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30-557: Ibac is a comics character. IBAC may refer to: Ibac After Flashpoint , Ibac the First is revised as a warlord and slaver from Kahndaq who posed a significant threat to Black Adam during his time as a hero. Following his demise, the character's spirit is resurrected by the Circle of Crows, a group of witches and sorcerers who act as adversaries to both Adam and the wizard Shazam , representing contrasting forces. Empowered by

60-506: A bound and gagged Billy in a building about to be blown up, but Billy is able to use a recording of his voice to summon Captain Marvel and beat up Ibac. After being defeated, his benefactors withdraw their powers from him. Ibac was a member of both the pre- Crisis Monster Society of Evil during WW II, in which he nearly killed Billy in Africa after giving him bound and gagged to cannibals, and

90-607: A cloud to sink islands. This brings them into conflict with Superman of Earth-One, Wonder Woman of Earth-Two , Green Arrow of Earth-One, and Spy Smasher of Earth-S. Spy Smasher battles Ibac and is on the verge of losing when he remembers what Captain Marvel told him of the villain. Spy Smasher then taunts the dim-witted villain by telling him to "back down". Ibac responds proudly "I back down for nobody!" The phonetic "I back" causes him to revert to Stinky Printwhistle's form. Ibac's original benefactor Prince Lucifer gives him greater power briefly, but he turns back on purpose to escape

120-503: A fellow "ugly monster", to switch sides. Ragdoll fights his father until Parademon beats the elder Rag Doll. Catman and Ragdoll Jr. escape from Black Adam 's group while Parademon blows up himself, Rag Doll and the battleground. Deathstroke and Deadshot duel, ultimately shooting each other at the same time. To save his daughter Scandal, Vandal Savage infiltrates the Society's headquarters and threatens to kill Luthor if he does not disengage

150-563: A formidable challenge to the champions of the Wizard, namely Shazam/Captain Marvel and Black Adam. While it is unknown which trait assigns what power, Ibac is attributed from traits of evil historical figures: Terror of Ivan the Terrible , Cunning of Cesare Borgia , Fierceness of Attila the Hun , and Cruelty of Caligula . In addition to the powers of Ibac granted to him by the Circle of Crows,

180-477: A preemptive attack, but the remaining four members ( Black Adam is absent for unknown reasons) decide the action is necessary. Simultaneously, the Six agree to a last stand, but only under the condition that any survivors be set free from Mockingbird's control with no strings attached. Prior to the battle between the Society and the Six, Deadshot visits Scandal's room to talk about the team's future. A framed picture on

210-470: A response team, and the facility is destroyed. Once the Six return to their base, Cheshire and Catman are in bed together when Cheshire accuses Catman of being a spy and wanting to be a hero. However, she reveals that she has slept with him in order to conceive a child. A short time later, most of the Society's founding council votes to mount a final strike on the Secret Six — Lex Luthor disagrees with

240-621: A tanker in Gotham harbor. Upon their arrival at the tanker, the Six are ambushed and captured by members of the Society , including Weather Wizard , Cheetah , Doctor Polaris , Count Vertigo , Killer Frost , Captain Nazi , Hyena , Crazy Quilt , and others. The Crime Doctor tortures the Six, asking them, among other questions, the identity of Mockingbird. After a few rounds of torture, Catman breaks free and rescues his teammates. While escaping,

270-455: Is defeated when Captain Marvel hits him so hard he seems to knock the evil power from him, in the form of leaving Printwhistle and the four other villains in front of him, the four fade away quietly, but Ibac later returns when the evil spirits contact him. Captain Marvel whirls Ibac around so fast that the four evil spirits separate from him. Because he has not been able to defeat Captain Marvel, Printwhistle has not been obliged to give his soul to

300-619: Is one of four miniseries leading up to DC Comics' Infinite Crisis event and a seven-issue miniseries. This story follows the evolution of the latest incarnation of the Secret Six , and the group's ongoing plight against the machinations of the various supervillains belonging to Lex Luthor 's expansive Secret Society of Super Villains . Like all major intracompany events, this series ties in with several monthly DC Comics titles, including: For months now, former President Lex Luthor has been using his resources to assemble an army against

330-459: Is saved by Lucifer, who offers Printwhistle the chance to become a champion of evil and defeat Captain Marvel in exchange for his mortal soul. Printwhistle accepts, Lucifer summons up four historical villains, and Printwhistle is told to speak the magic word "IBAC". By doing so, the frail, grey-haired criminal transforms into Ibac, a brutal muscleman with a buzz cut. Saying "IBAC" again transforms Ibac back into Printwhistle. When he first appears he

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360-701: The Secret Six series, still with the Society, battling the second Ragdoll on the orders of the Society. Ragdoll escapes, leaving a wounded Ibac. Ibac is seen among the captured villains in Salvation Run . There, he is in Camp Lex and starts an argument with the people that are not working to help build the machine they need to escape back to Earth. Ibac was also in the DC Holiday Special '09 issue fighting Captain Marvel once again, but in

390-661: The Kahndaq people before being defeated and turned into stone by Black Adam whose family he murdered. Centuries later, one of his descendants takes the name of Ibac. All iterations of Ibac possess a range of powers akin to those bestowed by the Powers of Shazam, which is retroactively revealed to be an attempted replication of the powers originating from the Wizard Shazam. As a result, the character gains abilities such as superhuman strength and durability, enabling them to pose

420-527: The Circle of Crows, Ibac's abilities are derived from notorious tyrants. Eventually, the character's spirit is placed into Hamid Stanli , a young man of British descent. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist C. C. Beck , Ibac first appeared in Captain Marvel Adventures #8 (March 6, 1942). Stanley "Stinky" Printwhistle, a crook who attempts to blow up a bridge, but is caught in the explosion and thrown off due to Captain Marvel. He

450-615: The Six decide to send the Society a message. They murder one of the two Hyenas. The Six then infiltrate a Society installation in Brazil . After fighting their way through a legion of H.I.V.E. troopers, apparently led by the Queen Bee , they discover the Society's plans for the "Vindication Scenario": erasing the memories of all of Earth's superheroes. The facility is a giant battery, powered by kidnapped heroes Firestorm and Gehenna . The Six release Firestorm just as Black Adam arrives with

480-1010: The Society executes "Operation: Hope Abandoned", engineering breakouts at metahuman holding facilities worldwide. Oracle masses responses as fast as possible, but with the "Big Guns" of the Justice League unavailable, the heroes are having problems just holding the line. Contacting the Martian Manhunter , Oracle organizes a global telepathic link. Meanwhile, the Secret Six intercept the Scarecrow and Amos Fortune fleeing Enclave M, and discover that all supervillains, once freed, are to head to Metropolis. They relay this information to Green Arrow , who informs J'onn. Lady Blackhawk commandeers aircraft to traffic all available heroes and National Guardsmen to Metropolis. An army of second-stringers, vigilantes and retired metas (including Argus , Geist , Manhunter and El Diablo ) align with

510-949: The Society formed years later. While Captain Marvel is empowered by six mythological and Biblical figures, Ibac is empowered by four of the most evil and terrifying men to have ever walked the earth: the Terror of Ivan the Terrible , the Cunning of Cesare Borgia , the Fierceness of Attila the Hun , and the Cruelty of Caligula . While Captain Marvel transforms using magic lightning , Ibac's transformations are accomplished with magical green fire and brimstone . When King Kull causes trouble for Earth-One , Earth-Two , and Earth-S, he enlists Ibac, Penguin of Earth-One, Queen Clea of Earth-Two, and Blockbuster of Earth-One for his attack on Earth-Two, where he tries to wreck Atlantis and use

540-652: The Society: Catman, for his knowledge of Batman 's villains; Deadshot, for his knowledge of the remaining Suicide Squad members; Parademon, for his experience living on Apokolips ; Ragdoll, because he grew up as a "nephew" to the members of the Injustice Society ; Scandal, because she grew up with Vandal Savage and his associates; and Cheshire, for her knowledge of the Teen Titans villains. Mockingbird/Luthor reveals to Scandal that he never placed

570-589: The affections of Aunt Minerva after getting advice from Solomon. In post- Crisis continuity, Ibac's origin is similar to as his Earth-S counterpart although his power is implied to originate from Lady Blaze, his employer. Ibac also appears in Villains United during the Infinite Crisis storyline as a member of the Secret Society of Super Villains . One Year Later , Ibac appeared in

600-624: The attack against the Six. Reluctantly, and over Black Adam's objections, Luthor ends the battle. Deadshot is led to medical help by the surviving members of the Secret Six. The central revelation of the book is that Mockingbird is actually Lex Luthor and that the Luthor who organized the Secret Society is an "imposter" (in reality, Alexander Luthor, Jr. ). Mockingbird/Luthor reveals that he chose those six individuals because each had different knowledge and experience that could be used to oppose

630-478: The authorities to fend off the Society's assault. Leading the villains' charge is Doctor Psycho , flanked by the monster he and "Monsieur" Warp unleashed from imprisonment: Doomsday . High above the battle, Catman informs the rest of the Six they are to remain neutral, even after the battle. The Six leave, determined to be an independent group, while the battle continues. See List of Secret Society of Super Villains members The series has been collected into

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660-455: The castle, and Cheshire is shot by Deathstroke , who comments that "The Society doesn't need traitors". The Secret Six, however, fights back successfully. Talia and Scandal, daughters of immortals Ra's al Ghul and Vandal Savage , respectively, fight each other. Just when Talia has the upper hand, Scandal's mole in the Society, Knockout , knocks her out (it is also revealed that Knockout is Scandal's lover). Ragdoll convinces Solomon Grundy ,

690-640: The character is a skilled and ruthless warrior and general. He also uses the Lash of the Oppressor , a whip that can collect the Living Lightning and depower its users on contact. Villains United Villains United is a six-issue 2005 comic book limited series , published by DC Comics , written by Gail Simone and illustrated by Dale Eaglesham and Wade Von Grawbadger , and later by Val Semeiks and Prentis Rollins. Villains United

720-441: The crew debates how the Society found them, Cheshire confesses to several traitorous deeds, including giving Luthor the coordinates of the Six's base and covertly joining the Society. When asked why she would do such a thing, considering Mockingbird's threat to kill her daughter if she does not comply, Cheshire points out that the baby she is having with Catman would make a fine replacement for a lost child. The Society storms through

750-454: The devil, and has reformed, but being weak-willed, he has often been forced by other criminals into becoming the evil Ibac again. In his first Silver Age appearance, the spirits of the villains who gave him his powers telepathically communicate with him, and force him to become Ibac as he has reformed and been a street sweeper for the last ten years. They order him to capture, then destroy, Billy. He succeeds in surprising, capturing, and leaving

780-466: The families of the Six in danger and disbands the team. Also notable is the Society Luthor's apparent murder of Pariah , a character from the original Crisis. In Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special #1, the Secret Six meet to discuss their future as a team, with Deadshot recommending they be a mercenary team for good or evil, "as long as we get paid". In phase one of a master plan,

810-541: The first Fiddler , after he was killed by Deadshot on Mockingbird's orders when Mockingbird felt he had not fulfilled his part in a mission. Late one night in the mansion of the Secret Six , Catman and Deadshot have a discussion about their unknown leader, Mockingbird, and about the dramatic change in Catman's life, while Cheshire secretly listens in the shadows. Afterwards, Scandal informs everyone that Mockingbird has just assigned them to steal Thanagarian weaponry from

840-549: The spirit of the holiday, cease fighting and work together to rebuild what they destroyed during their brawl. Captain Marvel gives him amnesty to walk away free. In the last panel, both are shown at a soup kitchen in their human forms, but neither recognizes the other's alter-ego. In 2011, The New 52 rebooted the DC universe. During the Forever Evil storyline, "Ibac the First" is depicted as an evil barbaric ruler who enslaved

870-623: The superheroes. Luthor's team now has over two hundred members with a six-member core team consisting of Luthor, Talia al Ghul , Doctor Psycho , Deathstroke , Black Adam , and the Calculator . Nevertheless, not all the villains offered a chance to join this army are thrilled with this idea. Batman villain Catman has joined a team of five supported by the mysterious Mockingbird including Cheshire , Deadshot , Scandal , Ragdoll , and Parademon to oppose this new Secret Society. Catman replaced

900-464: The woman's desk reveals that her father is the immortal Vandal Savage . Before the conversation can progress past basic greetings, Catman ambushes Deadshot and admits knowing that he (Deadshot) masqueraded as the villainous Deathstroke and murdered the lions in his pride. The two scuffle before finding the real Deathstroke leading a small band of villains to the front door of the House of Secrets . As

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