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|caption= A giant-size [[Bruno Mannheim]] from ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' #654 (September [[2006 in comics|2006]]).<br>Art by [[Carlos Pacheco]].
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'''Intergang''' is a fictional [[organized crime]] syndicate appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous [[New Gods]] of the planet [[Apokolips]], they consistently appear as enemies of [[Superman]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |pages=129–130}}</ref>
'''Intergang''' is a fictional [[organized crime]] syndicate appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[DC Comics]]. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous [[New Gods]] of the planet [[Apokolips]], they consistently appear as enemies of [[Superman]].<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 |pages=129–130}}</ref>


Intergang appears in the TV series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'', ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', ''[[Superman & Lois]]'', the cartoons ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', and ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]'' as well as the [[DC Extended Universe]] film ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]'' (2022).
Intergang appears in the TV series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'', ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', ''[[Superman & Lois]]'', the cartoons ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', and ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]'' as well as the [[DC Extended Universe]] film ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]'' (2022).
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==Fictional organization history==
==Fictional organization history==
===Pre-''Crisis''===
===Pre-''Crisis''===
Intergang was founded in the 1920s by a gangster, [[Moxie Mannheim|Moxie "Boss" Mannheim]], who was later killed by rivals.{{r|SB}} It was then revived by [[Morgan Edge]] and run by Boss Moxie's son [[Bruno Mannheim|Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim]].{{efn|As revealed in ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #139.}}{{r|SB}} Bruno was, however, getting orders and weaponry from [[Darkseid]], who was using Intergang to help track down the [[Anti-Life Equation]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |pages=139–140}}</ref>
Intergang was founded in the 1920s by gangster [[Moxie Mannheim]], who was later killed by rivals.{{r|SB}} It was then revived by [[Morgan Edge]] and run by Moxie's son [[Bruno Mannheim]].{{efn|As revealed in ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #139.}}{{r|SB}} Bruno was, however, getting orders and weaponry from [[Darkseid]], who was using Intergang to help track down the [[Anti-Life Equation]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |pages=139–140}}</ref>


[[Morgan Edge]] was the head of the [[Galaxy Communications (comics)|Galaxy Broadcasting System]] [[television]] network (which had recently purchased the ''[[Daily Planet]]'' and had Clark Kent transferred to its Metropolis affiliate WGBS-TV as its [[anchorman]]). It was later revealed that this was not the real Morgan Edge, but a [[cloning|clone]] from the "Evil Factory". When the clone could not bring itself to kill the original Edge at the order of Darkseid, the real Edge was imprisoned. The original Edge would later escape with the help of Jimmy Olsen. During an ensuing battle with Intergang, the clone was mistaken for the original by Intergang hitman Tombstone Gear and incinerated. The real Edge was soon free to resume his role as Galaxy's president.
[[Morgan Edge]] was the head of the [[Galaxy Communications (comics)|Galaxy Broadcasting System]] [[television]] network (which had recently purchased the ''[[Daily Planet]]'' and had Clark Kent transferred to its [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]] affiliate WGBS-TV as its [[anchorman]]). It was later revealed that this was not the real Morgan Edge, but a [[cloning|clone]] from the "Evil Factory". When the clone could not bring itself to kill the original Edge at the order of Darkseid, the real Edge was imprisoned. The original Edge would later escape with the help of Jimmy Olsen. During an ensuing battle with Intergang, the clone was mistaken for the original by Intergang hitman Tombstone Gear and incinerated. The real Edge was soon free to resume his role as Galaxy's president.


Following the clone's death, different Intergang members had to run Intergang in Edge's absence. Joe Danton was the first to run Intergang and he was later killed by a car bomb.<ref name="Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #23">''Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen'' #23. DC Comics.</ref> Then Max Danner became the new Intergang leader.<ref name="Superman #296">''Superman'' #296. DC Comics.</ref> He led Intergang in some criminal activities until he got apprehended. Clark Kent appeared as a key witness until he had to briefly leave to rescue Mr. Xavier. The outcome of the trial was not shown.<ref>''Superman'' #297-299. DC Comics.</ref> When Intergang was dissolved, SKULL took over their territories. When a SKULL assassin was sent after Intergang crime boss Samuel Simeon, he was saved by Superman, though he was later apprehended by Superman trying to start a new mob outside of Metropolis.<ref name="Superman #301">''Superman'' #301. DC Comics.</ref>
Following the clone's death, different Intergang members had to run Intergang in Edge's absence. Joe Danton was the first to run Intergang and he was later killed by a car bomb.<ref name="Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #23">''[[Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen]]'' #153 (October 1972)</ref> Then Max Danner became the new Intergang leader.<ref name="Superman #296">''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' #296 (February 1976)</ref> He led Intergang in some criminal activities until he got apprehended. Clark Kent appeared as a key witness until he had to briefly leave to rescue Mr. Xavier. The outcome of the trial was not shown.<ref>''Superman'' #297-299 (March - May 1976)</ref> When Intergang was dissolved, SKULL took over their territories. When a SKULL assassin was sent after Intergang crime boss Samuel Simeon, he was saved by Superman, though he was later apprehended by Superman trying to start a new mob outside of Metropolis.<ref name="Superman #301">''Superman'' #301 (July 1976)</ref>


===Post-''Crisis''===
===Post-''Crisis''===
[[Image:Vincent Edge.jpg|thumb|left|Vincent Edge as seen in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #500.]]
[[Image:Vincent Edge.jpg|thumb|left|Vincent Edge as seen in ''The Adventures of Superman'' #500.]]
In the Post-[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]] [[DC Universe]], Morgan Edge was the leader of Intergang, until he suffered a heart attack due to stress. While he believed he was working for Darkseid, his Apokoliptian contact was actually [[DeSaad]], whose only aim in supplying him with weaponry was to cause suffering. While he was in the hospital his legitimate businesses were taken over by his father [[Vincent Edge]], and Intergang was taken over by Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim, who trained on Apokolips with [[Granny Goodness]]. A later [[retcon]] has it that Mannheim was the original leader of Intergang, dealing knowingly with DeSaad. How Edge took over is unrevealed.
In post-''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]]'' continuity, Morgan Edge was the leader of Intergang, until he suffered a heart attack due to stress. While he believed he was working for Darkseid, his Apokoliptian contact was actually [[DeSaad]], whose only aim in supplying him with weaponry was to cause suffering. While he was in the hospital his legitimate businesses were taken over by his father [[Vincent Edge]], and Intergang was taken over by Bruno Mannheim, who trained on Apokolips with [[Granny Goodness]]. A later [[retcon]] has it that Mannheim was the original leader of Intergang, dealing knowingly with DeSaad. How Edge took over is unrevealed.


Eventually, Intergang was brought down by Clark Kent and [[Cat Grant]], Mannheim was arrested, but managed to escape. He attempted to disappear through a "Boom Tube" (a New Gods transporter), but it collapsed when he was halfway through.
Eventually, Intergang was brought down by Clark Kent and [[Cat Grant]], Mannheim was arrested, but managed to escape. He attempted to disappear through a Boom Tube, but it collapsed when he was halfway through.


Some time later, Mannheim's father "Boss" Moxie Mannheim, a gangster who had been in prison since the 1940s after being captured by the [[Newsboy Legion]], was released. Discovering that the Newsboys were, seemingly, the same age as when he first fought them, he determined to find out how such a thing could be.<ref name="Guardians of Metropolis #1"/> Meeting renegade [[Project Cadmus]] geneticist [[Dabney Donovan]], he arranged for himself and his dead gang members from the 1940s to be cloned into youthful bodies with superpowers which involved Dabney having to do some grave robbing. This led to his henchmen [[Ginny McCree|Ginny "Torcher" McCree]], [[Mike Gunn (comics)|Mike "Machine" Gun]], [[Noose (comics)|Noose]], and [[Rough House (comics)|Rough House]] being cloned and receiving superpowers. Using Vincent Edge to arrange a meeting between Metropolis' gang-leaders, an older clone of Moxie exploded enough to kill them all with Noose killing Vincent Edge. As Dabney Donovan went to look for fresh DNA samples to make use of, Moxie declared himself the new head of Intergang. The new Intergang spent much of their time tracking down [[Jimmy Olsen]], whom Moxie believed knew [[Superman]]'s [[secret identity]].<ref name="Adventures of Superman #544"/>
Some time later, Mannheim's father Moxie Mannheim, a gangster who had been in prison since the 1940s after being captured by the [[Newsboy Legion]], was released. Discovering that the Newsboys were, seemingly, the same age as when he first fought them, he determined to find out how such a thing could be.<ref name="Guardians of Metropolis #1"/> Meeting renegade [[Project Cadmus]] geneticist [[Dabney Donovan]], he arranged for himself and his dead gang members from the 1940s to be cloned into youthful bodies with superpowers which involved Dabney having to do some grave robbing. This led to his henchmen [[Ginny McCree|Ginny "Torcher" McCree]], [[Mike Gunn (comics)|Mike "Machine" Gun]], [[Noose (comics)|Noose]], and [[Rough House (comics)|Rough House]] being cloned and receiving superpowers. Using Vincent Edge to arrange a meeting between Metropolis' gang-leaders, an older clone of Moxie exploded enough to kill them all with Noose killing Vincent Edge. As Dabney Donovan went to look for fresh DNA samples to make use of, Moxie declared himself the new head of Intergang. The new Intergang spent much of their time tracking down [[Jimmy Olsen]], whom Moxie believed knew [[Superman]]'s [[secret identity]].<ref name="Adventures of Superman #544"/>


Following a short-lived attempt by Morgan Edge to regain control, [[Lex Luthor]] gained control of Intergang, retaining Moxie as a figurehead.<ref>''The Adventures of Superman'' #552. DC Comics.</ref> Moxie and his remaining lieutenants were later captured by Superman. When last seen, Intergang was run by a criminal cyberneticist named Frank Sixty.<ref>''Action Comics'' #758. DC Comics.</ref>
Following a short-lived attempt by Morgan Edge to regain control, [[Lex Luthor]] gained control of Intergang, retaining Moxie as a figurehead.<ref>''The Adventures of Superman'' #552 (November 1997)</ref> Moxie and his remaining lieutenants were captured by Superman. When last seen, Intergang was run by criminal cyberneticist Frank Sixty.<ref>''[[Action Comics]]'' #758 (October 1999)</ref>


Intergang is later seen in Metropolis robbing a bank during the [[Justice League]]'s absence, only to be stopped and beaten by the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]].<ref>''JLA/Avengers'' #1. DC Comics/Marvel Comics.</ref>
Intergang is later seen in Metropolis robbing a bank during the [[Justice League]]'s absence, only to be stopped and beaten by the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]].<ref>''[[JLA/Avengers]]'' #1 (September 2003)</ref>
 
===Infinite Crisis===
There was some suggestion that Boss Moxie (who was a member of the [[Secret Society of Super Villains]] at the time) was slain during the [[miniseries]] ''[[Infinite Crisis]]''. The suggestion comes from a sequence during the Battle of Metropolisuring which [[Superboy-Prime]] snaps a villain's neck, killing him. In an interview DC editor-in-chief [[Dan DiDio]] confirmed that Boss Moxie did indeed die in ''Infinite Crisis'' #7 by stating that Superboy-Prime snapped his neck.


===52===
===52===
In the pages of ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'', Intergang members Noose and Rough House visit Kahndaq and offer Adrianna Tomaz as tribute to [[Black Adam]] in exchange for safe passage for their group's smuggling activity. Both of them are killed by Black Adam.<ref>''52'' #3. DC Comics.</ref>
In the pages of ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'', Intergang members Noose and Rough House visit [[Kahndaq]] and offer [[Isis (DC Comics)|Adrianna Tomaz]] as tribute to [[Black Adam]] in exchange for safe passage for their group's smuggling activity. Both of them are killed by Adam.<ref>''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' #3 (July 2006)</ref>


In week 9, [[Question (character)|Question]] tells [[Renee Montoya]] that Intergang is preparing for an invasion of [[Gotham City]]. Two weeks later, the pair finally have a confrontation with the two operatives of Intergang in Gotham, [[Whisper A'Daire]] and [[Kyle Abbot]], known in the public eye as the manager of ''HSC International Banking'', an holding connected to Intergang itself, and her [[bodyguard]]. In the weeks that follow, the further investigations of Montoya and the Question reveal Intergang to be operating a mining company called Ridge Ferrick in regions such as [[Australia]], and also having expanded into nations such as Oolong Island, Bialya, and [[Yemen]], reorganized along quasi-religious lines, complete with a "holy" text known variously as the Book of Crime or the [[Crime Bible]], which treats [[Cain and Abel (comics)|Cain]] as a heroic, if not semi-divine, figure for his role according to Judeo-Christian theology in creating the "most sacred" crime of murder. It has even been revealed that the original text is bound by the stone with which Cain slew Abel. In issue #25, Bruno Mannheim was revealed as the current head of Intergang, which is also behind the kidnapping of many of the world's "mad scientists", in a grand plan to take over America by the end of the year. He shows himself now acting like a cult leader, exalting the power of crime as the dominant order in the 21st century, and now becoming a cannibal, eating anyone he kills who refuses to join Intergang. At the same time, [[Magpie (character)|Magpie]] and [[Ventriloquist (character)|Ventriloquist]] swear their allegiance to Intergang.<ref>''52'' #25. DC Comics.</ref>
In week 9, [[Question (character)|Question]] tells [[Renee Montoya]] that Intergang is preparing for an invasion of [[Gotham City]]. Montoya and the Question investigate and learn that Intergang has been reorganized as a semi-religious group that venerates [[Cain and Abel (comics)|Cain]] as a heroic figure for committing the first murder. In issue #25, Bruno Mannheim is revealed to be the current head of Intergang as well as a cannibal who kills and eats those who refuse to join the group.<ref>''52'' #25 (December 2006)</ref>


Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim returns as a giant wielding alien technology, claiming that someone other than Darkseid is behind Intergang's current activities.<ref>''Superman'' #654. DC Comics.</ref>
Mannheim later appears as a giant who wields alien technology, claiming that someone other than Darkseid is behind Intergang's current activities.<ref>''Superman'' #654 (September 2006)</ref>


===Gotham Underground===
===Gotham Underground===
In ''[[Gotham Underground]]'', Intergang is in a gang war with [[Tobias Whale]].<ref>''Gotham Underground'' #6. DC Comics.</ref> Intergang buys him out and makes Tobias Whale the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Kord Enterprises, which has become a front for Intergang's criminal activities.<ref>''Gotham Underground'' #8. DC Comics.</ref>
In ''[[Gotham Underground]]'', Intergang is in a gang war with [[Tobias Whale]].<ref>''[[Gotham Underground]]'' #6 (May 2008)</ref> Intergang buys him out and makes Whale the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Kord Enterprises, which has become a front for Intergang's criminal activities.<ref>''Gotham Underground'' #8 (July 2008)</ref>


===The New 52===
===The New 52===
In 2011, ''[[The New 52]]'' rebooted the DC universe. Gotham City has fallen to Intergang's Religion of Crime branch.<ref>''Batwoman'' (vol. 2) #0. DC Comics.</ref> During a gunfight between his gang and the police, Mister Untouchable claimed that Intergang has cut him out of the action occurring in Metropolis by selling the location of their meth laboratory to the law enforcement.<ref>''Resurrection Man'' (vol. 2) #7. DC Comics</ref>
In 2011, ''[[The New 52]]'' rebooted the DC universe. Gotham City has fallen to Intergang's Religion of Crime branch.<ref>''[[Batwoman]]'' (vol. 2) #0 (November 2012)</ref> During a gunfight between his gang and the police, Mister Untouchable claimed that Intergang has cut him out of the action occurring in Metropolis by selling the location of their meth laboratory to the law enforcement.<ref>''[[Resurrection Man (character)|Resurrection Man]]'' (vol. 2) #7 (May 2012)</ref>


Attackers from Intergang ambush Lois Lane and [[Jon Kent (DC Comics)|Jon Kent]] when she was driving him home from school. They run Lois' car off the road and into the woods. While Jon knocks out one of the attackers, Lois contacts Superman who defeats the attackers. Later at their barn, Lois and Clark figure out that their attackers are from Intergang and had followed Lois from her meeting with Cora Benning suspecting that she is "Author X".<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #2. DC Comics.</ref> Bruno Mannheim was informed by two of his men that the attack on "Author X" has failed. He throws the two men into the swimming pool and electrifies it.<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #3. DC Comics.</ref> Lois and Jon later visit Cora Benning's office and find a note stating that she was taken by Intergang. While leaving the office, the three of them encounter Bruno Mannheim in the hall who claims that he is asking for directions. Lois thinks to herself that Mannheim is trying to get her to lower her guard.<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #4. DC Comics.</ref> When Lois goes to pick up Jon from school and finds him in the library, they are ambushed by Intergang agents who then trap them in a tool closet which they set on fire. Jon's superpowers manifest as he manages to break down the door.<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #6. DC Comics.</ref> When Jon gets Lois out of the burning tool closet, they are then surrounded by Intergang thugs. Breaking off his fight with Blackrock, Superman manages to save Lois and Jon as the Intergang thugs are caught in the explosion.<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #7. DC Comics.</ref>
Attackers from Intergang ambush [[Lois Lane]] and [[Jon Kent (DC Comics)|Jon Kent]] when she is driving him home from school. They run Lois' car off the road and into the woods. While Jon knocks out one of the attackers, Lois contacts Superman who defeats the attackers. Later at their barn, Lois and Clark figure out that their attackers are from Intergang and had followed Lois from her meeting with Cora Benning suspecting that she is "Author X". Bruno Mannheim was informed by two of his men that the attack on "Author X" has failed. He throws the two men into the swimming pool and electrifies it. Lois and Jon later visit Cora Benning's office and find a note stating that she was taken by Intergang. While leaving the office, the three of them encounter Bruno Mannheim in the hall who claims that he is asking for directions. Lois thinks to herself that Mannheim is trying to get her to lower her guard. When Lois goes to pick up Jon from school and finds him in the library, they are ambushed by Intergang agents who then trap them in a tool closet which they set on fire. Jon's superpowers manifest as he manages to break down the door. When Jon gets Lois out of the burning tool closet, they are then surrounded by Intergang thugs. Breaking off his fight with [[Blackrock (comics)|Blackrock]], Superman manages to save Lois and Jon as the Intergang thugs are caught in the explosion.<ref>''Superman: Lois and Clark'' #2 - 7 (January - June 2016)</ref>


==Membership==
==Membership==
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===Leaders===
===Leaders===
* '''[[Moxie Mannheim]]''' - First leader of Intergang and the father of Bruno Mannheim. Known as "Boss Moxie".<ref name="Guardians of Metropolis #1">''Guardians of Metropolis'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Moxie Mannheim]]''' - First leader of Intergang and the father of Bruno Mannheim. Known as "Boss Moxie".<ref name="Guardians of Metropolis #1">''Guardians of Metropolis'' #1 (November 1994)</ref>
* '''[[Morgan Edge]]''' - Second leader of Intergang and the son of Vincent Edge.
* '''[[Morgan Edge]]''' - Second leader of Intergang and the son of Vincent Edge.
* '''[[Vincent Edge]]''' - Third leader of Intergang and the father of Morgan Edge.
* '''[[Vincent Edge]]''' - Third leader of Intergang and the father of Morgan Edge.
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===Other members===
===Other members===
{{Expand section|date=July 2008}}
{{Expand section|date=July 2008}}
* '''Alistair Bendel-White''' - A [[Fixer (person)|fixer]].<ref>''Nightwing'' (vol. 2) #42-44. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Alistair Bendel-White''' - A [[Fixer (person)|fixer]].<ref>''[[Nightwing (comic book)|Nightwing]]'' (vol. 2) #42-44 (April - June 2000)</ref>
* '''Aku Kwesi''' - A criminal who was responsible for murdering [[Vixen (comics)|Vixen]]'s mother.<ref>''Vixen: Return of the Lion'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Aku Kwesi''' - A criminal who was responsible for murdering [[Vixen (comics)|Vixen]]'s mother.<ref>''Vixen: Return of the Lion'' #1 (December 2008)</ref>
* '''[[Blackrock (comics)|Blackrock]]''' - Bradley Glenn with the Blackrock armor granting him super strength and leaping ability.<ref>''Superman & Lois'' #6. DC Comic.</ref><ref name="New Challengers #3">''New Challengers'' #3. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Blackrock (comics)|Blackrock]]''' - Bradley Glenn with the Blackrock armor granting him super strength and leaping ability.<ref>''Superman and Lois'' #6 (May 2016)</ref><ref name="New Challengers #3">''New Challengers'' #3 (September 2018)</ref>
* '''Chiller''' - Pale assassin and former member of the [[100 (DC Comics)#The 1,000|1000]] who is a foe of [[Booster Gold]].<ref>''Booster Gold'' #8. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Chiller''' - Pale assassin and former member of the [[100 (DC Comics)#The 1,000|1000]] who is a foe of [[Booster Gold]].<ref>''[[Booster Gold (comic book)|Booster Gold]]'' #8 (September 1986)</ref>
* '''[[Dabney Donovan]]''' - A [[mad scientist]] that worked for [[Project Cadmus]].
* '''[[Dabney Donovan]]''' - A [[mad scientist]] that worked for [[Project Cadmus]].
* '''[[Doctor Moon]]'''
* '''[[Doctor Moon]]'''
* '''[[Doctor Polaris]]'''
* '''[[Doctor Polaris]]'''
* '''[[Doctor Sivana]]'''
* '''[[Doctor Sivana]]'''
* '''Gillespie'''<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #28. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Gillespie'''<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #28 (February 1989)</ref>
* '''[[Ginny McCree|Ginny "Torcher" McCree]]''' - A pyrokinetic operative of Intergang and girlfriend of Mike "Machine" Gunn who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen.<ref name="Adventures of Superman #544">''The Adventures of Superman'' #544. DC Comics.</ref> She later committed suicide following the death of one of Gunn's clones.
* '''[[Ginny McCree|Ginny "Torcher" McCree]]''' - A pyrokinetic operative of Intergang and girlfriend of Mike "Machine" Gunn who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen.<ref name="Adventures of Superman #544">''[[The Adventures of Superman (comic book)|The Adventures of Superman]]'' #544 (March 1997)</ref> She later committed suicide following the death of one of Gunn's clones.
* '''[[Hellgrammite (comics)|Hellgrammite]]''' -
* '''[[Hellgrammite (comics)|Hellgrammite]]''' -
* '''Joe Danton''' - An Intergang operative who was a short-time leader following the death of Morgan Edge's clone. He was killed by a car bomb.<ref name="Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #23"/>
* '''Joe Danton''' - An Intergang operative who was a short-time leader following the death of Morgan Edge's clone. He was killed by a car bomb.<ref name="Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #23"/>
* '''Johnny "Stitches" Denetto''' - A crime boss who had his face peeled off by Tobias Whale back when he used to work for him. DeSaad sewed a new face onto him which was made from dead humans and animals.
* '''Johnny "Stitches" Denetto''' - A crime boss who had his face peeled off by Tobias Whale back when he used to work for him. DeSaad sewed a new face onto him which was made from dead humans and animals.
* '''[[Key (comics)|Key]]'''
* '''[[Key (character)|Key]]'''
* '''[[Kyle Abbot]]''' - An operative for [[Ra's al Ghul]] who can transform into a wolf.
* '''[[Kyle Abbot]]''' - An operative for [[Ra's al Ghul]] who can transform into a wolf.
* '''[[Magpie (character)|Magpie]]'''  
* '''[[Magpie (character)|Magpie]]'''  
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* '''[[Neutron (DC Comics)|Neutron]]'''
* '''[[Neutron (DC Comics)|Neutron]]'''
* '''[[Noose (comics)|Noose]]''' - An operative of Intergang who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen. He can extend his fingers to give them a tentacled appearance.<ref name="Adventures of Superman #544"/> He was later killed by Black Adam.
* '''[[Noose (comics)|Noose]]''' - An operative of Intergang who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen. He can extend his fingers to give them a tentacled appearance.<ref name="Adventures of Superman #544"/> He was later killed by Black Adam.
* '''[[Parademon]]s'''<ref name="New Challengers #3"/>
* '''[[Parademons]]'''<ref name="New Challengers #3"/>
* '''Pestilence''' - Member of the Four Horsemen of Apokolips.
* '''Pestilence''' - Member of the Four Horsemen of Apokolips.
* '''[[Prankster (comics)|Prankster]]'''
* '''[[Prankster (comics)|Prankster]]'''
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* '''[[Rough House (comics)|Rough House]]''' - A super-strong operative of Intergang who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen.<ref name="Adventures of Superman #544"/> He was later killed by Black Adam.
* '''[[Rough House (comics)|Rough House]]''' - A super-strong operative of Intergang who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen.<ref name="Adventures of Superman #544"/> He was later killed by Black Adam.
* '''Samuel Simeon''' - An Intergang crime boss who Superman saved from an assassin sent by SKULL.<ref name="Superman #301"/>
* '''Samuel Simeon''' - An Intergang crime boss who Superman saved from an assassin sent by SKULL.<ref name="Superman #301"/>
* '''Shockwave''' - [[Chicago]] supervillain for hire named Arnold Pruett.<ref>''Superman'' Vol 4 #55. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Shockwave''' ('''Arnold Pruett''') - A [[Chicago]]-based supervillain for hire who wields armor that enables him to generate high-frequency waves.<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 3) #44 (November 2015)</ref>
* '''Steel Hand''' - An Intergang mobster with a prosthetic right hand made of steel. He was responsible for using a sniper to murder Thaddeus Brown before being brought to justice by [[Mister Miracle]].<ref>''Mister Miracle'' #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''Steel Hand''' - An Intergang mobster with a prosthetic right hand made of steel. He was responsible for using a sniper to murder Thaddeus Brown before being brought to justice by [[Mister Miracle]].<ref>''[[Mister Miracle]]'' #1 (April 1971)</ref>
* '''[[Thaddeus Killgrave]]''' - A mad scientist with [[dwarfism]] who worked for Intergang.<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #19. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Thaddeus Killgrave]]''' - A mad scientist with [[dwarfism]] who worked for Intergang.<ref>''Superman'' (vol. 2) #19 (July 1988)</ref>
* '''[[Tobias Whale]]''' - He ended up bought out by Intergang and made the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Kord Industries to serve as a front for Intergang's activities.
* '''[[Tobias Whale]]''' - He ended up bought out by Intergang and made the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Kord Industries to serve as a front for Intergang's activities.
* '''[[Torque (DC Comics)|Torque]]''' - Dudley Soames is a detective from the [[Blüdhaven]] Police Department who was secretly on [[Blockbuster (DC Comics)|Blockbuster II]]'s side. His head was twisted 180 degrees by Blockbuster II for crossing him yet survived. Due to his head remaining at this angle, Torque uses mirrored glasses to see forward which allowed him to see all 360 degrees of the battlefield.<ref>''Nightwing'' (vol. 2) #1. DC Comics.</ref>
* '''[[Torque (DC Comics)|Torque]]''' - Dudley Soames is a detective from the [[Blüdhaven]] Police Department who was secretly allied with [[Blockbuster (DC Comics)|Blockbuster]]. His head was twisted 180 degrees by Blockbuster for crossing him yet survived. Due to his head remaining at this angle, Torque uses mirrored glasses to see forward which allowed him to see all 360 degrees of the battlefield.<ref>''Nightwing'' (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996)</ref>
* '''[[Toyman]]'''
* '''[[Toyman]]'''
* '''[[Ventriloquist (character)|Ventriloquist]]'''
* '''[[Ventriloquist (character)|Ventriloquist]]'''
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===Television===
===Television===
* Intergang appears in ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'',{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} led by Bill Church Sr., his wife Mindy, and his son Bill Church Jr. of Multiworld Communications. This version of the group is not involved with Apokolips.
* Intergang appears in ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'',{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} led by Bill Church Sr., his wife Mindy, and his son Bill Church Jr. of Multiworld Communications. This version of the group is not involved with Apokolips.
* Intergang appears in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'',{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} initially led by [[Bruno Mannheim]] until he is killed while preparing Earth for Darkseid's invasion and Granny Goodness takes over leadership.
* Intergang appears in ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', initially led by [[Bruno Mannheim]] until he is killed while preparing Earth for Darkseid's invasion and Granny Goodness takes over leadership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=August 6, 2022 |title=Superman: The Animated Series' Scariest Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/superman-animated-series-scariest-villains-ranked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807041357/https://www.cbr.com/superman-animated-series-scariest-villains-ranked/ |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |access-date=June 23, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Intergang appears in the ''[[Smallville]]'' episode "Stiletto",{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} initially led by Ron Milano, head of the Ace o' Clubs, before Bruno Mannheim kills him and takes over leadership. Additionally, [[Mr. Freeze]] and [[Prankster (comics)|Prankster]] appear as Intergang members in the comic book continuation ''[[Smallville Season 11]]''.<ref>''Smallville Season 11'' #6. DC Comics.</ref>
* Intergang appears in the ''[[Smallville]]'' episode "Stiletto",{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} initially led by Ron Milano, head of the Ace o' Clubs, before Bruno Mannheim kills him and takes over leadership. Additionally, [[Mr. Freeze]] and [[Prankster (comics)|Prankster]] appear as members of Intergang in the series' comic book continuation, ''[[Smallville Season 11]]''.<ref>''[[Smallville Season 11]]'' #6 (December 2012)</ref>
* Intergang appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'',{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} led by Bruno Mannheim and consisting of [[Whisper A'Daire]], [[Scorpio (DC Comics)|Scorpia A'Daire, and Cairo DeFrey]].
* Intergang appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]'', led by Bruno Mannheim and consisting of [[Whisper A'Daire]], [[Scorpio (DC Comics)|Scorpia A'Daire, and Cairo DeFrey]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Matt |date=July 21, 2018 |title=Young Justice: Outsiders - Every Character In The SDCC Trailer |url=https://screenrant.com/young-justice-outsiders-characters-sdcc-trailer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721082441/https://screenrant.com/young-justice-outsiders-characters-sdcc-trailer/ |archive-date=July 21, 2018 |access-date=June 23, 2025 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Intergang appears in the ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' episode "Dream Weaver".{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} They collaborate with Wyatt Kote, warden of Van Kull Prison, to use its alien prisoners to commit illegal activities under the cover of a work release program. However, [[Kara Danvers (Arrowverse)|Supergirl]] and [[J'onn J'onzz (Arrowverse)|Martian Manhunter]] foil the scheme, with Kote being arrested and the alien prisoners involved receiving commuted sentences.
* Intergang appears in the ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' episode "Dream Weaver".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abdulbaki |first=Mae |date=September 18, 2021 |title=The Arrowverse Completely Wastes A DC Villain (That Black Adam Could Fix) |url=https://screenrant.com/arrowverse-intergang-villain-waste-black-adam-fix/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923013708/https://screenrant.com/arrowverse-intergang-villain-waste-black-adam-fix/ |archive-date=September 23, 2021 |access-date=June 23, 2025 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> They collaborate with Wyatt Kote, warden of Van Kull Prison, to use its alien prisoners to commit illegal activities under the cover of a work release program. However, [[Kara Danvers (Arrowverse)|Supergirl]] and [[J'onn J'onzz (Arrowverse)|Martian Manhunter]] foil the scheme, with Kote being arrested and the alien prisoners involved receiving commuted sentences.
* Intergang appears in ''[[Superman & Lois]]'',{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} consisting of [[Moxie Mannheim|Boss Moxie]], Bruno Mannheim, [[Thaddeus Killgrave]], [[Elias Orr]], [[Skyhook (comics)|Aleister Hook]], [[Mike Gunn (comics)|Mike Gunn]], [[Deadline (DC Comics)|James Distefano]], and [[Onomatopoeia (comics)|Peia Mannheim]]. In the episode "Haywire", Intergang breaks Killgrave out of a prison transport so he can seek revenge on [[Clark Kent (Superman & Lois)|Superman]], only to be defeated by him and re-apprehended by the [[Department of Defense]] (DOD). In the [[Superman & Lois (season 3)|third season]], Mannheim leads Intergang in conducting revival experiments involving corpses such as [[Atom Man]] and [[Bizarro]]'s, X-Kryptonite, and Superman's blood samples.
* Intergang appears in ''[[Superman & Lois]]'', consisting of [[Moxie Mannheim|Boss Moxie]], Bruno Mannheim, [[Thaddeus Killgrave]], [[Elias Orr]], [[Skyhook (comics)|Aleister Hook]], [[Mike Gunn (comics)|Mike Gunn]], [[Deadline (DC Comics)|James Distefano]], and [[Onomatopoeia (comics)|Peia Mannheim]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vaux |first=Robert |date=July 26, 2023 |title=Two Superman Shows Reinterpreted Intergang - But Only One Is Comics-Accurate |url=https://www.cbr.com/superman-lois-my-adventures-with-superman-intergang/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726110643/https://www.cbr.com/superman-lois-my-adventures-with-superman-intergang/ |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |access-date=June 23, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en}}</ref> In the episode "Haywire", Intergang breaks Killgrave out of a prison transport so he can seek revenge on [[Clark Kent (Superman & Lois)|Superman]], only to be defeated by him and re-apprehended by the [[Department of Defense]] (DOD). In the [[Superman & Lois (season 3)|third season]], Mannheim leads Intergang in conducting revival experiments involving corpses such as [[Atom Man]] and [[Bizarro]]'s, [[Kryptonite|X-Kryptonite]], and Superman's blood samples.
* Intergang appears in ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Good |first=Owen S. |date=2023-06-05 |title=My Adventures With Superman looks like the best summer of your life |url=https://www.polygon.com/23750015/my-adventures-with-superman-release-date-trailer-premiere-max-adult-swim |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |language=en-US}}</ref> led by [[Silver Banshee]] and consisting of [[Rough House (comics)|Rough House]] and [[Mist (comics)|Mist]]. This version of the group wield Kryptonian technology.
* Intergang appears in ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]'', led by [[Silver Banshee]] and consisting of [[Rough House (comics)|Rough House]] and [[Mist (comics)|Mist]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Good |first=Owen S. |date=June 5, 2023 |title=My Adventures With Superman looks like the best summer of your life |url=https://www.polygon.com/23750015/my-adventures-with-superman-release-date-trailer-premiere-max-adult-swim |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605203330/https://www.polygon.com/23750015/my-adventures-with-superman-release-date-trailer-premiere-max-adult-swim |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> This version of the group wield Kryptonian technology.


===Film===
===Film===
* Intergang appears in the [[DC Animated Movie Universe]] (DCAMU) films ''[[The Death of Superman (film)|The Death of Superman]]'' and ''[[Reign of the Supermen (film)|Reign of the Supermen]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}
* Intergang appears in the [[DC Animated Movie Universe]] (DCAMU) films ''[[The Death of Superman (film)|The Death of Superman]]'' and ''[[Reign of the Supermen (film)|Reign of the Supermen]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dar |first=Taimur |date=January 9, 2019 |title=Eradicator Faces Intergang in REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN Clip |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/eradicator-faces-intergang-in-reign-of-the-supermen-clip/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113173337/https://www.comicsbeat.com/eradicator-faces-intergang-in-reign-of-the-supermen-clip/ |archive-date=January 13, 2019 |access-date=June 23, 2025 |website=The Beat |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Intergang appears in ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davids|first=Brian|date=July 6, 2021|title=Sarah Shahi on 'Sex/Life', Her 'Black Adam' Character and 'The Sopranos' Memories|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/sex-life-sarah-shahi-black-adam-1234978403/|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> This version of the group is an international crime syndicate, with its Kahndaq sect led by the militant Ishmael Gregor, who seeks to rule Kahndaq via [[Sabbac]]'s demonic power and the Crown of Sabbac.
* Intergang appears in ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davids |first=Brian |date=July 6, 2021 |title=Sarah Shahi on 'Sex/Life', Her 'Black Adam' Character and 'The Sopranos' Memories |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/sex-life-sarah-shahi-black-adam-1234978403/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706235403/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/sex-life-sarah-shahi-black-adam-1234978403/ |archive-date=July 6, 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> This version of the group is an international crime syndicate, with its Kahndaq sect led by the militant Ishmael Gregor, who seeks to rule Kahndaq via [[Sabbac]]'s demonic power and the Crown of Sabbac.


===Video games===
===Video games===
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===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
Intergang appears in the [[Arrowverse]] tie-in comic ''Earth-Prime'' #2, consisting of Bruno Mannheim, [[Barrage (DC Comics)|Barrage]], Hi-Tech, Loophole, Thaddeus Killgrave, Sleez, and [[Terra-Man]].<ref>''Earth-Prime'' #2. DC Comics.</ref>
Intergang appears in the [[Arrowverse]] tie-in comic ''Earth-Prime'' #2, consisting of Bruno Mannheim, [[Barrage (DC Comics)|Barrage]], Hi-Tech, Loophole, Thaddeus Killgrave, Sleez, and [[Terra-Man]].<ref>''Earth-Prime'' #2 (June 2022)</ref>


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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Intergang is a fictional organized crime syndicate appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, they consistently appear as enemies of Superman.[1]

Intergang appears in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Supergirl, Superman & Lois, the cartoons Superman: The Animated Series, Young Justice, and My Adventures with Superman as well as the DC Extended Universe film Black Adam (2022).

Publication history

Intergang first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970) and was created by Jack Kirby.[2] Members of Intergang were first shown in the first issue of Kirby's Forever People in 1971.[3][4]

Fictional organization history

Pre-Crisis

Intergang was founded in the 1920s by gangster Moxie Mannheim, who was later killed by rivals.Template:R It was then revived by Morgan Edge and run by Moxie's son Bruno Mannheim.Template:EfnTemplate:R Bruno was, however, getting orders and weaponry from Darkseid, who was using Intergang to help track down the Anti-Life Equation.[5]

Morgan Edge was the head of the Galaxy Broadcasting System television network (which had recently purchased the Daily Planet and had Clark Kent transferred to its Metropolis affiliate WGBS-TV as its anchorman). It was later revealed that this was not the real Morgan Edge, but a clone from the "Evil Factory". When the clone could not bring itself to kill the original Edge at the order of Darkseid, the real Edge was imprisoned. The original Edge would later escape with the help of Jimmy Olsen. During an ensuing battle with Intergang, the clone was mistaken for the original by Intergang hitman Tombstone Gear and incinerated. The real Edge was soon free to resume his role as Galaxy's president.

Following the clone's death, different Intergang members had to run Intergang in Edge's absence. Joe Danton was the first to run Intergang and he was later killed by a car bomb.[6] Then Max Danner became the new Intergang leader.[7] He led Intergang in some criminal activities until he got apprehended. Clark Kent appeared as a key witness until he had to briefly leave to rescue Mr. Xavier. The outcome of the trial was not shown.[8] When Intergang was dissolved, SKULL took over their territories. When a SKULL assassin was sent after Intergang crime boss Samuel Simeon, he was saved by Superman, though he was later apprehended by Superman trying to start a new mob outside of Metropolis.[9]

Post-Crisis

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Vincent Edge as seen in The Adventures of Superman #500.

In post-Crisis continuity, Morgan Edge was the leader of Intergang, until he suffered a heart attack due to stress. While he believed he was working for Darkseid, his Apokoliptian contact was actually DeSaad, whose only aim in supplying him with weaponry was to cause suffering. While he was in the hospital his legitimate businesses were taken over by his father Vincent Edge, and Intergang was taken over by Bruno Mannheim, who trained on Apokolips with Granny Goodness. A later retcon has it that Mannheim was the original leader of Intergang, dealing knowingly with DeSaad. How Edge took over is unrevealed.

Eventually, Intergang was brought down by Clark Kent and Cat Grant, Mannheim was arrested, but managed to escape. He attempted to disappear through a Boom Tube, but it collapsed when he was halfway through.

Some time later, Mannheim's father Moxie Mannheim, a gangster who had been in prison since the 1940s after being captured by the Newsboy Legion, was released. Discovering that the Newsboys were, seemingly, the same age as when he first fought them, he determined to find out how such a thing could be.[10] Meeting renegade Project Cadmus geneticist Dabney Donovan, he arranged for himself and his dead gang members from the 1940s to be cloned into youthful bodies with superpowers which involved Dabney having to do some grave robbing. This led to his henchmen Ginny "Torcher" McCree, Mike "Machine" Gun, Noose, and Rough House being cloned and receiving superpowers. Using Vincent Edge to arrange a meeting between Metropolis' gang-leaders, an older clone of Moxie exploded enough to kill them all with Noose killing Vincent Edge. As Dabney Donovan went to look for fresh DNA samples to make use of, Moxie declared himself the new head of Intergang. The new Intergang spent much of their time tracking down Jimmy Olsen, whom Moxie believed knew Superman's secret identity.[11]

Following a short-lived attempt by Morgan Edge to regain control, Lex Luthor gained control of Intergang, retaining Moxie as a figurehead.[12] Moxie and his remaining lieutenants were captured by Superman. When last seen, Intergang was run by criminal cyberneticist Frank Sixty.[13]

Intergang is later seen in Metropolis robbing a bank during the Justice League's absence, only to be stopped and beaten by the Avengers.[14]

52

In the pages of 52, Intergang members Noose and Rough House visit Kahndaq and offer Adrianna Tomaz as tribute to Black Adam in exchange for safe passage for their group's smuggling activity. Both of them are killed by Adam.[15]

In week 9, Question tells Renee Montoya that Intergang is preparing for an invasion of Gotham City. Montoya and the Question investigate and learn that Intergang has been reorganized as a semi-religious group that venerates Cain as a heroic figure for committing the first murder. In issue #25, Bruno Mannheim is revealed to be the current head of Intergang as well as a cannibal who kills and eats those who refuse to join the group.[16]

Mannheim later appears as a giant who wields alien technology, claiming that someone other than Darkseid is behind Intergang's current activities.[17]

Gotham Underground

In Gotham Underground, Intergang is in a gang war with Tobias Whale.[18] Intergang buys him out and makes Whale the CEO of Kord Enterprises, which has become a front for Intergang's criminal activities.[19]

The New 52

In 2011, The New 52 rebooted the DC universe. Gotham City has fallen to Intergang's Religion of Crime branch.[20] During a gunfight between his gang and the police, Mister Untouchable claimed that Intergang has cut him out of the action occurring in Metropolis by selling the location of their meth laboratory to the law enforcement.[21]

Attackers from Intergang ambush Lois Lane and Jon Kent when she is driving him home from school. They run Lois' car off the road and into the woods. While Jon knocks out one of the attackers, Lois contacts Superman who defeats the attackers. Later at their barn, Lois and Clark figure out that their attackers are from Intergang and had followed Lois from her meeting with Cora Benning suspecting that she is "Author X". Bruno Mannheim was informed by two of his men that the attack on "Author X" has failed. He throws the two men into the swimming pool and electrifies it. Lois and Jon later visit Cora Benning's office and find a note stating that she was taken by Intergang. While leaving the office, the three of them encounter Bruno Mannheim in the hall who claims that he is asking for directions. Lois thinks to herself that Mannheim is trying to get her to lower her guard. When Lois goes to pick up Jon from school and finds him in the library, they are ambushed by Intergang agents who then trap them in a tool closet which they set on fire. Jon's superpowers manifest as he manages to break down the door. When Jon gets Lois out of the burning tool closet, they are then surrounded by Intergang thugs. Breaking off his fight with Blackrock, Superman manages to save Lois and Jon as the Intergang thugs are caught in the explosion.[22]

Membership

Here is the known membership of Intergang:

Leaders

  • Moxie Mannheim - First leader of Intergang and the father of Bruno Mannheim. Known as "Boss Moxie".[10]
  • Morgan Edge - Second leader of Intergang and the son of Vincent Edge.
  • Vincent Edge - Third leader of Intergang and the father of Morgan Edge.
  • Bruno Mannheim - Fourth and current leader of Intergang and the son of Moxie Mannheim. He was later retconned as the original leader of Intergang.
  • Lex Luthor - Fifth leader of Intergang.
  • Frank Sixty - A cyborg who is the sixth leader of Intergang.
  • Darkseid - The benefactor of Intergang.

Other members

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  • Alistair Bendel-White - A fixer.[23]
  • Aku Kwesi - A criminal who was responsible for murdering Vixen's mother.[24]
  • Blackrock - Bradley Glenn with the Blackrock armor granting him super strength and leaping ability.[25][26]
  • Chiller - Pale assassin and former member of the 1000 who is a foe of Booster Gold.[27]
  • Dabney Donovan - A mad scientist that worked for Project Cadmus.
  • Doctor Moon
  • Doctor Polaris
  • Doctor Sivana
  • Gillespie[28]
  • Ginny "Torcher" McCree - A pyrokinetic operative of Intergang and girlfriend of Mike "Machine" Gunn who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen.[11] She later committed suicide following the death of one of Gunn's clones.
  • Hellgrammite -
  • Joe Danton - An Intergang operative who was a short-time leader following the death of Morgan Edge's clone. He was killed by a car bomb.[6]
  • Johnny "Stitches" Denetto - A crime boss who had his face peeled off by Tobias Whale back when he used to work for him. DeSaad sewed a new face onto him which was made from dead humans and animals.
  • Key
  • Kyle Abbot - An operative for Ra's al Ghul who can transform into a wolf.
  • Magpie
  • Mantis[26]
  • Mari Nichol - The daughter of the second Doctor Polaris.
  • Max Danner - An Intergang operative who become leader following Joe Danton's death.[7]
  • Mike "Machine" Gunn - An operative of Intergang and boyfriend of Ginny "Torcher" McCree who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen. He can shape his hands into guns that can fire bone bullets. There were extra clones of Mike made when one of them ends up killed.[11] One clone of Mike was later killed during a jailbreak.
  • Neutron
  • Noose - An operative of Intergang who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen. He can extend his fingers to give them a tentacled appearance.[11] He was later killed by Black Adam.
  • Parademons[26]
  • Pestilence - Member of the Four Horsemen of Apokolips.
  • Prankster
  • Radion - A henchman with irradiated powers.
  • Rough House - A super-strong operative of Intergang who Dabney Donovan cloned from one of Moxie's original henchmen.[11] He was later killed by Black Adam.
  • Samuel Simeon - An Intergang crime boss who Superman saved from an assassin sent by SKULL.[9]
  • Shockwave (Arnold Pruett) - A Chicago-based supervillain for hire who wields armor that enables him to generate high-frequency waves.[29]
  • Steel Hand - An Intergang mobster with a prosthetic right hand made of steel. He was responsible for using a sniper to murder Thaddeus Brown before being brought to justice by Mister Miracle.[30]
  • Thaddeus Killgrave - A mad scientist with dwarfism who worked for Intergang.[31]
  • Tobias Whale - He ended up bought out by Intergang and made the CEO of Kord Industries to serve as a front for Intergang's activities.
  • Torque - Dudley Soames is a detective from the Blüdhaven Police Department who was secretly allied with Blockbuster. His head was twisted 180 degrees by Blockbuster for crossing him yet survived. Due to his head remaining at this angle, Torque uses mirrored glasses to see forward which allowed him to see all 360 degrees of the battlefield.[32]
  • Toyman
  • Ventriloquist
  • War - Member of the Four Horsemen of Apokolips.
  • Whisper A'Daire - An operative for Ra's al Ghul who can transform into a snake.

Other versions

A possible future incarnation of Intergang appears in "Armageddon 2001", in which they take Metropolis hostage with a nuclear bomb. However, one of their members grows nervous and detonates it too early, leading to several deaths, such as Lois Lane's, and Superman destroying every nuclear weapon on Earth.

In other media

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Television

Film

Video games

Intergang appears in DC Universe Online,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". with Bruno Mannheim, Whisper A'Daire, and Kyle Abbot as prominent members.

Miscellaneous

Intergang appears in the Arrowverse tie-in comic Earth-Prime #2, consisting of Bruno Mannheim, Barrage, Hi-Tech, Loophole, Thaddeus Killgrave, Sleez, and Terra-Man.[41]

Notes

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References

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  6. ↑ a b Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #153 (October 1972)
  7. ↑ a b Superman #296 (February 1976)
  8. ↑ Superman #297-299 (March - May 1976)
  9. ↑ a b Superman #301 (July 1976)
  10. ↑ a b Guardians of Metropolis #1 (November 1994)
  11. ↑ a b c d e The Adventures of Superman #544 (March 1997)
  12. ↑ The Adventures of Superman #552 (November 1997)
  13. ↑ Action Comics #758 (October 1999)
  14. ↑ JLA/Avengers #1 (September 2003)
  15. ↑ 52 #3 (July 2006)
  16. ↑ 52 #25 (December 2006)
  17. ↑ Superman #654 (September 2006)
  18. ↑ Gotham Underground #6 (May 2008)
  19. ↑ Gotham Underground #8 (July 2008)
  20. ↑ Batwoman (vol. 2) #0 (November 2012)
  21. ↑ Resurrection Man (vol. 2) #7 (May 2012)
  22. ↑ Superman: Lois and Clark #2 - 7 (January - June 2016)
  23. ↑ Nightwing (vol. 2) #42-44 (April - June 2000)
  24. ↑ Vixen: Return of the Lion #1 (December 2008)
  25. ↑ Superman and Lois #6 (May 2016)
  26. ↑ a b c New Challengers #3 (September 2018)
  27. ↑ Booster Gold #8 (September 1986)
  28. ↑ Superman (vol. 2) #28 (February 1989)
  29. ↑ Superman (vol. 3) #44 (November 2015)
  30. ↑ Mister Miracle #1 (April 1971)
  31. ↑ Superman (vol. 2) #19 (July 1988)
  32. ↑ Nightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996)
  33. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  34. ↑ Smallville Season 11 #6 (December 2012)
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