Squid (DC Comics)
The Squid is the name of two villains in DC Comics.
Publication history
[edit]The first Squid debuted in Detective Comics #497 (December 1980) and was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton.[1]
The second Squid debuted in Adventure Comics #490 (February 1982) and was created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Carmine Infantino.[2]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Lawrence Loman
[edit]| Squid | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Squid as depicted in Batman #357 (March 1983). Art by Ed Hannigan. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics #497 |
| Created by | Gerry Conway Don Newton |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Lawrence Loman |
| Species | Human |
| Notable aliases | Clement Carp |
Lawrence Loman, also known as Clement Carp, is a crime lord and criminal in Gotham City.[3] Following the defeat of Rupert Thorne and Tony Falco, Loman attempts to fill the resulting power vacuum and battles Batman before his former gang member Killer Croc kills him.[4][5]
The Squid is resurrected following the Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot.[6] In The New 52 reboot, he is depicted as a drug dealer.[7]
Unnamed alien
[edit]| Squid | |
|---|---|
 The alien Squid II makes his first cover appearance, from Dial H #4. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #490 |
| Created by | E. Nelson Bridwell Carmine Infantino |
| In-story information | |
| Abilities | Ink generation |
The second Squid is an alien who arrives on Earth with his partner Abyss to commit a string of robberies. Squid battles H-Dial wielders Chris King and Vicki Grant and Nelson Jent before Abyss abandons him and leaves him to die.[8][9]
Powers and abilities
[edit]The second Squid can project deadly ink with various properties.
In other media
[edit]The Lawrence Loman incarnation of Squid appears in The Penguin, portrayed by Jared Abrahamson.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Greenberger, Robert (2008). The Essential Batman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 331. ISBN 9780345501066.
- ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. pp. 327–328. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- ^ Detective Comics #497 (December 1980)
- ^ Batman #357 (March 1983)
- ^ Detective Comics #524 (March 1983)
- ^ 52 #25 (October 25, 2006)
- ^ Detective Comics (vol. 2) #30 (June 2014)
- ^ Adventure Comics #490 (February 1982)
- ^ Dial H #2 - #5 (August - December 2012)
External links
[edit]- Squid II at Comic Vine
- Squid II at Comic Vine
- Squid at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
