Spook (comics)
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The Spook is a fictional character in the DC Comics
universe
. He first appeared in Detective Comics #434 published in 1973.
every time. When last seen, Spook II was an inmate in Arkham Asylum
(inexplicably, since he was never shown as insane).
Spook II was a former government operative who went mad and believed himself to be dead. As the Spook, he murdered several corporate heads whose companies he blamed for his "death", before being defeated by the Batman. He was recently killed by Damien Wayne after holding the Mayor hostage. Damien beheaded him putting an end to the confrontation. It is unknown if this was Val Kaliban or another person posing as the Spook.
and hypnotism is very impressive indeed. He used a variety of gadgets such as inflatable effigies of himself that can float through the air, finger-tip and boot suction cups for scaling buildings, and smoke machines for obscuring the perceptions of others to enforce his supernatural persona.
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. He first appeared in Detective Comics #434 published in 1973.
Fictional character biography
Val Kaliban is a great escape-artists, hypnotist and has used his extraordinary abilities together with special effects to commit spectacular crimes and make people believe he is a real ghost. He has been stopped by BatmanBatman
Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
every time. When last seen, Spook II was an inmate in Arkham Asylum
Arkham Asylum
The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane, commonly referred to simply as Arkham Asylum, is a fictional psychiatric hospital in the DC Comics Universe, usually appearing in stories featuring Batman...
(inexplicably, since he was never shown as insane).
Spook II was a former government operative who went mad and believed himself to be dead. As the Spook, he murdered several corporate heads whose companies he blamed for his "death", before being defeated by the Batman. He was recently killed by Damien Wayne after holding the Mayor hostage. Damien beheaded him putting an end to the confrontation. It is unknown if this was Val Kaliban or another person posing as the Spook.
Powers and abilities
Despite appearances, the Spook has no superhuman or supernatural abilities, although his mastery of escapologyEscapology
For the Jessica Mauboy song, see Inescapable.Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks and other perils, often in combination.-History:The art...
and hypnotism is very impressive indeed. He used a variety of gadgets such as inflatable effigies of himself that can float through the air, finger-tip and boot suction cups for scaling buildings, and smoke machines for obscuring the perceptions of others to enforce his supernatural persona.
External links
- DC Database
- The World's Finest fansite page on the Spook.
- Batman Wiki