team affiliations |
Secret Six Suicide Squad Killer Elite Checkmate Underground Society |
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Deadshot is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Batman. He has traditionally been portrayed as a supervillain but has more recently taken the role of an antihero.
IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Deadshot as #43. The character was portrayed by Will Smith in the 2016 film Suicide Squad.
Deadshot first appears in Batman #59 (June/July 1950) and was created by Bob Kane, David Vern Reed and Lew Schwartz. As the world's deadliest and most accurate marksman, Deadshot has become a staple member of both the Suicide Squad and Secret Six.
Deadshot is often a hired assassin, regularly boasting to "never miss." He is capable of using a large variety of weapons, but is most frequently portrayed as using a pair of silenced, wrist-mounted guns. He initially appears in Gotham City as a new crime fighter, but is revealed to be an enemy of Batman when he attempts to replace the Dark Knight. He is sent to jail when Batman and Commissioner Gordon publicly expose his plot to become the king of Gotham's underworld. After serving his term, Deadshot begins hiring his services out as an assassin, changing his costume from the top hat and tails he previously wore to a red jumpsuit and distinctive metal face plate with a targeting device on the right side. Deadshot's past is revealed in subsequent appearances. His real name is Floyd Lawton and he grew up in a wealthy household with his mother, abusive father, and brother Eddie. Eddie was beloved by his parents and the other towns people, while Floyd was a troubled child and was despised by his parents, but Floyd idolized his brother and always stood up for him during conflicts with the town's other children.
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