| Dev-Em | |
|---|---|
 Dev-Em as depicted in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3 #15 (October 1985). Art by Steve Lightle. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #287 (June 1961) |
| Created by | Jerry Siegel (writer) George Papp (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Interstellar Counter-Intelligence Corps Legion of Super-Heroes |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, invulnerability, freezing breath, super hearing, multiple extrasensory and vision powers, flight, and intelligence. |
Dev-Em is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #287 (June 1961), created by Jerry Siegel and George Papp. Various versions of the Dev-Em character have appeared over the years in Legion of Super-Heroes related comic books.
The original Dev-Em is a Kryptonian juvenile delinquent that attacked Superboy; after being thwarted by Superboy, Dev-Em traveled to the 30th century and becomes an occasional ally of the Legion.[1] Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot, he is re-imagined as a Daxamite. Post-Infinite Crisis, he was once again made a Kryptonian; a criminal sentenced to the Phantom Zone.
- ^ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.