Everyman (DC Comics)
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{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Everyman
| image = Everyman (DC Comics).jpg
| noimage = yes
| caption = Everyman as Lex Luthor, as depicted in 52 #39 (March 2007).
Art by Ivan Reis.
| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = 52 #21 (September 2006)
| creators = {{ubl|Grant Morrison (writer)| Geoff Johns (writer)| Greg Rucka (writer)| Mark Waid (writer)|Keith Giffen (artist)| Joe Bennett (artist)}}
| alter_ego =
| full_name = Hannibal Bates
| species = Metahuman
| homeworld =
| alliances = {{ubl|Infinity, Inc.|Black Lantern Corps}}
| partners = Cupid
| aliases = Blue Beetle, Green Arrow, Lex Luthor, Dark Arrow, Skyman, Sarge Steel
| supports =
| powers = Shape-shifting
}}
Everyman (Hannibal Bates) is a supervillain published by DC Comics. He debuted in 52 #17 (August 2006), and was created by Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, Keith Giffen and Joe Bennett. His name is a combination of fictional serial killers Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates.
Everyman made his live-action debut on The Flash season one, portrayed by Martin Novotny.
Fictional character biography
Everyman is a shapeshifter and member of Lex Luthor's Infinity, Inc. who can physically transform into another person after eating part of their body.{{Cite book |last=Manning |first=Matthew K. |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: New Edition |last2=Wiacek |first2=Stephen |last3=Scott |first3=Melanie |last4=Jones |first4=Nick |last5=Walker |first5=Landry Q. |publisher=DK |year=2021 |isbn=9780744020564 |pages=156}} He is generally unpopular with his teammates, mostly due to his searching for components of his teammates' living matter (e.g. hair and toenail clippings) to eat.52 #39 (January 2007)
Everyman is later attacked by Black Canary and seemingly killed.Green Arrow and Black Canary #1 - 3 (December 2007 - March 2008) He is later revealed to have survived, but has sustained amnesia and believes that he is Green Arrow. Everyman later works with Cupid, who betrays and kills him.Green Arrow and Black Canary #25 - #29 (December 2009 - February 2010)
In Blackest Night, Everyman is temporarily resurrected as a Black Lantern.Blackest Night #1 (September 2009)Blackest Night #3 (November 2009)
Powers and abilities
Thanks to Luthor's Exo-gene program, Everyman can duplicate any organic lifeform, but is unable to accurately duplicate non-organic matter, as evidenced when he replicated Sarge Steel, who possesses a metal hand.
In other media
- Hannibal Bates / Everyman appears in the first season of The Flash, portrayed by Martin Novotny in his default form and several others while disguised.{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=September 6, 2017 |title=The Flash: Who Is Harrison Wells? Episode Synopsis Released |url=https://comicbook.com/comicbook/news/the-flash-who-is-harrison-wells-episode-synopsis-released/ |website=ComicBook.com}} This version gained his abilities from exposure to dark matter during the explosion of S.T.A.R. Labs' particle accelerator. He is later killed by Joe West, but is resurrected after the multiverse is recreated in "Crisis on Infinite Earths".{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
- Everyman appears in Young Justice, voiced by Nolan North.{{cite web |title=Everyman Voice - Young Justice (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Young-Justice/Everyman/ |access-date=July 30, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is a member of the Light's Infinity, Inc., which is later reworked into the Infinitors.
References
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