Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics universe. Savage first appeared in Green Lantern # 10 in 1943, and was created by Alfred Bester and Martin Nodell. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... Alfred Bester Alfred Bester (born December 18, 1913 in New York City, died September 30, 1987) was a science fiction author and the winner of the first Hugo Award in 1953 for his novel The Demolished Man. ... Martin Nodell (born 15 November 1915) is a cartoonist and commercial artist, best known as the creator of the comic book superhero Green Lantern. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The Secret Society of Super Villains (SSoSV) is a group of comic book villains that exist in the DC Universe. ... The Injustice Society (also called the Injustice Society of the World) is a group of fictional supervillains in the DC Comics universe. ... Tartarus is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Pyramid of Khafra and the Great Sphinx of Giza Portrait of Khafra, originally found at Mit Rahina, now residing in the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo. ... Gaius Julius Caesar [1] (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC or 102 BC – March 15, 44 BC), was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Genghis Khan (disambiguation). ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... For other uses of War, see War (disambiguation). ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfred Bester Alfred Bester (born December 18, 1913 in New York City, died September 30, 1987) was a science fiction author and the winner of the first Hugo Award in 1953 for his novel The Demolished Man. ... Martin Nodell (born 15 November 1915) is a cartoonist and commercial artist, best known as the creator of the comic book superhero Green Lantern. ...

Savage is immortal, and has plagued the earth with crime and violence since before the beginning of recorded time. He is a brilliant tactician with immense technological prowess. He is one of DC's most persistent villains and has fought many different heroes throughout history. This article is about living for infinite period of time. ...

Fictional character biography

In the days of prehistory, 50,000 BC, Savage was a caveman named Vandar Adg, leader of the Blood Tribe. He was bathed in the radiation of a mysterious meteorite, which gave him incredible intellect and immortality. An observer from the Bear Tribe would later approach that same meteorite and become Savage's eternal nemesis, the Resurrection Man, possessing the power to resurrect as a new persona every time he is killed. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Prehistoric man. ... The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third and last subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age as it is understood in Europe, Africa and Asia. ... Neanderthal A caveman is a popular stock character based on how early humans or hominids may have looked and behaved. ... Radiation as used in physics, is energy in the form of waves or moving subatomic particles. ... Willamette Meteorite A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earths surface without being destroyed. ... Resurrection Man is the title of a DC Comics comic book series about Mitchell Shelly which ran for 27 issues from 1997 to 1999. ... Look up Resurrection in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Savage's first mark in the "history" of the DC Universe came when he and a select group of people successfully undermined and destroyed the lost city of Atlantis. That group of people became known as the Illuminati, with Savage serving as its leader, then and ever since. Picture of Platos description of Atlantis Atlantis (Greek: , Island of Atlas) is the name of a legendary island first mentioned in Platos dialogues Timaeus and Critias. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

He claims to have ruled hundreds of civilizations under hundreds of names: Khafre, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar (though he has also claimed to have participated in the murder of Julius Caesar), Genghis Khan, Blackbeard, and Vlad the Impaler, to name a few. He has also worked as close friends and advisers to the likes of Erik the Red, Napoleon Bonaparte, Ra's al Ghul, Otto von Bismarck, and Adolf Hitler. The Pyramid of Khafra and the Great Sphinx of Giza Portrait of Khafra, originally found at Mit Rahina, now residing in the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo. ... Alexander the Great (Greek: ,[1][2] Megas Alexandros; July 20 356 BC – June 10 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, was an Ancient Greek king of Macedon (336–323 BC). ... Gaius Julius Caesar [1] (Latin pronunciation ; English pronunciation ; July 12 or July 13, 100 BC or 102 BC – March 15, 44 BC), was a Roman military and political leader and one of the most influential men in world history. ... For other uses, see Genghis Khan (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vlad III the Impaler ( IPA: in common Romanian reference; also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad Drăculea and Kazıklı Bey in Turkish; November or December, 1431 – December 1476) was Prince (voivode) of Wallachia, a former polity which is now part of Romania. ... Erik (Eric) the Red (950–1000[1]) Old Norse and Icelandic: Eiríkur rauði; Norwegian; Eirik Raude founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. ... Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from... ‹ The template below (Comics-in-universe) has been proposed for deletion. ... “Bismarck” redirects here. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

During the Golden Age, Savage battled the Justice Society of America. He attempted to capture the members of the Justice Society out of revenge, but was thwarted by the Golden and Silver Age Flashes (Jay Garrick and Barry Allen). ^[1] Savage would continue to make various attacks on the Justice Society in later stories. He was also one of the founding members of The Injustice Society, and briefly formed a group of villains called Tartarus. He is one of the main villains in the JLA: Year One storyline, working against the recently-formed JLA, and harboring a deep hatred towards superheroes and the invading alien Appelaxians. During one confrontation with the aliens, Savage claims to have designed Stonehenge itself, which the aliens have just partially demolished. Savage also mentions that he shut down the Justice Society with "a few well-placed senators." Superman, catalyst of the Golden Age: Superman #14 (Feb. ... The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. ... Jay Garrick is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe and the first to use the name Flash. ... Barry Allen is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash. ... The Injustice Society (also called the Injustice Society of the World) is a group of fictional supervillains in the DC Comics universe. ... Tartarus is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Appelaxians are a fictional alien race in DC Comics. ... For other uses, see Stonehenge (disambiguation). ...

Immortal Man

Ultimately, Savage's enemy the Immortal Man erased himself from existence to save the world during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Mitch Shelley, the Resurrection Man, an amnesiac with similar powers, took over as Savage's nemesis. However, Savage's list of foes is not limited to those two characters. Having lived so long, Savage has butted heads with possibly every single hero featured in the DC Universe, past, present, and future, most notably the Justice Society of America and the Justice League of America. At present, in DC universe, Savage is about 52,000 years old. 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. ... Resurrection Man is the title of a DC Comics comic book series about Mitchell Shelly which ran for 27 issues from 1997 to 1999. ... “Heroine” redirects here. ... The Justice League, sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short, is a fictional DC Universe superhero team. ...

DC One Million

Main article: DC One Million

In this series, it is learned Savage has a base deep inside the Egyptian Sphinx. A confrontation with Martian Manhunter leaves him with a burnt out eye, which seemingly afflicts him far into the future. DC One Million was a crossover event published by DC Comics in 1998. ... The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background For other uses, see Sphinx (disambiguation). ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

Savage will possibly meet his end in the year 85,271 A.D. (as seen in the DC One Million storyline), when he is unwillingly sent back in time to 20th century Montevideo, Uruguay, seconds before it is obliterated by a nuclear weapon, an action that was, ironically, ordered by Savage himself. At this point, the time jumping hero Chronos is seen in the background. This is, however, only one possible future for Savage. These events may change due to the tampering with the forces of the universe by Alexander Luthor, Jr. and Superboy-Prime during the Infinite Crisis. DC One Million was a crossover event published by DC Comics in 1998. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Department Montevideo Department Altitude 43 m Coordinates 34º 53S 56º 10W Founded 1726 Founder Bruno Mauricio de Zabala Population 1,325,968 (2004) (1st) Demonym Montevideano Phone Code +02 Postal Code 10000 Montevideo (IPA: ) is the capital, largest city, and chief port of Uruguay. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter A nuclear weapon derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions of fusion or fission. ... Chronos is a DC Comics supervillain who takes his name from the Greek personification of Time and has the ability to time travel and manipulate history. ... Alexander Luthor, Jr. ... Superboy-Prime is a fictional superhero turned supervillain in the DC Universe. ... Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics, beginning in October of 2005. ...

Villains United

Main article: Villains United

Vandal Savage was seen in the final two issues of Villains United. Originally Savage was a member of Lex Luthor's Society, but he quit the Society and told Lex not to contact him for any reason. While no reason was given it is likely Vandal quit because his daughter Scandal Savage was working against the Society as part of the Secret Six.^[2] When the Society lodged a final ambush against the Six, Savage threatened to kill Luthor if he didn't call off the attack, saying that he couldn't allow anyone to harm his daughter. This was shown to be due more to ulterior motives than fatherly love, as in issue three of the Secret Six miniseries it was revealed Savage wants his daughter to produce an heir with Catman, and he's been putting bounties on the Secret Six's heads as a warning of what will happen to her lover if she refuses him.^[3] Villains United is a six-issue comic book limited series, written by Gail Simone with art by Dale Eaglesham and Wade von Grawbadger, published by DC Comics in 2005. ... Villains United is a six-issue comic book limited series, written by Gail Simone with art by Dale Eaglesham and Wade von Grawbadger, published by DC Comics in 2005. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain owned by DC Comics. ... The Secret Society of Super Villains (SSoSV) is a group of comic book villains that exist in the DC Universe. ... Scandal is a DC Comics supervillain. ... The Secret Six is the name of three distinct, fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics universe, plus an alternate universes fourth team. ... Catman is a fictional character in the DC Comics Rogues Gallery. ...

Flash and JSA

Main article: One Year Later

Savage was seen as leader of a doomsday cult. He attempted to use a device to pull an asteroid into the Earth, but was thrown into space with the asteroid itself when the Flash reversed the polarity of the device. ^[4] Eventually the asteroid fell back on Earth with Savage, who found his power greatly diminished. His immortality completely drained, he's still able to survive otherwise fatal wounds, but a brain tumor and a strong decay of his biological function are leading him to a fast death, with an estimated life span of eleven days. Savage tried to capture Alan Scott by baiting him with a grotesque (and disguised) Wesley Dodds clone, who, in fact, was his own clone. After a failed attempt to steal Scott's DNA, Savage was left alone in the rubble of his former secret base. Realizing that his clone could be considered his own offspring, and that the blood of his descendants has always renewed his strength, Savage cooked and ate his clone, renewing his energies at least for another year.^[5] One Year Later event logo. ... Wally West is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics Universe, the first Kid Flash and the third Flash. ... Alan Scott is a fictional hero from the DC Comics universe and the first superhero to bear the name Green Lantern. ... The Sandman, alias Wesley Dodds, is a fictional masked crimefighter in the DC Comics universe. ...

Savage returns in the first story arc of the new Justice Society of America, the mastermind behind a group of Neonazi superpowered villains targeting the heirs of several Golden Age superhero bloodlines. In issue #4, after a battle with Wildcat & his son, Savage is defeated when hit by a fire truck. He later reappears in Atlantis where he's revealed to have been behind the atrocities in Sub Diego and Black Manta's occupation of the city. ^[6] The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ... Superman, catalyst of the Golden Age: Superman #14 (Feb. ... Wildcat is the name of four DC Comics characters, three of them superheroes. ... Sub Diego is the fictional home city of Aquaman and the second Aquagirl, formed when part of the city of San Diego submerged in an artifically generated earthquake, the result of a plan which changed part of the surviving population into subaquatic beings. ... Black Manta is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an archenemy of Aquaman. ...

Elseworlds

Vandal Savage was the villain in the 1997 Elseworld limited series Batman: Dark Knight Dynasty. In this story, Savage is obsessed with recovering the meteor that gave him his immortality, believing that it will reveal why he has become what he became. Over the centuries, he finds himself opposing the members of the Wayne family throughout history, starting with medieval knight Sir Joshua of Wainwright, to contemporary Bruce Wayne (Vandal saved Bruce's parents, but killed them when Bruce was an adult. He did this in order to ensure they did not stop him from reacquiring the meteor. He and Bruce died after a battle in space), to futuristic Vice President Brenda Wayne. At the conclusion of this last battle, Vandal was left drifting through space on the meteor, determined to learn the purpose of his life. The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ...

Another Elseworld story, Flashpoint, had Savage running a space-exploration corporation with the help of the crippled Barry Allen. He tried to use technology stolen from J'onn J'onzz to kill humanity (he wanted to commit suicide in the grandest manner possible), but was killed by Barry Allen, who sacrificed his life to stop the alien device. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Barry Allen is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash. ...

In the limited series Kingdom Come, Vandal Savage is a member of Lex Luthor's Mankind Liberation Front, but is captured by Batman and his allies when he gets mauled by that timeline's version of Wildcat. Kingdom Come was a four-issue comic book limited series published in 1996 by DC Comics. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain owned by DC Comics. ...

In other media

Savage is seen in several episodes of the animated series Justice League, where he is voiced by Phil Morris. This version of Savage, in addition to being an immortal, has enhanced healing properties in the style of Animal Man. His origin is the same as that of his comic book counterpart, except it is revealed in the episode "Maid of Honor" his age is half of that in the comics - 25,000 years. . ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Phil Morris (born April 4, 1959 in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American TV and movie actor. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The League first encounters Savage in the three-part episode "The Savage Time," when he manages to alter history and cause Nazi Germany to win World War II. The League (minus Batman, who was in the Watchtower at the time) is unaffected by the temporal change, as they are protected by Green Lantern's energy while he guides their space ship in for docking). They arrive back on Earth to find it ruled by Savage's fascist dictatorship. With the aid of this timeline's version of Batman, the League travels back in time to learn that Savage sent to his younger self a laptop containing schematics for advanced weapons technology, as well as information on the future plans of the Allies. This allowed Savage to catapult himself to the top of the Axis authority, deposing Hitler and assuming the title of Führer. When Savage mounts an jet-powered aerial invasion of America, the League manages to stop his invasion force, with Savage's plane crashing into the Atlantic Ocean. Hitler is restored to power in time for D-Day to succeed. List of Justice League episodes The Savage Time is the first-season finale of the Justice League animated series. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... For the DJ, see DJ Green Lantern. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... A representation of the changes in territory controlled by Allies and Axis powers over the course of the war. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Nazi propaganda poster. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ...

Savage's second appearance was in Maid of Honor, masquerading as his own grandson, Vandall Savage III, and acting as administrator of Kasnia's space program. He became affianced to Princess Audrey, the heir to the throne. After marrying Audrey, he used Kasnia's involvement with an international space station to set up a rail gun that shoots meteors with pinpoint accuracy. With this, he hoped to threaten the world into bowing to his authority. The League (in particular, Wonder Woman, who had become a good friend of Audrey's) dismantles Savage's plot yet again. It is in this episode that Savage explains his origins, and the secret of his immortality. List of Justice League episodes Maid of Honor is composed of the thirty-third and thirty-fourth episodes of the Justice League animated series. ... Kasnia is a fictional country which appears in the Superman, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman cartoons. ... A railgun is a form of gun that converts electrical energy (rather than the more conventional chemical energy from an explosive propellant) into projectile kinetic energy. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. ...

His final appearance was in the episode "Hereafter". Superman, having been thrown forward to a time when the Earth's sun is red (leaving him powerless) meets Savage, the sole surviving human. Savage was responsible for the destruction of the human race, having stolen the Atom's piece of dwarf star, and using it to build a machine that would allow him to control the force of gravity. In Superman's absence he slaughtered the Justice League, but the side effects of his gravity manipulation shifted the balance of the entire solar system, killing all human life. The centuries of loneliness and isolation have caused him to regret his mad pursuit of power. He has built a time machine similar to the one he used in The Savage Time, but explains to Superman that he can't go back to any time where he already exists. When Superman points out that he, Superman, can, he and Savage work together to retrieve a Zero-point energy generator to power the machine. The radiation from the power source also has the effect of restoring Superman to his full abilities (like a miniature yellow sun). Savage sends Superman back, giving him information to stop his old self's plan. Superman returns to the present. List of Justice League episodes Hereafter is composed of the forty-third and forty-fourth episodes of the Justice League animated series. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... The Atom introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase # 34 (Sep-Oct 1961) is physicist and university professor Ray Palmer (named for real-life science fiction writer Raymond A. Palmer, who was himself quite short). ... In physics, the zero-point energy is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical physical system may possess and is the energy of the ground state of the system. ...

In the episode's last scene, Savage is sitting among the ruins of Metropolis, and watches as the future restores itself. As he sees himself slowly fade from existence, his last words are "Thank you, my friend...".

In Smallville, previous Superman actor Dean Cain is set to guest star as Dr Knox, a charchter very similar to Vandal Savage.

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