| SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS | BIOGRAPHY |
| Created by Gerry Conway and Pablo Marcos |
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TEAM DATA
Former Members: Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Captain Boomerang, Copperhead, Gorilla Grodd, Manhunter, Shadow Thief, Sinestro, Star Sapphire, Wizard, Captain Comet, Hi-Jack, Captain Stingaree, Felix Faust, Trickster, Blockbuster, Floronic Man, Reverse-Flash, Lex Luthor, Matter Master, Angle Man, Bizarro, Poison Ivy, Chronos, Killer Moth, Quakemaster, Silver Ghost, Sizematic Twins, Ultra-Humanite, Brain Wave, Cheetah, Killer Frost, Mist I, Monocle, Psycho-Pirate, Rag Doll, Signalman,
First Appearance: Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 (May-June 1976): "Attend -- or Die!"
Creators: Gerry Conway and Pablo Marcos
MEMBERSHIP
HISTORY
A criminal organization that has gone through a number of incarnations. Originally, Darkseid assigned a Manhunter clone to gather several super-villains, make them a team that could rid Earth of its super-heroes, and pave the way for Darkseid's takeover of Earth. Eventually, the group rebelled, preferring to rule the Earth themselves. Since then, various interests and leaders like Funky Flashman, Lex Luthor, Gorilla Grodd, the Wizard (I), and the Silver Ghost have taken over or re-formed the organization, including old and new members in the roster, and battled super-heroes like the JLA, the JSA, the Creeper, and the Freedom Fighters. During the most part of the group's activity, it was first infiltrated and then constantly battled by Captain Comet. The last version of the Society was formed by the Ultra-Humanite, who recruited a cadre of villains to battle ten specific heroes of the JLA and the JSA. The plan backfired, however, and the villains ended up in Limbo.
CHRONOLOGY
For a definitive list of appearances of Secret Society of Super-Villains in chronological order click here
PROFILE REFERENCES
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #20 (October 1986)