Massacre (comics)

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Massacre
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Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Adventures of Superman #509
In story information
Alter ego	Unknown
Species	Unknown
Place of origin	an Unknown planet
Team affiliations	Alien Alliance
Abilities	Amphibious, great agility, strength, energy blasts

Massacre is a fictional character, a DC Comics super-villain who first appeared in Adventures of Superman #509.

[edit] Fictional character biography

Massacre travels the galaxy hunting down prey. He fought Superman while looking for a worthy adversary. At first Superman has trouble fighting him. It was discovered later that he could read nerve impulses and counter the attack effectively. Superman however learns that Massacre has to see his opponent to read the impulses. Massacre has since been defeated by Superman on several occasions.

He is somewhat naive. He thought simply appearing on Earth would be enough to bring Superman to him (Adventures of Superman #515). He doesn't care to ask for directions and sometimes covers this humiliation by murdering the people who helped him out. During one of his misadventures on Earth, he attacks and threatens some citizens of the fictional counter-part to the real-life Metropolis, Illinois.

An alien tribunal later investigates Superman and Massacre at the time. Superman believes he sees Massacre slain by loved ones of the hundred thousand entities the villain has slain. However Massacre is later is seen serving Maxima and is believed to have perished in an attempt to save the world from Brainiac.

[edit] Powers and abilities

Massacre has the power to travel cosmic distances by converting himself into a form of energy.