Dr. Sydney Happersen
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Fictional character
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, a scientist and supervillain
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in the DC Comics
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universe. His first appearance is in Superman Vol. 2 #2 (February 1987).
Fictional character biography
Happersen is Lex Luthor’sLex Luthor
Lex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and...
personal assistant and a brilliant scientist who specializes in clone
Cloning
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technology. He first appears in a storyline where Lexcorp attempts to scientifically deduce Superman's secret identity. . He serves as Luthor’s right hand man for much of Lexcorp’s
LexCorp
LexCorp is the fictional company founded by Lex Luthor in the popular DC Comics Superman series. It made its first proper appearance in John Byrne's The Man of Steel miniseries, which established the post-Crisis Superman setting...
history and is privy to the majority of Lexcorp secrets, including the initial Bizarro
Bizarro
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project.
He is involved in the physical rehabilitation of the hero 'Gangbuster
Gangbuster
Gangbuster is a comic book fictional character, a DC Comics superhero. He first appeared as Jose Delgado in Adventures of Superman #428 , and as Gangbuster in Adventures of Superman #434 . He was created by Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway.-Fictional character biography:Jose Delgado grew up in the...
'. Happersen oversaw the transition of Lexcorp from Lex Luthor to his "son" Lex Luthor II (actually a clone with the transplanted brain of Luthor), as well as the development of a second Bizarro
Bizarro
Bizarro is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman and first appeared in Superboy #68...
.
Happersen is part of the investigation team exploring tunnels underneath Metropolis controlled by Clawster
Clawster
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. The other members are Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and the archenemy of Superman, although given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe. Created by Jerry Siegel and...
, the current Supergirl and Dan Turpin
Dan Turpin
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. The objective is to find out who stole Superman's body from his tomb. An explosive device almost kills the entire group. They are saved by Supergirl's mental forcefield. Later, Happersen and Luthor discuss Westfield, the current director of Project Cadmus
Project Cadmus
Project Cadmus is a fictional genetic engineering project in the DC Comics Universe. It was created by Jack Kirby as the DNA Project in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 , and was run by the former Newsboy Legion...
, as a suspect in the theft.
After Luthor subsequently contracts the Clone Plague and is close to death, Happersen activates a series of emergency demolition charges designed to destroy Metropolis
Metropolis
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in the advent that Luthor lost control. Lex had wanted to use the devices to destroy Metropolis but declined at the last moment. Sydney fires them off anyway. Moments later he is slain by Lex's guards. The city is demolished. It has since been revealed that Happersen cloned himself several times and remains a threat.
Happersen's equipment is vital in the limited series "A. Bizarro
A. Bizarro
A. Bizarro is the title of a four-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics in 1999, and the name of the lead character of that series. The creators included writer Steve Gerber, penciller M. D. Bright, inker Greg Adams, colorist Tom Ziuko with separations by Digital Chameleon,...
".