
ARMY OF TWO MASKS DEATHSTROKE PLUS
In total, Deathstroke ran for 65 issues (#1–60, plus four Annuals and a special #0 issue).įollowing his injury in DC Universe: Last Will and Testament, Deathstroke appears in one of the four Faces of Evil one-shots, written by David Hine. It was retitled Deathstroke the Hunted for issues #0 and #41–45 and then simply Deathstroke for issues #46–60.

He broke every rule by making Deathstroke three-dimensional and giving him internal conflicts while maintaining a level of skeeve we weren't used to seeing from a typical 2-dimensional bad guy.ĭue to his popularity, Deathstroke received his own series, Deathstroke the Terminator, in 1991. Marv created the first modern supervillain. This was beyond The Joker, well beyond Lex Luthor. He wasn't some misunderstood anarchist he deliberately did skeevy things – most notably sleeping with Terra, a presumably underage girl – in his quest to exact revenge against his enemies. Ot only was Marv's Deathstroke a villain, he was also kind of an asshole, which I thought was unique. Ron Perlman and others have provided the character's voice in media ranging from animation to video games.ĭeathstroke the Terminator was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, and made his first appearance in The New Teen Titans #2 in December 1980.
ARMY OF TWO MASKS DEATHSTROKE SERIES
He has been adapted in various media incarnations, having been portrayed in live-action by Manu Bennett in The CW television series Arrow, Esai Morales in the DC Universe streaming series Titans and Joe Manganiello in the DC Extended Universe film Justice League and its director's cut. Deathstroke is the father of Jericho, two iterations of Ravager (Grant and Rose Wilson), and Respawn.ĭeathstroke has been ranked the 24th Greatest Villain of All Time by Wizard magazine and the 32nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time by IGN. He serves as the archenemy of Dick Grayson and the Teen Titans, and is also an adversary of other superheroes, including Batman, Green Arrow and the Justice League. In his comic book appearances, Deathstroke is depicted as a ruthless, biologically enhanced mercenary who is widely considered as one of the greatest and deadliest assassins in the DC Universe. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character first appeared in The New Teen Titans #2 (December 1980) as Deathstroke the Terminator.

Master of weapon expertise such as kenjutsu, eskrima, bojutsu, and marksmanship.

