King Shark
| King Shark | |
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Art by Phil Winslade & Butch Guice
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superboy (vol. 4) #0 (October 1994) |
| Created by | Karl Kesel |
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| Alter ego | Nanaue |
| Species | Shark |
| Place of origin | New Earth |
| Team affiliations |
Secret Society of Super Villains Suicide Squad Secret Six |
| Abilities | Shark-like physiology including claws, fangs, and underwater adaptations Superhuman stamina Superhuman strength Expert swimmer |
King Shark (Nanaue) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
Created by Karl Kesel, the character made a brief cameo in Superboy vol. 4 #0 (October 1994) before making his first full appearance in Superboy vol. 4 #9 (November 1994).
Born in Hawaii, Nanaue is a humanoid shark. His father is "The King of All Sharks"—also known as the Shark god. Originally there were some doubts surrounding his origins, as other characters, such as special agent Sam Makoa, dismissed his origins as superstition and referred to Nanaue as a "savage mutation" and it was also implied that he was one of the "Wild Men", evolved animals based on those in Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, but the now-ended Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis series put an end to the controversy by firmly establishing him as the Shark God's son.
King Shark was responsible for a number of missing persons several years before Superboy arrived in Hawaii. Sam Makoa was responsible for bringing him in and bore the scars to prove it. King Shark is freed by the Silicon Dragons who plan on hiring him. Nanaue is not interested and kills his liberators before heading to his mother's house. His mother allows him to bite her arm off to feed. Superboy managed to take him down with his heat vision. When Superboy and Makoa were assigned to the Suicide Squad to destroy the Silicon Dragons, King Shark was forced to help. An explosive belt was strapped to his waist, set to detonate if anything happened to Makoa. Other members of the Squad included Knockout and Squad veterans Deadshot and Captain Boomerang.
Nanuae was a crazed fighting machine, shredding legions of the Dragons (and killing Sidearm too, when he betrays the team). Despite the belt detonating, King Shark survived the blast and the destruction of the lair.
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