- Manticore (DC Comics)
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For other uses of "Manticore" in comics, see Manticore (comics).
Manticore is the name of a number of DC Comics characters, three of whom were members of The Jihad.
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Anastasio Corvo
Corvo was the first Manticore and a member of the first Jihad team. They appeared in Suicide Squad #1 (May 1987). He later returned as a member of the Black Lantern Corps in the Blackest Night tie-ins.[1]
Second Jihad member
The second character was unnamed and was a member of the second Jihad team. He appeared in Suicide Squad #17 (September 1988).
Saied
Saied was the third Manticore and was a member of the fourth Jihad team. He first appeared in Outsiders #5 (March 1994).
Books of Magic
The Manticore is a villain from the Books of Magic series released by DC Comics. He features prominently in the first few issues collected in the Bindings trade paperback, making a full debut in Books of Magic #2 (June 1994).
The character is based on the mythical creature Manticore, with the uncommon addition that he is also able to take the form of a human in posture as well as face. In Books of Magic the Manticore faces Timothy Hunter, a young boy he hopes to eat.
Global Guardian
A Manticore was also a member of the Global Guardians and first appeared in Green Lantern #10 (May 2006).
References
- ^ Suicide Squad #67 and Secret Six #17 (March 2010)
External links
- Manticore (Anastasio Corvo) at the Comic Book DB
- Manticore (second Jihad member) at the Comic Book DB
- Manticore (Saied) at the Comic Book DB
- Manticore (Global Guardian) at the Comic Book DB
- Manticore at the DC Database Project
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- DC Comics superheroes
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- DC Comics characters who use magic
- The Books of Magic
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