Fisherman (comics)
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| Fisherman | |
 The Fisherman, art by Jim Aparo |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Aquaman vol. 2, #21 (May 1965) |
| Created by | Henry Boltinoff (writer) Nick Cardy (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Unknown |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains |
| Abilities | Alien Xenoform grafted to human hosts. Uses advanced technology |
The Fisherman is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain who is primarily an enemy of Aquaman. He first appeared in Aquaman v2, #21 (May 1965).
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[edit] Fictional character biography
The Fisherman's real identity is never revealed. He is a thief who specializes in stealing hitech equipment, then selling it on the black market. He utilizes specialized lures and a fishing rod as weapons to entangle his enemies. In his first encounter with Aquaman, the Fisherman uses an experimental formula to turn Aquaman and then himself into a giant.[1] The Fisherman returns many times to fight Aquaman, as well as Blue Devil[2] and Young Justice[3].
In Infinite Crisis #1 (2005), the Fisherman teams up with the Riddler and Murmur in an attack on Gotham police officers. Fisherman is killed in Gotham Central #37 (2005), though during an autopsy it is revealed that it is not the original villain of that name.
[edit] Xenoform
A new, more deadly version of the villain appears in Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis #48-49 (2007), written by Kurt Busiek. The Fisherman's helmet is revealed to be a xenoform parasite, a H. P. Lovecraftian alien that attaches itself to every incarnation of the Fisherman and uses it to instill fear in his victims.
[edit] Appearances in other media
The Fisherman appeared in several episodes of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, an animated series that ran from 1967 to 1968. These episodes were later reused in Aquaman, a 1968 to 1970 animated series that was created by running only the Aquaman segments of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure.
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