Mantis (DC Comics)
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| Mantis | |
 Mantis from New Gods #2, artist Jack Kirby |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Forever People #2, (June 1971) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby (writer & artist) |
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| Alter ego | Mantis |
| Species | Bug |
| Place of origin | Apokolips |
| Team affiliations | Darkseid's Elite |
| Abilities | God-like strength, speed, stamina, agility and durability; capable of absorbing any power source; generate extreme heat, cold and anti-matter; flight |
Mantis is a fictional extraterrestial supervillain published by DC Comics. He made his debut in Forever People #2 (June 1971), and was created by Jack Kirby.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Mantis is the leader of a colony of Bugs (humanoid insects) that migrated from New Genesis, in return for his fealty Darkseid gifted him with great power. He possessed some superhuman abilities but his primary ability was the capability to store and redirect energy. He typically spent time in a power pod recharging his energies but he could also absorb energies sent at him by an opponent such as Green Lantern. He has at times served as Darkseid's lackey and, like many of the denizens of Apokolips, has occasionally risen up against his master.
During a battle with Superman and Orion in Death of the New Gods, he and Kalibak were killed by the Infinity-Man, who was acting as an agent for the Source Wall.
[edit] Powers and abilities
- When power-augmented, Mantis could fly, had super strength and invulnerability, fire energy blasts, dig through solid rock, and had pyrokinesis and cryokinesis.
[edit] Other media
In the Justice League Unlimited Cartoon, during the Civil War on Apokolips between Granny Goodness and Virman Vunderbarr, Mantis invaded Earth to claim it as his own domain. Superman and Captain Atom fought him and were able to send him back to Apokolips with Superman destroying his Boom Tube. He was voiced by an uncredited J.K. Simmons.
He was later seen in the episode Alive!, along with Kanto serving as lieutenants for Virman Vunderbar against Goodness and the Female Furies, when Darkseid returns, putting an end to Vunderbar and Goodness' war.
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