Spellbinder (DC Comics)#Lady Spellbinder

The first Spellbinder, Delbert Billings, first appeared in Detective Comics #358 (December 1966), and was created by John Broome and Sheldon Moldoff.{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=279}} He is a painter who uses optical illusions and hypnotic weapons to commit crimes.{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=McAvennie |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6 |page=113}}{{cite book |last =Rovin |first =Jeff |title =The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |publisher =Facts on File |date =1987 |location =New York |isbn = 0-8160-1356-X |page=324}}{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |pages=329–330}}Batman #336 Throughout his appearances, Spellbinder battles Batman and Superman before being killed by his girlfriend, Fay Moffit.

A second, unidentified Spellbinder appears in Justice League International (vol. 2) #65 as a member of the government-sanctioned "League-Busters".Justice League International (vol. 2) #65Justice League America #90

In Underworld Unleashed, Delbert Billings' girlfriend Fay Moffit kills him and gains Neron's power. She becomes the third Spellbinder, also known as Lady Spellbinder, before being killed during Infinite Crisis.Detective Comics #691-692Birds of Prey: BatgirlBirds of Prey #12-14

A fourth Spellbinder, Viktor Mironov, is introduced in The New 52 continuity reboot.Constantine #13 He is a Russian magician who assists John Constantine in combating the Cult of the Cold Flame before being killed in battle.Constantine #16-17

A fifth Spellbinder, Charles Dante, is introduced in Infinite Frontier. He is an artist, psychiatrist, and former classmate of Barbara Gordon who seeks to free Gotham City's citizens from what he sees as brainwashing.Batgirls #3 (April 2022)

The original Spellbinder used a number of optical and aural devices of his own invention to hypnotize others. His fighting skills were minimal.

The second unnamed Spellbinder had genuine mystical abilities.

The third Spellbinder, also known as Lady Spellbinder, can create realistic illusions that cause real pain to the recipients. However, she is unable to use this ability if she is blinded or otherwise has restricted vision.

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• A futuristic incarnation of Spellbinder appears in Batman Beyond, voiced by Jon Cypher.{{cite web |title=Spellbinder Voices (Batman) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Batman/Spellbinder/ |access-date=July 16, 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 Ira Billings, the school psychologist of Hamilton High who wears a suit featuring an orange-and-black swirl design and uses a large floating "eyeball" that allows him to project mental illusions via hypnosis and virtual technology. Additionally, he constructs the addictive VR Rooms, which creates the user's greatest fantasy and eventually renders them catatonic the more they use it, for use in his crimes.
• The unnamed incarnation of Spellbinder appears in The Batman, voiced by Michael Massee. This version has a third eye, which he acquired while meditating in the Far East and gives him the ability to induce hallucinations.

Spellbinder and Lady Spellbinder appear as character summons in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}

Spellbinder makes a minor appearance in the novel Wayne of Gotham.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060514115425/http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/tommorrow/S/Spellbinder.htm Cosmic Team profile]
• {{dcauw|Spellbinder|Spellbinder (Batman Beyond)}}
• [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/thebatman/?x=bios/spellbinder/index The Batman profile] at World's Finest Online

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