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''Action Comics'' #242 (Jul, 1958).]]'''Brainiac''' is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by [[DC Comics (nonfiction)]], commonly as an adversary of [[Superman (nonfiction)]]. | |||
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Revision as of 11:32, 6 June 2016
Brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics (nonfiction), commonly as an adversary of Superman (nonfiction).
Description
Braniac is typically depicted as an extraterrestrial android.
He is one of Superman (nonfiction)'s primary enemies, and is responsible for shrinking and stealing Kandor (nonfiction), the capital city of Superman's home planet Krypton (nonfiction).
Due to multiple revisions of DC's continuity, several variations of Brainiac have appeared.
Most variations depict Brainiac as a green-skinned being in humanoid form who is bald except for a set of diodes protruding from his skull (nonfiction).
Etymology
The character's name is a portmanteau of the words brain (nonfiction) and maniac nonfiction), with influence from ENIAC (nonfiction), the acronymic name (nonfiction) of an early computer.
Publication history
The character first appeared in Action Comics #242 (July 1958), and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino.
Recognition
In 2009, Brainiac was ranked as IGN's 17th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
Nonfiction cross-reference
Brainiac and Superman fighting. Artwork for the cover of Superman vol. 2, #219 (Sept, 2005).
Fiction cross-reference
External links
- Brainiac (comics) @ Wikipedia