Scavenger (comics)

Scavenger
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearance(Mortimer)
Aquaman #37 (January 1968)
(Unrevealed)
Superboy (vol. 4) #2 (March 1994)
Created by(Mortimer)
Henry Boltinoff (writer)
Nick Cardy (artist)
(Unrevealed)
Karl Kesel (writer)
Tom Grummett (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego- Peter Mortimer
- Unrevealed
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliations(Unrevealed) Secret Society of Super-Villains
Notable aliases(Mortimer) Barracuda
AbilitiesBoth were humans using advanced technology.

The Scavenger is the name of two DC Comics supervillains with no known connections with each other. The first Scavenger was Peter Mortimer, an Aquaman villain who debuted in Aquaman #37 (January 1968), and was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy.[1] He is re-introduced in the New 52 series Aquaman by writer Geoff Johns and artist Paul Pelletier.[2]

The second Scavenger first appeared in Superboy (vol. 4) #2 (March 1994), and was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett.

  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. 261. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  2. ^ Aquaman (vol. 7) #15