Painkiller (comics)

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Painkiller
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AbilitiesEnhanced strength

Painkiller is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Eddie Newell, debuted in Black Lightning, Vol. 2 #2 (March 1995). The character is depicted as an enemy of Black Lightning.

Jordan Calloway portrays a variation of Painkiller in The CW's live-action Arrowverse television series Black Lightning.

Publication history

Painkiller debuted in Black Lightning, Vol. 2 #2 (March 1995), written by Tony Isabella and illustrated by Eddie Newell.[1] The character dies just two issues later in Black Lightning, Vol. 2 #4 (May 1995).[2]

Fictional character biography

Painkiller, a high-level mob enforcer, is hired by the Brothers Who Rule to stop

crack house full of teenagers, where he plans to kill Black Lightning and force the cops to open fire on the teenagers. However, Black Lightning's powers provide a level of protection from Painkiller's abilities and Black Lightning is able to prevent the massacre before battling with Painkiller, a battle that ultimately kills the latter.[1][3]

Powers and abilities

As a metahuman, Painkiller exhibits superhuman strength and can induce anesthetization on any part of the human body, thus dulling the senses of his victims. He is also a skilled fighter and has knives on the ends of his dreadlocks which he uses as additional weapons.[1]

In other media

See also:
Khalil Payne (Arrowverse)

Painkiller appears in

Ishmael
. Following Whale's death, T.C. helps remove a kill code in Khalil's programming at the cost of his memories of the Pierce family.

  • Calloway was set to reprise his role as Painkiller in a self-titled spin-off series, in which he is described to have undergone a transformation from a supervillain to someone who strives to "bring justice where he once gave out punishment" while simultaneously struggling to deal with and harness his Painkiller side. A backdoor pilot aired in the aforementioned fourth season of Black Lightning,[7] but the project was shelved the following year in May.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wickline, Dan (April 12, 2018). "Black Lightning Season 1: Turns Out that Khalil Payne is Actually the Villain [Spoiler]". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Morrison, Matt (April 18, 2018). "Black Lightning Season 2 To Feature Classic Supervillain Team". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  3. ^ Black Lightning Vol. 2 #2-4. DC Comics.
  4. ^ N'Duka, Amanda; Pedersen, Erik (July 21, 2018). "'Black Lightning': Jordan Calloway Upped To Series Regular As Painkiller – Watch The Comic-Con Sizzle Reel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Burlingame, Russ (April 11, 2018). "New 'Black Lightning' Photos Confirm Khalil's DC Comics Origins". Comicbook.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
  6. ^ Burlingame, Russ (March 18, 2019). "'Black Lightning' Reveals SPOILER Is Alive in Season 2 Finale". Comicbook.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  7. ^ Ausiello, Michael (November 12, 2020). "Black Lightning Spinoff Painkiller Starring Jordan Calloway Eyed at CW". tvline.com. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 24, 2021). "'Powerpuff' To Be Repiloted, 'Tom Swift' Remains In Contention, 'Our Ladies Of Brooklyn' & 'Painkiller' Not Going Forward – CW Pilots Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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