El Diablo (character)
El Diablo | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | (Lazarus Lane) All-Star Western #2 (October 1970) (Rafael Sandoval) El Diablo vol. 2 #1 (August 1989) (Chato Santana) El Diablo vol. 3 #1 (September 2008) |
Created by | (Lazarus Lane) Robert Kanigher (writer) Gray Morrow (artist) (Rafael Sandoval) Gerard Jones (writer) Mike Parobeck (artist) (Chato Santana) Jai Nitz (writer) Phil Hester (artist) Ande Parks (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Lazarus Lane Rafael Sandoval Chato Santana |
Team affiliations | (Lazarus Lane) Rough Bunch Justice Riders (Rafael Sandoval) Justice League (Chato Santana) Suicide Squad Checkmate |
Abilities | (Rafael Sandoval) Olympic level boxer and athlete (Chato Santana) Pyrokinesis |
El Diablo is a name shared by several characters appearing in media published by DC Comics: Lazarus Lane, Rafael Sandoval, and Chato Santana. The Chato Santana version of El Diablo appeared in the 2016 Suicide Squad film, set in the DC Extended Universe.
Publication history
The original version (Lazarus Lane) debuted in All-Star Western #2 (October 1970), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Gray Morrow.[1] The character starred in a four-issue miniseries published by DC Comics through their Vertigo imprint as a mature readers title; El Diablo #1 (March 2001) was written by Brian Azzarello and drawn by Danijel Zezelj.
The second version (Rafael Sandoval) first appeared in El Diablo #1 (August 1989), and was created by Gerard Jones and Mike Parobeck.
The third version (Chato Santana) first appeared in El Diablo #1 (September 2008) and was created by Jai Nitz, Phil Hester and Ande Parks.
Fictional character biography
Lazarus Lane
Lazarus Lane is the original iteration of El Diablo, operating in the later half of the 19th century in the
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In The New 52 (a 2011 reboot of the DC Comics universe), Lazarus Lane appeared in a backup feature in All-Star Western. In this iteration, he was once again cursed by Wise Owl to become the host of a demon. Rather than being in a coma, Lazarus remains awake. However, El Diablo arises from his body whenever he is unconscious.[2]
Rafael Sandoval
Rafael Sandoval was the second iteration created in 1989 by writer Gerard Jones and artist Mike Parobeck as a title set in the modern DC Universe. This title lasted 16 months. As created by Jones and Parobeck, Sandoval is a rookie member of the city council of Dos Rios, Texas, who creates his version of El Diablo (from a festival costume and an old boxing persona and local legends surrounding the Devil) after being stymied by officials while trying to pursue the case of a serial arsonist.[1] Subsequent efforts involved battles with illicit drug smugglers using maquiladora covers for their activities, a hunt for a serial killer, conflicts with human-smuggling operations, and with Sandoval's own conscience over how best to serve the people of Dos Rios.
Rafael Sandoval's character has subsequently made guest appearances in one of the
Chato Santana
The current iteration of El Diablo is Chato Santana, an ex-criminal who after being hospitalized, meets a still living comatose Lazarus Lane.[3][4] It is written by Jai Nitz, pencilled by Phil Hester, with inks by Ande Parks.[5]
In The New 52 reboot of DC's continuity, Santana's El Diablo is a member of the Suicide Squad. He is later recruited into Checkmate under the leadership of Uncle Sam, until he realizes that he is being lied to and abandons them in search of the truth.
In other media
Television
- The Lazarus Lane incarnation of El Diablo appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "The Once and Future Thing Part One: Weird Western Tales", voiced by Néstor Carbonell.
- The Chato Santana incarnation of El Diablo appears in the Teen Titans Go! episode "TV Knight 2". This version's design is based on the DCEU incarnation (see below).
Film
The Chato Santana incarnation of El Diablo appears in the
Video games
- The Chato Santana incarnation of El Diablo appears in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham via "The Squad" DLC.
- The Chato Santana incarnation of El Diablo appears as a playable character in Suicide Squad: Special Ops.
Miscellaneous
The Chato Santana incarnation of El Diablo makes background appearances in DC Super Hero Girls as a student of Super Hero High.
References
- ^ OCLC 213309017
- ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ "DC Comics' September 2008 Solicitations". Newsarama.com. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ "NEWSARAMA – View Single Post – EL DIABLO RETURNS AT DC IN 2008". Forum.newsarama.com. November 17, 2007. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ Jai Nitz & Phil Hester – Introducing El Diablo, Newsarama, August 2, 2008
- ^ Jay Jayson (February 19, 2015). "Jay Hernandez's Suicide Squad Role Revealed; Killer Frost, King Shark & More To Cameo". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015.