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* Mantis appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{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 17, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
* Mantis appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{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 17, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
* Mantis appears as a boss and playable character in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', voiced by [[Lex Lang]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Jon |last2=Veness |first2=John |date=November 2, 2018 |title=Characters - ''LEGO DC Super-Villains'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/lego-dc-super-villains/Characters |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
* Mantis appears as a boss and playable character in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', voiced by [[Lex Lang]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Jon |last2=Veness |first2=John |date=November 2, 2018 |title=Characters - ''LEGO DC Super-Villains'' Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/lego-dc-super-villains/Characters |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
===Other appearances===
* Mantis appears in the crossover miniseries ''DC X Sonic the Hedgehog''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scullion |first1=Chris |title=DC x Sonic the Hedgehog: Here’s the first art and plot details from Sega and DC’s crossover comic |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dc-x-sonic-the-hedgehog-heres-the-first-art-and-plot-details-from-sega-and-dcs-crossover-comic/ |website=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |access-date=March 19, 2025 |date=March 13, 2025}}</ref> In the second issue, Mantis is among the Apokoliptians aiding Darkseid on his search for the [[Chaos Emeralds]], until he is fought against and defeated by [[John Stewart (character)|Green Lantern]] and [[Silver the Hedgehog]].


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 27 June 2025

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Publication history

Mantis first appeared in Forever People #2 (June 1971) and was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby.[2]

Fictional character biography

Mantis is the leader of a colony of humanoid insects from New Genesis before defecting to Apokolips, whose leader Darkseid gives him immense power.[3]

Mantis assists Darkseid in founding the first Secret Society of Super-Villains. He is killed by Infinity-Man in Death of the New Gods before being resurrected in The New 52 continuity reboot.[4][5]

Powers and abilities

As a New God, Mantis is nigh-immortal and possesses superhuman physical abilities.[6][7] He can absorb and manipulate energy, teleport, and generate ice and antimatter.[8]

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

Other appearances

  • Mantis appears in the crossover miniseries DC X Sonic the Hedgehog[12] In the second issue, Mantis is among the Apokoliptians aiding Darkseid on his search for the Chaos Emeralds, until he is fought against and defeated by Green Lantern and Silver the Hedgehog.

References

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External links

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  4. Death of the New Gods #5 (March 2008). DC Comics.
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  6. Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #14 (April 1986). DC Comics.
  7. The DC Comics Encyclopedia
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