The Dark Circle is a criminal organization appearing in media published by DC Comics , primarily as an enemy of the Legion of Super-Heroes . They first appeared in 1968, created by Jim Shooter as a criminal organization founded by five members and consisting of them and their clones.
6-586: The Dark Circle concept was later modified to consist of members from five core worlds instead of clones. A later version, introduced following the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! reboot, was led by Brainiac 4 and had several known Legion enemies among their ranks instead of generic masked henchmen. The Dark Circle first appeared in Adventure Comics #367 as an insurgent group planning to conquer
12-674: A mind-altering illness during an attack on the United Planets . Brainiac 4 appears in Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), voiced by Robbie Daymond . This version is a clone of Brainiac and member of the Dark Circle who was created to steal the Miracle Machine. After his failure to do so, Brainiac fuses him into himself, but Brainiac 5 later manipulates Brainiac 4 and his fellow clones into fighting and killing one another from
18-473: The United Planets in the 30th century. It was composed of only five people and various clones of them. In the " Five Years Later " continuity, the Dark Circle is portrayed as an ancient quasi-religious movement. When the Dominators conquer Earth, the Dark Circle secretly aids the resistance movement, hoping to gain control of Earth, before being betrayed by Universo . In post- Zero Hour continuity,
24-704: The Dark Circle is an ally of the Affiliated Planets and is led by Brainiac 4 , consisting of the leaders of the Khunds, the Gil'Dishpan , the Dominators, and the Sklarian Raiders . Brainiac 4 later kills the Dark Circle when they realize the level of her insanity. An alternate universe variant of the Dark Circle appears in Tangent : Superman's Reign #3. This version is a necromancy cult, with Etrigan
30-645: The Demon , Bane , and Sargon the Sorcerer as prominent members. An unrelated Dark Circle, led by Tala , appears in Phantom Stranger #20 (July–August 1972). Brainiac 4 Brainiac 4 is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The Silver Age version of Brainiac 4 is Kajz Dox, the father of Querl Dox ( Brainiac 5 ), who died when Querl
36-562: Was a child. The second Brainiac 4 first appears in Legion of Super-Heroes #107 (August 1998). This incarnation is Brainiac 5's mother and the leader of the Dark Circle who joined them in an attempt to alleviate her longtime inability to feel emotion. After being defeated by the Legion, she is committed to an asylum . In Mark Waid 's Legion of Super-Heroes reboot, Brainiac 4 appears as one of several Coluans who were infected with
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