Violator (comics)

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Violator
Violator (right) and his human form of Clown (left) as depicted on the cover of Spawn #14 (Sept. 1993)
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
First appearance	Spawn #2 (May 1992)
Created by	Todd McFarlane
In-story information
Alter ego	The Clown
Team affiliations	Hell
Notable aliases	Clown, Demonic, Barney Saunders
Abilities	Superhuman strength and durability Longevity Shapeshifting Telepathy Demonic possession Demonic spirits Regeneration

Violator (also referred to at times as The Violator) is a supervillain who appears in the Spawn comic books published by Image Comics. The character first appeared in Spawn #2 (cover-dated May 1992) and was created by writer-artist Todd McFarlane. He is the archenemy of Spawn.

In 2009, Violator was ranked as IGN's 97th-greatest comic book villain of all time.^[1]