Grifter (character)

Grifter
Promotional art for Grifter (vol. 3) #1 (September 2011)
Art by Cafu and Bit
Publication information
PublisherWildStorm (Image Comics, later DC Comics)
First appearanceWildC.A.T.s #1 (August 1992)
Created byJim Lee
Brandon Choi
In-story information
Alter egoCole Cash
Team affiliationsWildC.A.T.s
Team 7
The Authority
International Operations
Notable aliasesDeadeye
Abilities
  • Highly skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Expert marksman and melee fighter
  • Psionics (usually either dormant or passive)
  • Accelerated healing factor
  • Espionage mastery
  • Extended longevity

Grifter (Cole Cash) is a superhero appearing in books published by Wildstorm Productions and DC Comics. Created by artist Jim Lee and writer Brandon Choi, he first appeared in WildC.A.T.s #1 (August 1992), as a member of that titular superhero team, during the period when Wildstorm and its properties were owned by Jim Lee.[1] In that incarnation, Grifter is a former government operative and member of the military unit Team 7 and the espionage agency International Operations.

In 1999, Lee sold Wildstorm to DC Comics, and ownership of all Wildstorm characters, including Grifter, transferred to DC Comics. His backstory and continuity remained the same however, until DC's 2011 relaunch of their entire comics line, The New 52, which rebooted the continuity for most of its characters. Since then, the character has starred in his own DC series, and has also made appearances in numerous other DC titles, such as Voodoo, Legion Lost, Team 7, Animal Man and Deathstroke.

The character has been voiced by Colin O'Meara in Wild C.A.T.s, and Danny Jacobs in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.

  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.