Crowbar (comics)
| Crowbar | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League of America #233 (December 1984) |
| Created by |
Gerry Conway (script) Chuck Patton (pencils) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Malcolm Tandy |
| Team affiliations |
Cadre Suicide Squad |
| Abilities | Can fire energy blast from his crowbar |
Crowbar is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe.
Publication history
Crowbar first appeared in Justice League of America #233 (December 1984) and was created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton.
Fictional character biography
Malcolm "Crowbar" Tandy was part of a Detroit gang when the Overmaster infused his namesake weapon with incredible energy and drafted him into his first Cadre. Crowbar’s original crowbar was destroyed during a battle with Justice League. Later, while a regular at the supervillain bar called 'The Dark Side', he lost a replacement crowbar in a card game to an investigative reporter named Tortolini. Several of his supervillain friends lost their items of power also. In Justice League Of America #44 Crowbar and his friends reclaimed the items from the man, but they were soon defeated in a battle with the Justice League. Crowbar was defeated by Lightray.[1]
He was last seen in San Francisco when he and the rest of the Cadre battled the Power Company alongside Doctor Polaris.[2]
Crowbar resurfaced in Justice League of America #17, along with Black Mass and Nightfall, trying to leave America and escape capture at the hands of the Suicide Squad, which were sending villains to another planet. Off-panel, the group was stopped by Black Lightning.[3]
Powers and abilities
Crowbar wields an energized crowbar that can fire energy blasts.
In other media
Television
- Crowbar (alongside Cadre members Black Mass, Fastball, and Shatterfist) appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Clash." They were defeated by Superman and Batman. He later returns as a member of Gorilla Grodd's Legion of Doom.
References
- ↑ "Justice League of America" #44 (November 1, 1990)
- ↑ 'Power Company #5, (August 2002)
- ↑ "Justice League America" #17 (2008)