Kid Devil

Kid Devil
Artwork for the cover of Teen Titans vol. 3, 37 (Aug. 2006 DC Comics). Art by Tony S. Daniel.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	As Edward: Fury of Firestorm #24 (June 1984) As Kid Devil: Blue Devil #14 (July 1985)
Created by	Alan Kupperberg Dan Mishkin Gary Cohn
In-story information
Alter ego	Edward Alan "Eddie" Bloomberg
Team affiliations	Young Justice Teen Titans
Notable aliases	Red Devil
Abilities	Enhanced strength and agility Ability to breathe fire Skin hot enough to burn others when touched Healing Factor Teleportation Flight

Kid Devil (real name Edward Alan "Eddie" Bloomberg), currently known as Red Devil, was a superhero in the DC Comics universe. Created by Alan Kupperberg, Dan Mishkin, and Gary Cohn, he first appeared in Blue Devil #14.

Eddie had the good fortune of being a gofer in his Aunt Marla's film company. He met Blue Devil on a film set, and became quite a fan of the hero, dreaming about one day becoming Blue’s sidekick.

Edward snuck into Blue Devil's workshop at night and, using his prodigious knowledge of electronics, created a battlesuit incorporating the designs of the Blue Devil suit. Even though Blue Devil didn't want a sidekick, Eddie was determined to make a go at being a hero. As "Kid Devil", he assisted his hero in foiling an airplane hijacking, and later helped defeat one of his enemies, the Vanquisher. After these adventures, his parents left Eddie's education and supervision to professors at the Institute of Hypernormal Conflict Studies.

After Eddie's Aunt Marla died in a helicopter crash, Eddie attempted to live up to her name and succeed in the movie business. His attempts failed, however, and Eddie continued to have adventures as Kid Devil. He helps Young Justice's assault on Zandia, a small country that has become a refuge for supervillains.

Since the events in Infinite Crisis, Eddie has tried to join the Teen Titans with little success. Pulsar helps Eddie into a project Lex Luthor has been using to give normal humans superpowers. However, Eddie fails because of "psychological problems." One evening, Eddie is visited by a cloaked figure who gives him a candle. Eddie then goes to find his friend, Zachary Zatara. Zatara, being a magician, knows a little about magic and tells Eddie that the candle is a demon stick, forged in demon's blood. Zatara tells Eddie that if you light it, it will take you to its creator (which could be anyone). Eddie asks if after teleporting them both to the creator, whether Zatara could just teleport them back. Zatara brags that he could, even though his magic could only affect things, not people. Not knowing Zatara's inability to teleport anybody anywhere, Eddie decides to light it, and the two are taken to Neron. Neron makes a deal with Eddie, transforming him into a new Kid Devil. Neron's magic gives Eddie a new, demonic appearance and inherent superpowers. As part of the deal, Eddie won't lose his soul to Neron if he can still trust Blue Devil by his 20th birthday. Before Eddie leaves, Neron tells him that it is Blue Devil's fault his aunt died. Zachary helps Eddie join the Teen Titans, they battle Kid Crusader, and Zachary promises to keep his secret.