Mad Mod
{{Short description|Fictional character in DC Comics}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Mad Mod
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| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = Teen Titans #7 (January–February 1967)
| creators = Bob Haney
Nick Cardy
| alter_ego =
| full_name = Neil Richards
| species = Human
| homeworld = Earth
| alliances =
| aliases =
| supports =
| powers = Skilled engineer
}}
Mad Mod (Neil Richards) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is known as one of the first recurring villains of the Teen Titans.
Publication history
Mad Mod first appeared in Teen Titans #7 and was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy.{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |page=189}}
Fictional character biography
Mad Mod is a Carnaby Street fashion designer and an early enemy of the Teen Titans. He has no superpowers, but uses various inventions.Teen Titans #7. DC Comics.
In Dan Jurgens' Teen Titans series, Mad Mod reforms and becomes an ally of the Titans.
In The New 52 continuity reboot, Mad Mod is a member of a group known as "Diablo" and is portrayed as a hipster with a handlebar mustache.Titans Hunt #6. DC Comics.
Powers and abilities
During the Mad Mod's heyday as a villain, he would match his outrageous clothing with a way out approach in his intricate but deadly traps. He would employ a gang of thugs to do most of the handiwork that needed muscle.
Other versions
An alternate universe variant of Mad Mod appears in Titans Tomorrow.
In other media
=Television=
- Mad Mod appears in Teen Titans (2003), voiced by Malcolm McDowell.{{cite web |title=Mad Mod Voices (Teen Titans) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Teen-Titans/Mad-Mod/ |access-date=April 13, 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 an old man, Anglophile, and ally of the Brotherhood of Evil who views the Teen Titans as rebellious "snots", and utilizes robots, hypnotic holographic projectors, death traps, and illusions controlled by his cane, which also allowed him to drain youth on one occasion.{{cite book |last1=Cadigan |first1=Glen |title=Titans Companion 2 |date=2008 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781893905870 |page=191 |chapter=Sam Register: Bringing the Teen Titans to TV}}
- Mad Mod appears in the "New Teen Titans" segment of DC Nation Shorts. This version possesses a machine resembling the TARDIS capable of manipulating time and his age.
- Mad Mod appears in the Teen Titans Go! (2013) episode "Salty Codgers". This version possesses the ability to drain youth through his cane.
=Film=
Mad Mod makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.
=Video games=
- Mad Mod appears as an unlockable character in Teen Titans (2006) via the "Master of Games" mode, voiced by Greg Ellis.
- Mad Mod appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=April 13, 2024 |website=IGN}}