| El Papagayo | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Jonah Hex vol. 1, #2 (May 1977) |
| Created by | Michael Fleisher José Luis García-López |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | (Both) Unknown |
El Papagayo is a fictional character, a comic book western criminal created by Michael Fleisher and José Luis García-López and published by DC Comics and first appearing in Jonah Hex (1st series) #2 (May 1977).
“El Papagayo” is Spanish for “The Parrot”.[1]
El Papagayo is a Mexican bandit who operated in the late 1800s. He is the leader of a large group of criminals. Quentin Turnbull, an enemy of Jonah Hex, hires an actor to portray a Secret Service agent in order to trick Hex into infiltrating Papagayo's gang and eventually bring the man to justice. Hex fails to do so and he and the bandit would come into conflict many more times over the years.
In one incident, El Papagayo captures Jonah from his hotel room and stakes him out in the desert to fry in the sun. He manages to escape but this is learned by El, who promises to keep an eye out for him.
In the 2010 graphic novel Jonah Hex: No Way Back, Hex kills El Papagayo.
Decades later, the heroes known as Hawk and Dove visit the supernatural realm of Hell. El Papagayo's spirit is seen suffering.
Batman and Robin once encountered a modern El Papagayo in the Republic of Montegua, who may or may not have been a descendant of the original.
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