Eradicator | |
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![]() The Eradicator as depicted on a variant cover of Action Comics #1055 (May 2023). Art by Rafa Sandoval. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | As a device: Action Comics Annual #2 (May 1989) As a humanoid: Superman: The Man of Steel #1 (July 1991) As The Last Son of Krypton: Action Comics #687 (June 1993) |
Created by | Device: Roger Stern Curt Swan Humanoid: Louise Simonson Jon Bogdanove Tom Grummett Bob McLeod Dan Jurgens The Last Son of Krypton: Roger Stern Jackson Guice Denis Rodier |
In-story information | |
Place of origin | Krypton |
Team affiliations | Outsiders Team Superman |
Partnerships | Superman Superboy Cyborg Superman General Zod |
Supporting character of | Superman |
Notable aliases | The Krypton Man The Last Son of Krypton The Visored Superman Reign of the Supermen |
Abilities | List
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Eradicator is the given name of four different fictional comic book characters, appearing in books published by DC Comics. The first iteration was an antihero character appearing in The Flash series of comics. The second was a superhero (and sometimes supervillain) having a recurring role in Superman stories, and the remaining two first appeared in 2013 and 2017, respectively.
The Flash Eradicator was created by Carmine Infantino and Cary Bates and first appeared in The Flash #314.[1] The first Superman character was created by writer Roger Stern and artist Curt Swan, and first appeared in Action Comics Annual #2 (1989).[2][3]
Adam Rayner portrays a version of Morgan Edge who is revealed to be a Kryptonian and Superman's half-brother named Tal-Rho in the TV series Superman & Lois. He eventually lets himself get possessed by Kryptonian life-forces through a device called the Eradicator.