| Ultra-Humanite | |
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 The Ultra-Humanite in his white gorilla body as seen on a panel of Justice League of America #196 (November 1981). Art by George Pérez. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Action Comics #13 (June 1939) |
| Created by | Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Gerard Shugel |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Injustice League Secret Society of Super Villains Time Stealers |
| Notable aliases | Delores Winters Johnny Thunder |
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Ultra-Humanite is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared as a recurring adversary of Superman, and was among the first villains faced by him.[1] He was designed to be the polar opposite of Superman; while Superman is a hero with superhuman strength, Ultra-Humanite is a criminal mastermind who has a crippled body but a highly advanced intellect.[2] The Ultra-Humanite served as Superman's nemesis until Alexei Luthor and his Silver Age counterpart Lex Luthor were introduced in the comics.[3] The origins of the super-criminal known as the Ultra-Humanite are shrouded in mystery. Even he claims not to remember his true name or appearance and attributes his vast intellect and mental prowess to scientific experiments of an unknown nature.
In other media, Ultra-Humanite has appeared in Justice League, voiced by Ian Buchanan, as well as the third and final season of The CW network television series Stargirl.
- ^ Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. pp. 476–480. ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3.
- ^ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. pp. 450–451. ISBN 978-0-345-50108-0.
- ^ Walt (February 1, 2013). "Superman 75 Years Old Happy Anniversary". Comics Talk Blog News.