Vandal Savage

Vandal Savage
Vandal Savage from Justice Society of America #3, Art by Dale Eaglesham.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Green Lantern #10 (December 1943)
Created by	Alfred Bester (writer) Martin Nodell (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Vandar Adg
Team affiliations	Secret Society of Super Villains Injustice Society Tartarus Demon Knights
Notable aliases	Khafre, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Vlad the Impaler, Jack the Ripper, Burt Villers, Cain, Licinius,Blackbeard. Adolf Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte
Abilities	Immortality, Regenerative Healing Superhuman physical attributes, Genius-level intellect, Excellent combat skills, Schooled in millennia of history, warfare and science.

Vandal Savage is a fictional supervillain published by DC Comics.

In 2009, Vandal Savage was ranked as IGN's 36th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.

Vandal Savage, under the name "Curtis Knox" made his live-action debut in Smallville, portrayed by Dean Cain. The character was later introduced into The CW's Arrowverse, where he was portrayed by Casper Crump. He was the primary antagonist in the crossover episodes of season two of The Flash and season four of Arrow, and during the first season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

Vandal Savage first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 1 #10 (December 1943), and was created by Alfred Bester and Martin Nodell. Savage is immortal, and he has plagued the earth with crime and violence since before the beginning of recorded human history. He is a brilliant tactician with immense technological prowess. He is one of DC's most persistent villains and has fought hundreds of heroes throughout history.

In the days of prehistory, 50,000 BC, Savage was a caveman named Vandar Adg, leader of the Cro-Magnon Blood Tribe. He was bathed in the radiation of a mysterious meteorite, which gave him incredible intellect and immortality. An observer from the Bear Tribe would later approach that same meteorite and become Savage's eternal nemesis, the Immortal Man, possessing the power to resurrect as a new persona every time he is killed. According to Lex Luthor, there may be evidence to suggest that Savage was the first cannibal on record. Though the Calculator took this to be a joke, Luthor was apparently serious, and Savage has not shown much regard for human life.