Key (comics)
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The Key is a DC Comics supervillain with several major incarnations.
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[edit] Golden Age Key
The Golden Age Key's sole appearance was in 1951's All Star Comics #57, which featured the last Golden Age appearance of the Justice Society of America. In this story, the Key was the head of a major crime syndicate, and used various agents around the world in his misdeeds. While escaping from the Justice Society in a cable car moving over a gorge, the Key leapt out to avoid capture by the JSA, presumably falling to his death (as this version of the Key hasn't been seen since).
[edit] Modern Age Key
Originally a chemist with Intergang, the man who would be known as the Key developed mind-expanding "psycho-chemicals" that activated his ten senses and helped him plan crimes mere humans could never hope to understand. Armed with these plans and a "key blaster", the Key had several failed run-ins with the JLA. He returned, even stronger after years of hibernation, and almost destroyed six of the team by trapping them in a fantasy realm of their own creation, intending to siphon off the energies of their inevitable victory in order to increase his power. He would have succeeded if not for the intervention of Connor Hawke, who beamed up to the JLA headquarters while the Key was present due to a pre-arranged meeting to discuss him becoming a member of the League. He eventually returned to fight the Batman, attempting to provoke the Dark Knight into murdering him so he could escape life itself, but the plan proved unsuccessful.
In the aftermath of the World without a Justice League storyline (JLA, #120-#125) when the Justice League was disassembled, the Key, now with telepathic powers thanks to a cybernetic implant, was trying to destroy the League. After a long battle with Batman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Manitou Dawn, he was beaten and sent to "the dream realm", a place for telepaths, where he can think in peace. But somehow he was seen fighting in Battle of Metropolis.
[edit] Other media
[edit] Television
In Justice League Unlimited, Key is seen as a member of the Legion of Doom.
His skills seem more oriented to penetrating secure areas with a key shaped gun that can easily open doors as well as mundane ballistic means.
He is portrayed by Corey Burton.
[edit] Video Games
The Key is a villain featured in the video game Justice League Heroes, voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.
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