Firefly (DC Comics)

For the Archie Comics character, see Firefly (Archie Comics). For the G.I. Joe character, see Firefly (G.I. Joe).
Firefly
Firefly as depicted in Detective Comics #690 (October 1995). Art by Staz Johnson (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), and Matt Hollingsworth (colors).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceDetective Comics #184 (June 1952)
Created byFrance Herron (writer)
Dick Sprang (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoGarfield Lynns
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsSecret Society of Super Villains
Abilities

Firefly (Garfield Lynns) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by France Herron and Dick Sprang, he made his debut in Detective Comics #184 (June 1952).[1] Initially portrayed as a criminal who utilized lighting effects to commit robberies, Firefly was later reimagined as a sociopathic pyromaniac with an obsessive compulsion to start fires following Crisis on Infinite Earths' reboot of the DC Universe in the 1980s. This darker depiction of the character has since endured as one of the superhero Batman's most recurring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his central rogues gallery.[2]

Firefly has been featured in various forms of media, including several shows set within the DC Animated Universe (voiced by Mark Rolston), The Batman animated series (voiced by Jason Marsden), the first season of The CW's live-action Arrowverse television series Arrow (portrayed by Andrew Dunbar), and the Batman: Arkham video game franchise (voiced by Crispin Freeman).

  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. 108. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Jimenez, Phil (2008), "Firefly", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 122, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017