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El Muerto (DC Comics)
Encyclopedia
El Muerto is a comic book super-hero in the DC Universe
created by Oscar Pinto
, Francisco Haghenbeck and Carlo Barberi. His first appearance was in Superman Annual #12.
who idolized Superman
, died in a crumbling building while trying to save a small girl from a hostage situation. He was later resurrected through mysticism as an undead hero. Donning an outfit reminiscent of hanging victims, he became El Muerto. In his new incarnation he ceased idolizing Superman and instead began to hate him. El Muerto blamed his death solely on Superman believing that had he been there, he could have prevented the entire incident. He was also critical on the fact that Superman did not help Mexico in fighting crime on the streets and began to do so himself. El Muerto teamed up with fellow heroes Acrata
and Iman
in defending the streets of Mexico city from the sorcerer Duran
. Eventually, El Muerto met The Man of Steel when a girl used her occult energies to destroy half of downtown Mexico City. Superman arrived to give the three superheroes aid, but his vulnerability
to magic meant that all four heroes had to unite in order to stop the supernatural menace. El Muerto has since reconciled with his former hero and continues to patrol the streets of Mexico City.
El Muerto was present of other DC mystical figures at Stonehedge in Infinite Crisis
#6.
DC Universe
The DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity...
created by Oscar Pinto
Óscar Pinto
Óscar Pinto is a Portuguese fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Francisco Haghenbeck and Carlo Barberi. His first appearance was in Superman Annual #12.
Fictional character biography
Pablo Valdez, once a young man in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
who idolized Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
, died in a crumbling building while trying to save a small girl from a hostage situation. He was later resurrected through mysticism as an undead hero. Donning an outfit reminiscent of hanging victims, he became El Muerto. In his new incarnation he ceased idolizing Superman and instead began to hate him. El Muerto blamed his death solely on Superman believing that had he been there, he could have prevented the entire incident. He was also critical on the fact that Superman did not help Mexico in fighting crime on the streets and began to do so himself. El Muerto teamed up with fellow heroes Acrata
Acrata
Acrata is a fictional character from DC Comics who was created as part of the Planet DC annuals event. Her first appearance is in Superman Annual 2 #12 . She was created by Oscar Pinto, Giovanni Barberi, and F.G. Haghenbeck...
and Iman
Iman (comics)
Iman , whose real name is Diego Irigoyen, is a fictional superhero from DC Comics who was created as part of the Planet DC annuals event. His first appearance is in Superman Annual 2 #12 . He was created by Oscar Pinto, Giovanni Barberi and F.G. Haghenbeck.-Fictional character biography:Diego...
in defending the streets of Mexico city from the sorcerer Duran
Duran (comics)
Duran is a fictional character from DC Comics who was created as part of the Planet DC annuals event. His first appearance is in Superman Annual 2 #12...
. Eventually, El Muerto met The Man of Steel when a girl used her occult energies to destroy half of downtown Mexico City. Superman arrived to give the three superheroes aid, but his vulnerability
Vulnerability
Vulnerability refer to the susceptibility of a person, group, society, sex or system to physical or emotional injury or attack. The term can also refer to a person who lets their guard down, leaving themselves open to censure or criticism...
to magic meant that all four heroes had to unite in order to stop the supernatural menace. El Muerto has since reconciled with his former hero and continues to patrol the streets of Mexico City.
El Muerto was present of other DC mystical figures at Stonehedge in Infinite Crisis
Infinite Crisis
Infinite Crisis is a 2005 - 2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordway, and a number of tie-in books...
#6.