Dev-Em
{{short description|Fictional character who appears in DC Comics}}
{{Infobox comics character
| image= Dev-Em.jpg
| alt=A drawing of Dev-Em flying toward the camera
| caption=Dev-Em as depicted in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3 #15 (October 1985). Art by Steve Lightle.
| character_name = Dev-Em
| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = Adventure Comics #287 (June 1961)
| creators = Jerry Siegel (writer)
George Papp (artist)
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| alliances = Interstellar Counter-Intelligence Corps
Legion of Super-Heroes
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| powers = Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, invulnerability, freezing breath, super hearing, multiple extrasensory and vision powers, flight, and intelligence.
}}
Dev-Em is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #287 (June 1961), created by Jerry Siegel and George Papp. Various versions of the Dev-Em character have appeared over the years in Legion of Super-Heroes related comic books.
The original Dev-Em is a Kryptonian juvenile delinquent that attacked Superboy; after being thwarted by Superboy, Dev-Em traveled to the 30th century and becomes an occasional ally of the Legion.{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Greenberger |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Pasko |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |page=74}} Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity reboot, he is re-imagined as a Daxamite. Post-Infinite Crisis, he was once again made a Kryptonian; a criminal sentenced to the Phantom Zone.
Fictional character biography
=Pre-Crisis=
In pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity, Dev-Em is a Kryptonian juvenile delinquent who survives Krypton's destruction by placing himself in suspended animation in an orbiting space capsule. After landing on Earth, Dev-Em imprisons Superboy in the Phantom Zone and assumes his identity to destroy his reputation. Eventually, he frees Superboy and travels to the 30th century. Since the people of Smallville will not believe Superboy's story of the impostor, he claims to have been affected by red Kryptonite.
Dev-Em returns in Adventure Comics #320 (May 1964), where he has reformed, joined the Interstellar Counter-Intelligence Corps, and become an ally of the Legion of Super-Heroes.Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #290–294 (August - December 1982)
=Post-Crisis, Pre-Zero Hour=
Post-Crisis, the limited series Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (April 1988) depicts Dev-Em as David Emery, a Titanian who replicates Kryptonian abilities using his mental powers.
In the "Time and Time Again" storyline, Dev-Em appears as an adult Daxamite. He is defeated by the Legion of Super-Heroes, but destroys Earth's moon using the Dominators' Triple Strike program.The Adventures of Superman #478 (May 1991)Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4) #19 (June 1991)
=Post-Infinite Crisis=
Following Infinite Crisis, Dev-Em is depicted as a Kryptonian criminal and inmate of the Phantom Zone.Action Comics #851 (August 2007)
Powers and abilities
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In both his Daxamite and Kryptonian iterations, Dev-Em possesses the same superhuman abilities of both races while beneath the empowering light of a yellow sun such as that of Earth's solar system. His basic abilities are superhuman strength, superhuman speed and superhuman stamina sufficient to bend steel in his bare hands, overpower a locomotive, leap over a tall building in a single bound and outrun a speeding bullet; heightened senses of hearing and sight including X-ray vision as well as telescopic and microscopic vision; virtual invulnerability; accelerated healing; longevity; powerful freezing breath; heat vision; and flight.
In other media
File:Dev-Em_from_Man_of_Steel.jpg
- Dev-Em appears in Krypton, portrayed by Aaron Pierre.{{cite news |author=TV Line Team |date=June 21, 2016 |title=Syfy's Krypton: Meet Superman's Grandpa and Other Key Characters |url=http://tvline.com/2016/06/21/krypton-cast-syfy-series-seg-el-season-1/ |newspaper=Tvline |publisher=TV Line}}{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=October 10, 2016 |title=Krypton: Ian McElhinney & Elliot Cowan Among Six Cast In Syfy Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/krypton-ian-mcelhinney-elliot-cowan-six-cast-syfy-pilot-1201834262/ |access-date=October 25, 2017 |publisher=Deadline}} This version is a member of Kandor's military, the Sagitari squadron.
- Dev-Em II appears in Man of Steel, portrayed by Revard Dufresne.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Scott |date=January 23, 2013 |title=Man of Steel Exclusive: Two New Villains Revealed |url=https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/01/23/man-of-steel-exclusive-two-new-villains-revealed/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126102053/https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/01/23/man-of-steel-exclusive-two-new-villains-revealed/ |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |website=Comicbook.com}}{{Cite web |last=Connelly |first=Brendon |date=January 23, 2013 |title=Zod's Man Of Steel Ranks Continue To Swell – Two Sucker Punch Alumni Added |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/01/23/zods-man-of-steel-ranks-continue-to-swell-two-sucker-punch-alumni-added/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124215442/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/01/23/zods-man-of-steel-ranks-continue-to-swell-two-sucker-punch-alumni-added/ |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |website=Bleeding Cool}} This version is a member of General Zod's battalion, the Sword of Rao, who was previously imprisoned in the Phantom Zone.
- Dev-Em II's ancestor, Dev-Em I, appears in the Man of Steel prequel comic.{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=May 18, 2013 |title=Man of Steel Prequel Comic Sets up Dev-Em as a Threat |url=https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/05/18/man-of-steel-prequel-comic-sets-up-dev-em-as-a-threat/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622025618/https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/05/18/man-of-steel-prequel-comic-sets-up-dev-em-as-a-threat/ |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |website=ComicBook.com}} After becoming a candidate for a scout ship mission, he kills its crew before he is killed in turn by Kara Zor-El.{{Cite web |last=Sampson |first=Mike |date=May 21, 2013 |title=The Man of Steel Prequel You Need to See Before Watching the Film This Summer |url=https://screencrush.com/man-of-steel-prequel/ |website=ScreenCrush |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=devemprec Dev-Em at the Unofficial Who's Who of the DC Universe]
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