 | It has been suggested that Television be split out into another article titled Draft:Malcolm Merlyn (Arrowverse). (Discuss) (November 2023) |
| Merlyn | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Dark_Archer_(Arthur_King_-_Malcolm_Merlyn).png) Merlyn, as he appeared on the cover of Green Arrow (vol. 6) #34 (November 2017). Artwork by Jamal Campbell. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League of America #94 (November 1971) |
| Created by | Mike Friedrich (writer) Neal Adams (artist) Dick Dillin (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Arthur King / Malcolm Merlyn[1] |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Doom League of Assassins Injustice League Anti-Justice League The 100 The Killer Elite Injustice Gang Secret Society of Super Villains Suicide Squad |
| Notable aliases | The Dark Archer[2] The Magician The Magnificent |
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Merlyn (Arthur King), also known as the Dark Archer, is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.[2] He is a deadly bow-wielding assassin and contract killer and the archnemesis of Green Arrow, though writers have developed him over the years as an adversary of other superheroes as well, such as Batman and Black Canary.
Malcolm Merlyn appears in The CW's Arrowverse, portrayed by John Barrowman.