Eradicator (comics)

The Eradicator
Interior artwork from Superman Secret Files and Origins (Jan. 2006)
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Action Comics Annual #2 (1989)
Created by	Roger Stern
In-story information
Alter ego	Dr. David Connor
Place of origin	Krypton
Team affiliations	Outsiders Team Superman
Partnerships	Superman Superboy Cyborg Superman
Supporting character of	Superman
Notable aliases	The Krypton Man The Last Son of Krypton The Visored Superman Reign of the Supermen David Connor
Abilities	Super-strength, flight, energy projection, invulnerability, enhanced senses, computer-like analytical ability

The Eradicator is the given name of four different fictional comic book characters, all of which appeared across a spectrum of comics published by DC Comics. The first iteration was an antihero character appearing in the Flash series of comics. The second was a superhero (and sometimes supervillain) having a recurring role in Superman stories, with the remaining two being New 52 versions.

The first Superman Eradicator was originally created as a weapon by an ancient alien race. He was over 200,000 years old and was considered an artifact of Krypton. The Flash Eradicator was created by Carmine Infantino and Cary Bates and first appeared in The Flash #314. The first Superman character was created by writer Roger Stern, and first appeared in Action Comics Annual #2 (1989).

The Eradicator was the name used by Senator Creed Phillips. He patrolled the streets of Keystone and Central City as a vigilante who killed villains with his touch (which turned them to protoplasm) and had a split personality. He finally killed himself as his evil personality was trying to kill The Flash

The Eradicator first appeared in Action Comics Annual #2 in 1989. The Day of the Krypton Man story arc prominently featured the Eradicator in the pages of Superman, Adventures of Superman, and Action Comics. The story arc ran for six issues cover-dated March and April 1990, and was collected in Superman: Eradication! The Eradicator reappeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #1 as a humanoid being composed of energy.

In The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993), the character appeared as The Visored Superman or The Last Son of Krypton, and became the featured character in Action Comics through the Reign of the Supermen story arc, beginning with Action Comics #687-689. The character was "resurrected" in Action Comics v.1 #693 and then featured regularly in Outsiders, first appearing as a member of the team in issue 3. The character was featured in his own three-issue eponymous limited series in 1996.