Gearhead

Gearhead
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Steel #14 (April 1995)

Gearhead
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Detective Comics #712 (August 1997)
Created by	Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan, Bob McLeod
In-story information
Full name	Nathan Finch
Notable aliases	Metal Head
Abilities	Genius-level intellect

Gearhead is the name of two DC Comics supervillains.

The first Gearhead appeared as a henchman of the supervillain called White Rabbit.

The second Gearhead is Nathan Finch, a former engineer at General Robotics. While he was kidnapping and holding Gloria Osteen, his boss' daughter, for ransom, he runs afoul of Batman who rescues her. Unfortunately, he was not able to save Nathan from falling to an icy death. Nathan Finch's body was discovered by two down-and-out people who take him to an underworld doctor named Dr. Bascomb. It turned out that Nathan was not dead and the doctor wanted his knowledge of cybernetics. Due to ravages of frostbite, Dr. Bascomb removed his arms and legs and replaced them with cybernetic arms and legs. Following a training with his cybernetic limbs, Nathan becomes Gearhead and develops his own cybernetic arsenal of removable body parts as well as a goal to exterminate Batman, whom he refers to as the "vermin".

He played a part in the Robin section of the No Man's Land crossover, in which he is one of a number of villains competing for control of Gotham City's sewers. Without the use of his cybernetic arms and legs, he is forced into partnership with the thuggish Tommy Mangles, who carries around Finch's torso. The duo are iced by Mr. Freeze, a fate particularly frightening for Gearhead, given his origin.

He put in an appearance in the comic mini-series Rush City, where he is physically attached to his car.

In Infinite Crisis, Gearhead became a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains.

The Nathan Finch version of Gearhead has genius-level intellect. He also can design gadgets that would be of use to him.

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