Scavenger (comics)
| Scavenger | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
(Mortimer) Aquaman #37 (January 1968) (Unrevealed) Superboy #2 (March 1994) |
| Created by |
(Mortimer) Henry Boltinoff (writer) Nick Cardy (artist) (Unrevealed) Karl Kesel (writer) Tom Grummett (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | - Peter Mortimer - Unrevealed |
| Team affiliations | (Unrevealed) Secret Society of Super-Villains |
| Notable aliases | (Mortimer) Barracuda |
| Abilities | Both were humans using advanced technology. |
The Scavenger is the name of two DC Comics supervillains with no known connections with each other. The first Scavenger was Peter Mortimer, an Aquaman villain who debuted in Aquaman vol. 2 #37 (January 1968), and was created by Henry Boltinoff and Nick Cardy. He is re-introduced in the New 52 series Aquaman by writer Geoff Johns and artist Paul Pelletier.
The second Scavenger first appeared in Superboy #2 (March 1994), and was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett.
In his first appearance, the first Scavenger was looking for something called the Time Decelerator. When he finds it, it apparently de-ages him to nothing. In his next appearance, while battling Aquaman for the second time, he explains that the Time Decelerator simply sent him into a timeless, limbo-like dimension. The Scavenger then resurfaces in the otherdimensional world of Skartaris, where he gains mystical powers, becoming the Scavenger of Souls and battling Travis Morgan, known as the Warlord. He apparently loses these mystical powers and returned to his own world sometime later.
In his next appearance, the Scavenger is shown to have reformed, also becoming a friend of Aquaman's. However, a later encounter with Hawkman retconned his redemption, stating that Peter Mortimer was secretly part of a pedophile ring who videotaped himself raping young boys. Moreover, he now calls himself Barracuda and explains that he was the avatar of the barracuda, just as Hawkman is the avatar of the hawk. After Barracuda attempts to kill both Aquaman and Hawkman, Hawkman kills him.
After the events of Throne of Atlantis as seen in The New 52 (a reboot of the DC Comics universe), Mortimer began scouring the ocean floor with the help of his minions for all Atlantean technology and weaponry, then sells them off to the highest bidder. He along with villains such as Weapons Master, The Key, The Scarecrow, Captain Cold, and Cheetah were all attacked, captured, tortured, and interrogated by the villain David Graves who intended to acquire information on the members of the Justice League.
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