Blaze and Satanus are demonic supervillain siblings in the DC Comics Universe. Blaze first appeared first in Action Comics #655 (July 1990), and was created by writer Roger Stern and Bob McLeod. Satanus first appeared in Adventures of Superman #493 (August 1992), and was created by writer Jerry Ordway and Tom Grummett. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... Adventures of Superman is a series produced by DC Comics. ... The Hobgoblin character co-created by Stern. ... Robert William McLeod (born January 19, 1868, Port Melbourne, Victoria, died June 14, 1907, Middle Park, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests 1892-93. ... The covers of both the hardcover and the softcover versions of the Power of Shazam! graphic novel by Ordway. ... New Thunderbolts #7 cover by Grummett Thomas Tom Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. ... St. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... The Hobgoblin character co-created by Stern. ... Robert William McLeod (born January 19, 1868, Port Melbourne, Victoria, died June 14, 1907, Middle Park, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests 1892-93. ... Adventures of Superman is a series produced by DC Comics. ... The covers of both the hardcover and the softcover versions of the Power of Shazam! graphic novel by Ordway. ... New Thunderbolts #7 cover by Grummett Thomas Tom Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. ...

Both are the half-demon children of the now dead wizard Shazam and an unnamed demoness. Shazam is a comic book character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. ...

Fictional character biographies

Blaze

Blaze was introduced in Action Comics #655 (July 1990), although she had been working behind the scenes before this, being involved in the creation of Superman villains Silver Banshee and Skyhook. A red-skinned demoness, with horns, she disguised herself as Metropolis nightclub owner Angelica Blaze to steal souls. Superman followed her to Hell to fight for the souls of Jimmy Olsen and Perry White's son Jerry. Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... This article is about the character. ... Silver Banshee is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of Superman. ... For other usages of Metropolis, see Metropolis. ... Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) A hell, according to many religious beliefs, is an afterlife of suffering where the wicked or unrighteous dead are punished. ... Jimmy Olsen (full name James Bartholomew Olsen) is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... Perry White is a fictional character who appears in the Superman comics, and is the editor-in-chief of the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet. ...

Lord Satanus
artist Mike Miller

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Lord Satanus

The Demon War storyline^[1] introduced Blaze's brother Lord Satanus (possibly named after pre-Crisis magician/villain Lord Satanis). Lord Satanus also resembled a traditional demon, save that he wore a heavy Roman-style helmet, and either had black skin or the helmet buried his face in shadow. Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ...

They fought for possession of Blaze's domain, using Superman as a pawn. At the end of the story it was revealed that Satanus was disguised as Colin Thornton, the publisher of Newstime magazine, who first appeared in Nov 1989, and had previously hired Clark Kent as editor.

Wizard Shazam

Blaze also featured in The Power of Shazam!, where she took a new mortal guise as the mob boss of Fawcett City. Her plans for the city (and the Rock of Eternity connected to it) were foiled by Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family. The story also revealed that she and Satanus were only half-demons, their father being the wizard Shazam, and that it was Blaze who corrupted Black Adam (this was later retconned). The covers of both the hardcover and the softcover versions of the Power of Shazam! graphic novel by Jerry Ordway. ... Fawcett City is a fictional city, and the home of DC Comics Captain Marvel. ... For other uses, see Captain Marvel. ... The Marvel Family is a group of fictional characters, a team of superheroes in the Fawcett Comics and DC Comics universes. ... Shazam is a comic book character created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. ... Black Adam is a fictional comic book character whose morally ambiguous nature has his character fall between the lines of heroism and villainy; as a result, he has associated himself with both superheroes and supervillains in the past. ...

DMN

Lord Satanus, meanwhile, had created DMN, a magical drug that transformed people into demons, which he arranged to be sent to areas of the world where people were in desperate straits. After the Fall of Metropolis, the city became one of these areas. Horrified by what had befallen his home, Satanus sent a disguised magical message to Zatanna, who used Perry White and Superman's knowledge of the city to restore it. Satanus would use the DMN addicts again, however, to distract Shazam from detecting his presence when the wizard visited Metropolis. This page will provide a list of all the performance enhancers, serums, trigger chemicals, booster drugs, and mutagenic foods in the various comic book universes, that were used to give a specific hero or villain their powers. ... Metropolis as depicted in the Superman Returns video game Metropolis is a fictional city that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. ... Zatanna Zatara is a fictional wizard and a superheroine in the DC universe. ...

Following Brainiac-13's recreation of Metropolis, Satanus made an ambitious effort to capture the soul of the entire city. Superman offered his own soul in exchange, but eventually thwarted Satanus with the help of a young psychic and a mysterious shaman named Night Eagle who, it was implied, might be Blaze. Brainiac is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and frequent opponent of Superman. ...

Day of Vengeance

Main article: Day of Vengeance

Satanus recently revealed to Superman that he was Colin Thornton when the Spectre arrived in Metropolis, as part of his mission to destroy all evil magic during the Day of Vengeance miniseries. Superman tried to convince the Spectre to leave Satanus be, but the Spectre would have none of it and vanished with Satanus. Whether Lord Satanus was destroyed or not was not revealed. Day of Vengeance #1; cover by Walter Simonson. ... The Spectre is a fictional cosmic entity and superhero who has appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. ...

References

Resources

• DCU Guide: Blaze
• DCU Guide: Blaze Chronology
• DCU Guide: Lord Satanus
• Superman Homepage: Lord Satanus