Goldface

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caption=Art by Gil Kane.
comic_color=background:#8080ff
character_name=Goldface
status=Villain
real_name=Keith Kenyon
publisher=DC Comics
debut="Green Lantern" #38 (Summer 1965)
creators=Gil Kane
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances=Union 242 Underground Society
powers=Superhuman strength and durability due to gold- based elixir|

Goldface is a DC Comics fictional character, originally a foe of Green Lantern (Hal Jordan). He was first seen in "Green Lantern #38" (July 1965).

Fictional character biography

Keith Kenyon is a criminal scientist. He drinks a gold-based serum he has been working on. This grants him superhuman strength and invulnerability. He also exhibits a golden glow.

Gold being yellow gives him a great advantage over the superhero Green Lantern, as his powers do not work on that color. However, he is defeated while trying to steal sunken gold needed for his endeavors.

Goldface creates gold-plated armor and a 'gold-gun' which sprays liquid gold. After many clashes with Green Lantern, Kenyon decides to change his motif and ruthlessly began taking over criminal empires.

He eventually moves to Central City and becomes a foe of the Flash II (Barry Allen). After serving time, he moves to Keystone City and, following in his father's footsteps, became an honest Commissioner of Union 242. Over time, his elixir has slowly turned his skin into an organic gold flesh. He was most recently a supporting character in the stories of Wally West, the previous Flash, prominently featured in a story arc that had his ex-wife, Blacksmith and her rogues taking over Keystone and Central City.

His activities post the "One Year Later" jump are unknown.

Powers and abilities

Goldface’s skin has been altered by exposure to his elixir making him nearly invulnerable to damage. His elixir has enhanced his strength, agility and endurance. He wears armour crafted from the gold he found that offers some protection from physical and energy attacks and often utilises weapons based on the gold he found.

Other media

In "Justice League Unlimited", Goldface appears as a recent member of Gorilla Grodd's Secret Society when he is seen during the raid on Gorilla City turning the gorillas into gold. When the Secret Society holds a meeting with Luthor to discuss their plans, Luthor makes an example out of Goldface and uses a device on his belt to hurt Goldface's face. He survived, for he was then seen during the mutiny within the Secret Society, when he sided against Luthor and was subsequently frozen by Killer Frost, along with the other mutineers. Goldface was portrayed by an uncredited Lex Lang.

External links

* [http://www.glcorps.org/goldface.html Goldface profile] from the GLCorps fansite
* [http://www.hyperborea.org/flash/goldface.html A more recent profile] from a Flash fansite