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Harm (comics)
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Harm is a fictional supervillain
in the DC Comics
universe. He first appeared in Young Justice #4 (January 1999).
. When William (then Billy) is first adopted, Greta sees prophetic visions of his evil nature, but is calmed by Billy who swears to protect Greta and her innocence from the bad things of the world. Later as Billy enters his teenage years he is approached by the demon Buzz
, who offers Billy a way to become very powerful. When Greta interrupts one of their meetings, Billy tries to convince her to help him gain his power, telling her that she will gain power too. Greta senses danger and begins to cry for her father, who enters the room and finds Buzz gone, and everything appearing to be normal. Later still, Billy finally makes his preparations for his demonic assent to power, and wearing tribal face paint, sacrifices his sister Greta in exchange for power by dropping a tape-deck into her bath tub. Now armed with his new abilities, Billy took on the name Harm, a sociopath
ic young man determined to become the world's greatest murderer. His parents are unable to control the young man, and are in fact terrified of him. Harm makes his first appearance in Young Justice #4, attacking Arrowette
and stabbing her through the arm with one of her arrows. The attack on the young superheroine prompts her friends in Young Justice
to seek out Harm. They attempt to capture him, but Harm is able to defeat each member with ease, electrocuting Secret
, keeping Wonder Girl
off-balance to stop her using her powers, and hitting Superboy
with knockout gas. Having captured and reprogrammed the Red Tornado
, Harm taunts the heroes by leaving the message "Holy Beatles, kids!" Initially they believe he intends to target a Beatles convention, but just in time, they realize his real target- Pope John
Paul
II, the leader of the Catholic Church; the 'Beatles' comment referred to his names. They save his life, Impulse
removing the bomb Harm planted in the Tornado and Robin defeating him in one-on-one combat, but Harm escapes. Harm returns home, only to be shot dead by his father, who'd promised Harm's mother that he would "handle things."
Harm returns in Young Justice #14 (November 1999). During the "Day of Judgment
" crossover event, Hell itself freezes over, allowing the dead Harm to return to the living world through the form of Secret. He first appears as a black and white being and over the course of the battle, gains actual color. As before, Harm is able to easily defeat the members of Young Justice. At the last moment, Secret realizes that Billy/Harm is actually her brother, who had killed her years earlier by tossing a radio into her bath. This was a sacrifice in order to gain superpowers. She launches herself at Harm and propels them both over a cliff. Impulse, searching the site at superspeed, is unable to find their bodies, although Secret eventually returns.
Harm's final appearance was at the end of the Young Justice series (issues #52-54). Having entered into his father's body (who was sentenced to death for murdering his son), he is able to overshadow his father's consciousness with his own for a limited time. He uses this to make his sister think that her father no longer loves her. Secret enlists the help of Slo-bo to help her break her father out of prison. Shortly after this she joins Darkseid
, relocating herself and her father to Apokolips
. On Apokolips, Harm forces his father to jump into one of the fire pits, killing them both. Harm has not been heard from since.
' Spyboy
. Harm forms an alliance with the villainess Ani Mae, who is an unwilling pawn in his plan. Harm plans to swallow Tokyo and Young Justice into Hell, through a Hell-hole. His plans are thwarted by his sister Secret and Spyboy, who thrusts Harm's own sword into his chest, once again eradicating him.
Supervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
in the DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
universe. He first appeared in Young Justice #4 (January 1999).
Fictional character biography
Harm is William "Billy" Hayes, (whose secret origin is found in Young Justice #42), an orphan boy adopted by two loving middle-class parents and their young daughter GretaSecret (comics)
Secret is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Secret first appeared in a one-shot comic, part of the Girlfrenzy fifth week event, by Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck called Young Justice: The Secret, in which Robin, Impulse, and Superboy helped...
. When William (then Billy) is first adopted, Greta sees prophetic visions of his evil nature, but is calmed by Billy who swears to protect Greta and her innocence from the bad things of the world. Later as Billy enters his teenage years he is approached by the demon Buzz
Buzz
-People:*Buzz Aldrin , American pilot and astronaut, second person to set foot on the Moon*George Beurling , Canadian World War II fighter pilot*Buzz Hargrove , National President of the Canadian Auto Workers trade union...
, who offers Billy a way to become very powerful. When Greta interrupts one of their meetings, Billy tries to convince her to help him gain his power, telling her that she will gain power too. Greta senses danger and begins to cry for her father, who enters the room and finds Buzz gone, and everything appearing to be normal. Later still, Billy finally makes his preparations for his demonic assent to power, and wearing tribal face paint, sacrifices his sister Greta in exchange for power by dropping a tape-deck into her bath tub. Now armed with his new abilities, Billy took on the name Harm, a sociopath
Psychopathy
Psychopathy is a mental disorder characterized primarily by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow emotions, egocentricity, and deceptiveness. Psychopaths are highly prone to antisocial behavior and abusive treatment of others, and are very disproportionately responsible for violent crime...
ic young man determined to become the world's greatest murderer. His parents are unable to control the young man, and are in fact terrified of him. Harm makes his first appearance in Young Justice #4, attacking Arrowette
Arrowette
Arrowette is the name of two fictional superheroes in the DC Comics universe. The first character is the mother of the second.-Bonnie King:The first Arrowette is Bonnie King, a would-be sidekick and general nuisance to Green Arrow...
and stabbing her through the arm with one of her arrows. The attack on the young superheroine prompts her friends in Young Justice
Young Justice
Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team first appeared in Young Justice: The Secret , before graduating to their ongoing monthly series...
to seek out Harm. They attempt to capture him, but Harm is able to defeat each member with ease, electrocuting Secret
Secret (comics)
Secret is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Secret first appeared in a one-shot comic, part of the Girlfrenzy fifth week event, by Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck called Young Justice: The Secret, in which Robin, Impulse, and Superboy helped...
, keeping Wonder Girl
Cassandra Sandsmark
Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark, a.k.a. Wonder Girl, is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero. Created by John Byrne, and first appearing in Wonder Woman Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark, a.k.a. Wonder Girl, is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero. Created by John Byrne, and first appearing...
off-balance to stop her using her powers, and hitting Superboy
Superboy (Kon-El)
Superboy is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. A modern update of the original Superboy, who is a younger version of Superman, the character first appeared in Adventures of Superman #500 , and was created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett.Originally...
with knockout gas. Having captured and reprogrammed the Red Tornado
Red Tornado
Red Tornado is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Justice League of America #64 , and was created by Gardner Fox and Dick Dillin.-Publication history:...
, Harm taunts the heroes by leaving the message "Holy Beatles, kids!" Initially they believe he intends to target a Beatles convention, but just in time, they realize his real target- Pope John
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
Paul
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
II, the leader of the Catholic Church; the 'Beatles' comment referred to his names. They save his life, Impulse
Bart Allen
Bartholomew "Bart" Allen is a superhero in the . Allen first appeared as the superhero Impulse. He would later go on to become the second Kid Flash and the fourth Flash. Allen's first cameo appearance was in The Flash #91, while his first full appearance was in issue #92...
removing the bomb Harm planted in the Tornado and Robin defeating him in one-on-one combat, but Harm escapes. Harm returns home, only to be shot dead by his father, who'd promised Harm's mother that he would "handle things."
Harm returns in Young Justice #14 (November 1999). During the "Day of Judgment
Day of Judgment (comics)
Day of Judgment was a DC Comics limited series and crossover storyline during the autumn of 1999. The limited series was written by Geoff Johns, with art by Matthew Dow Smith....
" crossover event, Hell itself freezes over, allowing the dead Harm to return to the living world through the form of Secret. He first appears as a black and white being and over the course of the battle, gains actual color. As before, Harm is able to easily defeat the members of Young Justice. At the last moment, Secret realizes that Billy/Harm is actually her brother, who had killed her years earlier by tossing a radio into her bath. This was a sacrifice in order to gain superpowers. She launches herself at Harm and propels them both over a cliff. Impulse, searching the site at superspeed, is unable to find their bodies, although Secret eventually returns.
Harm's final appearance was at the end of the Young Justice series (issues #52-54). Having entered into his father's body (who was sentenced to death for murdering his son), he is able to overshadow his father's consciousness with his own for a limited time. He uses this to make his sister think that her father no longer loves her. Secret enlists the help of Slo-bo to help her break her father out of prison. Shortly after this she joins Darkseid
Darkseid
Darkseid is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby....
, relocating herself and her father to Apokolips
Apokolips
In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips is the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series. It is also integral to many DC Comics stories. The planet is considered the opposite of New Genesis....
. On Apokolips, Harm forces his father to jump into one of the fire pits, killing them both. Harm has not been heard from since.
Dark Horse Comics crossover
Harm appears in the Young Justice crossover with Dark Horse ComicsDark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
' Spyboy
SpyBoy
SpyBoy is a comic book series created in 1999 by writer Peter David and artists Pop Mhan and Norman Lee, and published by Dark Horse Comics.-Publication history:...
. Harm forms an alliance with the villainess Ani Mae, who is an unwilling pawn in his plan. Harm plans to swallow Tokyo and Young Justice into Hell, through a Hell-hole. His plans are thwarted by his sister Secret and Spyboy, who thrusts Harm's own sword into his chest, once again eradicating him.
Television
- Harm appears in the Young JusticeYoung Justice (TV series)Young Justice is an American animated television series created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti for Cartoon Network. Despite its title, it is not an adaptation of Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck's Young Justice comic series, but rather an adaptation of the entire DC Universe with a focus on young...
episode "Secrets" voiced by Benjamin DiskinBenjamin DiskinBenjamin Isaac "Ben" Diskin is an American voice actor. He is known as the voices of Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in the animated series Codename: Kids Next Door....
. Harm speaks strangely in his appearance, speaking largely in third person, while calling Artemis and Zatanna "they", or "it" individually. There is no mention of his deal with Buzz, and claims to have killed his sister to make his heart "pure" from love or any other emotion. After stealing the Sword of BeowulfBeowulfBeowulf , but modern scholars agree in naming it after the hero whose life is its subject." of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.It survives in a single...
from a museum in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, he attacks Artemis and ZatannaZatannaZatanna Zatara is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson, Zatanna first appeared in Hawkman vol. 1 #4...
when they are out on Halloween, planning to use the experience of hunting them to prepare to kill their mentors. He easily defeats them both, taunting them through the encounter. However, they escape with the help of Secret (who leads them to his home). Unaware of his sister's spirit, he captures the two of them and questions Artemis. Secret meanwhile releases Zatanna who distracts Harm with a projection of herself and releases Artemis. They temporarily stop Harm by catching him in an explosion and escape to the backyard where they found Greta's grave, where Harm corners them. When confronted about killing his sister, Harm claims it was to make his heart "pure" from love, and Greta's spirit finally reveals itself to him. Harm at first dismisses it as one of Zatanna's spells, but quickly realizes it is his sister's spirit causing him to become conflicted while she reaches into his chest and take his powers, while his conflicted emotions cause him to lose control of his sword, allowing Artemis and Zatanna to defeat him.