| Simon Dark | |
|---|---|
 Simon Dark | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Simon Dark #1 (October 2007)[1] |
| Created by | Steve Niles (writer) Scott Hampton (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Notable aliases | The Mayor |
| Abilities | Impervious to Bullets and Amputation, Super-strength,[2] Intelligence, Arcane knowledge |
Simon Dark is a fictional comic book character in the DC Comics universe, with an ongoing eponymous series beginning in October 2007 and ending in 2009.
While ostensibly set in Gotham City, the comic focused exclusively on Simon Dark and his narrative, with no cross-overs and only a few casual comments to indicate he and Batman were active in the same city.[3]
His name is also the name of a nursery rhyme in the city which he lives:[4]
"Lurks in shadows, hides in the park.
Simon. Simon.
Simon Dark.
If you're good, he'll stay away
If you're bad, he'll make you pay
Lurks in shadows. Hides in the park.
Simon. Simon.
Simon Dark".
- The nursery rhyme of "What Simon (Dark) Does".
- ^ DC Comics profile for issue #1
- ^ Steve Niles (w), Scott Hampton (a). "What Simon Does" Simon Dark, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 3-9 (December 2007). DC Comics.
- ^ "Comics - October '07". DC Comics. 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ Steve Niles (w), Scott Hampton (a). "What Simon Does" Simon Dark, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 12/5-6 (December 2007). DC Comics.