Trigger Twins#Walter and Wayne Trigger
The Trigger Twins are the names of two sets of fictional Western themed comic book characters published by DC Comics.
Fictional character biography
=Walter and Wayne Trigger=
{{Infobox comics character
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| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = All-Star Western #58 (May 1951)
| creators = Robert Kanigher (writer)
Carmine Infantino (artist)
| alter_ego = Walter and Wayne Trigger
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| alliances = Justice Riders
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| powers = Excellent marksmen and hand-to-hand combatants
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The first Trigger Twins debuted in All-Star Western #58 (May 1951), and were created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino.{{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=356}}{{cite book |last1=Schelly |first1=William |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s |date=2013 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=9781605490540 |page=50}}
The series feature the adventures of twins Walt and Wayne Trigger.{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |access-date=2 April 2020 |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/triggert.htm |title=Trigger Twins}} Walt is a sheriff, while Wayne is a civilian, but is more skilled with firearms than his brother.Secret Origins (vol. 2) #48 Wayne occasionally impersonates Walt using a duplicate of his clothes and horse. In Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Trigger Twins are revealed to originate from Earth-Two.{{cite book |last1=Sacks |first1=Jason |last2=Dallas |first2=Keith |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490564 |page=114}}
=Tom and Tad Trigger=
{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Trigger Twins
| image = 948419-blackest night triggers super.jpg
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| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = Detective Comics #667 (October 1993)
| creators = Chuck Dixon (writer)
Graham Nolan (artist)
| alter_ego = Tom and Tad Trigger
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| alliances = The Society
Black Lantern Corps
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A modern, villainous incarnation of the Trigger Twins, Tom and Tad Trigger, are introduced in Detective Comics #667 (October 1993).{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |page=353}}Robin (vol. 2) Annual #6 (1997). DC Comics.
In Infinite Crisis, the Trigger Twins join the Secret Society of Super Villains before being killed in battle.Infinite Crisis #7. DC Comics. In Blackest Night, the two are temporarily resurrected as Black Lanterns.Blackest Night: Batman #1-3 (2009)
Other versions
Alternate universe variants of the Trigger Twins from Earth-18 appear in The Multiversity Guidebook #1 as members of the Justice Riders.The Multiversity Guidebook #1
In other media
In the Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds", John Deegan rewrites reality, turning Barry Allen and Oliver Queen into the Trigger Twins before they eventually defeat Deegan and restore reality.{{cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=December 20, 2018 |title="Elseworlds: Part Two" - Here's Our List of Easter Eggs and References |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2018/12/11/elseworlds-part-two-heres-our-list-of-easter-eggs-and-references/#20 |access-date=December 11, 2018 |website=comicbook.com}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.toonopedia.com/triggert.htm Toonopedia article on the Trigger Twins]
{{DC Western Characters}}
{{Batgirl}}
{{Robin}}
{{All-Star Squadron}}
Category:Characters created by Carmine Infantino
Category:Characters created by Chuck Dixon
Category:Characters created by Graham Nolan
Category:Characters created by Robert Kanigher
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1951
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1993
Category:DC Comics superhero teams
Category:DC Comics supervillain teams
Category:DC Comics male superheroes
Category:DC Comics male supervillains
Category:DC Comics Western (genre) characters
Category:Twin characters in comics