Phobia (comics)
| Phobia | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | New Teen Titans #14 (December 1981) |
| Created by |
Marv Wolfman George Pérez |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Angela Hawkins, III |
| Team affiliations |
Brotherhood of Evil Secret Society of Super Villains Injustice League |
| Abilities | Human psychic with an ability to control the fear centers of the human mind to create life-like illusions of the person's greatest fears. |
Phobia is a fictional DC Comics supervillain of the New Teen Titans.
Phobia first appeared in New Teen Titans #14 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
Born a member of the American aristocracy with the power to make people experience their worst fears, Angela Hawkins III was a "bad seed" who rejected any help from her family.
When the Brain came to London to recruit her for the reformation of the Brotherhood of Evil, Angela readily agreed. She joined the New Brotherhood of Evil in the hopes of conquering her own fears by unleashing those of others. Sometimes, man-hating tendencies rise up in her. Angela suffers from a fear of being alone.Phobia and the Brotherhood have opposed the Teen Titans on numerous occasions.
Phobia travels to New Zealand. In the course of murderous crimes, Phobia coincidentally encounters the bestial super-hero Tasmanian Devil. Sensing her killings, Tasmanian Devil and his New Zealand contact and confidante Raylene Mackenzie tail her. A fight ensues. Tasmanian Devil was initially immune to Phobia's powers, because his bestial nature was so near the surface. She dug deeper, however, uncovering his fear of his dominating and abusive mother. Tasmanian Devil relives a particular incident where his father was degraded and hit. Raylene attempts to help and was hit with her own fear—drowning. Despite this, they manage to work together, subduing Phobia with blows to the head. Tasmanian Devil becomes famous in New Zealand because of his efforts to protect Raylene.
A later encounter with Raven forces Phobia confront the fears and insecurities that lay within herself, which stemmed from childhood issues with her father, Lord Hawkins. It appeared Phobia might reform and abandon her criminal ways following this encounter.
During the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline, Phobia was given the task of using her powers to mentally torture the bound and gagged members of the Marvel Family. She was later defeated offpanel when the Atom removes the gag from Billy Batson's mouth, allowing him to transform.
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