Quex-Ul
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| Quex-Ul | |
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 Quex-Ul on the first page of Superman #157. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman #157 (November 1962) |
| Created by | Curt Swan Edmond Hamilton |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Kryptonian |
| Place of origin | Krypton |
| Notable aliases | Charlie Kweskill |
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Quex-Ul is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is depicted as an enemy of Superman, although they are also sometimes allies.
Quex-Ul has made limited appearances in media outside comics, primarily in association with Superman. He is portrayed by Gordon Alexander in Krypton and voiced by Jason J. Lewis in Justice League Action.
Quex-Ul first appeared in Superman #157 (1962) and was created by Curt Swan and Edmond Hamilton.
Fictional character biography
Pre-Crisis
First appearing in Superman #157 (Nov. 1962), Quex-Ul was a Kryptonian exiled to the Phantom Zone when he was convicted of killing Rondors, an endangered species, to use their healing horns for the purpose of profit.[1] He confessed and spent his time in the Zone, but was released by Superman when his time was up. Not a grateful sort, he attempted to lure Superman into a gold kryptonite trap, until Superman discovered that Quex-Ul had actually been controlled by another Kryptonian, Rog-Ar, the true rondor killer. Learning this, Quex-Ul threw himself into the trap to save Superman, losing his powers and memory.[2]
In the 1982 series The Phantom Zone, Quex-Ul works at the Daily Planet, believing himself to be a human named "Charlie Kweskill". Susceptible to unconscious influence by Phantom Zoners, he unwittingly frees them and is himself trapped in the Zone along with Superman. Together they seek a way out of the Zone, ultimately facing a malevolent entity called Aethyr, whose mind creates the Phantom Zone. Quex-Ul flies towards Aethyr and sacrifices himself to save Superman.
Post-Crisis
In the Pocket Universe (an alternate version of the pre-Crisis Earth-One), Quex-Ul was freed with General Zod and Zaora from the Phantom Zone by a naive Lex Luthor, whereupon they turned Pocket Earth into a dead world. Quex-Ul and the others were executed by Superman using Kryptonite, a controversial move that haunted him for some time.[3]
Adventure Comics
In Adventure Comics #512 (May 2010), Quex-Ul makes an appearance under the cover name of Edward Robertson. He is later killed by Squad K of Project 7734.
