Mirror Man (character)
Mirror Man is the name of three different characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
Fictional character biography
Floyd Ventris
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Detective Comics #213 (November 1954) |
Created by | Bill Finger (writer) Sheldon Moldoff (artist) |
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Alter ego | Floyd Ventrix |
Species | Human |
Abilities | Genius-level intellect |
Floyd Ventris is a criminal who was detained at
Mirror Man later escapes from prison and begins another plan to expose Bruce Wayne as the true identity of Batman.
Following the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" storyline, Mirror Man is among the villains that were sprung from Gotham State Penitentiary by Ra's al Ghul. However, Ventris was one of the freed villains who chose not to take part in the mass attack on Batman staged by Ra's and instead went into hiding, and has not been seen since.[7]
His criminal mantra was --"Mirror,Mirror, on the wall....who is the smartest crook of all?"
Mirror Man II
In the three-part miniseries Arkham Reborn, a different Mirror Man appeared. This person has an obsession with mirrors and has also used the alias of "Narcissus". Nothing else was known about him other than the fact that he was first seen walking out of a forest in Haiti, the intelligible words that he spoke were repeated by him like an echo, and he had a human appearance.[8] Mirror Man is one of the Arkham Asylum inmates alongside No-Face and the Hamburger Lady that are labeled as Jeremiah Arkham's "special subjects" that nobody knows about.[9]
Mirror Man III
The third Mirror Man appears during the "
During the
Powers and abilities
The Floyd Ventris version of Mirror Man has genius-level intellect and uses devices that are themed with mirrors.
The New Rogues version of Mirror Man uses Mirror Master's special mirrors in battle.
In other media
- A variation of Mirror Man, Lloyd Ventrix, appears in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "See No Evil", voiced by Michael Gross. This version is an ex-criminal and lab assistant who became divorced from Helen Ventrix and lost custody of their daughter Kimberly. Using an invisibility suit acquired from his workplace, Lloyd poses as Kimberly's imaginary friend Mojo, learning that she and Helen intend to move away from Gotham. Using the suit, he starts stealing to acquire money and prevent the move, coming into conflict with Batman. Lloyd is gradually driven insane by the suit and kidnaps Kimberly, but is defeated by Batman.
- Mirror Man makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "A Bat Divided!".
References
- ISBN 0-02-538700-6. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ISBN 9780345501066.
- ^ Detective Comics #213. DC Comics.
- ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- ISBN 978-1605490458.
- ^ Batman #157. DC Comics.
- ^ Batman #400. DC Comics.
- ^ Battle for the Cowl: Arkham Asylum #1. DC Comics.
- ^ Arkham Reborn #1-3. DC Comics.
- ^ Gotham Underground #3. DC Comics.
- ^ Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #2. DC Comics.
External links
- Mirror Man (Floyd Ventris) at DC Comics Wiki
- Mirror Man (New Rogues version) at DC Comics Wiki