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42-553: (Redirected from Puzzler ) The Puzzler may refer to: Puzzler (DC Comics) , a DC Comics character Puzzler (Gobots) , a fictional combiner made of 6 Renegade Gobots who turn into cars Puzzler ( Numberjacks ) , a villain on the BBC television series Numberjacks Someone who composes and/or solves puzzles A contest on the American radio series Car Talk Topics referred to by

84-465: A Starro and threatens Earth. Chunk possesses superhuman strength and durability, and can manipulate local gravimetric fields to draw matter towards him. Furthermore, he can absorb matter and expel it into a pocket dimension called the Void. In this alternate future, Chunk works at S.T.A.R. Labs with Tina McGee . He is killed by super-criminals to force cooperation from his colleagues. This future

126-580: A battle against the original Firestorm , who was then calling for complete nuclear disarmament. During their battle, Firestorm and Pozhar are fused into a new Firestorm after a nuclear weapon is dropped on them. Eventually, they are separated and removed from the Firestorm matrix to allow Martin Stein to be its sole host. In " The New 52 " reboot of the DC Comics universe, Arkadin helped Stein invent

168-456: A car accident in the 1990s. In his first appearance, Chester built a machine capable of opening black holes, only to accidentally create one that fused with his consciousness, leaving him in a catatonic state while the black hole opened in places that held great emotional significance to him. Eventually, the Flash rescues his consciousness from the black hole and places it back into his body, ending

210-446: A separate dimension. Dr. Jarrett Parker appears in the seventh season of Arrow , portrayed by Jason E. Kelley. This version is the corrupt chief psychiatrist of Slabside Maximum Security Prison who utilizes unethical and lethal methods to rehabilitate criminals. After Oliver Queen and Talia al Ghul discover and expose his corruption, Parker is subsequently fired from Slabside and killed by Talia. Peek-a-Boo ( Lashawn Baez )

252-521: A spiritual-retreat scam. After Wally helps Linda deal with her apparent possession by the ancient Irish bard Seamus O’Relkig, they become close and later marry. Later, Linda retires from journalism and has twin children: Jai and Iris. Dr. Jarrett Parker is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . He was created in The Flash Vol. 2 #10, and

294-542: Is a DC Comics supervillain. She first appeared in The Flash (vol. 2) #180 (January 2002), and was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins . Lashawn Baez was a graduate student at Central City Medical School, but put her studies aside to help her father Tomas when he got ill, requiring a kidney transplant. Lashawn tried to donate hers, but the procedure activated her latent metagene, granting her uncontrollable teleportation powers. In subsequent appearances, she battles

336-526: Is a Sagitari commander on the moon Wegthor. The Protector ( Jason Hart ) is a superhero appearing in media published by DC Comics, primarily as an ally of the Teen Titans . He first appeared in The New Teen Titans anti-drug comic specials, and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez . The Protector was created for Keebler 's anti-drug campaign as a replacement for Robin , who

378-521: Is a jewel thief who uses a futuristic gun. Derek Powers , also called Blight , is a supervillain who appears in the Batman Beyond (1999–2001) animated series , voiced by Sherman Howard . He served as the primary antagonist of the series' first season. Derek Powers is a corrupt businessman who gains control over Wayne Enterprises after merging it with his own company Powers Technologies as Wayne-Powers after Bruce Wayne retires. He

420-594: Is an art teacher at Blue Valley High School before being transformed into a paint monster by Cindy Burman and Eclipso . After Stargirl frees and cures him, Deisinger undergoes a psych evaluation before being killed by Icicle 's mother Lily Mahkent. Linda Park (also known as Linda Park-West ) is a fictional character in the DC Universe . She is best known as the girlfriend and later wife of Wally West . Linda Park first appeared in The Flash (vol. 2) #28 and

462-608: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Puzzler (DC Comics) Paintball ( Paul Deisinger ) is a DC Comics supervillain. He first appeared in Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #2 (September 1999), and was created by Geoff Johns and Leo Moder. Paintball is an art teacher who was transformed into a paint-themed criminal and became a minion of Dragon King . Paul Deisinger appears in Stargirl , portrayed by Randy Havens. This version

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504-551: Is exposed to the gas and subjects himself to extreme levels of radiation to save his life, which interacts with the gas and causes his body to become radioactive and translucent. However, he hides this and contains his radiation with artificial skins that disintegrate over time. Eventually, he retires from leading his company to focus on finding a cure, appointing his estranged son Paxton as his replacement. However, Paxton betrays his father by publicly exposing his condition. Subsequently, Derek hides in an abandoned nuclear submarine and

546-432: Is framed in a present-day story where Chunk is invited as a special guest to a Flash-Day celebration. Chester P. Runk appears in The Flash , portrayed by Brandon McKnight. This version is a self-taught, brilliant, and non-overweight yet socially awkward scientist capable of building sophisticated devices out of discarded junk who was inspired by his inventor father Quincy P. Runk (portrayed by Milton Barnes), who died in

588-683: Is freed after the World Forger's servant Barbatos and the Batman Who Laughs destroy the Source Wall. However, the Batman Who Laughs ultimately betrays Perpetua and re-imprisons her. Phantasm is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version is a ghostly supervillain who fought Chris King and Vicki Grant . He was created by Robby Reed 's Master form from

630-576: Is introduced to DC as a H.I.V.E. warrior and partner of Dreadnought . He appears in Superboy (vol. 4) #20, where the team are dispatched to New York City to capture Doctor Psycho , who had escaped from a H.I.V.E. facility, and Superboy , whose psionic powers were of interest to the H.I.V.E. Despite proving to be formidable opponents, both Psiphon and the Dreadnought were defeated when Doctor Psycho and Superboy teamed up to take them down. Psiphon

672-509: Is presumed dead after battling Batman. In Batman Beyond #18, Powers is revealed to have survived the submarine explosion and forgotten his original identity, referring to himself only as Blight. After battling Batman in a steel mill, he is engulfed in melted steel and presumed dead once more. In the " DC Rebirth " Batman Beyond series, Blight is revealed to have survived and regained his memories. He encounters former Wayne-Power scientist Doctor French, who helps him build his suit. However,

714-417: Is the one who inadvertently sets a young man named Terry McGinnis on the path to being Batman. Powers had developed a lethal mutagenic nerve gas and intends to sell it as a weapon. One of his employees, Terry's father Warren, obtains evidence concerning this plan, for which Powers kills him. With this knowledge, Terry steals Bruce's Batsuit and becomes Batman to stop Powers' plans. During their battle, Powers

756-478: The Flash before willingly turning herself in to the police. Neptune Perkins is a superhero in the DC Universe . The character, created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert , first appeared in Flash Comics #66 (August 1945). That and a follow-up story in 1947 were the character's only appearances, until Roy Thomas revived him for an All-Star Squadron story in 1984 and later selected him as one of

798-506: The Martian Manhunter and Jimmy Olsen to investigate, only to have both of them captured by Preus and his men. This forced a confrontation with Superman, who, at the time, was dealing with the effects of Gog 's synthetic yellow kryptonite , which had significantly aged and weakened Superman in a short period of time. So weakened, Superman was barely able to deal with Preus' legions alone and quickly found himself outclassed by

840-588: The Monitor , Anti-Monitor , and World Forger , who respectively guard the positive, anti-matter, and dark matter realms. After rebelling against her people, she is defeated and imprisoned in the Source Wall . However, Perpetua's powers enable her to influence the minds of others, causing various Crisis -level events over the years. During the Dark Nights: Death Metal event, Perpetua

882-520: The Shark and King Shark together attack and partially devour him during an undersea battle. Perpetua is a fictional character appearing in media published by DC Comics. She was created by writer James Tynion IV and artist Mikel Janín, and first appeared in Justice League (vol. 4) #8 (November 2018). Perpetua is a sixth-dimensional being, the creator of the multiverse , and the mother of

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924-548: The "victims" were constructs created by an alien telepath, Lyla , who had brainwashed Kal-El into believing that Kandor was a never-exploded Krypton . Eventually shattering the illusion, Superman escaped Kandor and confronted Lyla back in Metropolis . Preus followed them, but exposure to Earth 's air and yellow sun drastically affected him, giving him strange, new powers equal to Superman's while amplifying his already-unbalanced racist views. Convinced that Kal-El had defiled

966-411: The (at the time) much more vital Preus. A last-ditch gambit using kryptonite to try and weaken Preus failed, as Preus revealed a previously unknown resistance to kryptonite. He was finally defeated when Superman attacked and destroyed a key portion of Preus' armor, rendering him unconscious. Afterwards, Preus was injured from that attack and had to be hospitalized. His current whereabouts are unknown. He

1008-616: The All-Star Squadron. After the war he weds Miya Shimada , though this relationship becomes strained in part by his being unaware that he is not the father of their daughter, Debbie . In more recent years, he has acted as a governmental contact for Aquaman and Young Justice after being elected to the United States Senate and was even a member of Old Justice . He is killed in Infinite Crisis #3 when

1050-658: The Firestorm Protocols. In Doomsday Clock , Pozhar appears as a member of the People's Heroes and closes Russia's borders to all foreigners, be they metahuman or not. Mikhail Arkadin appears in Legends of Tomorrow , portrayed by Voytek Skrzeta. This version is a prison guard from 1986. Preus is a fictional DC Comics supervillain who first appeared in Adventures of Superman #625 (April 2004) and

1092-533: The ability to teleport and access a pocket dimension called the Void. However, he is forced to constantly absorb matter to remain alive. Chunk battles the Flash , but later reforms and becomes a "waste removal specialist" using his powers. In the DC Rebirth relaunch, Chunk has a son, Chester Runk Jr., who is a friend of Ace West . In Titans: Beast World , Amanda Waller and Peacemaker recruit Chunk Sr. to destroy Beast Boy after he transforms into

1134-538: The cell samples of an unidentified human, is a member of the Evil Eight, possesses ghost-like abilities, and can also summon demonic ghosts. Molly Pitcher is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Introduced in " The New Golden Age " event, she is a school girl and friend of Betsy Rose who became the sidekick of Miss America and wields a magic pitcher that enables her to create various weapons and large amounts of water. After

1176-589: The end of World War II , Pitcher and Ross mysteriously vanished and were kidnapped by the Time Masters. Eventually, they are rescued by Stargirl and brought to the present day by Hourman . Plunder is the name of a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. In a twisted alternate reality, a counterpart of Central City Police Department member Jared Morillo worked as an assassin. Plunder appears in The Flash episode "The Present", portrayed by Stephen Huszar . This version

1218-509: The focal characters of Young All-Stars in 1987. In addition, Thomas expanded the character's backstory and origin so that it incorporated large chunks of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne . Within the context of the stories, Neptune Perkins is a mutant born with attributes that lend themselves to living at sea. During World War II he works with

1260-586: The latter event, he is killed by Savitar before being resurrected. Protector is an expert in hand-to-hand combat. The Protector appears in Teen Titans Go! as an alternate alias of Robby Reed after his H-Dial borrows Robin 's abilities. Psiphon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, introduced in The New 52 . In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In this new timeline, Psiphon

1302-419: The legacy of "The Superman", Preus swore to assume that responsibility himself and that all of the impure would die by his hand. His xenophobia led him to a group of white supremacists in the American desert, who he forced into worshiping him and his views. However, in time, the people of "God's Peake" (as the camp was called) came to worship Preus as their cult leader. His increasing prominence eventually led both

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1344-521: The past. However, the students of Gotham Academy manage to push him into the clock and destroy it, sending him back to the future. A young Derek Powers appears in the Task Force Z series. Pozhar (Пожар or "Fire") is a Russian superhero in the DC Universe . The character, created by John Ostrander and Joe Brozowski, first appeared in The Fury of Firestorm (vol. 2) #62 (August 1987). Within

1386-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Puzzler . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Puzzler&oldid=1180646061 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1428-753: The stories' context, Mikhail Arkadin is a nuclear technician who worked at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant , and during the meltdown that occurred there, he gained the ability to convert matter into energy. He was subsequently recruited by Major Zastrow of the Red Shadow as one of the Soviet Union 's official superheroes. However, he was forced to wear a containment suit to prevent himself from destroying everything he touched. The Russian government then maneuvered him into position to be one of its premier heroes, placing him into

1470-468: The suit becomes ineffective over time, and he learns that his condition is slowly killing him. Eventually, Batman hacks into Blight's suit, transforming him into radioactive slime. Blight made another appearance in the Gotham Academy comics Yearbook . He disguises himself as a visiting lecturer to kill Warren McGinnis, the father of his arch-foe. He used a portal located in a clock to travel to

1512-468: Was also a devout xenophobe, who dispensed justice against "non-K" (Kryptonian) dissidents that threatened their way of life, especially a citizen named Kal-El , who forever tainted Paradise when he seemingly murdered several Kandorians. Preus swore a solemn oath to make the murderer pay, not realizing that Kal-El was the Superman that he and the others had worshiped for so long. He was also unaware that

1554-687: Was created by Joe Kelly and Talent Caldwell as part of their "Godfall" arc. For years, Sergeant Preus had proudly served the Citizen's Patrol Corps, a police force that kept the peace in Kandor under the Kryptonian banner of El, their "creator". Due to the compression of time, more than a century had passed inside the bottle city (compared to only a handful of years outside it) during which Preus and his fellow Kandorians had come to worship "The Superman " as their "god in heaven" above. The Corpsman

1596-669: Was created by Mike Baron and Mike Collins . He was a therapist who practiced in Huntington, New York and a colleague of Dr. Owen Slade. One of his patients was Chunk . After swallowing a matter transmitter and becoming a human singularity, Chunk became frustrated with Parker and sent him to another dimension. Here, Parker helped establish a community with others who suffered the same fate, including Karin Preus and Eric Gunderson. Parker's counsel remained ineffective on Chunk, and Chunk's frustration with this caused him to be absorbed into

1638-600: Was created by William Messner-Loebs . She is a Korean-American television reporter for Keystone City and regularly deals with the Flash, whom she does not like. During their initial meeting she constantly hounds the Flash about the property damage caused by his battle with the Porcupine Man. Despite this, Linda and Wally become friends while investigating the Celestial Enlightenment Ranch,

1680-463: Was knocked out by Superboy with just a flick of his finger. Chunk (character) Chester P. Runk appeared in The Flash starting in the sixth season, portrayed by Brandon McKnight. Chester Runk is a Maverick physicist and engineer who develops a "matter transmitting machine", a primitive long-range teleportation device. Due to a lack of sensible safety procedures, Runk's machine implodes and merges with him, giving him superhuman strength and

1722-617: Was last seen as a weakened Superman tried to fly him to S.T.A.R. Labs for treatment. Preus disappeared after Superman was engaged by an army of Gogs. Preus possesses powers similar to those of Superman, such as superhuman strength and speed, flight, invulnerability, X-ray vision and enhanced senses. Unlike Superman, Preus can fire beams of black energy from his eyes that strike a target with intense heat and force. Preus also does not share Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite . Preus appears in Krypton , portrayed by Ciaran Owens. This version

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1764-754: Was licensed by Nabisco and thus unavailable. Jason Hart is a high school student and an expert in sports who becomes a vigilante to save his younger cousin Ted from his drug addiction and stop the men who had been supplying him drugs. Nightwing trains Jason in combat and makes him an honorary member of the Teen Titans. Since then, the Protector has made sporadic appearances in Titans: Secret Files , Infinite Crisis , and Heroes in Crisis . In

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