Mister Twister (comics)
Mister Twister is the name of three supervillains appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
Publication history
[edit]The Bromwell Stikk incarnation of Mister Twister first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #54 (July 1964), and was created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani.[1] He is the first villain who Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad fought as the Teen Titans.[2]
The demon incarnation of Mister Twister first appeared in Titans Hunt #2 (January 2016), and was created by Dan Abnett and Stephen Segovia.
Fictional character biography
[edit]Dan Judd
[edit]Dan Judd is a writer who researches his latest crime novel by becoming a criminal and forming a gang. He battles Superman and is defeated and sent to prison, where he writes a novel on prison life.[3]
Bromwell Stikk
[edit]| Mister Twister | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | The Brave and the Bold #54 (June-July 1964) |
| Created by | Bob Haney Bruno Premiani |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Bromwell Stikk |
| Notable aliases | Gargoyle |
| Abilities | Mister Twister:
Gargoyle:
|
The second Mister Twister is Bromwell Stikk, a man from the small town of Hatton Corners and the descendant of town founder Jacob Stikk. After discovering a shaman staff in a cave, he uses its powers to take revenge on the people who spurned him before being defeated by Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad, who form the Teen Titans.[4]
The entity Antithesis later transforms Mister Twister into Gargoyle, giving him superhuman physical abilities. He battles the Teen Titans and sows doubt in all of them except Robin before being imprisoned in Limbo.[5][6][7]
In Infinite Crisis, Mister Twister is among the mystics who bind the Spectre to Crispus Allen.[8]
In One Year Later, Stikk is among the homeless living in a soup kitchen during Christmas. He encounters and makes peace with volunteer Roy Harper, being grateful that someone remembers him.[9]
Demon
[edit]In DC Rebirth, Mister Twister is re-established as a psychic demon who is trapped outside the multiverse when Doctor Manhattan merges the DC, Vertigo, and Wildstorm universes.[10]
Powers and abilities
[edit]The first Mister Twister has no powers.
The second Mister Twister wields a stick that enables him to manipulate weather and generate force fields. However, its power depletes over time unless he uses a special potion to replenish it. As the Gargoyle, he has superhuman physical abilities and hypnotic powers.
The third Mister Twister possesses telepathy and mind-control, which are enhanced by his staff.
Other versions
[edit]An alternate universe variant of Bromwell Stikk / Mister Twister appears in Flash (vol. 2) #165. In a world without speedsters, he kills Speedy and Aqualad and renders Wonder Girl comatose during his first fight with the Teen Titans. Subsequently, the Amazons kill Stikk and leave his decapitated head outside the Justice League's headquarters.[11]
In other media
[edit]The Bromwell Stikk incarnation of Mister Twister appears in Young Justice, voiced by John de Lancie.[12][13] This version is an assistant to T.O. Morrow and member of the Light whose abilities are derived from powered armor.
References
[edit]- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
- ^ Wells, John (2015). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-64. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 177–178. ISBN 978-1605490458.
- ^ Action Comics #96 (May 1946). DC Comics.
- ^ The Brave and the Bold #54. DC Comics.
- ^ Teen Titans #14 (March-April 1968). DC Comics.
- ^ Teen Titans #35 (September-October 1971). DC Comics.
- ^ Titans #15 (May 2000) and #16 (June 2000). DC Comics.
- ^ Infinite Crisis #6 (May 2006). DC Comics.
- ^ Justice League of America vol. 2 #16. DC Comics.
- ^ Titans Hunt #3. DC Comics.
- ^ Flash (vol. 2) #165 (October 2000). DC Comics.
- ^ "Brom Stikk Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 7, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Mr. Twister Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 7, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
External links
[edit]- Mister Twister (Dan Judd) at the DC Comics Wiki
- Mister Twister (Dan Judd) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Mister Twister (Bromwell Stikk) at the DC Comics Wiki
- Mister Twister (Bromwell Stikk) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Mister Twister (demon) at the DC Comics Wiki
- Mister Twister (demon) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Characters created by Bob Haney
- Characters created by Dan Abnett
- Comics characters introduced in 1946
- Comics characters introduced in 1964
- Comics characters introduced in 2016
- DC Comics supervillains
- DC Comics telepaths
- Fictional characters with body or mind control abilities
- Fictional characters with weather abilities
- Fictional demons