Phobia (comics)
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Phobia is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is usually depicted as an enemy of the Teen Titans.
Publication history
Phobia first appeared in New Teen Titans #14 and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.[1]
Fictional character biography
Born a member of the British aristocracy with the power to make people experience their worst fears, Angela Hawkins III was a "bad seed" who rejected any help from her family.
When the Brain came to London to recruit her for the reformation of the Brotherhood of Evil, Angela readily agreed.[2] She joined the New Brotherhood of Evil in the hopes of conquering her own fears by unleashing those of others. Sometimes, man-hating tendencies rise up in her. Angela suffers from a fear of being alone. Phobia and the Brotherhood have opposed the Teen Titans on numerous occasions.
Phobia travels to
A later encounter with Raven forces Phobia confront the fears and insecurities that lay within herself, which stemmed from childhood issues with her father, Lord Hawkins. It appeared Phobia might reform and abandon her criminal ways following this encounter.
During the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline, Phobia was given the task of using her powers to mentally torture the bound and gagged members of the Marvel Family. She was later defeated offpanel when the Atom removes the gag from Billy Batson's mouth, allowing him to transform.
Phobia is one of the many super-villains who go on a rampage when the
Phobia later resurfaced back with the Brotherhood, now calling themselves the Society of Sin. She also accepted an invitation to join the
Phobia appeared in two story arcs in
Phobia is part of a group effort that successfully destroys the fictional city of
She is one of the villains featured in Salvation Run.[10]
Phobia is one of the villains sent to retrieve the Get Out of Hell free card from the
Phobia is seen attacking the remaining members of the Titans following the aftermath of
In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Phobia first appears in the Blue Beetle #1. As a member of the Brotherhood of Evil, she is seen looking for the scarab alongside Plasmus and Warp while competing with La Dama's agents.[13]
Powers and abilities
Phobia's natural born psychic powers allow her complete and total mastery over the fear centers of the human mind. She is able to probe into the psyches of her victims, discovering the things they most fear and then manifesting those fears in their minds with illusions.
In other media
- Phobia makes non-speaking appearances in Teen Titans as part of the Brotherhood of Evil. She joins them in their plot to eliminate young heroes around the world, only to be flash-frozen by the Teen Titans.
- Phobia appears in issue #55 of Teen Titans Go! as a member of the Brotherhood of Evil.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.
- ^ Justice League Quarterly #15/3 (summer 1994). DC Comics.
- ^ "Joker: Last Laugh" #3-4 (2001)
- ^ Young Justice #50 (December 2002). DC Comics.
- ^ Villains United #1 (July 2005). DC Comics.
- ^ 'Manhunter' Vol. 3 #8-10 (2005). DC Comics.
- ^ Manhunter Vol. 3 #17-19 (2006), DC Comics.
- ^ Infinite Crisis #4 (March 2006). DC Comics.
- ^ Salvation Run #1-7 (2008). DC Comics.
- ^ Titans Vol. 2 #21 (January 2010). DC Comics.
- ^ Titans Vol. 2 #22 (February 2010). DC Comics.
- ^ Blue Beetle Vol. 8 #1 (September 2011). DC Comics.