Virman Vundabar is a fictional extraterrestrial supervillain published by DC Comics.[1]
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Mister Miracle #5 (December 1971) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
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| Alter ego | Virmin Vundabarr |
| Species | New God |
| Place of origin | Apokolips |
| Team affiliations | Darkseid's Elite |
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Publication history
editVirman Vundabar was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in Mister Miracle #5 (December 1971). His physical appearance is modeled after Benito Mussolini.[2]
The name "Vundabar" is a corruption of the German word "wunderbar", which means "wonderful", and has also been spelled as "Vunderbarr". His first name "Virman" is a corruption of the word "vermin".
Fictional character biography
editVundabar is a New God from Apokolips and minion of Granny Goodness and Darkseid who models his appearance after Prussian culture.[3][4] He has orchestrated many schemes to gain power, often collaborating with Darkseid's lieutenants Doctor Bedlam, Steppenwolf, and Kanto.[5]
In Death of the New Gods, Vundabar is killed by Darkseid before eventually being resurrected.[6]
In Terror Titans, Vundabar is killed by the Clock King, with his niece Malice joining the Female Furies.
In Tom King's Mister Miracle series, Vundabar appears as part of a hallucination Mister Miracle suffers after being exposed to the Anti-Life Equation.[7]
Powers and abilities
editAs a New God, Virman Vundabar is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities. He is also a skilled combatant, strategist, and scientist.
Other versions
editAn alternate universe variant of Virnam Vundabar appears in Kingdom Come.
In other media
editTelevision
edit- Virman Vundabar appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Arte Johnson.[8]
- Virman Vundabar makes a non-speaking appearance in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Darkseid Descending!".
- Virman Vundabar appears in the Justice League Action episode "Under a Red Sun", voiced by William Salyers.[8]
Video games
edit- Virman Vundabar appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[9]
- Virman Vundabar appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains, voiced by Corey Burton.[10]
References
edit- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Ro, Ronin. Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee and the American Comic Book Revolution (Bloomsbury, 2004)
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
- ^ Wallace, Dan (2008), "Virman Vundabar", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, p. 325, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1
- ^ Underworld Unleashed: Apokolips - Dark Uprising #1 (1995)
- ^ Death of the New Gods #1 (October 2007)
- ^ Mister Miracle (vol. 4) #1 (October 2017). DC Comics.
- ^ a b "Virman Vundabar Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 17, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ Michael, Jon; Veness, John (November 2, 2018). "Characters - LEGO DC Super-Villains Guide". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2024.