Template:Infobox comics character Virman Vundabar is a fictional extraterrestrial supervillain published by DC Comics.[1]
Publication history
Virman Vundabar was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in Mister Miracle #5 (December 1971). His physical appearance is modeled after Benito Mussolini.[2]
The name "Vundabar" is a corruption of the German word "wunderbar", which means "wonderful", and has also been spelled as "Vunderbarr". His first name "Virman" is a corruption of the word "vermin".
Fictional character biography
Vundabar is a New God from Apokolips and minion of Granny Goodness and Darkseid who models his appearance after Prussian culture.[3][4] He has orchestrated many schemes to gain power, often collaborating with Darkseid's lieutenants Doctor Bedlam, Steppenwolf, and Kanto.[5]
In Death of the New Gods, Vundabar is killed by Darkseid before eventually being resurrected.[6]
In Terror Titans, Vundabar is killed by the Clock King, with his niece Malice joining the Female Furies.
In Tom King's Mister Miracle series, Vundabar appears as part of a hallucination Mister Miracle suffers after being exposed to the Anti-Life Equation.[7]
Powers and abilities
As a New God, Virman Vundabar is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities. He is also a skilled combatant, strategist, and scientist.
Other versions
An alternate universe variant of Virnam Vundabar appears in Kingdom Come.
In other media
Television
- Virman Vundabar appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Arte Johnson.[8]
- Virman Vundabar makes a non-speaking appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Darkseid Descending!".
- Virman Vundabar appears in the Justice League Action episode "Under a Red Sun", voiced by William Salyers.[8]
Video games
- Virman Vundabar appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[9]
- Virman Vundabar appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by Corey Burton.[10]
References
External links
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- ↑ Ro, Ronin. Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and the American Comic Book Revolution (Bloomsbury, 2004)
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- ↑ Underworld Unleashed: Apokolips - Dark Uprising #1 (1995)
- ↑ Death of the New Gods #1 (October 2007)
- ↑ Mister Miracle (vol. 4) #1 (October 2017). DC Comics.
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