Cosmic King

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Cosmic King

Cosmic King, artist Dan Jurgens
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Superman (1st series) #147
(August 1961)
Created by Jerry Siegel (writer)
Curt Swan (artist)
In story information
Alter ego Laevar Bolto
Place of origin Venus
Team affiliations Legion of Super-Villains
Abilities Transmutation of chemical elements

Cosmic King is a fictional supervillain published by DC Comics. He debuted in Superman (1st series) #147 (August 1961), and was created by Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan.

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[edit] History

Cosmic King was born Laevar Bolto on the planet Venus. He was an alchemist who spent his life trying to invent a ray that could change an object's atomic structure into that of another. He was finally successful when he was able to transform a flower into a sparkling jewel. After accidentally falling in front of the ray himself, he found that he possessed the ray's ability innately. When he approached the Venus government officials with his discovery he was informed that his power of transmuting chemical elements was considered evil. As such, he was banished from Venus and traveled to the Earth's past where he became part of the Legion of Super-Villains. He is sometimes depicted as wearing a breathing device.

[edit] Return

During the "Absolute Power" arc of the Superman/Batman series, Cosmic King returned to create an alternate universe in which he and some of his associates were the "parents" of both Batman and Superman. In this world, the World's Finest were the personal enforcers of their parents will. When things started to spiral out of control and Bruce was killed, he did not care and was totally emotionless. In the end, the world was restored and he disappeared again. [1]

[edit] Final Crisis

Cosmic King was among the villains in Superman-Prime's Legion of Super-Villains.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Superman/Batman #14-18

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