Tasmanian Devil (DC Comics)
Comics character
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The Tasmanian Devil (Hugh Dawkins) is a superhero appearing in DC Comics. He is a gay pacifistic Australian metahuman with the ability to turn into a large anthropomorphic Tasmanian devil.[1] Tasmanian Devil first appeared in Super Friends #7,[2] with his first appearance in mainline continuity being in Infinity, Inc. #32.[3]
Ramona Fradon
| Tasmanian Devil | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Super Friends #7 (October 1977) |
| Created by | E. Nelson Bridwell Ramona Fradon |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Hugh Dawkins |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | |
| Partnerships | Gregorio de la Vega (husband) |
| Abilities | Transforms into a were-beast granting:
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Fictional character biography
Tasmanian Devil is usually depicted as a metahuman who was born with superpowers. A humorous alternate origin was given, suggesting that he gained his powers from his mother, who possessed similar abilities to him and artificially gave him powers.[4] Regardless, his parents had a hard time dealing with his alter ego until he saved his father's life.[5]
Tasmanian Devil served as a superhero in Tasmania before joining the Global Guardians.[5] He often fought alongside other heroes, such as the Super Friends and Infinity Inc. Later, the Guardians' base is destroyed and the team disbands.[6]
Justice League
When Queen Bee reforms the Global Guardians as part of her scheme to brainwash heroes, Tasmanian Devil is left out of the group due to his connections to the Justice League.[7] He goes on to join the League and accompanies them in a mission to Bialya.[8] During his time in the League, Tasmanian Devil is revealed to be gay.[9]
Tasmanian Devil assists the Justice League in battling Overmaster, who kills Ice.[10] Following Ice's death, Tasmanian Devil joins the Ultramarine Corps, living for a time on their floating city of Superbia.[11] Later, Tasmanian Devil rejoins the Global Guardians.[12]
Death and return
In Justice League: Cry for Justice, Tasmanian Devil is apparently killed by Prometheus.[13][14] It is later revealed that Prometheus had his body put into a stasis pod. He is fully healed and awakened after being placed in a Lazarus Pit. Tasmanian Devil helps Starman, Congorilla, Malavar, and Animal Man fight a group of enemies, and then returns to Australia to tell his mother that he is still alive.
The New 52 and DC Rebirth
In DC Pride, Tasmanian Devil joins Justice League Queer, which his husband Extraño assembles to defeat Eclipso.[15][16]
In the Doomsday Clock storyline, Tasmanian Devil joins the Sleeping Soldiers, Australia's sanctioned superhero team.[17]