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{{short description|Fictional character who appears in DC Comics}}
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| alt=A drawing of Dev-Em flying toward the camera
| caption=Dev-Em as depicted in ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' vol. 3 #15 (October 1985). Art by Steve Lightle.
| character_name = Dev-Em
| publisher = DC Comics
| debut = ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #287 (June 1961)
| creators = [[Jerry Siegel]] (writer)<br>[[George Papp]] (artist)
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| alliances = Interstellar Counter-Intelligence Corps<br>[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]
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| powers = Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, invulnerability, freezing breath, super hearing, multiple extrasensory and vision powers, flight, and intelligence.
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'''Dev-Em''' is a fictional character who appears in [[DC Comics]]. He first appeared in ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' #287 (June 1961), created by [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[George Papp]]. Various versions of the Dev-Em character have appeared over the years in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' related comic books.

The original Dev-Em is a [[Krypton (comics)|Kryptonian]] juvenile delinquent that attacked [[Superboy]]; after being thwarted by Superboy, Dev-Em traveled to the 30th century and becomes an occasional ally of the Legion.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Greenberger |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |author-link2=Martin Pasko |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |page=74}}</ref> Following the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' continuity reboot, he is re-imagined as a [[Daxamite]]. Post-''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', he was once again made a Kryptonian; a criminal sentenced to the [[Phantom Zone]].

==Fictional character biography==
===Pre-Crisis===
In pre-''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' continuity, Dev-Em is a [[Krypton (comics)|Kryptonian]] juvenile delinquent who survives [[Krypton (comics)|Krypton]]'s destruction by placing himself in suspended animation in an orbiting space capsule. After landing on Earth, Dev-Em imprisons [[Superboy]] in the Phantom Zone and assumes his identity to destroy his reputation. Eventually, he frees Superboy and travels to the 30th century. Since the people of [[Smallville (comics)|Smallville]] will not believe Superboy's story of the impostor, he claims to have been affected by red [[Kryptonite]].

Dev-Em returns in ''Adventure Comics'' #320 (May 1964), where he has reformed, joined the Interstellar Counter-Intelligence Corps, and become an ally of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes]].<ref>''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (vol. 2) #290–294 (August - December 1982)</ref>

===Post-Crisis, Pre-Zero Hour===
Post-''Crisis'', the limited series ''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1 (April 1988) depicts Dev-Em as '''David Emery''', a [[List of alien races in DC Comics#Titanians|Titanian]] who replicates Kryptonian abilities using his mental powers.

In the "Time and Time Again" storyline, Dev-Em appears as an adult [[Daxam]]ite. He is defeated by the Legion of Super-Heroes, but destroys Earth's moon using the [[Dominators (DC Comics)|Dominators]]' Triple Strike program.<ref>''[[Superman (comic book)|The Adventures of Superman]]'' #478 (May 1991)</ref><ref>''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (vol. 4) #19 (June 1991)</ref>

===Post-Infinite Crisis===
Following ''[[Infinite Crisis]]'', Dev-Em is depicted as a Kryptonian criminal and inmate of the Phantom Zone.<ref>''[[Action Comics]]'' #851 (August 2007)</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
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In both his Daxamite and Kryptonian iterations, Dev-Em possesses the same superhuman abilities of both races while beneath the empowering light of a yellow sun such as that of Earth's solar system. His basic abilities are superhuman strength, superhuman speed and superhuman stamina sufficient to bend steel in his bare hands, overpower a locomotive, leap over a tall building in a single bound and outrun a speeding bullet; heightened senses of hearing and sight including X-ray vision as well as telescopic and microscopic vision; virtual invulnerability; accelerated healing; longevity; powerful freezing breath; heat vision; and flight.

==In other media==
[[File:Dev-Em_from_Man_of_Steel.jpg|thumb|Revard Dufresne as Dev-Em II as depicted in ''Man of Steel''.|x150px]]
* Dev-Em appears in ''[[Krypton (TV series)|Krypton]]'', portrayed by [[Aaron Pierre (actor)|Aaron Pierre]].<ref>{{cite news |author=TV Line Team |date=June 21, 2016 |title=Syfy's ''Krypton'': Meet Superman's Grandpa and Other Key Characters |url=http://tvline.com/2016/06/21/krypton-cast-syfy-series-seg-el-season-1/ |newspaper=Tvline |publisher=TV Line}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=October 10, 2016 |title=''Krypton'': Ian McElhinney & Elliot Cowan Among Six Cast In Syfy Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/krypton-ian-mcelhinney-elliot-cowan-six-cast-syfy-pilot-1201834262/ |access-date=October 25, 2017 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref> This version is a member of [[Kandor (comics)|Kandor]]'s military, the Sagitari squadron.
* '''Dev-Em II''' appears in ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'', portrayed by Revard Dufresne.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Scott |date=January 23, 2013 |title=''Man of Steel'' Exclusive: Two New Villains Revealed |url=https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/01/23/man-of-steel-exclusive-two-new-villains-revealed/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126102053/https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/01/23/man-of-steel-exclusive-two-new-villains-revealed/ |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |website=Comicbook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Connelly |first=Brendon |date=January 23, 2013 |title=Zod's ''Man Of Steel'' Ranks Continue To Swell – Two Sucker Punch Alumni Added |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/01/23/zods-man-of-steel-ranks-continue-to-swell-two-sucker-punch-alumni-added/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124215442/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/01/23/zods-man-of-steel-ranks-continue-to-swell-two-sucker-punch-alumni-added/ |archive-date=January 24, 2013 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]]}}</ref> This version is a member of [[Zod (DC Extended Universe)|General Zod]]'s battalion, the Sword of Rao, who was previously imprisoned in the Phantom Zone.
* Dev-Em II's ancestor, '''Dev-Em I''', appears in the ''Man of Steel'' prequel comic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Russ |date=May 18, 2013 |title=''Man of Steel'' Prequel Comic Sets up Dev-Em as a Threat |url=https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/05/18/man-of-steel-prequel-comic-sets-up-dev-em-as-a-threat/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622025618/https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/05/18/man-of-steel-prequel-comic-sets-up-dev-em-as-a-threat/ |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref> After becoming a candidate for a scout ship mission, he kills its crew before he is killed in turn by [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Kara Zor-El]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sampson |first=Mike |date=May 21, 2013 |title=The ''Man of Steel'' Prequel You Need to See Before Watching the Film This Summer |url=https://screencrush.com/man-of-steel-prequel/ |website=ScreenCrush |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=devemprec Dev-Em at the Unofficial Who's Who of the DC Universe]

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