Phosphorus Rex

DC Comics supervillain
Comics character
  • Grant Morrison
  • Frank Quitely
In-story informationSpeciesMetahumanTeam affiliationsCircus of StrangeAbilitiesPyrokinesis
Flame projection

Phosphorus Rex is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history

Phosphorus Rex first appeared in Batman and Robin #1 (August 2009), and was created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely.

Fictional character biography

Phosphorus Rex is a pyrokinetic metahuman and a member of the Circus of Strange.[1] After the Gotham City Police Department apprehends Mister Toad, the Circus attacks their base before being defeated by Batman and Robin.[2]

In "The New 52" reboot, Rex and Pyg appear as inmates of Arkham Asylum.[3]

Powers and abilities

Phosphorus Rex has pyrokinetic abilities. His body is constantly surrounded by fire that is harmful to others, but not himself.

Other versions

An alternate timeline variant of Phosphorus Rex appears in Batman in Bethlehem.[4]

In other media

Phosphorus Rex appears in Beware the Batman, voiced by Greg Ellis.[5] This version is Milo Match, Tobias Whale's lawyer and chief enforcer.

References

  1. ^ Batman and Robin #1. DC Comics.
  2. ^ Batman and Robin #2. DC Comics.
  3. ^ Batman (vol. 2) #1. DC Comics.
  4. ^ Batman #666. DC Comics.
  5. ^ "Phosphorous Rex Voice - Beware the Batman (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 16, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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