Slipknot (comics)

Slipknot
Drawn by Joe Staton in Millennium #4.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984)
Created by	(writers) Tyler McMillan Ashton Simmons (artist) Rafael Kayanan
In-story information
Alter ego	Christopher Weiss
Team affiliations	Suicide Squad Kobra Cult 2000 Committee
Abilities	Great physical strength Many physical attributes Speed, Agility and reflexes Ability to climb on every building or harsh object using ropes, grapping pistol or usage of many other advanced rope vessels High-level fighting skills

Slipknot (Christopher Weiss) is a fictional character, a supervillain, published by DC Comics. Created by Joey Cavalieri, Gerry Conway, and Rafael Kayanan, the character made his first appearance in Fury of Firestorm #28 (October 1984).

Slipknot works for a chemical company in the southern United States, where he develops his formula for the durable ropes he would later use as Slipknot.

Slipknot would later join with other villains, such as Multiplex, who all attack Firestorm. This leaves Slipknot in police custody.

Slipknot comes under the attention of the Suicide Squad. They are a varied team, all serving the government for their own reasons. Many members are criminals, who are promised a reduced sentence if they survive their missions.

Slipknot is taken along when the threat of the Manhunters arises on Earth during the Millennium crisis. A stronghold of Manhunter robots is discovered deep in American swamplands, not far from the Suicide Squad's own base located in the Belle Reve prison. Slipknot and the Squad, including members such as Bronze Tiger, Rick Flag, and Captain Boomerang, are sent in to escort the "Baby Huey" (a car-bomb laced with an experimental high yield explosive) on a search-and-destroy mission. Slipknot discusses the 'arm band bombs' with Captain Boomerang. These deterrent devices are placed on the less trustworthy members and are set to explode if the person goes too far out of range.

Captain Boomerang states that he believes the bombs are fake. This is enough for Slipknot. When he discovers his talent for strangling is useless against robots he makes a run for it into the swamp. The device begins beeping and flashing an alarm, but Slipknot ignores the warning and once he gets out of range, his right arm is blown off. Boomerang, who had not been sure of the bombs' existence himself, thinks to himself, 'better you, than me'.